The Washington times., 1901-11-26
TESTIMONY FOR MRS. BONNIE.
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TT was lying on the trunk with the
handle turned toward the bed. The muz-
zle pointed toward the window"
You could not have made mistake
in tie position of the revolver?
Il could not
Gould a struggle have taken place in
the room without disturbing the articles
of furniture?'
81 think so. but 1t would be close
struggle"
MIR. Bakers Testimony.
Thomas NJ Baker. an employe Of the
United States Fish Commission, who saw
a woman come down the ire-escape of the
Kenmore after the shots were fired. was
next called He said that he lived next
door to the Kenmore when the tragedy
occurred.
The witness said that at 2 O'Clock on
the morning of May Is. 1901, he was in his
bed in a room which he pointed out
Il was awakened by pistol shots The
window was open and | heard two shots"
he said. When l heard the shots 1
Jumped from the bed and looked out. 1
located the shots on the ground voice
called to me from above. II said: What's
wrong down there2 I could not tell
where the voice came from.
Il was looking up toward the Kenmore
when | saw woman appear on the fire.
escape. She was faced northeast and was
walking along the fire-escape due north
Down the Fire-Escape.
'The woman went down the steps and
reached the landing" the witness re-
sumed Then she went down The other
steps and. having reached the balcony on
the second floor, she disappeared l think
she went into a window"
Gould you describe the woman" asked
Attorney Gould.
She was a small woman. more than
that l could not say. She was clad in a
tight dark dress and was evidently in her
stocking feet. As She went down the es-
cape her left hand followed the railing
while her right hand hung by her side
She did not hesitate, but walked along in
a cool. ordinary way. Her dress was
not raised. but you could see her limbs as
she came down the upper flight"
Gould you recognize the gown worn
by the woman?''
Il could not"
The Shots Illustrated.
Mr.. Douglass was about to conclude his
cross-examination of the witness when
Mr.. Bonine leaned over ard said some
thing. Mr.. Douglass then mad the wit
ness take the revolver with which the
crime was committed. In illustrating the
space between the shots the witness dra-
matically aimed the empty weapon at the
end of the court room and snapped the
trigger as he had heard the shots fired.
Robert p. Hopkins, War Department
clerk. who lived at the Kenmore at the
time of the tragedy. was next called
He is an elderly man. with enormous
goatee. He said that he was lust get
ting into bed when he heard three loud
reports. The shots came from below his
room. and seemed to have been fired in {
Ayres' room. He called out, and voice /
replied: Il see nothing wrong here" He /
then looked around the halls, but found /
nothing. This was between 1 o'clock and /
8
There was only four seconds between |
the three shots, he said the last was |
fractional part Of a second slower than |
the others"
The witness was handed the revolver. ,
and illustrated the interval between the |
shots by swapping the trigger.
What did you see when you looked out |
of the window" Mr.. Hopkins was asked. |
Il looked down at Ayres' window aud |
saw skull lying on the f1re-escaEe," was
the reply.
"A what?' asked Attorney Fulton.
"a skull. Ayres kept a skull on his
window"
Miss Kate LawIess. the woman who had
the room TO the right of that occupied by
Ayres, and who heard nothing during the
night, although only thin wooden par
tition separated the rooms. was placed
on the stand. She Is about twenty-five
years old, with a thin. wan face She
wore an automobile coat and a pearl
colored hat, trimmed with white ribbons.
Il went to my room at $3.50 on the night
of the tragedy" she said. and proceeded
to retire. Ayres came to my room at Q 80
O'Clock and asked Ine for some sugar. say
ing that he was going away. He came
back in ten minutes later and asked me
to have some cocoa. This / refused. /
went to bed at about quarter past l0.''
Miss Lawless had a bad cold and could
hardly make herself heard.
Did you hear any noise during the
night" was asked
Not a sound" was the reply. 81
only awoke once, and then went right to
sleep again
Cross-examination failed to get any
thing more out of the witness. and she
was excused
a recess was then taken until O'Clock
When the session was resumed Mrs
Bonine's two sons put in an appearance
md remained throughout the afternoon.
Miss Minns on the stand
Miss Mary E. Minas. the woman who
ilso occupied a room adjoining that of
tyres with a door between the two. was
,alled. Miss Minas is a clerk in the Cen
ius Office and worked with Ayres She
vas pale and nervous and her gaily trim
ned blue velvet hat looked strangely out
i place.
Were you acquainted with Ayres?" was
,sked.
Il was"
Were you friend of the defendant,
Mrs. Bonine?"
Il was. was the reply. with a glance
1t the accused woman, until this affair
happened"
The halls we're dark that night" she
said. Il saw Mrs. Bonine in the hall that
light. She told me that she was looking
or Maurice. She came 10 my room, but
went away after a few moments. This
Vas the last time | saw her that night.
Il was awakened in the middle Of the
light BY shooting" she said, Il heard
hree shots, in rapid succession. It I
seemed like a nightmare | heard cries
cr help. Then came ptiful groan, (
hen a gurgling sound; then a dropping /
noise. and everything was as stil as
ieath.
Bnrricndcd Her Door.
81 ran my door and barricaded IL |