Evening star., 1901-12-04
Reliance Placed by Mrs. Bonine's
Counsel in Testimony Given Today.
DIR. STERLING RUfFIN AGAIN ON STAND
He States He Found Blood Stains
on Defendants Wrapper.
THE EVIDENCE IN DETAIL

The defense in the Bonine murder trial
scored a number Of points regarded as Inn
portant today in the examination Of DR..
Sterling Ruffin of the Columbian Medical
College who was first called to the stand
shortly before adjournment yesterday after
noon.
The witness occupied the box throughout
the forenoon and well into the afternoon
session. He was positive In his declara-
tions that he found blood corpuscles on the
wrapper that Mrs. Bonine is said to have
worn the night of the tragedy at the Ken
more Hotel. He described minutely the
tests he made IN reaching his conclusions.
He swore positively that he found evil
dences of human blood on one of the slip
pers the defendant wore on that fateful
night.
He went still further during his examina-
nation as to the bloody imprint of hand
on the window sill of Ayres' room and
which was exhibited in court. He declared
that the imprint was that OF woman'S
hand the size and shape Of which corre-
sponded to the right hand of the defend
ant, which he had examined and measured.
DIR. Ruffin's testimony throughout was in
direct contradiction to that of DR.. Schaener,
whose expert testimony was introduced by
the government. The testimony of DR..
Ruffin was interesting to the extreme.
He was positive in all opinions expressed,
and the efforts of the district attorney to
get him to change or modify his position
were fruitless.
The window SILL the part of the shade
and the cord attached to the shade, on all
of which blood stains were found, were
shown to the jury.
Another point of vital Importance to the
defense was brought out this afternoon in
the testimony of DR.. Henry d. Fry, VINO
swore that he examined Mrs Bonine short
ly after the tragedy and found number
of bruises and contusions on her legs.
In some places there was an abrasion of
the skin. The witness gave 1t as his opin-
ion that the nature of the bruises suggested
that they were received in struggle of
some kind. Some of them, he said, might
have been received in climbing through
window. Mrs. Bonine's face frightened up
as the witness was giving his testimony.
Visitors Today.
Women were much in evidence among the
spectators who crowded court room No.
at the forenoon session Of the Bonine muir
der trial today. They evinced even deeper
interest than the men who are accustomed
to appearing in court AS on yesterday the
trial proceedings did not get under way un-
til 1890, the previous hour being occupied
by the court In selecting jury for service
during December. There were number Of
distinguished persons in the court room.
Represent ative r. w. Taylor Of the old
Mckinley district in Ohio and Representa-
tive ftdTTc VI ldIu otSupicu SSdto oI
the bench, on either side of Justice 4,nder-
son, and were attentive listeners. Later in
the session seats near the justice were pro-
vided for Judge John s. Gambler of the su-
perior court of Fulton county, Ga, and c.
D. Hill solicitor general Of Fulton county,
who are on a visit to Washington. Repre-
sentative Taylor sat nearest the witness
box, and he seemed particularly interested
in .ne cross examination of DR.. Ruff1n. Sew
era1 times he bent forward in his chair to
catch the words of the witness or to see
tie bloodstains on the windowSill, which
were introduced in evidence.
Mrs. Bonine greeted with a smile her
relatives who have been with her through
out the triad. The ride from the Jail to
the city hail. in the bracing morning air,
had brought color to her cheeks.
There was a rumOr about the city hall
in the forenoon that Mrs. Bonine had re-
ceived a flattering offer from a theatrical
manager to go on the stage or appear in
museum in the event of her acquittal.
1T Is false in toto" Mr.. Keene of her
counsel said, when his attention was called
to the rumor. No offer has been received.
Had one been received, 1t would have been
Indignantly rejected ~