The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-03

his son had lost his mother when he was
only three years old, and how near and
dear he was to him because of the care
he had given him. 81 tried" he said, TO
be as sympathetic as 1 could because l
had it in my mind that Mrs. Bonnie was
the destroyer of my sons life ana
wanted to find the guilty one. l really
opened up my heart to tell her, telling
her how when he had left me in Detroit
he had thrown his arms about me ana
kissed me on the lips as daughter
would have done. / told her how l mad
admonished him to protect his reputa-
ton. saving to him that 1 knew he was
going to tough place.
In response to a question from Mr..
Gould Mr.. Ayres said that Mrs. Bonnie
had made no response While he was talk
ing. but that when he concluded She
said something which he would never
forget. What this something was Mr..
Avres' statement did not reveal and no
question was asked to bring 1t out.
thought that Mrs. BONNIE, being a Wife
and mother" he said, would manifest
some sympathy with me in my distress,
but she manifested no emotion Whatever
and interrupted me only once. Then she
looked UP and smiled in what / thought
was a deceitful manner and recited a
quotation from Browning"
In response to another question from
Mr. Gould, Mr.. Ayres said that at this
interview Mrs. BONNIE was calm, self
contained and non-co mmital. 81
thought" he said, chat she was the ner-
West woman I ever saw. She manifested
no emotion and expressed no sympathy"
Mr.. Douglass announced when MIR.
Ayres had concluded that out of respect
for the defense for the feelings of the
father of young Ayres they would ask
no questions of him on cross-eXamina-
ton. He also said that for the same
reason he had not interrupted Mr.. Ayres
in making his statement, Notwithstanding
it was in many respects a violation oil
the rules of evidence.
Mr.. Gould then announced that the
prosecution had closed its case.
After recess Attorney T. w. Keene, of
counsel for Mrs. BONNIE made the pre-
liminary statement outlining the defense.
He contended in the beginning for due
consideration of the presumption of in
nocence. This, he said, was evidence, not
mere formality. 1t was not the pur-
pose of the defense to minimize the Of
Tense of which his client was charged,
for it was undeniable that the tragedy
had fallen heavily upon two families.
Many guests of the Kenmore were to be
introduced, said Mr. Keene, and he be-
lieved it would show that the career of
the people living there was good. Mr..
Keene called attention to the fact that
Mrs. BONNIE was chosen as leader i'll
the social festivities of the hotel and this
choice, he said, fell upon her because of
her capacity The defense would show
that she had taught seven young men to
dance In December dance of more
than ordinary Importance had been given
and young Ayres had appeared there SO
much intoxicated that he was offensive
to those in attendance and Mrs. BONNIE
had been compelled to ask friend OF
the young man to get him to retire. This
incident had, he said. led to some dis
cord.
Continuing Mr.. Keene said it
would be shown that in getting up the
dances Mrs BONNIE had visited the
rooms of all persons, regardless or sex
or age, who could dance, to get them TO
participate. 1t could also be shown that
Mrs. Bonnie was fond of medicine and
that this fondness had served in minis
tering to the sick, and that she did visit
many of them. Another point which
would be developed was that the rela-
tions between Ayres and Mrs. BONNIE
were not such as to cause them to feel
unwilling to break them. Proof also
would be given that on March 4th, Mrs.
Bonnie had reproved Ayres for drinking
/ and that while some coolnees resulted
there was no strong feeling, as was
shown by the fact that on the Monday
+ before the killing she ate ice cream with
Ayres. 1t would also be shown, he said
that on the evening before the tragedy
: Mrs. Bonines manners was not that of q
/ person with murder in her heart
| There also was testimony, he said
| that would show the window shade II
! Ayres' room had been run up with
| bloody hand, and that that hand was
/ Mrs. Bonine's. Evidence also would bt
! introduced to show that Ayres owned the
pistol. He referred to the four or five
statements made by Mrs. BONNIE an(
said that there was no inconsistency il
them. His client did not desire to modi
fly or change them, but would stand b,
| them.
| When Mr.. Keene concluded the cour
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