The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-28


court took a recess for luncheon.
After recess Deputy Coroner Glaze
brook resumed his testimony AFTER a
description of his experiments with
the pistol with which Ayres was killed
to show the distance necessary TO
make powder burns such as were
found on Ayres's undershirt, Court
Crier Joyce was introduced as lay
figure to illustrate the location of the
wounds on Ayres body. Joyce was
stripped to the waist and DR.. Glaze
brook described the wounds at length,
making careful measurements and
using cclored court plaster cut round
to show. the appearance of the spots
where the bullets had entered the
body.
AS the partially nude figure of Joyce
stood in the witness box Mrs BONNIE
did NOT once glance at him while ne
was orr exhibition, but conversed with
her attorney and her husband.
Continuing his statement and still
using Joyces body for the purpose OF
Illustration, DR. Glazebrook said that
the wound in the chest penetrated the
windpIpe and the lungs on the left
side and ranged to the right ana up
ward, lodging in the back. This wound,
he said, was necessarily fatal.
TIE thought from the appearance of
the blood found in Ayres' room that 1t
was caused by the chest wound and
had been vomited.
DR.. GlaZebrook said he called on Mrs.
Bonfne at the Jail professionally on the
Tuesday after the tragedy to make an
examination of bruises said to be on
Mrs. Bonine's body. While he was
upon that visit she volunteered to il
lustTate for him how the tragedy oc-
Cured and gave him her version of it.
He said Mrs BONNIE had him place
both arms around her, the pistol being
held in the right hand. He said she
clasped the revolver and the hand which
held it and the pistol was snapped
three times in the struggle which en-
sued.
Assuming that the relative positions
of the two were such as thus described
and that the pistol was in Ayres' and,
could the wounds which you found
upon his body have been inflicted"
asked District Attorney Gould.
Taking into consideration the posi-
ton of Ayres and Of Mrs. Bonine, to-
gether with the appearance of his
clothing, ] don't see how it was pos
sible that the pistol could have been
held in Ayres' hand" replied the wit
ness.
On cross examination Mr. Douglass
brought out the fact that there was a
slight confusion on Ayres' forehead
and several abrasions and bruises on
his legs and feet. The purpose OF the
defense being 60 show that there had
been a struggle. The witness said that
on the two legs there were eight Of
these wounds, on the inside of the legs
and that all were fresh. The wounds
on the feet We're all on top. DIR. Glaze
brook expressed the opinion that the
most natural thing for man wound
ed as Ayres was, would be to grasp at
the wound.
Responding to a question from Mr..
Douglass, the witness said he thought
a man wounded in the chest as Ayres
was could have cried for help in
subdued tone. Coming to the descrip-
ton of the tragedy given to him at the
Jail by Mrs. BOnine, DR.. Glazebrook
said she showed him the imprints of
her fingernails made in her own hands
when she grasped his hand and the
| revolver. File also said that after pro-
| ceeding for a short time with the de-
scription of the affair, Mrs. Bonine
stopped suddenly. saying that she had
been advised not to talk further Of the
tragedy. On the same visite he found
a bruise on each of Mrs Bonines arms
which could have been made a week
before. This would have taken them
back to the date Of the killing Of
Ayres. The inner side of the left leg
also was bruised from the knee to the
ankle, and there were many bruises on
the right leg.
The court at this point adjourned
until Friday.