The evening times., 1901-05-21


Detective Sergeant Horne was the next
witness to testify. He told the story of
his connection with the case. He recount
ed the incident of his having
noticed the bruises on Mrs.
Bouine's knuczIes and sud
denly taking her hand and asking her how
she got them she replied that she did
not know but afteTwaTd she said that
the bruises were inflicted while she was
reaching for some uIacs- He told Of his
going out TO supper with her Sunday
evening and of her telling him that she
had something TO tell him and would do
So the next morning
--Ycsrerduy.- The witness continued. 4
placed myself in positions where Mrs
Bon5ne could readily reach me If she
wished. When she went home to lunch
during the inquest recess I stood on the
corner by the baltimore and Ohio Depot
as she passed.
MRS BcNGNE'S STATEMENT
Tho detective said he took Mrs. Bonine
into a private room with LieItneant
Moore on her return TO the station and
she then made a statement admitting that
she was the only person in The room Of
James Seymour Ayers, jr-- when he was
killed. This statement was in substance
as follows:
II re0rovcd Mr.. Ayers for drinking"
she said. about March : and ne took Of
fense at my 50 doing We did not speak
and had been on bad terms from that
time until Wednesday morning
Il had no watch or clock il my room.
but II must have been just before o'clock
on Wednesday morning when I heard
rap on my door and going 70 see who 1t
was found Mr.. Ayers there BE was ap-
paTentIy dressed. but had his coat collar
-.5--r
TO move from the Kenmore the following
day and said he wanted TO talk To me
and see If we could not mend our differ
ences. He put his hand on my shoulder
in a friendly ray and said he did not want
to go away With any ill-feeIing between
Us.
--dr Ayers wanted TO come IN my room
and talk to me, but I would not let him,
and then he said ne felt H. as if he was
going to have a chill He asked me If /
had any medicine which would be good
for malaria. and replied that I believed
had some laxative qUinine pills I left
him at the door to look for them and
went into my little boys room. where ]
SUPPOSED I would find the medicine It
was not there and I returned TO the door
and told Mr.. Ayers that / could not find
It He then said again that he was sorTy
We had ever had any falling out and that
! had been a friend 10 him, and that he
was sorry to leave the house without our
making up our difference
He asked me TO come over to his room
and talk over our misunderstanding, and
finally I said [ would do 50 as soon as
had dressed myself He then returned to
his room and I put on my Clcthing- !
dressed completely, except that / did not
put on my corsels- I slipped on Il black
and brown wrapper. which the police
have. and put my feet into slippers. Then
! started for Mr.. Ayers room.
As reached the door | put my hand
on the knob. but he opened it from within,
and standing behind it, admitted me TO
the room
As -socn as I was inside Mr. Ayers
pushed the door quickly. closed shot the
bolt. and turned. facing ne In his right
hand hc held revolver, which he pointed
at me He had only his undershirt on
Now I guess youU listen to me" he
said I was startled and stood facing
him for moment Then he made an in
sulrinE proposition TO ne. and I turned
and made for the window. thinking to get
out of the fire-esCape and get away from
him He followed me and put his left
hand over my shoulder and tried to stop
me I struggled. and he put his right
arm with the hand holding the pistol
around me- too. l caught the pistol by
the barrel with my right hand, and we
struggled for q moment
Then there was a shot I don't know
how many nor how fast they were fired,
but I felt a food of blood pour over ny
shoulder and 1Ir. Ayers sank to the floor
As he held me I had put uD my other
hand and with both clutched the barrel
OF the pistol. Waen he fell nay back was
toward him and his weight carried me
down forward with him. but his grasp re
Iaxed, and when I jumped up the pistol
was in my hand ! put il or the trunk
and the next thing I knew ! was on the
ffTe-escape, just outside Of M Ayers win
dow I don't know whether looked back
At him or not.
u walked along the landing and went
down the ladder, without hesitaJiug When
I reached the veranda at the second floor
] went through the parlgT window to the
han and up the stairs Of the annex 10 my
room washed my hands and the wrap
per and after awhile lay down on my
bed"
The tragedy occurred about 2 O o-cI0ck ir
the morning Of Nay j. according 10 De
tectiye Horne's information, and he Wis
ited the Kenmore Hotel about ten O'Clock
IN the morning He observed the door be.
tween ayers room and the one occupied
by Miss Ninas- He found a strip Of pa
per that appeared to have filed the crack
between the door and the door frame "
ing beside Ayers bed He opened the
door between the rooms and found that
the remainder Of the packing was 50 wei
fastened TO the door that the door could
be opened and closed and the packing
would return 10 It's place. The cloth
packing was tackled TO the door The wit
ness said he and Lieutenant Moore ex-
perimeuted and found that even the
slightest noise in one room could be
heard in the other. From Miss AIinas
room he could also plainly see what was
going on in portions of Ayers room
through the crack in the door and tho
key-loIe Detective Horne said he did not
believe that person could have remained
in Miss B.inas- room several hours fearing
burglars and not see the ray Of lignt
which penetrated through the crack.
DETECTIVE WEEDJN's STATEMENT
Detective Sergeant Weed0n was theI
sworn and told Of his examination Of the
door between the rooms occupied 10y Miss
lIinas and Ayers BE thought he was the
first 10 open the door. lie found q crack
twelve inches long without packing of any
kind. The opening was large enough for
his 70 pass his knife through lie told Ji
opening the door slowly and Of the fall
ing Of dust and c0bWebs. OF his again
closing the door and finding that the pack
ing went back into position with the eZ-