Evening star., 1901-12-13
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ADDRESSES JURY
Case May Be Submitted Late
This Afternoon.
THE COURT ROOM CROWDED


further adjournment. A verdict may be re-
turned tonight.
Attorney Douglass spoke from 1917 O'Clock
to 12:40 o'clock today. He was on his feet
two hours and thirty-five minutes yester-
day afternoon. His entire time before the
jury was therefore nearly five hours. He
reviewed the entire case in the most able
manner.
United States Attorney Gould began
speaking Immediately after the court met
following recess. He promised not to con-
sumo mucn time. The eloquence of Mr..
Gould, his voice being deep and musical, Is
decidedly effective and he held the closest
attention of every one within hearing.
The court room was crowded throughout
the day to degree far beyond the uncom-
Portable stage. A person once inside found
it to be an utter impossibility to get out
until the throng moved, upon the taking of
recess or adjournment for the day. Women.
as usual were largely represented. and
many of them stood from long before the
opening of court throughout the day.
The almost universal desire to hear the
address of Mr.. Gould resulted In absolutely
1amming the court room after recess Hun
dreds of persons were turned away, and
scores waited patiently outside the doors.
In the hope Of catching word from within
now and then.
For the first time since the tragedy oc-
CURED Mrs Bonine showed a sign of emo
",
ever. Attorney Douglass in the closing
sentences of his address to the jury re-
ferred to the aged mother of the defend
ant, now critically i'll at her home in Mis-
souri,. -.
Mrs. Bonine raised her handkerchief and
wiped away single tear. A moment later
she was apparently entirely composed, but
her sisters. Mrs. Meacham and Miss Henry
and her brother. Mr.. Henry, sobbed unre-
strainedly for several minutes. The eyes
of one of the jurors were noticed to be
suspiciously moist about that time.
A large number of public men We're
among the spectators today. The brother
Of the deceased was one of the most in
terested OF those present. The near ap-
proach of the climax Of the now famous
case constituted quite memorable occa-
sion.
In their desire to gain admittance to the
court room number of the women among
the clamortng throngs about the entrances
grew almost frantic Several struggled
pugnaciously with the deputy marshals
serving as doorkeepers, and one succeeded
In getting in the room.
Mr.. Douglass Resumes.
Resuming his remarks this morning At
torney Douglass apologized to the jury for
consuming 50 much time. He aided that
his only excuse was his zeal and desire to
do his full duty to his client. The counsel
repeated that his object was to fit the
statement of the defendant with The cir
cumstances OF the case. 1t Is not always
easy to ascertain the truth, but before
rejecting any part Of Mrs. Bontne's state.
ment the speaker urged that the jury
should apply to 1t the test Of truth and
also the test of probability of corrobora-
tion. and Of circumstances.
Attention was directed to the effort Of
the government to show that Ayres' top
shirt when his room was entered after the
tragedy was found on chair and on top
OF his trousers and other garments. 1t was
Of fhn
Douglass contended, to show by this little
circumstance, which indicated the order in
which Ayres removed his garments that
MRS. Bonine was wrong when she stated
tnat Ayres, when he raped at the door
OF her ROOM was not wearing his top shirt
Although witness Williams said he saw
the shirt on the chair so argued Attorney
Douglass. 1t had been proved by .he tes-
slmohy OF witness Drew that when the
door was first opened that tragic morning
the top shirt was on the foot OF the bed
The speaker reviewed the points he EN-
phaslzed Yesterday in support Of the conten-
struggle occurred In Ayres' room. The
abras1ons on the lower limbs of the de-
ceased were made by the heels Of slippers
declared Attorney Douglass and II Is only
IN keeping with reason to conclude that the
back OF the person wearing the slippers
was toward the deceased. The abrasions
on Ayres' limbs alone proved so argued
the attorney, that Mrs. BOnine was fully
ciao that night and that she did not ascend
the nre escape: she would not have put on
high-heel slippers If it had been her in
tention to use the steep stairway Of a fire
escape. "
If there had not been a struggle. It was
said, gravity would not have preyentes1 the
deceased from falling in a heap on his face
after receiving the fatal wound in the
chest. The defendant crawling from be-
meath Ayres raised the body and turned it
to the position it was In when found sSter
the police had forced open the door.
fhe character of the struggle was next
discussed by the speaker
Ayres Declared to Be the AssaiIant.
Ayres was the assailant, according to
MIS- Bonine, the attorney declared. and
there was nothing to dispute the assertion.
Naturally, the man would be the agrees
sor With all Mrs. Bonine had at stake
she would not have thought Of doing such
a daredevil act as attacking an athjete
said Mr. Douglass
When that struggle took place in that
room that night there was motive under
lying It,. argued Attorney Douglass ut
has not been shown that Mrs Bonine had a
motive When struggle takes place in a
bed room between man and a woman
VINO Is usually the aggressor?''
1t was agreed that some bloody hand had
seeaae sae barrel and Of pistol next said
whose hand?' Mrs. Bonine said it was
her hand. If she had done the shooting
the handle of the weapon would have been
stained. but not trace Of blood could be
found on 1t. The representatives of the
government were criticised for not en-
Tightening the jury as to whether the
bloody imprint Of hand In the window
had been made by a man or by a woman.
For the defense. DIR. Rufin testified that
the imprint had been made by a woman's
hand-a hand that by measurement cor
responded with the right hand of the de-
fendant The left hand was also bloody,
for 1T made the imprint on the window
shade: Her hands were bloody at the time
the pistol was laid on the trunk She laid
1t on the trunk 1t had not been shown
when Ayres' hands became bloody.
Attorney Douglass next sought to DEM
onstrate that the three wounds could have
been inflicted by Ayres while he held the
pistol. 1t was not reasonable to suppose
he said. that Ayres. the strong. athletic
man, would have thrown up his left arm
to catch missile. when he could have
grasped the pistol held by Mrs. Bonine
with his right hand.
IF the burden was upon us to establish
the innocence Of this defendant beyond a
reasonable doubt, instead of resting upon
to toll, Itch