Evening star., 1901-12-13
DEFENSE CLOSES

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slip within the trigger guard, contended
the defendants advocate, when pistol was
turned in the hand.
Exhibits Earnestness.
My friend the United States attorney. is
not bloodshirsty.' almost shouted Attorney
Douglass. My friend is fair. He would
not expect you TO send a human being
into eternity on the mere supposition that
the wounds could not have been inflicted on
Ayres in the manner described by Mrs Bo-
nine. We think We have clearly demon
strated that they could have been inflicted
in such manner"
The counsel next took up the question of
the wrapper alleged to have been worn by
the defendant at the time of the tragedy.
The government produced an expert
who testified that there had been no blood
on the wrapper, and that the garment had
not been washed" Mr.. Douglass went on
To say. But thanks be to God, the blood
had passed through the velvet collar ana
found lodgment on the white lining be-
meath. If she did not wear this wrapper
then what did she wear? Has it been
shown that any garment is missing from
her wardrobe? The absence of a single
garment from her wardrobe would be evil
dence in this case. And, gentlemen of the
Jury. are you prepared to say how little or
how much blood fell on that wrapper"
Attorney Douglass said that in her state
cOndemning facts well as the self-serv-
ing facts of the cose. That was evidence
that she had told the whole truth. Atten-
ton was called 70 the fact that the defend
ant, the 18th of May, remarked to Mr..
Gardner, that the only thing that sustained
her in the ordeal was the consciousness OF
her innocence
IF her story is true" asked Attorney
Douglass. would it not have been better
for the living and for the dead that the
killing had remained mystery?'
The attorney characterized Mrs. Bonine
as a valiant little heroine for not taking
advantage Of the opportunity afforded her
when sh. was first interrogated by the
perintendenj Of police. OF directing suspi-
CiOu toward some one else.
Give her. in Gods name in the name of
these people. who have stood by her SO
Loyalty in this emergency, your verdict of
not guilty concluded Attorney Douglass.
His closing remarks were most eloquent.
1t being 12:40 o'clock, recess until 80
O'Clock was taken. He had spoken, in all,
a little less than five hours.
Mr. Gould Opens Argument.
IF your honor please. and you, gentle
men of the jury. began United States At
torney Gould. II am embarrassed in aris-
ing to address yea. In the first place, the
case has been SO carefully tried that there
Is very little for counsel to say to you. In
the second place, l am in no physical con
dition to speak. If it were not for the ext
gencies of the situation l would now be
al my home and in bed.
Mr.. Gould pointed out that from several
StandpOints the case had no equal in the
criminal history of the District of Column
bia. The ability and ingenuity of counsel
for the defendant was cOmplimented. and
it was stated that Mrs, Bonine had had
preserved to her every right guaranteed by
the Constitution.
There are two principal characteristics
that stand out in this case" explained Mr..
Gould. THE first is the personality of this
defendant-a personality that 1 regard
the most remarkable in criminal annals.
The second is the nature of the defense.
Never before has counsel had the audacity-
never before has defendant had the temer-
fty-tO bring forward as a defense the con-
tenttOn that in a struggle between a weak
woman and strong man, during which
three shots are fired, the man receives all
the wounds and the woman escapes un-
harmed"
The United States attorney recited that
the jury had heard eloquent words In behalf
of an individual-the defendant. Il want
to say a word in beahlf of my c1ient-the
people Of the District Of Columbia" added
Mr.. Gould.
Continuing the United States attorney
spoke Of Mrs. BOnine the new woman
on whose conduct the jury was asked to
place the stamp Of approval by verdict OF
rot guilty; a woman who, for stage play in
the hope of extracting sympathy from the
jury, had her two little boys in court
throughout the trial listening to testimony
that the speaker biushed to put in evidence
this defendant" added Mr.. Gould. "In
the name OF the womanhood of Washing
ton | protest"
Mr. Gould went into details regarding the
coming of Ayres to Washington.
If he left his old father in Michigan
with pure heart" argued the United
States attorney, "and in eleven months be-
came a lustful ravisher he learned it all
at the Hotel Kenmore. But he never
learned 1t there. not eve nunder the tute-
lage of this defendant.
Who is the defendant?' remarked Mr.
Gould He went on to say she was a wo-
man who had lived life of restlessness-
of moving about the country, Of managing
Challenges the Defense.
The defense was challenged to point out
one word one supposition that Ayres had
ever sought Mrs. Bonine. They quarreled
and made up-quarreled and made up.
Gentlemen Of the jury" then said Mr.
Gould. Il ask you, as married men. what
right has married woman to quarrel and
make up with any other man than her
hUsband?"
Mr.. Gould, continuing, argued that the
advice given Mrs. Bonine by Mr. Gardner
was based on three lies told by the de-
fendant- He called attention to the con-
tention of counsel for the defense that the
charge against Mrs. Bonine was based on
suspicion. Mr.. Gould thought It strange
that the counsel considered it necessary TO
argue to the jury for eight hours in the
hope Of dispeiling that suspicion.
me defendant was not being tried for
indfscretions. added Mr.. Gould but she
had committed indlscretions sufficient to
warrant civil court to grant her husband
a divorce.
The United States attorney next dis
sected the several statements made by
Mrs Bonine, and pointed out how they
varied.
Mr. Douglass Concludes.
After The Stars report of the proceed
ings yesterday closed Attorney Douglass
continued to address the jury. He spoke
until O'Clock and then requested that
court adjourn until this morning The
attorney eplained that he had been on his
feet for nearly three hours and was weary
Justice Anderson remarked that the under
standing was that the defense should con-
clude its addresses yesterday and suggest
ed that counsel do so. Upon further rep
resentations. however. the adjournment
was taken as requested.