Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-29
Tho Bonine Trial,

Tho Bonine Trial.
Washington, Nov. 2o.-The usual
large crowd was in attendance this
morning at q trial of Mrs. Bonnie for
the murder of James Seymour Ayrts.
The first witness was Deputy Coroner
Glazebrook, who was given redirect ex.
animation by District Attorney Gould.
Nothing essential was ELECTED from the
witness which could throw any light
on the mystery. His testimony was
merely corroborstive Of that given at
the inquest.
DIR. dlazebrook was asked by Attor-
ney Gould what, ia bis opinion, had
caused the bruises foupd on Mrs.
Bonine's lower limbs. He said that they
could have been caused 10 a number Of
ways, for instance by climbing up fire.
escape, climbing into q windo1 or climb
ing over trunk. The witness said that
the bruises found on the body OF Ayres
we're probably caused by hard surface.
Anything like q human body could not
have caused them.
Mr.. Douglass a gain took the witness.
bruises on the inside of his legs?" was
| asked. From scraping against some
thing during the struggle" was the
| reply.
"They might have been caused by
kicks from snarp-heeled slippers" he
added, In response to another query.
The bruises found on Mrs. Bonine
could not have been caused without D
| slip or fall. The bruises on the WON.
ans srms could not have been caused
by getting out OF window. They were
10 all likelihood caused by the firm
grip Of 9 strong man during astruggle,"
| added the witness.
DIR. Glazebrook sd mitted that Ayres's
body did not have to be In fixed posi-
| ton to have received the chest wound.
The detection OF the missle would be
eau ed by the bone which was bret
struck by the bullet.
Attorney Gould took the witness
again. In response to questions, DR..
| GlsEsbrook said that the bruises on
| Mrs. Bonine's arms we're 10 bis opinion
caused by the strong grip off mans
hand, the thumb causing the bruise.
Mr.. Gould created some amusement
by asking the witness II q woman az
short as ID Mrs. Bonnie could jump
| nigh enough to kick mans knees
with both feet at the same time.
Justice Anderson held that the ques-
ton need not be answered.
The witness was then excused.
Detective Edward Horne, who ar
rested Mrs. BONNIE and obtained from
her the so-called "coniessloD," followed
DR.. Glszebrook and described her man
uer on the day following Ayres death
aud many days subsequent. During
Horne's recital OF the confession"
Mrs. BONNIE looked him straight in the
eve and smiled ell the while. There
was an absolute hush In the room as
Horne followed up the confession"
to whom Mrs. Bonnie had described
the manner in which Ayres had held
her, the discharge OF the pistol, the
push Of blood over her shoulder and
the fell to the floor where she had
slipped from beneath Ayres and re-
turned to her room by way of the fire
escape.
At the afternoon session the steno'
grapher who took the statement made
By Mrs. Bonnie, testified that on that
occasion she was perfectly calm and
seemed to be trying to give the police
all the information regarding the trsg-
edy which she could. Following this
the District Attorney read the full con-
iession to the jury. Mrs. BONNIE kept
her eyes reveted onthe back of the
District Attorney, and remained mo-
tionless. She looked bored. Her hus'
band sat beside her and her two little
boys behind her, ell equally composed.
Wm. w. Pierce, employed at the
Hotel Kenmore as a general repairer,
testified that he had three times repair
ed the lock on Ayres' door, and that be
bad there seen Mrs. Bonnie reading.
Sue had on each occasion left the room
with the book In hand, and had not
appeared to be at all confused, though
he had opened the door Unexpectedly,
not knowing thas any one was 10 the
ROOM.
The government has but two or three more
witnesses to produce an inability to secure
for today q certain exhibit WAS cause for sd-
journment until tomorT ~ at 10 o'clock.