The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-21

He was dressed in his trousers. coat and
undershirt. When she came back she said
she could not find the quinine. Ayres
threw his arm over her shoulder and asked
her if she would not come over 70 his room
where they would talk over their differ
ences. To this she assented. saying she
would go as soon as she could dress herself.
She had been in bed when he aroused her
by knocking at the door and went TO the
door in her night robes Ayres left her
then and went back to his room. She
dressed herself. putting on all her clothing
except her corsets, including a wrapper.
She then went TO his room. opened the door
and entered. Ayres stood behind the door
and, soon she entered, he slammed it
and bolted the lock. He was attired only
in his undershirt and had a revolver in his
right hand. She was very much agitated
and attempted to make a break toward the
window TO get out. He went over and
threw his left arm around her, saying: 1
guess you will listen 10 me now
THE TRAGEDY.
Ayres still had the pistol in his right
hand. She grabbed it with her right hand
and threw it up and it went off. In the
struggle which followed she got hold of the
weapon with both hands. She does not
know how many shots were fired and does
not remember anything about what took
place until Ayres fell over against her and
his blood spurted over her shoulders. Mrs.
Bonine said it was she who cried for help
and moaned Miss Minas. who occupied the
next room, testified to hearing means, but
said she was too frightened to give an
alarm. Mrs. Bonine then went through the
window and down the fire escape to the
second floor where there is landing. She
passed through the parlor and upstairs TO
her room on the fourth floor. She then
washed her hands and the wrapper which
she wore. Mrs. Bonine declared that she
had never been intimate with Ayres, but
that when she went into the room that
night he made a proposition to her which
she resented. This was the first time he
had ever made such a proposition. Prior TO
March he had sometimes been affectionate
in his remarks, but had never made any
sort of improper proposition. She declared
that the reason why she had not said any
thing about the crime before was that she
wanted to preserve the good name of her
two boys.
Mrs Bonines statement will be submitted
TO the coroners jury tomorrow, and on its
verdict will depend the course to be pur-
sued toward Mrs. BOnne. She has engaged
an attorney. Mrs. Bonine apparently is
about thirty-two years OF age, and says she
was born in Macon, Mo. She then removed
TO Hamilton, in the same State, and later
to Richmond, Kan, where her husband
was engaged In the drug business. Subse-
quently she went to Brunswick, Ga, and
thence to Florida, where her husband was
engaged in orange growing. AT her nus
bands solicitation, she says. she learned
to practice with revolver. He had made
the suggestion that she learn TINS arr OF
self-defense against possible assault. Mrs.
Bonine said twice in her life she had fired
a revolver to frighten burglars, and said
she had brought a bull dog revolver with
her to Washington, but had given 1t away
TO a negro man. Her husband at present
works for Dewitt & Co, wholesale drug
gists, OF Chicago. He is travelling sales
man i'm charge of the Southeastern district
of the firm, and can visit his home only at
occasional intervals, week or two or more
apart.