The times., 1901-05-29

the supposed efforts of the authorities
to accumulate evidence against the pris-
orer to be presented next week to the
grand jury. it is understood the local po-
lice will at once communicate with the
New York authorities with n view to
having Tabler interviewed and possibly
summoned as a witness at the coming
trial of Mrs. Bonine.
A reporter for The Times saw Mr.. Bo-
nine late last night at the Kenmore. He
had already retired, but was awakened
by the porter. Il cannot talk" began
Mr.. Bonine.
Was Mrs. Bonine ever a guest at the
Crosby, and when?" asked the reporter.
She was there about four years ago
for a short WHILE said Mr.. Bonine. 1T
was while l was away from the city on
business, but l called on her there on my
return.
MIR. Bonine said Mrs. Bonine went into
Virginia for a month or so after leaving
the Crosby He did not remember the
date. Mr. Bonine said he did not know
anything about a man named Tabler. He
had never heard Of him, he said
Something of a sensation was oCca-
stoned yesterday afternoon by a report
which emanated from the City Hall to
the effect that Miss Mary Minas had
made a further statement regarding the
eventful night at the Kenmore Hotel
when she occupied room adjoining the
one in which James Seymour Ayers met
his death The rumOr spread with start
ling rapidity, but a careful questioning OF
all of the people who would be likely to
know anything regarding such a state
ment met only with denials.
The rumor probably originated from the
fact that Miss Minas was summoned be-
fore District Attorney Gould during the
day and spent about an hour and half
in grpf0 ha
man. When she left she went into the
shopping district previous to returning TO
the house on 7 Street where she is stop
ping with relatives. Her presence at the
District Attorneys office probably gave
rise to the rumors that were circulated
regarding her.
who is in charge of the preparation of the
Bonine case for the grand jury. is de-
voting the greater part of his time to
the sitting of the evidence and the ex-
animation Of his witnesses and he eX-
poets to bring the matter to the attention
of the grand jury Monday. He believes
that at least a week VIII be required TO
present to them the various witnesses ana
does not look for an indictment Tor at
least ten days or two weeks.
The authorities continue to shroud in
mystery their actions with reference 10
the investigation and the search for evi-
dencc They refuse to make any state
ment regarding the torn letter that was
found in a room adjoining the one occu-
pied by Ayers and that. it is suggested
may have an important bearing upon the
case if the letter proves to nave Deeh
written by the party to whom the police
now assign it. -,
1t is probable that experts will hgure
in the trial of Mrs BOnine with reference
to more than one matter. When the mis-,
siye was found by Detectives Peek ana
Miller. it was torn into bits, but 1t IS sald
that it has been carefully put togethef
and is now closely guarded in the sa1e in
the office of the District Attorney.
The efforts to find the owner or pur-
chaser of the pistol with which ayers
was shot are also being continued. me
weapon was sold by William p. Bowie,
clerk in d y. Walford's 5 store, 99 Penn
syIvania Avenue, on February ~, l5S
one of the detectives is working upon
the theory thaL an error was made by
the salesman in taking the name ana ad-
dress of the purchaser. which on the
books of the dealer appear as J. ".
SweebiII 533 II Street northwest. rms
detective says that at that time Mr.. W ar
field was not only the proprietor OF the
Kenmore Hotel but also kept boarding
house at 933 II Street northwest. lie be-
lieves that 533 might very readily nave
been erroneously entered in place OF s55,
and that as there were a number OF stu
cal School at the II Street house 1t might
VERY. readily have been bought by one OF
them and afterward found its way to the
kenmore
1t is also stated that the exchange of
hoarders between the II Street house and
the Kenmore Hotel was Of frequent oc-
currence, and that il would have been eN-
trenely easy for the weapon to reach the
Kenmore.