The Washington times., 1901-12-12
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innocent woman would have aroused til
! house for help. But down the fire. -escap,
she went. leaving the dead or dying be
| hind her" -"
MIR. Taggart. in commenting on her sub
sequent actions. told the jury he consid
cred Mrs. Bonine the most extraordinary
woman he had ever heard of, in view o
the Indifference she had manifested to-
ward the tragedy Never at any tim,
has she manifested in manner. shape OF
form regret at the death of this unfor-
tunate man ! tell you she is without
heart or conscience.
She was never in a struggle with him
II is misnomer to term what happened
in that room a struggle. She stood off,
pointing the pistol at him. Call 1t by its
proper name-assassination. That's what
il was. and nothing less" MIR. Taggart
whirled his arms around deiantly in the
direction OF the defendant as he con-
cluded
Mr.. FuIton's Argument
Mr.. Fulton then commenced his address
to the jury. He gained their good will at
the jump in telling them he would not
deta n them long. All OF them had been
casting furtive gllnces at the clock dur
ing the latter part of Mir. Tsggart's s
speech.
We have here a fran creature. ar
raigned on the charge Of murder want
you TO consider. in this respect. that the
regard for human life has ever grown
stronger since God said. Thou shalt not
kill Mon don't 50 wantcnly play with
human life as to blot il out forever
unless they have some reason that ami
mates and controls.
According TO the Governments theory.
Mrs. Bonine, who is now on trial for her
life, committed murder after living a
stainless life for thirty-four years. Dur
ing that time she has so conducted her
self that she has impressed every one
who ever met her by her sweetness and
sympathy And yet we see this kind
hearted woman suddenly charged with
taking human life. 1t is so far from hu-
man nature and wnat we expect TO find
in a woman like her,
We will now turn to the night in ques-
tion. Ayres returned to his room from
his baccahanalian revels. The next We
hear of him is from the lips of the ac-
cused"
Ayres Not the Aggressor.
Mr.. Fulton depicted the dead man as a
blackguard who endeavored to take ad-
vantage of married woman.s platonic
interest in him.
He had noticed her maternal interest
in him when she persuaded him not TO
drink. He was going to leave the Ken
more. and thought she cared more for him
than her actions really meant. Therefore
he determined to get her to his room and
find out he was in his room between l2
and l o'clock. revolving this project in
his mind.
In measure he was under the influ-
ence of liquor. We all know that such
arouses the baser passions of
men. This young mans brain was stained
with impure thoughts Knowing how
much she cared for the sick, he went to
her room WI 4 that for an excuse. We
all know that she had retired for the
night. We had 1t from the lips Of her
boy. Does that look as if she was plan
ming murder?
When Ayres was making his plans
2 gainst her honor, what was she doing?"
asked Mr.. Fulton. Dreaming, possibly.
Of her boy in the next room, or CT her
half blind husband and the da, she
pledged him her heart and hand. And SO
the destroyer came. He played the role
Of being sick, knowing how quick she was
to respond in such an emergency"
The Prosecution Dcfed.
Counsel denied the Governments con-
tertion that she permitted Ayres to take
liberties. or that she made any especial
Preparations in her dress when she went
10 his room. defying the prosecution to
produce such evidence.
Gentlemen. it was a very indiscreet
hing for her to DO" admitted ar. Full
on. He added impressifely: I'VE are
not trying her for lndiscretion-for doing
your wife or mine might do
You are here to determine
whether she killed Ayses with malice
aforethought. You are not to take any
oody's theory You must take the eyi-
ience.
The Governments theory is that she
vent up the fre-escape, through the win
low, and shot Ayres in cold blood If
that theory is so, 1t was murder dia-
1olical. What was the motive? Murder Is
lone for robbery. revenge. Jealousy, or
he concealment Of crime
Mr.. Fulton said the Government had
,ailed TO show her either Jealous OF re-
and had not submitted the
NAFAANAN VI PlVVt " 5uNM Auhl
he had ever yielded 10 either OF those
passions.
But they ask you" ne protested. ito
lot only convict her OF murder but OF
everything that smacks OF infdeIIty. 1t
s just as reasonable to ask you to con-
Tict her on the theory OF robbery as
ealousy or revenge.
Can you, unon your oaths as Jurors
worn to return a verdict based upon the
render a verdict of guilty."
The lawyers sonorous voice rang out in
Earning as he In the next few words de-
med the position of the lefence
She is either guilty of murder or moth |
1g. If she be guilty of murder. you must |
onvict her. But she is not" There was |
note OF triumph in his voice here. |
And you must turn her loose from the
lutches OF the law. Give her back once
lore to the bosom OF her family after
* months in prison under a most ter
ible suspicion"
Mr.. Fulton announced here that il was
citing late, and he would defer the rest
( his argument until today. Court was /
hen adjourned.
DENIED USE OF THE MAILS.