The evening times., 1901-11-29

held in reserve by the prosecution in the
case Of Mrs BonIne. charged with the
murder OF James Seymour Ayres- A de-
tailed statement. secured after that whica
was made public. was presented as eyi-
dence against the accused.
This statement was obtained after sew
eral hours of careful cross-exsc2ination
By several detectives and the Chef OF
Police Major Sylvester. and is sad to
contain admissions which VIII dU much
to disprove the contention Of the defence
tha; the Census clerk was killed during
struggle, The Governments case, It Is
said, is based mainly on this interview.
Until noon today the attorneys far Mrs.
Bcnine were unaware Of the existence Of
the statement and its Drodueuon caused
Widespread surprise.
sEr. GouId's Explanation.
when the document. which consists Of
nineteen PAGES Of closely typewriter
matter. was swcrn to by Edward B. Hess.
the stcnographer who took the notes,
District Attorney Gould addressed the
court out Of fairness. as he said. to the
defeuve. saying that the statement had
5een obtained without the knowledge OF
the counsel for the accused woman ard
that its contents were Of such great in
portanee as to demand great care in its
admission as evidence.
Mr. Gould and Attorney Douglass then
retired to an ante-room. where the lat
ter was shown the statement. When they
returned. Mr. Douglass asked that the
defence be given one hour in which to
study the manuscript and to become IA
miliar with it. This was permitted by
Justice Anderson. and recess was taken
Detective Horne on the stand.
Detective Sergeant Horne. the man to
whom Mrs Bonine made the confession
which resulted Il her arrest. was on nc
stand today, and repeated what had trans
pired between the prisoner am himself
His testimony was rather in fav7- OF the
defendant, and was subs5anr ally WHIT
was printed as the original confession.
Deputy Coroner GIazebrook vas the
first witness called this morning. The
bruises on Mrs Bonine's arms, he said.
were caused by the firm grip Of a mans
hand The bruises OF Ayres' legs, he stat
ed. seemed to have been caused by the
heels Of a woman's slipper during s;rug-
gle.
Want Full yindieation-
Attorneys Douglass. Fulton. and Keane,
counsel for Mrs. Bonine, have decided
not to enter a plea for the discharge of
their client on the ground Of lack Of evi-
dence when the prosecution shall have
rested its case. It had been proposed to
endeavor 10 have the case thrown out of
court on this ground, but after eonsuIta-
ton it was deemed better to let the trial
continue.
What we want is complete vindica-
ton for Mrs. Bonine," said Charles A.
Douglass, senior counsel for the accused.
today I'VE are confident that We can get
this, and therefore see nothing to be
gained by endeavoring to have the case
thrown out of court We may obtain both
decisions. but We are confident OF a com
pIete vindicatfon.'
The Opening of Court.
When the trial was opened this morning
Justice Anderson entered the court ac-
companfed by Representative Moody OF
Massachusetts. The latter occupied a seat
On the bench during the day, and seemed
deeply interested in what transpiTed.
The usual large crowd of spectators was
present when tie court was declared open.
More than two-thirds of those present
were women, the expectation that ply
siciaRs would occupy the stand during the
day seeming to have been the attraction
The twelve jurymen were brought into
court early, and looked to be in brighter
spirits than at any time since the trial
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