The Washington times., 1901-09-30
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it is said, will be called to give evidence
on behalf of the prosecution at the trial.
The testimony of most of the important
witnesses was given at the investigation
| held by the Coroner, and, to a great ex-
| tent, the general public is quite familiar
| with it. The point most generally dis
/ cussed now in connection with the case
| is the question whether Mrs Bonine will
I become witness and testify in her own
| defence. Opinion is divided on the sub
! ject, both among members of the bar and
laymen.
Some attorneys contend that since the
story told by Mrs. Bonine to Detective
Horn, in whom she first confided the Sc
| cret. VIII be told the jury by him, it will
/ be useless for her to become witness and
risk the danger of cross-examination.
! Others claim she would strengthen her
J position by relating the story of the affair
| herself. Others contend that If she does
not testify in her own defence, her not
doing so might weigh against her.
Although it is the desire of all parties
! connected with the case to call It to trial
! as soon as practicable after the convening
! Of the court, yet there has been no day
! set for the hearing TO begin. 1t was the
general opinion, up to short while ago,
! that the case would be called for trial dur
! ing the month of October. The illness of
Mr. Taggart, the Assistant District At
| torney who had charge of the case before
the grand jury. will perhaps delay the
TRIAL for some time.
Since an Indictment was returned
against Mrs Bonine there have been no
new developments in connection with the
case, so far as the public is aware. Dis
trict Attorney Gould, while he has held
conferences with several Of the most i'm
portant of the witnesses who will testify
at the trial, has not acknowledged that he
discovered any new evidence. 1t is gen
orally believed, however, that Mr Gould
is satisfied with the testimony in hand
and, when Mr. Taggart returns to the
city. will be ready TO go TO trial at any
moment
Besides Mrs. Bonine, there are four
other prisoners in the District jail
charged with murder. One of these, Will
liam Snowden, has already been indicted
and it is believed will be called to trial
during the second week in October. The
others who are awaiting investigation Of
| charges of murder against them are
| Charles Doyle. colored. who is held re-
] sponsible for the death Of Halard Dent
I also colored, on July 20 last; Marcellus
! Cole, colored, who killed Albert Hawkins
I also colored, on August 10, at Deanwood
held responsible for the death of Annie
Brown, colored on September 4 last. Nor
man is charged with pushing the Brown
woman into the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal where she was drowned.
The three most important matters COM
ing up for consideration in the Court of
I Appeals for the Distric; are the ToWles
the Bass, and the Kieckhoefer cases. Gill
F.! bert B. Towles was convicted Of forgcry IN
4 Criminal Court No 2, last spring and
sentenced to seven years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. Liston d Bass. a
minister. was convicted in Criminal Court
No. Of violation of the United States
postai .aw. Francis J. Kieckhoefer was
formerly Chief of the Burear of Ac-
counts at the State Department, and is
under Indictment for embeZZiement
The Indictment in the latter case was
returned several years ago. The case
has never been brought TO trial. II is now
before the Court Of Appeals for the Dis
trict on appeal from the judgment of
the Supreme Court of the District which
refused to strike out the bill of particu-
lars, and to quash the Indictment against
the defendant.
Both Towles and Bass are out on bond
pending the result Of their appeals 10 the
Court OF Appeals for the District Bass,
when convicted. was sentenced TO i'm
prisonment for a period of three years
and to pay a fine of S0DJ.
There are also many important cases
coming on for hearing in the equity and
law branches Of the District courts during
the coming term.