Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
rCorxosndence Of the Alexandria Classical
Washington. May q.


might he took his two cons, aged 10
and IS respectively, and left the Ken
more Hotel. He will remain 10 the CITY
and will come forward when wanted.
After Mrs. Bonnie bad told her story
she was allowed TO confess to her nus
hand at police headquarters. DE sanx
into a chair as the import OF the occa-
sjon came to him. She kDelt before
him and clasped bis knees as she told
him the details. He arose with deep
sigb. He kissed his vile and went to
the hotel. With his children he sat for
hours 10 his deserted room, where ne
remained 10 the darkness. his head on
his hands. 81 don't know what to
do.n he said, when a friend ventured
to intrude. 81 must think" He sat
alone with bis children till late In the
evening. Then he took his boys and
left the hotel, going to the home OF o
friend. Bonine's sufferings are en-
HANGED by the fact that his eyesight 10
failing rapidly. His wife realized long
400 that soon 1t will leave him alto
gether. She had endeavored TO guard
against the future by applying for q
government clerkship for herself. She
mad always shown much affection for
her husband and for her two boys.
BONNIE has employed an attorney for
her and has declared that he Will stsnd
by her to the last. Mrs. BONNIE 10 10.
day on the verge of a complete physlcai
collapse. Since last night she has
broken down. She has lost the air OIL
supreme indifference and the remark
able presence of mind that characteriz-
ed her behavior during the hve
DAYS following the tragedy In the Hotel
Kenmore. Coroner hewitt visited the
fraIl prisoner at the House of Detention
this morning and asked her II she cared
TO make statement for the benefit OF
the coroner's jury, relative to her con-
fession, but she declined to say any
thing further than that the story she
told to Detective Horne and the CHIEF
of police late yesterday was the whole
truth. The coroner did not insist
on her taking the stand. Inc
detectives are working hard 10
find out whether the pistol with
which Mrs. Bonnie killed Ayers be-
loneed to her or to the young man.
10 her stead Detective Horne was
called and repeated the confession In
detail. Ia addition he gave 1t as his
opinion that Miss Minas, the young
woman who occupied room adjoining
that OF Ayres, could not have failed 70
see the light in Ayres' room through
the cracks in the door. Mics Minss
was thereupon recalled to the stand.
She was extremely nervous, her vioce
| was choked with emotion and she ire
quently wiped the rebellious tears from
her eyes. She positively denied that
she knew anything more about the
killing than she had stated in her pre-
yious testimony. The most severe
cross questioning by District Attorney
Gould failed to shake her. She was
taken also before the Chief of Police
but without any better success. She
persists that sae heard only the three
shots ard some one cry for help and
| then eroans. She says that she could
| not identity the voice, but thought 1t
was that OF o man. Mrs. Bonnie de-
clared that it was she who cried
for help. Detective Weldon tes-
tilted that it was most improbable
that Miss Minas had heard nothing
more from Ayres's room or had failed
to see the light through the door crew.
ces. az he had made test and found
that voices In one room we're readily
distipguishable In the other. After o
short elaboration the coroner's jury re.
turned its verdict charging Mrs. BONNIE
With the murder of Ayres and holding
her for the action of the grand jury.
The verdict is as follows: "James Sey.
mour Ayres came to his death Wednes-
day, May Is, 1901, about the hour OF 2
a. m. at the Hotel Kenmore from q pis.
tol shot wound OF the chest which shot
penetrated the vena cava, producing
| internal hemorrhage and subsequent
death; furthermore, said shot was fired
during a fatal conflict between said
James Seymour Ayres aud one Lola
Ida Henry BONNIE. We, the jury, hold
Lola Ida Henry Bonnie for the grand
Jury" After a consultation with her
lawyer Mrs. Bonnie this afternoon
positively refused to sign copy OF the
statement she made yesterday to Chief
OF Police Sylvester. Detective Horne
took the copy to the House OF Deten-
ton, supposiDg he would have no diff
Guilty In securing her signature. She
will be removed to jail later in the
day, Her attorney will make an effort
to obtain her release on bail.
Stories about Mrs, Bonine's nerve
we're being recounted with much gusto
TODAY. It was related that the engineer
OF the Kenmore Hotel had told
gruesome tale ABOUT the skull
which was found outside OF Ayres's
room on the fire escape. Ayres,
it was said, had brought the dead mans
head to the hotel and put it In quick
lime down in the engine room. Mrs.
Bonnie came down and took the hor.
rible thing out and opened its eyes and
pulled its ears and put her fingers in Its
mouth.
Nothing has 80 aroused the represen-
tatiyes of South American countries In
this city for many years as the consid-
GRAFTON of the programme for the Pan
American congress to be held In the
city OF Mexico next October. Whether
the discussion OF arbitration shall be
limited to further questions" or shall
include matters Of present controversy
between the nations. Is the question
that is engaging the attention of the
South American ministers day and
night. The matter has now reached
deadlock. Further conferences will be
held this week between Acting Secre-
tary Hill and the Psn-American diplo-
mates but the chances are that the pro-
posed congress will be failure unless
all discussion OF the question of arbi-
k-akion ahsll he eliminafad from dianns.