The Washington times., 1901-12-07
TIETS BETWE EEN
THE COUNSEL.
D;fiGd to DiSprOVe BOnine
Statements.
VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED.

Defence Attempts to Show by DR.
Carrs Testimony the Impossi-
bility OF the Shooting From the
Fire-Escape-Mr. Gould Weary.
In the way of presenting evidence to the
jury very little was accomplished at the
bonine trfal yesterday. But toward the
close of she session several episodes.
dIamatie in their intensity, occurred. Mr..
Douglass, senior counsel for the accused.
was the principal in one scene, and the
United States District Attorney, Mr.
Gould, in another.
Both lawyers were battling over the ad-
mission of testimony bearing on the
wound Ayres received in his left hip from
pistol shot ranging upward From Mrs.
Bonine's description of the fatal struggle.
khe average individual cannot comprehend
how such an injury was inflicted The de-
fendant has ever maintained that she was
engaged at close quarters with Ayres
when the shots were fired. This makes
the mystery CT the wound even more baf-
fling.
1t was the evident intention of the de-
fence, when they called Dr.. w. P. Carr.
70 have him explain the circumstance. and
also to prove the utter impossibility of
this shot having been fired from the fire.
escape. Mr.. Douglass charged Assistant
District Attorney Taggart with having
embodied this idea in his opening address
to the jury.
You cannot find such mention there"
asserted Mr.. Gould.
No. your honor" declared Mr.. Doug
lass. Like the Delphic oracle. they have
not said so in so many words. but they
framed it in their opening to appear as if
the-shet was fred in that way"
Mr Douglass spoke of the speech as
an intellectual gymnastic performance"
II they never meant she shot him from
the fre-escape, or within ;he window.
then let them tell US where she was when
that shot was fred said Mr.. Douglass.
Mr.. Gould Replies.
AS Mr. Gould arose to reply, his manner
was very serious, more so than it has 1
been at any time during tie wearing days /
OF theatrial He sunk his deep voice to 1
its lowest tone, as he said:
There is only one person in all this /
world today who can tell where Mrs. Bo-
nine was when those shots were fired.
DO not know whether we shall hear the
story from her lips But it is not for US
TO locate her in any given place at any
given time
From one of the western windows of The
room 1ammed with people, shaft of
night stresned over Mrs. Bonine's head. |
endinB-sf the District Attorneys feet. as
ihr. Gouid finished speaking he turned
ard through the dazzling sunbeam looked
squsrely in Mrs. Bonine's eyes. She met
ms steady gaze in q questioning manner,
as II wondering whether she was the
woman he meant.
IT is not fc- the District Attorney and
ms assistants TO pass upon this question
Mr.. Gould continued. THE duties of the
Government end when We put the facts
before the jury. We are not compelled TO
advance any theories. l am growing a
lIlEe weary of this procedure" and Mr..
jould resumed his seat, with a look of
disgust.
Mr. Douglass Irritated ,
Mr. Douglass began pulling at his coat y
'ollar as he addressed the court. a sure !
Sign of Irritation with him. Like Mr..
Gould. he began TO speak in almost ar
ladertone, but as he warmed to his task.
lis voice raised. until it rang through
he court room and cut into the corridors {
'eyond. ilied with people not fortunate IL
laying tickets of admission.
so my friend gro-rs wear. Of tho de- :
ence calling upon him for his opinion in
his and that matter?" began Mr.. Doug
ass.
II has been rung ia eounsel's ears for :
hree weeks that no one knows what hap 2
,ened IN that room except the defendant
-et me state TO your honor, once for all
nat. whether the defendant goes upon the
itand or not, it is not for the District :
attorney tn comment On It now. any more !
han when the evidence is clcsed. =
she has the legal right TO forego that
privilege. She has told her story several | ,
imes-told it to Detective Horne. told :,
I 10 Ar, Gould, and he ELECTED an he
ould from her. The whole story has
iecn told four times. ,
Shots Fired in Struggle. 3
There is not the slightest evidence be- d
ore the court that she stood on the fire. .
seaee and fred those shots But the
government intends to argue that a c
truggle took place, that the defendan; h
|
r running toward her We propose to .
how that the wound could not possibly o
ave been inflicted by the defendant other d
han IN the struggle at close quarters. Il
But. TO return TO her statement. Was II
he not carried to the Major of Police"
sked Mr.. Douglass angrily, while his il
and Kept gesticulating at the District p,
ttorney surrounded by men skilled in OF
riminai interrogation, and piled with 2,
restions? And she made then the state "
ient she would make now, at this precise Il
loment, were she on the stand. b
.dhere to Mrs. Bonine'a Statement. p'
Let me say right here, to settle the -,
lestion for all time to come. we stand On ri
rat statement. I fling that back at the re
istrict Attorney and oefy him to dis ii
rove it,
Mr. Douglass voice had now reached its bl
ghest pitch, and. as he defied Mr.. Gould | 81
falsify Mrs. Bonine's confession. he III
ought law book down with q tremen- 10
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