The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-18
That Is Police Theory as TO
Young Ayrss' Death.
THE. CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
ATas Was Probably TUIug or Undesirable
Relations and the Woman Be-
came EnHged.

Washington, May 1s--An arrest may be
made before tonight In the Hotel Ken
more murder case. The suspect is a wo-
man. This is the theory on which the
police are working.
A woman called on Ayres at hts room
on the fourth floor of the Kenmore some
time after 1880 o'clock Tuesday night.
How long she was in the room Is a mat
ter of speculation, but the police think
she must have been there at least an
hour.
The conversation drifted to the subject
of Ayres leaving the hotel the next day.
His going was opposed by the woman.
The subject was discussed and doubtless
led 10 heated words. Ayres insisted that
he must act away where he could devote
himself to his studies.
The woman protested and finally few
into a violent rage. The new trunk and
the packed travelling case caught tho wo-
mans eye, showing it TO be the positive
intention of the young man to leave the
house regardless of her wishes.
Then her eye fell upon the revolver
which Ayres had left out after cleaning
1t. She picked IL up. At first she might
have intended only to threaten him with
IL, but he was not frightened and she.
becoming mad from rage. fired.
Realizing what she had done and fear
ing she would be detected II she passed
out through the Railways. the woman
went down the fire escape on the outside.
Willie Wolfe. fourteen-year-old boy
who lives almost directly opposite the
Kenmore corroborates the statement OF
Thomas III. Baker, the next-door neigh
Dor. who has stated that he saw a wo-
man go down the fire-escape from Ayres'
room.
The Wolfe boy heard three pistol shots,
and went OF the window. While watching
from the window he saw a woman come
out OF Ayres' room, on the fourth floor.
pass down the fire ladders TO the second
floor and enter the parlor window. Baker
and the Wolfe boy are positive that this
person was a woman. The Wolfe boy
described her as wearing a black skirt
or dress.
When tho coroner discovered the
bruises on the lower part Of the legs OF
tho dead man there was a suggestion that
a man must have figured i'm the case.
because IL did not appear clear how a
woman could have inflicted the bruises.
DIR. Il. NJ. Schaeffer. who was an ex- |
pert witness in the Molineux case in New |
York, and the coroner visited the scene of |
the murder Thursday taking acurate |
OF all imprints and blood /
stains. The sill was cut out and will be |
held as evidence.
The woman theory IS much strength |
ened by the statements made at the hotel /
today. Ayres is said TO have informed |
one OF his friends That he was going |
away on account Of a woman, and told |
another that he feared trouble when ne /
started 10 leave.
IL is recalled that he did not tell the |
guests at the house generally that he |
was going until the eve OF his departure.
AYRES AN EXEMPLARY YOUTH.
Port Austin, Mich, May 1s.-James Sey-
being well brought up of exem-
plary habits, studious, n graduate OF the
tilaRe high school. He was born and l
brought up in this village. was not of q
disposition, but always took |
his own part.
He received his appointment through
Congressman Weeks 70 the position he |
lad In the census office at Washington.
20 far as known here In his old home. he
lad no enemies.
He had no bad habits, was not attached
o women, although or an attractive per-
onal appearance himself. His prospects |
n life were good. His father is fairly
veil to do, and taken altogether. there is
10 reason known here by his friends and |
elatives why any one should take his
lie.
In connection with his duties I'm wash
ngtop, he was also taking a course i'm
entistry, and had already passed
through one year OF the course.