Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-21

| sick He said he thought he was going to
for any other reason? A. Only to talk it
| over, for better understanding before he
went away. /
Q. Understanding about what? A. Disa-
@: What was the disagreement about?
| "A. Inc practical. the substance of 1t was
l mad criticized him for drinking and had
| shown him his fault in that and he didn't
| like to be shown that and rather thought
that the people in the 7house thought less
| or MN because e=did that, and, Of course.
II didn leave him with very good feel
Q: Was he excited when you were crit
1clsing him? A. Yes, sir; somewhat so.
y. 10 what extent? A He said that peo-
ana they better hold their tongue, some
thing of that sort.
| Q. Did he criticise you to others for what
you said? A. l don't think he did.
y. DID you ever talk with other people
IN the mouse regarding your criticism Of
MIN and what he said-any of these ladies
that you have talked to in the house, have
they said he was mad with you, had feel
ings against you because of your criticism?
A No, sir; don't think any of them did.
~. Did ne say 1t was none of your BUSH
ness If he did drink. A. He said it was
| nobodys business
Q. Did he have any affectionate feelings
| toward you? A. No sir.
=. DID he always address you as Mrs.
Bonine? A. Yes, sir.
q. Did he ever visit your room while your
husband was there? A. No, sir.
y. HOW long stay did you make in his
room PRIOR to this occurrence when he was
can't recall all the circumstances of all
the winter, because 1 have been in differ
ent peoples rooms
=: Ever remain in his room five minutes.
A res, Sir; have been there that long.
=. Half hour? A. No, SIR not as long as
half hour.
9. Ever visit your room and sit down and
talk to you? A. No. sir, not when I was
alone.
Q. Did you ever visit his room when he
was out and sit down? A. I did that.
y. How did you come to do that? A. /
went In there-it wasn't locked.
Q. Did he say you could go In there
whenever you wanted? A. He said could
use his medical books.
y. DID he say it for q purpose? A. No.
He said 1 could use them when I wished.
Q. Do you know whether he had these
locks put on the door? A. He didn't speak
OF 1t to me, but the locksmith said the
didn't.
Q. Did he ever refuse you access to his
Q. Did you ever visit him in the night
time? A. No, sir -
9. Only on this occasion? A. Never.
q. Why did you go to this room on this
night in question? A. / just thought as he
was going away in the morning, and it
was the last time 1 would probably get to
talk 1T over. and he was in the mood,
think was my general reason for going; he
seemed to be in the mood to explain and
have things settled, and 1 rather thought
he would do it then. thought had best
have an understanding and have it over
with, and l knew that we would have no
opportunity in the morning. He was 60
ing away, and l did not know when /
would see him again. l wanted to hear
what he had to say.
No Explanation.
Q. What did he have to say-anything at
all by way of explanation? A. There was
no chance for explanation.
Q. No conversation? A. No, sir.
Q. Did he say he was going to kill him
self? A. No, sir
Q. Threaten to? A. No, sir.
Q. Threaten to kill you? A. No, sir.
O. Why did he use this revolver? A. l
think he just used it to make me believe, to
intimidate me, or just to make me
@. Stay with him? A. Yes.
q. He wanted you to remain there with
him? A. Yes, sir; 1 suppose that was it;
Now guess you will listen to me-
Q. That was his purpose. A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you refused? A. ran.
=. And attempted to get away? A. Yes,
Q. And then the scuffie ensued? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. And the shots followed? A. Yes, SIR.
.. Do you know whether other ladies
have been in the habit of visiting his room?
A. l don't know.
Q. Did you make any outcry or shout?
A. No, sir.
in his room A. Just simply ran.
@ Ran toward the window? A. Yes. sir
T. Did he bolt the door when you went
in? A. Yes, sir; lie closed 1t.
Q. Turned the key? A. Just as he closed
1t he snapped the bolt
O. How long has this disagreement exist
ed between you and him? A think it be-
gan from few days after the 4th Of
March.
Q. A few days after the 4th OF Marche
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Prior to that time had he ever made
such proposition to you? A. Not exactly
In that way. He had sometimes been a lit
tie complimentary gentlemen are to
ladies, no more than other gentlemen are
some times.
Q. Did you infer that it was a proposition
OF that kind? A. No. sir; not exactly. OF
course. If l had thought Of it might have
thought it would lead to that 1 didn't
want to encourage anything of that sort,
and I didn't allow it to go to that extent
Q. When you went to his room on this
night had you no fears Of anything of that
kind? A. Fear Of that had thought it
was possible; that Is why dressed SO COM
pletely.
Q. Why didn't you put on your corsets?
A When | wear that wrapper 1 never put
on corsetS.
~ i)oi Sou ShiHh woman "OulQ De
more secure with corsets? A. never wear
the corsets with this wrapper 1 have worn
that wrapper to breakfast and lunch for
two years.
O. Everything you had on was loose, then?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where was this revolver when YOU
Went In the room? A In his right hand
@. He had it in his right hand. Did Won
see him draw it? A He had it In his hand:
that is all / saw.
Q. How DO you account for him being In
that room without any clothing on except
his underShirt? A. I don't account for it.
I suppose he took of his clothes,
Q. Did he take them off in your presence?
A. No, sir.
Q. Didn't you say he had on coat and
pantaloons? A. He had them on at INV
door.
Q. Did you accompany him to his room?
A. No. sir
q ua waftad for yn, OF l,is r.o,,o