Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-22
MRS. BoNINE's TRIAL.
Policeman Brady Gives Interesting
Testimony for the Government,

Washington, Nov 22,-The trial Of
Mrs. Lola Ida Bonlne for the murder
Of James Seymour. Ayres, lr., was re-
sumed todey in Justice Andersons
court Mrs. Bonines party was aug
mented today by the addition OF her
brother U. $. Grant Henry, who h6d
come from his home IN Missouri In ar.
der TO be present with his sister dur
ing the trial Mrs Bonines two young
CONS were also present as We're her
husband ana her sister. Mrs. Meacham
Policeman Walter s. Brady was the
first witness called. lie was on duty
near the Kenmore hotel on the morn
ing that Ayres body was discovered
and was summoned TO the hotel 10y The
proprietor. w. w. Warheld. He hal,
under Mr.. WaterAeld's instructions,
forced open the door of Ayres' room.
The door was boted and not locked.
The witness described the condition OF
the room and Of the body Three
wounds Were found on the body, ona
being In the breast another IN the arm
and a third in the thigh,
The bed looked Brady said, as II
some one had lain In II and had gotten
up, throwing the cover back, There
was only one lndentatl0n In tho pillow
The witness said that a pistol and u
small single barreled shotgun lay on
a trunk In the room and that the bar
rel and chambers Of the pistol
We're covered with blood The pistol
was exhibited to Mr. Brady and lden-
titled by him,
There was a pool of blood, the Wit
ness said, ON the floor, Blood stains
We're also on the wlndowsill and wash
board and on the rocker On the table
In the room there were nine cartridges
loose. The gas was burning when w.
entered the room but almost turned low,
The lower sash of one window IN tho
room was UP as far as II would 60.
The string on the window-shade was
covered with blood as II II had been
drawn through bloody fingers,
In concluding his examination m
chief the district attorney put In evil
dence the undershlrt found on the BODY
of Ayres It was well stained with
blood. The sight of the garment appar-
entity affected the prisoner more than
any preceding incident In the course
OF the trial
on cross examination Officer Brady
tragedy Mrs BOnine's Oldest son was
told to stand up and Lawyer Douglass
asked the witness II he was the mes
senger. The witness failed TO Identify
him. He had not noticed any hnger
prints on the pistol he found In the
room The blood on the handle was UNI
appreciate in quantity He had. how
ever, discovered what he believed to be
ha atll
detached piece Of the window sill was
exhibited and identified by the witness
who said the bloodstains were more
distinct on the morning OF May 10 than
now
Officer Brady said In reply to other
questions by Mr.. Douglass that the
loose pistol cartridges found on the Ia
bic were Of 3S.calibre, the same as
those found I'm the revolver. In that
Weapon there were three loaded and
three empty shells, He said the bed as
shown In the photographs of Ayres'
room was much more disordered than
when he lrst went TO the room but ne
did not know who had disturbed Il
before the photograph was made Mr.
Douglass brought out the fact that
the ton buttonhole Of Ayres' UNDER
shirt was torn out
Mr.. Brady was excused and Police
man Fulton Wolfe was called. He had
entered the building with officer Brady
His testimony covered much the same
ground Ms that OF the preceding Wit
ness and was largely corroboratye OF
IL.
The pictures Of the room, he said
showed number OF articles on The
loor which We're not there az the time.
He had seen no hair pins on the floor