The evening times., 1901-11-28
BONNIE SIDE
IS CONFIDENT
Counsel Expect a Verdict
Of Not Guilty.
PROSECUTIONS THEORY ASSATLED
Attorneys for the Accused claim
to Have Shown by Government
Witnesses Ayres Was Not
Shot From Fire Escape.

After weighing the testimony deducted
from the witnesses for the prosecution in
the case of Mrs Lola Ida Bonine. cbarp-
ed with the murder of James seymour
Ayres, the attorneys for the accused wo-
man today expressed the utmost conf
dence that she would be acquitted, Megsrs.
Douglass. Fulton. and Keane. counsel for
the prisoner, claim that without calling
a single witness for the defence they
have already disproved the theory advanc-
ed by the Government, and have added to
the strength of their contentious in near
" every instance
It has been shown beyond a doubt. thew
claim, that the shots we're fred at a range
Of not more than a couple of inches from
the body of the deceased This would ef-
fectualIy dispose of the Governments
contention that Ayres was shot from the
windoV- Of his room, 1t range of from
eight 20 twelve feet The expert testi-
Eaony secured by the prosecution demon
strated yesterday that the muzzIe Of the
revolver vas pressed against the garment
worn by the young Census clerk at the
time OF the shooting
Surprises in Reserve.
Mr. Douglass says he expects to have no
difficulty in disproving the other charges
made He has a number Of surprises in
reserve, like that sprung when Mr.. Gar
diner, the Assistant Attorney for the In
terror Department. told Of Mrs. Bonine-s
confession to him on the day following
the tragedy.
one Of the surprises OF me trial came
yesterday. when Dr.. GIazeorook was On
the stand. Attorney Douglass demon
strated such a knowledge OF medicine and
surgery as to compel the Deputy Coroner
TO become a witness for the defence. and
for three hours he was made TO describe
matters and render testimony which tore
doVn the wall erected by the proseeu-
ton
'-Ycu are TOO much for me- said Dr..
G!azebrcok, after Attorney Douglass had
piled him with several interrogatiops
which showed keen insight into surgery
and The science Of anatomy. Your cues
tons are too hard for ne. They are
the most difficult 10 answer I have had in
4 long time
Other Physicians to Testify.
Three other PHYSICIANS have VET N an
N = Ia
ready for them He expects 10 Obtain.
much that is important from them The
Government has still about twenty-five
witnesses TO call before the defence can
have an opportunity to begin with its
direct evidence. At the present rate of
progress the trial viii, however. be con
Guided in less than three weeks.
One Of the most elaborate dinners ever
prepared by local restaurant is that TO
which the twelve jurors IN the Bonfus
case VIII sit down to at O'Clock this
afternoon Justice Anderson decided that
tfhe men should have sub a THANKSGIVING
dinner as .=ouId act cause them to miss
what had been prepared at their homes.
The jurors Will therefore. dine at noted
Pennsylvania Avenue restaurant this
afternoon, and the twelve plates will con-
stitute a good-sized bill, which the Gov
ernment must pay Tie jurors we're taken
for walk twice today, and appeared to
enjoy the crisp winter air
Allowed to Read 4 Little.
For the first time since the Jurors have
been locked up, they we're today given
some reading matter. Justice ADderson
himself gathered together a collection of
magazines and treatises on morality and.
after 2 careful examination OF each page.
sent them to the jury room. where they
were eagerly devoured Permission was
asked from the attorneys on both sides
as to whether the men could have some
reading matter District Attorney Gould
said he had no objection, so long as the
literature was ancient and had no bear
ing on the trial
Give the men anything they want"
was the reply made by Attorney Douglass.
'T would rather have them read The
Times than anything else, as far as I am
concerned he said jocuIarIy
The trial viii be resumed at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, when DR.. Glazebrook
will again go on the stand The court
viii sit on Saturday