Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-21

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year The fall of 1900 Mrs. Bonne re-
turned to the Kenmore from a summer
trip. AyreS made her acquaintance. Mrs.
BONNIE had husband and two young sons.
Her husband. being a travelling salesman,
was absent from the city most of the time
Mrs. Bonine undertook the management OF
the dances held periodically at the hotel.
She taught Ayres to dance. He was hand
some young man. just twenty-one years OF
age; fine specimen OF physical MANHOOD.
In addition to the dance, Mr.. Taggart said,
o. there another tie between Mrs. BONNIE
and Ayres- She had begun the study of
medicine, and he was a dental student,
they considered the subject together. Mrs.
BONNIE went frequently to Ayres room,
when he was away and when ne was there;
both in the day time and in the night time.
Often the door of the room was closed while
both Mrs. BONNIE and Ayres were within,
alone.
Cause of Disagreement.
But all did not go smoothly. Ayres was
intoxicated on one occasion and Mrs. b.
nine took him to task about it. Later, he
was tipsy again. Mrs Bonine complained
that Ayres was. not treating her properly
or politely. She made advances to him,
but beyond dancing with her at intervals,
he did not renew his former cordial rela-
tions with her.
The Monday preceding his death Ayres
was sitting in front of the hotel. Mrs.
BOnine approached with some carnations
in her hand. She was in the act of pre-
senting one to Ayres, but he declined to
speak to or recognize her. on the contrary
walking away. The slight was palpable.
Their relations were such the morning of
May Il. Ayres did not appear for breakfast.
Some one was sent to his room, and it was
reported that Ayres had cut his throat.
The proprietor of the hotel summoned a
policeman. The door was forced and the
body viewed, lying in a cramped po-
sition on the floor. For five days the man
a m L. n
received three bullet wounds, the in
the breast being the fatal one, the others
being superficial. -.i-7-'.'-+ = z...
According to the physicians. the wound
in the chest would have resulted in almost
Immediate death The policemen set to
work man living next door to the hotel
eheard the shots. looked from his room vim
dow and saw small woman descend the
fire escape from Ayres room and enter
the hotel through a lower window. Mrs.
BONNIE, during the five days that followed
the discovery of the crime was the most
self-possesSed woman at the hotel She
denied at all times that it was within her
power to throw any light the affair,
saying lit was an inexplicable mystery to
her.
The Defendant Makes Statements.
An inquest was held at the sixth precinct
police station, and the wear and tear Ct the
situation began to tell on Mrs. Bonnie.
Saturday and Sunday following the shoot
ing she made the remark
IF it was not for my children, 1 would
take the responsibility of the affair ON my
self"
She made the further statement TO one
individual THAI she was in the room with
AyreS the night of the killing. and that he
received the wounds while struggling with
her Mrs. Bonine said: Il can't wash the
stains out, and guess I'll have to destroy
1t, not explaining what lit referred to-
Every act of Mrs. Bonine after the kill
ing. said Attorney Taggart, was that of a
gullty person She was the last to see
Ayres alive After retiring TO his room
Ayres received message from friend
to come down stairs 1t is question
whether he then lowered the gas light in
his room. AT that time Ayres was perfect
ly sober. He went down stairs when some
of his friends made speeches relative to
Ayres leaving the hotel the following day
They insisted that he go out and take
something to drink with them. The party
proceeded to a saloon; Ayres drank one
small glass of beer and part of another A
friend left him at the door of his room at
I'D clock. Ayres was entirely sober
Mrs BONNIE made a confessional state
ment at police headquarters. said Attorney
Taggart-a statement intended to exon
crate herself from wrongdoing. According
10 that statement Ayres raped at the door
OF her room early the morning of Nav 15
He told her he felt though he was going
TO have chill and asked II he could enter
the room She told him no Ayres then
placed his arm about her and told her If
she would be nice to him he would not
leve the hotel. She replied that she would
talk with him in the morning.
He said that wouldn't do, and insisted
that she go TO his room She finally con-
scented. Ayres left and she fully dressed
herself.
Version of the Fatal Struggle.
Proceeding TO Ayres' room she placed her
hand on the knob of the door The door
was opened from within. She entered, the
door was closed. and Ayres. almost nude,
stood between her and the door,. He put
MS left arm around her, she stated, and
with pistol in his right hand said you'll
listen to me now, guess" In the struggle
the pistol was discharged. Ayres fell. Mrs.
Bonnie called Help. help. She then left
the room by way of the fire escape.
II you believe the testimony that the
wounds could not have been inflicted as
stated by Mrs. Bonine, and that the re-
SoLver must have been In the hands of
some one entirely free for movement; il
you disbelieye any part of Mrs. Bonine's
story; what part of it will you be inclined
TO believe?
The situation of things in Ayres' room
mat night-the position of clothing and the
hke-indicated that he did not expect to re-
cetye any one.
Governments Theory.
Assistant United State Attorney Taggart
then announced the following as the gov
ernments theory of the killing.
Lying on his bed, Ayres' attention was
attracted by a noise at the window of his
room He arose and the ball In the hip
struck him. He rushed for the person with
the pistol and received the shot in the
breast. He was then close to the weap-
on that the sleeve of his shirt took fire. He
fnsttntnyely raised hisshands and then re-
.ceived the third wound on the wrist The
blood gushed forth. Ayres grasped the pis-
toll into his bloody hand, then fell.
IF the government establishes the facts
II hay he I'M he a
IN applying the doctrine OF murder in this
case" added Mr.. Taggart- ''In so far as
these blood marks are concerned they are
not essential in the legal aspect of this
case. If We establish the facts l have out
lined We shall contend that cold-blooded,
Deliberate murder figured In the killing of