The evening times., 1901-11-30

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Ayrcs7 Trunk in Court.
Beside the window was placed the trunk
upon which the revolver was found, while
the old trunk was placed some distance
away. representing the space beside the
door Of the room.
The wrapper worn by Mrs. Bonine when
she went 10 Ayres' room was produced
and identified Lieutenant Moore said
that there were no rents under the arms
of the sleeves when he saw the garment
AS introduced in court the wrapper was
1oTn under each arm.
Under cross examination the witness
said that he had not looked for rents un-
der the arms in the sleeves of the ~rap-
per. ana that they might have been there
when he first examined the garment The
wrapper was passed around among The
jurymeD and examined carefully. Attor
ney Fulton then brought the garment To
Mrs. Bonine, who, after . careful fnspeC-
tion, showed him just how and where the
goods was torn.
II redirect examination Lieutenant
Moore said that he had examined the lock
on the door of Ayres' room and had found
it cat of order He did not know how the
damage had been done
Examined the BI0odstnins.
Dr. E " sehaefer. the expert who
made an analysis of the blood-spots found
in the room occupied by Ayres and On
the articles ef furniture. said that he
had been employed IN making micros cop
icaI examinations in criminal cases ..IHce
1854.
The witness was handed the wrapper
worn BY Mrs Bonine and stated that he
had carefully examined it. He said that
he could not find on the entire garment
a single spot the size of a pinhead which
showed the presence of blood Ee made
a second examination. d more crucial cne.
and fourd not single blood s1cl o.
stain The witness said he used the most
powerful microscope ObtaiEabie.
Dr. Sehaeffer- also said that he mad
worked over the garment fos twenty
days. and that when he received it there
was tear under the left arm. The tear
under the right arm was net there when
he examined the garment
The witness examined the room cccH-
pied by Ayres and cut out a patch from
The carpet. taking it away with him. The
stains On the carpet indicated = great
outpcUring Of blood
When asked whether the bleed stains
could nave been washed from the gar
r2ert. the witness said that they could
not IS the microscope would discover
the evidence.
Must Have TraiIcd in Hood.
If a person had climbed ever the win
doyv sln Of that room, covered with blood
as twas. would It have been possible for
this garment worn by the defendant 20
have escaped being smearcd with bIoodg'-
the witness was asked
1t would be impossible" was the re-
ply.
Could q woman have struggled with a
man. her hands covered with blood. and
avoid smearing this garment
1t would be impossible
Made No Chemical Analysis.
Under cross-examinaticn the witness
said that his tests we're the most certain
known to science He did rot believe in
other tests He made no chemical anal
ysis Of the garment, he said He vas
carefully examined as to the value of the
other tests and stated that he vas not
familiar with them He did not know
her they would have shown blood
re was something CT a tilt between
itness and Attorney Fulton over The
lIacas under the sleeves of Mrs. B0-
wrapper The witness said that
fence might have torn the garment
in his Office examining it District
ey Gould discIaimed any idea t-iat
The defence had torn The garment inten-
tionaIIy.
Careful With the Wrapper.
Dr. Schaeffer stated that he was 50
careful with he wrapper that while the
physicians for the defence were Cxaua5-
ming it, and ne was called to the teIe-
phone. he locked the visitors cut Of the
room. that they might not tanper with
it. He said that the physicians had han
died the garment careIessly because they
had failed to wash their hands with anti
septieg before picking il up.
The wrapper was carefully examined by
the expert on the stand. and vas ripped
10 show red stains in the lining beneath
the collar. TIE wrapper was passed
around the jurymen, who examined the
stains with a large microscope
Faded Spot on Garment
ge faded spot on the skirt OF the
vas shown as the place where
onine had washed the garment
ness vas asked if woman skilled
ing and ironing her own garments
I'VE removed the blood stains from
pFer Mr. Gould objected to the
bur Justice Anderson admitted
i as competent The witness replied that
such was possible.
The collar of the wrapper w2s ripped
open and found to be discoIored- This
was caused, the witness sid. by perspiTz-
ton. Sections Of this collar were cut OF
for examination by experts.
Ayres' Father TeStifes.
James S. Ayres. ST. the father OF the
murdered man. Was then placed on the
stand and told OF having had conversa-
tion with Mrs, Bonine just after the trag-
cdy
I talked to her ten5erly,' said he, be
cause I had suspicion that she vas the
destroyer, I told her Of my son having
lost his mother when a small boy and Of
how I loved him she was sympathetic.
and I told her OF his being such a fine
fellow and a GutifuI sci. and said that
was brolenheaTtcd over his loss. He