The times., 1901-05-17

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said.
A clue which for time seemed plausf-
bic was that given by a man named Far
rel. living on First Street near d Street
northeast The detectives were told that
Farrell had seen Ayrcs meet on various
occasions a strange woman at the Balti-
moro and Ohio depot This woman had
.,sa-5 u.Cd Ayrcs. report had it, to the
IS. .:agE,, ard the theory took shape that
this woman may have committed the
murder There was much investiga ton,
but this clue is yet to be completely work
ed down. Farrell was seen by a detective
last night, and is said to have stated that
he did see Ayres meet a woman at the
depot on several occasions. but the iden-
tity of this woman is aEmystery. Efforts
may be made to locate her today, in line
with the instructions to the police to fol-
low every possible clue in the case.
MANY THEORIES AFLoAT
It IS Acknowledged by all that Ayres was
murdered in his room about 2 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. that the murderer is
still at large and that there was a woman
in the case. More than this is said to he
theory, uusubsgantiated by facts, beyond
the suspicion that a certain woman may
have been connected with the murder.
1t is agreed that the mystery may be
cleared up but that the investigation is
most tedious, because nobody apparently
wants 20 talk.
Toward nightfall Dr. Edward NJ. Schaef-
fer an expert in microscopical examina-
lion, reached the hotel, accompanied by
Coroner hewitt and others. Dr. Schaef-
fer went to the room formerly occupied
by Ayres on the fourth floor, where he
blood stains, both in the room and on the
fire escape without. He found several dis
tinct blood stains in the room and is now
engaged in verifying his opinion that sim
liar marks found on the fire escape are
real blood stains.
on the wall in the hallway adjoining the
room in which the tragedy occurred were
other stains, red and apparently OF blood,
while for several feet down a rear stair
way, smeared on the wallpaper, stih
other marks Were seen, believed to have
had their origin from the same cause as
those found within the death chamber.
Altogether, DR.. Schaeffer made half a
dozen examinations Of as many distinct
stains. Besides, he sawed OFF a portion of
the window sill of the room once occu-
pied by Ayres. on which were blood stains
and the marks of a hand, small and deli
cate, traced in blood. Evidently the hand
was that of a woman, the one who climb
ed out Of the window, and made her way
down the fire escape.
The police are firm in the belief that
Ayres was murdered with his own pistol.
No other weapon has figured in the case
at any time. Friends have identified the
revolver found in the death chamber as
that of Ayres, which is believed to have
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in the room when its owner retired for
the night.
Anonymous writer's have offered their
explanations of the case. and various the
ories are advanced. One letter received
last night reads as follows: "On the
right of the 18th instant Ayres was mur-
cered in his room at the Kenmore Hotel.
General belief is that a woman committed
the decd. a young detective is of the
opinion that this theory is wrong: that
while a woman was connected with the
tragedy, a man fired the fatal shots. On
the night OF the murder. woman who
had previously visited Ayres went TO his
room. She was followed there by a jeal-
GUS friend, who became enraged at sub
seqUent events and engaged in a quarrel,
both with the woman and Ayres.
"A scufiie followed: the strange man
got possession OF Ayres' pistol. and fired
three shots. which resulted in the death
of Ayres. Then the man proposed that
both he and the woman escape. They
did so. the woman first letting the muir
derer cut OF the room by the door. lock
ing it after him, and then making her
way out by means Of the fire escape
The woman viii not talk on the tragedy
because she would certainly be impli-
Gated; the man says nothing, Tor he is the
real murderer"
MAKING AN ANALYTICAL STUDY.
In addition TO the Industrious manner
in which the detectives have been going
over the ground and questioning every
person who is known to have been in
the building the night OF the tragedy they
have been making a careful analytical
study OF the case. They find the room
which was occupied by Ayres was sepa-
rated from the adjoining rooms by only
a thin lath and plaster partition. Be
tween his room and the room on the
south, which was occupied by Miss Mary
Minas, was also a communicating door.
This door was fastened by a bolt In Miss
Minas' room. but there was no fastening
on Ayres' side of the door The cracks
carefully stuffed with paper and raw cot
ton, but for the upper half Of the door
this stuiiing has been pulled out and an
opening thTeo-quarteTs of an inch wide
makes II possible for the occupant Of the |
adjoining room to see everything that
would trauspire in Ayres room If one |
should look This same opening makes # |
impossible for any persons to carry on /
ton in even a subdued tone with |
cut its being heard in the adjoining room. I
II Miss Minas was awake, it is claimed,
she must have heard more than she has /
10 the officers. il is alao stated |
that it is extremely improbable that any |
person should kin another without utter |
ing some word before committing the |
deed The quarrel that probably pre- |
ceded the murder must have been car
ried on IN an excited tone, and how il |
could have failed to have been heard In |
he adjoining room is one Of the mysteries |
Of the case.
The bed in the room on the north Of |
the one occupied by Ayres is IN front of |
the window. with the head directly |
against the partition. The point in front |
Of the window in Ayres room where |
the shots were fired is not over five feet |
from the pillow on which Miss Lawler's !
head rested, and yet the three pistol
shots In rapid succession are said not |
10 have aroused her, neither did the !
noaRs, Rroans, and sObs, even # there
were no voices other than the calls for
help.
Or. SchaeFer and all other experts who
examined the imprint Of the Womans
IA nd on the window sill are confident that |
Inly d woman could have left such an
impression. Consequently, there was un- 7
Ioubtedly a woman in the room at the
ime OF the shooting, as IS also evidenced !
" the testimony Of the various witnesses
VINO saw woman leave the room and
descend the fire escape.
SIGNS OF A MANS WORK.
On the other hand. the injuries that
we're inflicted on the man were such as,
II the opinion Of many, could only have
,cen inflicted Sy man. The shins below