The Monticellonian., 1901-11-29
MRS. BoNINE'S TRIAL.
A Witness Who Says She Was in the Habit of Visiting Other Mems
 Rooms Than Ayers.

Washington, Nov. 2G. The trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine, for the murder of James Seymour Ayres, Jr., last May, was resumed in criminal court No. l.
 J. Frank Drew, the capitol police man, who was on the stand last Fri day. when the court adjourned, re- sumed his testimony. He swore that he had several times seen the defend ant come out of Ayres' room. The last occasion was about a week before the tragedy. Ii was at night, about nine o'clock.
 On cross-eNamtnation he testified that he looked over the transom into the room in the morning when Ayres' body was discovered. He was closely questioned as te the location of the furniture. clothing and the position of the body. to which he has testified upon direct examination. He testified that there Was space enough behind the door for a person to have stood there while the door Was opened to admit another person.
 He testified that he had seen Mrs. 1teRiHe come out of he rooms of oth- CTS i'll the hotel, among them those of several single men. and her de meanor Was in nowiSe different from that when he SAN her emerge from Ayers room. She displayed no evi- denee of excitement. Her bearing was natural. She had q habit of visiting the sick. There were empty cartridge shells i'll the slop jar upon his first visit 10 the room, which Was before Officer Brady broke the pistol and took the shells out.
 Thomas M Baker. an emplove of the fish commission, who resided in the building adjoining the Kenmore, Nas then called, and testified that on the night of the tragedy lie was awakened by the report of pistol shots lie jumped out of bed. went to the window and heard voice from above inqaifing what ~as wrong be- low. He replied that he had heard pistol shots. Then, while standing Ut his window he SAW q figure on the lire escape just outside of Ayers win dow. The figure walked the length of fire escape in his direction. and then descended two flights to the floor of the verantla, where it disap- peared into window. l. was the fig urge of q small woman, clad in dark. ti2ht-tit1ing clothing The woman wore no hat, and as he did not hear the fall of her footsteps. he judged she was in her stocking feet He de seribed the manner of her descent, which he said was very deliberate and without emotion.
 lie did not know the defendant at the time of the tragedy. but saw her about o'clock of the afternoon Of that day. She was at that time be- ing questioned by Detective Horne. She was smiling. and he heard her say she knew nothing about the cause of AYres death. Shots he heard sounded mufhed. He could not tell exactly, but judged they were about ten or fifteen seconds apart.
 Robert r. Hopkins, a clerk in the Kenmore hotel, where the tragedy occurred, was the next witness. He testified that he lived on the fifth floor over the room of Miss LaNiess, who occupied the room ad joining that in which Ayres was killed. His daughter WAS i'll on the night of the tragedy. He had been attending her. and just as he was returning to bed he heard three loud reports. He went to the window and looked down. He SAW something. which looked like n skull lying oh the fire escape just out side the window which he afterward ascertained was the window of Avres' room. The shots were fired in quick succession, about four seconds he judged between the first and last.
 There Was stir in the eourt-room as a balitf called Emma \. Iawless. who occupied the room ad joining that in which the tragedy occurred. Miss LaWless showed considerable nervous ness as she took the stand She testi- fled that she was employed in the bureau of engraving and printing. On the night of the tragedy. about 9:30 o'clock, she testified that AHres knocked al her door. and asked if she had any sugar. He told her he was going away. and wanted to make some cocoa. She gave him the sugar. About ten minutes later he knocked again, and asked her if she did not want cup She replied that she did not care for it. About ten o'clock she retired. She was slightly aroused during the night, but was not awak- ened. She formed no idea as to what aroused her, or what time it was.
 The district attorney then turned the witness over to the defendants counsel, but he asked but d single question which brought out nothing additional.