The evening times., 1901-11-27
The young man when the body was found,
and many other reminders Of the tragedy.
Took Three GIasseS of Beer.

The young man when the body was found
and many other reminders Of the tragedy.
Took Three Glasses OF Beer.
Joshua J Hooper. q resident Of the
Kenmore at the time Of the tragedy,
was the first witness called. He said
that he had known Ayres for eight months
before his death. Re was q member Of
the party which went out with Ayres for
drinks cn the night before the death OF
the latter The witness stated that Ayres
had taken two glasses OF beer and two
cigars in one saleCn and one glass Of
beer IN another place The party re
turned 10 the hotel at 1z519 O'Clock.
Ayres. he said. was perfectly sober TIE
witness last saw Ayres a. 1870 O'Clock.
when the latter was OF his way TO his
room.
On cross-examination Hooper said that
he had been drinking before he met
Ayres that night. He denied that he was
intoxicated, however. de told OF being
pushed on top Of the night watchman
at the hotel by some of the party.
They showed me- said he. and I sat
down on top Of the watchman, who vas
asleep il a corner. Then the crowd, in
GLIDING Ayres, ran upstairs"
The witness was then excused.
saw AyEes After Midnight.
John 4. Taft. another occupant Of the
Kenmore. an empioye OF the Government
Printing Once. wls called He testified 10
seeing Ayres after midnight al the hotel
on the night of tEs tragedy. Ayres. he
said, was then perfectly sober The wit
ness was then excused
Michael Kane, 4 uiddIe-aged man With
an enormous mUstache, was the next wit
ness. He resided in the Kenmore at the
time Of the tragedy and was one CT the
party which gave Ayrss his farewell ad-
dress and went out after drinks. Ayres,
h., said, had taken two glasses Of beer
while with the party
Hid Behind the Door.
The witness stated under cross-exari-
nation, that the party had remained in
the saloon for three-Quarters CT an hour.
He then went 10 his room alone Burns
and Ayres came to his room later and
insisted on his going out for more drinks.
Ayres raised Burns 70 the transora over
the deer. The later struck q match, and
looked into the room. finally discovering
the witness hidden behind the door
His reason for this, he said, was that
he did not want anything else to drink
and did not care to accompany the party
Dr.. L. ". GIazebrook. the Deputy Coro-
ner. who made the autopsy on the body
Of Ayres. was then called to the witness
stand. He described the duties OF his
Office He had performed about 500
autopsies during his residence in the Dis
triet of Columbia, he said.
Where did you see Ayres' body irst?''
DR.. EIazebrook was asked.
AT the morgue. on the day of the mur-
der" was the reply u held the autopsy
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon first saw
the body at Il o'clock I then made a
hurried examination to determine how the
man had come to his death.
The body vas almost unrecognfzable
because of the amount of blood on the
features. It was clothed only in an IN
dersbirt''
Ayres' Garment Identified.
"Is this the artiele?" asked Mr. Gould,
holding up the bloody garment.
'@That is it," the witness answered.
While preparing the body for the au-
toupsy," DR.. GIazebrook continued, q no
ticed that the mans arms were half fexed
in front of his chest. I Strengthened out
the arms This required great deal of
force. I saw the wounds, but did not ex-
anime them at that time. The body was
that of a handsome man, Weighing about
155 Iounds'
4 Fine Physical Specimen
'eThe body was magnifcentIy develop
ed" DR.. G1azebrook added. at the au-
topsy I found a wound in the left chest,
One Thousand Turkeys
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