The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
Eloquent Address By De-
f9ndant'S Attorneys.
BITTER DEN UHGIATI0B OF AWITEESN.
Ayres' Friend, Burns, Castigated by
the Counsel For the Prisoner.
His Actions Following the
Tragedy Criticised

mCTEON, pECDaDly- &IteT the noon recess,
unless United States Attorney Gould's
closing argument in the case is remark
ably brief
The argument fer the defence closed to-
day Mr.. Fulton resumed his address TO
the jury this morning and concluded just
before the noon recess.
This afternoon Mr.. Douglass spoke, and
upon his conclusion court viii adjourn
until tomorrow morning, when Mr. Gould
VIII speak
The judges charge TO the jury viii fol-
low. This may take up as much time as
the address of Mr. Gould. for 1t is believed
that the judge will treat exhaustiveIy of
the law and the evidence in the case.
Then the fate OF Mrs. Bonine viii rest
with the twelve men Of the jury
Court Room Crowded.
Every seat. and all the available stand
ing room. in Criminal Court No. l was
occupied this morning whcn the trial
was resumed. Mr. Fulton, of coun-
sci for the defence. resumed his ar
gument. which was interrupted yester-
day by the adjournment Of the court He
made a impassionea appeal for the aequit-
tai Of his client, asserting that on the
night of the Ayres tragedy, she acted as
any woman would whose honor was men
aced by an armed man.
Confident of AcquittaI.
The lawyers for the defence yesterday
declared themselves, when Mr. Fulton
told the jury Mrs. Bonine was guilty OF
murder or nothing. They disdained the
idea of any compromise on manslaughter.
# there is any faith to be put in the
opinion Of prominent criminal lawyers,
who have watched the trial with inter
est. Mrs Bonine viii be acquitted. They
declare the only evidence on which the
Government indicted the accused was her
own statement, and that today it stands
as an instrument Of evidence in her own
behalf unimpeached by the prosecution.
Discussed Ayres' Life
Mr. Fulton this mornirg went into a
lengthy description of Ayres' life and his
study of medicine. He spoke Of the great
interest evinced by Mrs Bonine in the So
ciaI functions at the Kenmore, particu-
IarIy the weekly dances, and of how she
endeavored to attract to them the young
men at the hotel. who came from other
cities Her desire, Mr. Fulton said. was
10 prevent them from wandering into
paths of vice.
Not One Against Her.
The speaker said that out Of the $50
guests in the house who had known her
fer two years, not one said a word against
her.
and the Government has had six
months to find out their opinion of her.
continued Mr. Fulton. Have any Of the
$50 declared Mrs. Bonine the eoId-bIooded
monster the prosecution would make her?
no. No! Nor repeated Mr. Fulton at
the top Of his voice.
She it was who first responded to g sick
call IL that hotel Was it her duty? No.
but she was impelled by the mercy which
has flied her whole life. Mrs. Bonine was
minfsterfng angel
Too Quick to Condemn.
I've are sometimes too quick to con
denim women who go to mems rooms. We
stand them in the market place, branded
with scarlet letter. II my boy should
so from home and some woman take an
interest in him, would charge her with
lustfuI purpose? God forbid, and tie
LAWYERS voice qrivered with emotion
when q mans suffering. this thing
called discretion cuts no figure. Aud
those who accuse her Of impure motives
forget. him who said BE kind to those
who are suffering
DO you remember the Master meeting
the outcast woman at the well? The
rabbie, who saw the meeting, would have
criticised Christ for his sympathy, and
met with His noble rebuke''
The Alleged Quarrel.
As to the reported quarrel between
Ayres and Mrs. Bonine, Mr.. Fulton said
the defendant had spoken twice to Ayres
about his drinking, and on the last oc-
casion the deceased became offended.
The Government takes advantage OF
this misunderstanding to say then the
relations between Mrs. Bonine and Ayres
were broken said Mr.. Fulton. Her re
lations with Ayers did not differ from
her attitude toward any other man in the
house, and the Government has not pro
duced scintilIa of proof to the con
trary
When Ayres was spoken to by Mrs.
Bonine, he got mad. This man from
Michigan thought he was above re-
proach- Here is the way Ayres argued:
g What if I do make a debauche of
myself? What business is it of hers? Let
her mind her own affairs that was Ayres'
disposition in the matter gentlemen.
The Government takes d very peculiar
position here. Il says varfously that an
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