Evening star., 1901-05-18

through the keyhole. and before informing
Mr. Warfeld. he told Miss Mfnas that Mr..
Ayres had either shot himself or had cut
his throat. Miss Minas said "Oh,' and
went into the dining room. Witness then
told Mr.. Warfield what he had seen and
the proprietor seemed surprised.
did Miss Minas say to you, when you
told her Mr.. Ayres had shot himself or cut
his throat: thought so? inquired Mr..
Gould.
mo. sir: she did not" was the reply
Witness said three of the guests at the
table he served were Mr.. and Mrs. Hop
kins and Miss Laura Hopkins, who occu-
pied a room over that of Ayres. Miss Hop
kins sick in bed the morning of the
killing, and witness took her breakfast to
her. Witness had never seen Mr.. Ayres
and Miss Hopkins together. Witness was
unable to tell who Mr.. Ayres associated
with.
Policeman Brady's Testimony.
Walter S Brady. q policeman of the sixth
precinct, was the next witness. His beat
includes the Kenmore. He went duty at
o'clock Wednesday morning. While
standing near the depot a boy told him
Mr.. Warfield wanted to see him. Upon
reaching the hotel Warfield said he thought
he had somebody there who had commit
ted suicide With Mr.. Wartield, the lat
ter's brother. Officer Wolf of the first pre-
cinct. and two other gentlemen he didn't
know. witness went up to room 20 on the
fourth floor Trying the knob and finding
the door locked. witness said he broke it
open. He described the finding of the body
as heretofore described in The Star.
Shown a photograph Of the room, officer
Brady said there was a trunk near the
heater. which was situated near the win
dow. pistol was lying on the trunk, with
the nuzzle pointing toward the window
and the breech toward the body The bar
rel of the weapon was very bloody, but
there was not much on the handle. The
marks looked if somebody had grabbed
the pistol with a bloody hand. while 1t was
pointed at him. The pistol was lying on the
edge OF the trunk nearest the window, and
close enough for person to have put the
weapon there while in the window. sin
gle-barrel shotgun was also lying on the
trunk Nine cartridges were found on a
table across the room. Witness recognized
a pencil shown to him as one which was
lying in a pool of blood near the trunk.
He also recognized a fragment of an order
of dancing picked up in the room. Precinct
Detective Williams came while witness was
in the room. having been sent to take
charge. He arrived about $40 o'clock Wit
ness remained until $40 From his examln-
alton of the room and surroundings witness
formed the opinion that the man had been
murdered.
Witness was IN the room ten minutes
after first entering. and leaving to
notify the station he left Officer Wolf in
the apartment. The bed had evidently been
used. Witness did not think there was any
blood the bed. but didn't notice closely.
Brady described how Ayres clothing was
hung on a chair in the ROOM He recog-
nized the fragments of a woman's fan
having been in the room. There were evi-
derces of a struggle having taken place.
Besides the blood he noticed an abrasion
on the dead mans arm. The had
nothing on but an undershirt. He identi-
fed the blood stained garment shown him
as the one worn by Ayres. The gas was
burning dimly when the witness broke in
the door. but not enough to have been
used for reading.
Detective WIlIiams' Story.
Precinct Detective benjamin F. Williams
described his connection with the investI-
cation of the crime. When witness ar
rived in the room he ordered all except
Officers Brady and Wolf to leave it, and
none admitted until Coroner hewitt
came He described the room. There were
two trunks tone new one) and a satchei
there. Witness gave the same testimony
as Officer Brady about the pistol. and, like
him, swOre he was Immediately impressed
that the blood on the barrel had been put
there by a bloody hand. Several gentle
men, witness said, had remarked In his
hearing that Ayres had been killed. Some
persons had talked about suicide. The
body when witness saw it was lying in
position as if the man had fallen and was
defending himself. The way one OF his
arms was held, as If about to ward off a
blow, led to this impression. a portere
lying one side of the bed. There
was door that side leading TO the ad-
joining room.
W. ". Warfeld, proprietor of the Ken
more, was called. and necks were craned
To see him. while all ears gaped to hear
what he had to say. He said he first knew
of the occurrence when a colored servant
came down and said Mr.. Ayres had cut
his throat. Witness said, why. Dan. you
oUghtn't to say that" With Woodhouse
and the brother of witness the latter went
up to room 20. occupied by Ayres, and
witness brother was raised by the other
two and looked over the transom.
My brother said, It's true " he said.
Witness then notified the police.
Replying TO Mr.. Gould, witness said
Ayres had lived in his house about year.
He was a vigorous, healthy. happy-natured
young man. Witness last saw Ayres about
o'clock Tuesday night, when he was talk
ing and chatting with some friends. Wit
ness, room was on the first floor of the
mex, while Ayres' room was on the fourth
floor of the old building.
Witness retired about II o'clock Tuesday
night. Heard nothing during the night.
Ayres, declared witness. had far he
knew, no favorite friends among the ladies
in the house He was apparently pleasant
with all persons alike.
What about the two colored boys who
found bloody dress cut in pieces under
stone the day after the kining?" asked
Mr.. Gould.
II heard two boys had found such things
in the alley next door to the hotel, back
of the next house toward the Capitol. Of
ncer Brady told me about it, and L said the
dress ought To be procured"
Did you know who the colored boys
were2''
No. sir.
Have you family named Hopkins liv-
ing in your house?''
Yes, sir"
is there a daughter?''
Yes. sir; Miss Laura Hopkins"
How long has the family lived with
vou?'
"A little over year. I think
Has Miss Hopkins been sick?''
Yes. for about two three weeks"
Did you ever notice that Mr. Ayres was
attentive to Miss Hopkns?"
Not more than he was to other ladies'
Did you ever hear of any trouble be-
tween Mr.. Ayres and the father of Miss
HOpkins?''
Il never did
Did you ever hear Mr.. Hopkins make q
derogatory remark about Mr.. Ayresr'
Never"
Witness said he paid little attention to
the fntlmacies of his guests or to their af-
fairs He said Miss Hopkins had taken
part In the dances at the hotel. and he had
her dancing Wit