Evening star., 1901-07-12

present at the time Ayres was killed. and
in large degree cleared up the mystery. In
substance. she declared that Ayres knocked
at the door of her room. on the fourth
floor Of the annex of the Kenmore. about
O'Clock the morning of the 18th OF May
When she opened the door he asked her IL
she had any medicine that would prevent
him from having chill moment later
he requested her to go to his room saying
he was going to depart from the hotel in
the morning. and he wanted to talk over
with her some differences that existed be-
tween them. After completely dressing,
she said. she proceeded to Ayres' ROOM AS
she entered he closed and bolted the door,
and stood before her, almost nude. He
threw his left arm around her, holding a
pistol in his right hand. and exclaimed
Il guess you will listen to me now"
Continuing Mrs. Bonine declared that she
grabbed the pistol and in the struggle 1t
went of three times. Ayres fell upon her.
his blood squirting over her shoulders. Mrs.
Bonine said she left the room by the win
dow, went down the fire escape, through
the parlor. upstairs to her room and
washed the blood from her hands and from
the wrapper she wore. 1t was denied by
Mrs Bonine that she had ever been inti-
mate with Ayres. When she went to his
room the morning Of the 18th of May he
made a proposition to her which she re-
sented. and the killing followed. as de-
scribed-
The day following the statement given
by Mrs. Bonine the coroner's jury reported
between Ayres and Mrs. Bonine. and held
the latter for the action of the grand jury.
Subsequent Proceedings.
After making the statement Mrs Bonine
was escorted to the house of detention and
the following day was taken to jail. where
she has been since. The 22d of May Attor
neys Douglass and Douglass and Leckie
and Fulton were retained counsel for
Mrs Bonine. and they instructed her not TO
say anything further regarding the case.
Mrs. Bonine appeared In court late the
afternoon of Monday. NAV 27. when her
counsel moved that she be admitted to bail.
Inc motion was strenuouSly opposed by
United States Attorney Could. The court
declined to grant the motion, and Mrs. BO-
nine was remanded to Jail.
The grand jury began the consideration
of the case Monday. June 3. and was al
few days ago The investigation was most
exhaustive
The body of Ayres was taken by his
father to Michigan for interment. The two
little sons of Mrs. Bonine are with their
father. and frequently visit their mother at
the District Jail.
Opinion of Mrs. BOnine's Attorneys.
In conversation with a Star reporter this
afternoon. Attorneys Douglass and Fulton
of counsel for Mrs. Bonine stated that they
were decidedly of the opinion that there
was not sufficient evidence upon which to
base an indictment, and that If it took the
grand jury six weeks to pass upon the
question of her probable guilt there Is
every reason to believe that when her side
fthe case Is fully presented her acquittal
must follow.
The chances are that counsel for Mrs.
Bonine will demur to the Indictment rem
dered today before the case comes to trial
on the ground that the grand jury report
ing the bill was not constituted according
to law.
Before the grand jury was excused today
it was stated in open court that Juror
Steele had accepted a position under the
government in the Washington navy yard.
Justice Hagner thereupOn excused Mr.
Steele from further service, on the ground
that he was ineligible for jury service be-
ing an employe of the government
Counsel seem to think that If Mr. Steele
was ineligible under the law for Jury sery-
Ice today his Endorsement of the report Of
the grand jury was also invalid
Other Indictments Returned.
In addition to the true bill returned
against Mrs. Bonine. the grand jury this
afternoon reported indictments as follows:
William Snowden. otherwise called VIM
Johnson. for the murder of Florence Mar
shall the Both of last month. This defend
ant was exoneraIed of the charge by n
coroner jury, out was rearrested and held
by direction of the United States attorney.
Frederick ID. N. lng1ey and Samuel E,
!nsiey. forgery, involving the tickets of the
metropolitan Railroad Company.
thomas Williams alias Henry Caldwell,
lor violation of the lottery law; two cases.
Henry III. Smith. libel Of Nathaniel Nc
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