Evening star., 1901-05-24
FOR RELEASE ON BAIL
Attorneys for Mrs. Bonine Preparing
an Application.
VISITORS NOT PERMITTED TO SEE HER
Slow Progress in the Investigation
of Hotel Tragedy.
THEORIES VOLUN TEE RE D

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Douglass E Douglass attorneys for Mrs
Lola Ida Henri Bonine. who is in Jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury for
alleged completely in the killing of James
seymour Ayres said this afternoon that
application for the release of their client
un bail will he made either tomorrow or
Monday. the time depending on their abi
i:y to properly prepare the case for pre-
s-u,ation. Messrs Leckie & Fulton have
beer retained as associate counsel. and the
attorneys are now devoting their attention
t. the preparation of the papers
Mrs Bouine said this morning that when
she arosa she felt much refreshed She re-
tired earlier than usual last night. and
slept until the usual hour for the prisoners
Z, get up and dress for breakfast
Although she has been in jail but three
days. she has become accustomed to the
Grange Of living and if she remains there
any length of time the officials feel certain
her health. already good, Will greatly i'm
prove. She partakes of the food furnished
her with relish. and has no complaint to
make about her treatment so far as the
74H officials are concerned. She thinks she
should not be in prison, in view of the tes-
tirneuy given at the inquest and she has
been given 10 understand that she will be
released either on bail under writ of
h4beaS corpus
Mr creed NJ Fulton and Mr.. Charles A
Douglass OF defendants counsel went to
The Jail Yesterday afternoon, accompanied
hv Mr Eonine and held conference with
the prisoner. The latter went over the
case with her attorneys in order that they
might fully understand the line of defense
and be able 10 max" showing in court in
the matter of asking that bond be fixed for
her appearance
AboI,t : o'clock In the afternoon Drs.
IIa.I on Mrs n
,,--,stfnred her in order that they might be
able tn give testimony at the trial OF the
r-IS. or al the hearing on a motion to admit
rn bail Friends of Mrs. BOnine feel con-
Hdent that bail will be accepted in the case,
as il is contended. on her behalf, that
number IF persons charged with murder
have been released in this way in the past
x Is also declared by them that under the
testimony now in the hands Of the police
The authorities would not even claim that
a charge of murder be Substantiated.
That there was any premeditation. they
claim. cannot he shown, and point to the
fact that the weapon in the case belonged
10 the victim and not to the woman. Had
shr gore To the room for the purpose of
taking his life. 1t is argued, she would have
taken weapon with her.
Permit No Callers.
While at the jail yesterday counsel re-
ueHed the request given Tuesday that no.
body be permitted to see Mrs. Bonine with
out an order from them. Warden Harris
is complying with this demand and is re-
Suecting the wishes Of the prisoner to the
very letters, as he does with all prisoners
sent To him for safe keeping. Thus far
Mrs Bouine has the record of a m odel
prisoner
Mrs Bnnine sent a message this morning
L" the guard on duty at the door to let her
know Of the arrival of any members of her
family as she wanted to communicate with
them II is believed she referred to her
sons The boys. it is stated are to be sent
t. the country for the summer. and their
mother VIII probably join them later on in
event of her release on bail.
Mr.. Joel c. Bonne the husband of the
woman in jail. is doing everything he can
in behalf of his wife Since she sent
to Jail he has visited her once or twice
each day. and most of his time is spent
looking after the details of the case in her
interests.
Detective Horne. who is charged with
the investigation. is about the only mem
her of the detective force who is spending
much time on the hotel mystery. While
the police are of the opinion that Mrs
Rnnine has not told exactly how the shoot
ing occurred. they about realize that they
VIII not b. able To obtain testimony to
troverI what she said. 1t is the opinion of
,hs police that the pistol shot wounds could
not have been inflicted during struggle
such Mrs Bonine described 1t is con-
coded by the police that in event of an in
ulctment and trial the testimony of the
physicians will have an important bearing
ON the question respecting the position of
the parties TO the tragedy at the time the
shots were fired. In this connection 1t is
stated that the prosecution will rely largely
upon circumstantial evidence in the case.
Regarding Third Party
Thus far the detectives have found moth
ing to Justify the belief that there was
third party connected with the tragedy
and unless some additional testimony is OBJ
tanned there Will certainly be no more ar
rests made.
Letter writer's are now busying them
selves sending missives to the police con-
cern!ng tne tragedy. and, as is usual with
such people, most Of them fail 10 sign their
names Some of the letters are So ridicu-
loUs that the police attach no blame to the
writers Tor emitting 10 sign their names to
them
1T seems TO me that there.are several
points lost sight of by you in the murder
mystery. says one anOny nous writer. If
the picture of Mrs. Bonine be true to life
hers is the face OF a martyr rather than
that nf 4 murderesS. While it is the face of
one possessing great power of endurance
and cdPability of intense feeling, there is
no trace Of violent OF vindctive passion
In il.
Might not boy of fifteen years be fully
able To comprehend everything?" the writer
asks Il know one of less than twelve
years old whom l have no doubt under
stands the case well does his father"
The writer continues with an argument
and attempts to enIighten the police by de-
failing his theory of the affair
one Of Mrs BOnines sons called at the
Jail about noon with bundle of clothing
for his mother. He only entered the front
Office and did not go where he could even
see her cell.
BRANH REVOkES THE WARRANT