The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
Witnesses Testify to This
in B0linG Case.
REBSEMBLED THE WEAPON IN COURT
Defence Scores Several Points as
to Relations Between Prisoner
and Deceased Census Clerk.
Her Visits to the Sick

btu4lG Was II nGE A&fCI
Her attorneys produced witnesses who
testified positively to the possession by
Ayres shortly previous to his death of
revolver similar to the one found in his
room after his death.
One witness testified to having seen the
weapon in drawer in the bureau in
Ayres' room in the Kenmore
Witnesses testified that Mrs. Bonine was
impartial in her kindness to the sick and
devoted in her efforts for their comfort.
Mrs. Bonine's part in the dances held in
the Kenmore were also referred to by
witnesses, who testified that she showed
no partiaIity for AyTes, but danced with
anyone and was indefatigabIe in her ef-
forts to add to the general enjoyment Of
the occasions.
Saw BIoody Finger Prints
The first witness called was Ralph W
Early. newspaper man. He was in
Ayres' room in the Kenmore the morn
ing the body was discovered and noticed
the bloody imprint of a thumb and fore
finger on the base Of the window shade
facing North Capitol Street.
y should judge" said he. by the i'm
prints that they were made by the hand
OF woman, being rather small for
mans hand"
NJ Douglass handed the witness the
piece Of the shade stained with blood, and
asked him if he could identify 1t as a part
OF the shade he saw. Mr. Early replied in
the affirmative and, stepping 10 oEs Of
| the windows back of the jury box, demon
strated the position Of the curtain as he
/ first saw it The witness said he did not
pay. much attention to the cord Of the
/ shade
/ He was then examined by Assistant
! District Attorney Taggart.
! Mr. Early judged that the finger prints
were OF left hand.
Newspaper Man TestIfez-
Hal 4 smith. Of the Baltimore Sun"
/ followed M Early on the stand. He
/ had been IN the room at the same time
/ with Mr.. Early, and had discovered the
marks on the curtain. which he covered
I with his left hand, and found they fitted
/ to his thumb and finger.
My fingers" said the witness. were,
/ Of course, much larger than the i'm
prints"
The curtain had evidently been pulled
to slide uF and in doing this the string
had slipped through the fingers. had It
not, ar Smith2-' asked Mr. Taggart-
The witness said such was the case
Figure on the Fire-Escape.
Willie Wolf, q boy, who lives opposite
the Kenmore, who corroborated the story
of Nj. Baker as to Mrs. Bonfne coming
dcHn me fre-escapc. testified that he was
awakened on the morning Of May IS by
the sound of several pistol shots He
went to his window. he said. and saw a
figure come out OF a window Of the Kenmore
and proceed down the re-escape. hold
ing the rail with the left hand The
/ figure disappeared through window OF
the second floor. The witness was not
cross examined.
William HaTgraye, coIoTed. was next
called He was waiter at the Kenmore
last May. and also had charge Of the gas
at night IN answer to question, he said
on the night of May Il he remembered
turning out the white gas and turning OF
the red gas" He said the gas in the
red globes near Ayres' room was burning
low.
He was told by lIr. Burns that night
to 60 up and get Ayres TO come dow
stairs, he CBurns) wanted to tell him {
story
Ayres came down stairs, the witnes!
/ turned to the hotel about u o'clock. anJ
went back upstairs.
The witness did not think the youn:
men were intoxicated.
Hargrave said that servants at the Ken
more we're not supposed to answer cleo
tric bells after 10 or II o'clock.
Mr.. Taggart took the witness and elicit
| ed the fact that Hargrave was on dut.
all night on the night Of the tragedy. Har,
grave said that if a bell had rung hc
; | very likely would have answered it. Har-
grave said, however. that the bells were
often cut of order. and at night not verl
much attention was paid to them
From Ayres' District.
Frank F. Rutter, employed at The Gov
ernment Printing Office, and who comes
from the same Congressional district as
Ayres. was called. He said he was board
ing at the Kenmore on May 15 and was &
close friend of Ayres, frequently visiting
his room after Office hours. Ayres was al
ways glad to have people visit his room
the witness said. He did not know ol
Ayres playing cards.
In answer to a question, he said Ayres
spoke to him in February of getting :
room elsewhere together. but falling, de-
J termined to take a larger room in tbs
Kenmore Mr. WarfeId wanted too mucf
for the larger room. however, the witnes:
, added
Asked Him to Board With Her
Did =~u know that Mrs. Bonine wa;
about this time thinking of opening
boarding -house?" asked counsel
Yes, for she asked me to come wit
her. was the reply
The witness was then questioned regard
ing the electric service in the Kenmore
Continued On Third Psge.)
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