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

This opinion, she declared. was held by
all the other guests Of the hotel.
Major sylvester stated the case to her,
telling of Mr.. Bakers statement about the
woman on the fire escape and her subse-
quent disappearance, entering the parlor
window.
Mrs. BONNIE said she would admit that
appearances Indicated the woman to have
belonged in the hotel. At the time she an
swered this question Major Sylvester no
ticed that there was a nervousness about
her for the first time. and he then i'm
pressed upon her the value OF oath. He
explained that she would have TO appear
before the coroner's jury and advised her
that the law made provision in cases where
testimony given under oath confiicted.
When she left the office Major Sylvester
was satisfied she would eventually break
down and clear up the mystery. She stated
yesterday that she was satisfied the other
guests who had been examined had told
all they knew or had heard.
Miss Mfnas at Headquarters.
Miss Minas, who occupied room ''21,
which adjoins the room in which the shoot
ing occurred, was summoned to headquar-
tiers this morning to tell about the cries
of help" she heard last Wednesday
morning She repeated that the cries were
uttered by a mans voice.
The woman's Wonderful Nerve.
Stories about Mrs. Bonine's wonderful
nerve were being recounted with much gus
to today 1t was related that the engineer
of the Kenmore Hotel had told a gruesome
tale about the skull which was found out
side of Ayres' room on the fire escape.
Ayres, il was said. had brought the dead
mans head to the hotel and put il in quick
lime down in the engine room. Mrs. Bp-
nine came down and took the horrible
thing out and opened his eyes, pulled IT'S
ears and put her fingers in its mouth and
criticised the skull as being poor spec-
men. saying Mr.. Ayres should get another.
The engineer, according 10 the recital. sdla
the woman had come down three or four
times and that her actions made him 50
sick that he couldn't cat.
Mrs. BOnine's nerve was also commented
on by the detectives and newspaper men
who had perSistentIy plied her with quVs-
tions. The first time she broke down WAS
Sunday night, when she was with Detective
Horne. She then cried and told Mr.. Horne
she intended to tell her story and asked
him to advise her what to do. He told her
he would take her at once to headquarter s,
but she then said she would wait until
Monday.
None of the detectives nor any one else
who is acquainted with the case placed Gre
dence in Mrs. Bonine's version OF the
tragedy. Her slight physical proport ions
contrasted with those of Ayres made it m
possible for them to believe that any such
struggle as she described had taken place.
Mrs. Bonine's Mother Notified.
Mrs. Henry, mother of Mrs. Bonine, who
lives at l122 Corby street. st. Joseph. Mo.
has been notified of her daughters trouble.
Three brothers of the woman live at st.
Joseph and one in Texas Two sisters live
in the city where the mother resides. while
a third sister is a resident of William
Springs. Mo. Her father as already stated,
was killed several years ago.
Last night, for the first time since last
Thursday, the detectives who have been
working on the case, We're able to go home
at a reasonable hour and get rest. About
the neighborhood Of the hotel there was
also an absence Of the reporters who have
been following up the case The police Of
ficials were highly gratifed at the success
full work done in the case and congratula-
tions were showered upon the men who
participated in the investigation.
Practically the entire detective force
worked on the case, while Detective Horne
succeeded in accomplishing what was most
de sired He is old at the business having
served on the force more than twenty
years. His ability in solving mysteries has
been shown on previous occasions, and his
fellow officers give him credit for being
one of the shrewdest men on the force At
times during the course Of the investigation
the police were urged to make wholesale
arrests at the hotel; the officials are now
being congratulated for having cleared the
mystery without subjecting innocent per
SONS TO arrest