Evening star., 1901-11-18

Mich, was found dead in his room In the
Kenmore Hotel about $50 o'clock the morn
ing of the 18th of last May. HIS body was
in a cramped position on the floor near the
window, his head resting in pool or clot-
ted blood. A revolver that had been drop
ped on a trunk near the window contained
three empty shells and many cartridges.
One of the missiles had entered Ayres, left
leg another the left arm and the third one
penetrated the breast in the region OF the
heart.
1t was at first thought the case was one
of suicide but that theory was soon dis
carded especially after Thomas M. Baker
of the United States fish commission, VINO
occupied a room in the mouse Immediately
south of the Kenmore Hotel, had declared
that about o'clock the morning OF the
10Th of May he heard the reports OF pistol
shots, and, going to the window or MS
room, plainly saw woman emerge from
the room occupied by Ayres on the fourth
floor of the Kenmore, and leisurely de-
scend the fire escape to the second floor
and enter the hotel through window from
the balcony.
Almost the entire local detective force
went to work on the case with energy.
Theories by the hundreds were advanced
and run down. Nearly every one In the
District sufficiently old enough to grasp the
details of the tragedy cherished a decided
theory as to the cause of the killing and
how it was accomplished. An attempt to
unraVel the mystery was begun saturday
morning May 1S, before coroners jury,
ton. The investigation was in progress all
OF Saturday and the following Monday.
Mrs. Bonine's Statement.
Excitement that spread like wildfre was
created shortly after o'clock the afternoon
of Monday, May 20, when the pubic was
| informed through the medium of an extra
| edition Of The Evening Star that Mrs. Boz
nine made statement to the effect that she
| was present at the time Ayres was killed.
In substance, Mrs. Bonine declared that
! Ayres knocked at the door of her room on
| the fourth floor of the annex of the Ken
| more about 2 o'clock in the morning of the
| 10Th of May. When she opened the door ne
| asked her if she had any medicine that
| would prevent him from having chills. A
| moment later he requested her to go to his
| room, saying he intended to depart from the
| hotel in the morning and that ne wanted to
| talk over with her some differences that are
| supposed to have existed between them.
| After completely dressing, she said, she
| proceeded to Ayres' room. AS she entered
! he closed and bolted the door and stood be
| fore her. almost nude he tnre" nus ieIt
| arm around her. holding a pistol In his right
| hand, and exclaimed: 1G''I guess you will
| listen to me now."r
Continuing, Mrs. Bonine declared that she
| grabbed the pistol and In the struggle 1t
| went off three times Ayres fell upon her,
| his blood squirting over her clothing. Mrs.
| Bonine said she left the room by way OF
| the window, Went down the IRE escape,
] through the parlor. upstairs to her room
I and washed the blood from her hands and
| from the wrapper she wore. 1t was denied
by Mrs. Bonine that she had ever been In
Innate with Ayres. When she went to his
room the morning of the 10th OF May, ac-
cording to her declaration, he made prop
osition to her which she resented, and the
killing followed, as described. The day
after the statement was given by Mrs Bo-
nine the coroner's jury reported that the
shots which resulted In the death of Ayres
4 were fired during a conflict between Ayres
and Mrs. Bonine and held the latter for the
action of the grand jury.
After making this statement to the OIL
cials at police headquarters Mrs. Bonint
was escorted to the house of detention anf
, the next day was taken to jail, where SHIT
has been since. She appeared in court fol
few moments late during the afternoon o.
t Monday. May q, when her counsel moved
) that she be admitted to bail. The motion wa.
1 strenuously opposed by the United State.
l attorney. and the court declined to gran
l 1t, the defendant being remanded to Jail.
: The grand jury began the consideration
i OF the case Monday, June 3, ana was al
| most constantly engaged with It until fh'
/ | 18th of July when the indictment was re
e ported. The investigation was most exhaps
/ tive. The body OF Ayres was taken by hi
r father to Michigan for interment.
witnesses to Testify.
j OF the large number Of witnesses who ap
{ peared before the grand jury during tn
> Investigation OF the case by that body. IN