The times., 1901-05-22

He said he thought he was going to
have a chill"
WAS he intoxicated?'
Il can't tell"
WAS he more so than Won have ever
seen him before?'
He did not appear so to me. Of course,
| as l know | can't smell, and I can't tell
when man has been drinking unless
they are very, very drunk, and it was
only suppositton on my part that he
mad been drinking. caused by what he
told me; he said they had been taking
| something, but not enough"
| What did he mean by that?"
him"
For what purpose?"
! Il don't know"
You say he was sick?"
! No; he did not say sick. He said he
thought he was going to have a chill"
Did he ask you to come into his room
for any other reason?"
only to talk it over for better under
| standing before he went away
| Understanding about what?"
| "A disagreement we had"
| what was the disagreement about"
The practicaI-the substance of it was.
! had criticised him for drinking, and had
| shown him HIS faults in that, and he did
J not like 20 be shown that and rather
, thought that the people in the house
/ thought less of him because he did that
| and, OF course, it did not leave him with
a very good feeling
WAS he excited when you were criti-
I
Yes. sir; somewhat so.'
| ITO what eXtent2'
He said that people around the house
! did too much talking and they had better
| hold their tongues
Did he criticise you to others for what
you said?'
CRITICISM OF AYERS
did you ever talk with other people in
| the house regarding your criticism of him,
o,r,H l,. IL
/ you have talked to in the house-have
they said he was mad with you~had feel
ing against you because of your criti-
cism?''
NO. sir. I don't think any of them
Did he say it was none of your business
He said it was nobody's business"
Did he have any affectionate feeling to-
ward you?"
Did he always address you as Mrs. Bo-
YES. sir
Did he ever sit in ycur rooms while
your husband was there?"
No. sir.
How long a stay did you make in this
room prior to this occurrence, when ne
When he was there? OF course. I can't
recall all the circumstances of all the win
ter: because / have been in different peo-
pies rooms"
Ever remain in his room five minutes?"
Yes, sir; have been there that long"
Half hOur2'
NO. not as long as a half hour
Ever visit your room and sit down 10
talk to you?"
No, not when I was alone"
Did you ever visit his room when he
was out and sit DOWN.
Il did that
How did you come TO do that?"
i went in there: it was not locked"
could pct in bar
when you wanted tor
He said l could use his medical books"
Did he say for what purpose?"
wished
DO you know whether he had these
locks put on the door?"
He didn't speak Of It 70 me, but the |
loclfsmith said the spring was broken"
Said nothing TO your
Mr. Ayers didn't"
Did he ever refuse you access to his /
room7"
NO sir"
Did you ever visit him in the night?'
only on this occasion?"
Never
why did you go to his room on this
night in question:"
SEEKING AN UNDERSTANDING.
81 just thought he was going away in /
the morning. and it was the last time l |
would get to talk it over. and he was in
the mood. 1 think my general reason for
going was that he seemed TO be in the
mood TO explain and have things settled
and / rather thought he would do il then.
l thought / had best have an un-
derstanding and have it over with, and l
knew We would have no opportunity in I
the morning. l wanted to hear what he
had to say
What did he have to say-anything at
all by way Of explanations"
There was no chance for explanation"
NO conversation
No, SIR
Did he say he was going to kill him
self"
Threaten to2"
NO, sir
Threaten to XIII yOuI
mo, sir "
why did he use the revolver"
Il think he just used it to make me be- |
lieve-to intimidate me, or just to make
stay with him."
Yes"
lie wanted you to remain in there with
Yes. sir: I suppose that was it. for he
said Now l guess you will listen TO
me
THAT was his purpose?"
Yes, sir
And you refused?''
And attempted to get away?"
And then the scufIie ensued?"
Yes, sir.
And the shots followed?"
Yes. sir
DO YOU know whether other ladies have
been in the habit Of visiting his room?"
Il don't know"
Did you make any outcry or shout?"
No. sir.
When he made this proposition to you
in his room
Il lust simply ran"
Ran toward the Window"
Yes, sir
Did he bolt the door when you went
IMP
YES. sir: as he closed it"
Turn the key
Just as he closed it he snapped the
bolt q" .....
THE DISAGREEMENT.
How long mas this disagreement ex-
sted between you and him."
Il think it began from few days after :
he 18th of March"
~ few days after the 18th Of March?" c
Yes. sir. 4" {
Prior 10 that time, had he ever made
such Il proposition to your {
Not exactly in that way. He had some {
lines been a little complimentary, as gen {
.lemen are to ladies': no more than other
gentlemen are sometimes.