The Washington times., 1901-12-01

had carefully examined it. He said that
he could not find on the entire garment
a single spot the size of q pinhead which
| showed the presence of blood. He made
a second examination. more crucial one
and found not single blood spot or
! stain. The witness said he used the most
powerful microscope obtainable
DR.. Schaeffec also said that he had
worked over the garment for twenty
days. and that when he received II there
was tear under the left arm. The tear
| under the right arm was not there when
he examined the garment
The witness examined the room oecu-
| pied by Ayres and cut out patch from
the carpet, taking it away with nlm- Inc
stains on the carpet indicated great
outpouring of blood
When asked whether the blood stains
could nave been washed from the gar
mert. the witness said that they eouiu
NOT as the microscope would discover
the evidence
TraiIed in Blood
"If person had climbed over the WIN
dow sill of that room, covered with Dioou
as II was, would it have been possible Tor
this garment worn by the defendant to
have escaped being smeared with blood?'
the witness was asked.
ct would be impossible" was the re-
ply.
Gould a woman have struggled with
man. her hands covered with blood, ana
avoid smearing this garment
1T would be impossible"
Under cross-examination the witness
said that his tests were the most certain
known to science. He did not believe in
other tests He made no chemical anal
ysis of the garment, he said He was
carefully examined as to the value OF the
other tests and stated that he was not
familiar with them. He did not know
whether they would have shown blood
stains.
There was something of tilt between
the witness and Attorney Fulton over the
torn places under the sleeves of Mrs. Bo-
mines wrapper. The Titness said that
the defence might have torn the garment
while in his office examining it. District
Attorney Gould disclaimed any idea that
the defence had torn the garment inten-
tionally.
Dr. Schaefier stated that he was so
careful with the wrapper that while the
physicians for the defence were exami
ming it. and he was called 10 The tele-
phone. ne locked the visitors out of the
room. that they might not tamper with
it, He said that the physicians had han
died the garment carelessly because they
had failed TO wash their hands with anti
septics before picking it up.
The wrapper was carefully examined by
the expert on the stand, and was ripped
TO show red stains in the lining beneath
the collar. The wrapper was passed
around the jurymen, who examined the
stains with a large microscope.
Showed a Faded spot.
A large faded spot on the skirt of the
wrapper was shown as the place where
Mrs. Bonine had washed the garment
The witness was asked If woman skilled
IN washing and ironing her own garments
could have removed the blood stains from
the wrapper Mr. Gould objected to the
question. but Justice Anderson admitted
it as competent. The witness replied that
such was possible.
The collar of the wrapper YVES ripped
open and found TO be discolored This
was caused. the witness said, by perspira-
ton. Sections Of this collar were cut OFF
for examination by experts.
James s. Ayres, ST., the father OF the
murdered man, was then placed on the
stand and told OF having had a conversa-
lion with Mrs. Bonine just after the trag-
edy
Il talked to her tenderIy" said he, "be-
cause I had a suspicion that she was the
destroyer ! told her Of my son having
lost his mother when small boy and of
how l loved him. She was sympathetic.
and l told her of his being such a fine
fellow and a dutiful son, and said that
was brokenhearted over his loss. He
wrote to me every week and opened his
heart to me, told her. He always stuck |
to his papa and was always openhearted |
10 me.
Kissed by His Son
when last saw him he threw his |
arms around my neck and kissed me He |
had tears in his eyes. He was about to |
come to this city.
" Seymour, said TO him, you are GO |
ing to a pretty tough place. have no |
good opinion OF Washington
She listened to me without showing |
any eYotion and only interrupted me |
once. Then she quoted passage from J