Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08

Tine defense has unnecessarily prolonged
tine trial of Mrs Boniue II might haye
closed any day since Monday last The
testimony ELECTED since then simply goes
TO prove that there was "a struggle iu The
room of Ayres between himself and Mrs.
Boninc and that the bruises on the legs and
arms of The woman were due TO this
struggle The wrapper and slippers with
the spots Of blood and The imprint of the
bloody hand ON the window sill were testi-
fed TO iu corroborauve sustaIument of Mrs.
Boniues statement of the killing This is
simply piliug Ossiou upon Pelon
The government has been heard and it
was unable 10 advance any theory other
than the unsupported statement Of the Dis
trict Attorney that Mrs. Boniue killed
Ayres with malice aforethought and was
guilty as charged in the indictment
The testimony submitted by the govern.
ment con6rmatory of this contention could
not, under the law, secure a verdict from
twelve oath-bound men involving the tax.
ing of the life or liberty Of the defendant
To the responsibility devolving on counsel
for the defense, in having committed to
their care the life, liberty and honor of
Mrs Bonine must be ascribed their ted.
iously and long drawn out as we'll as ex-
haustively elaborate presentation of their
side Of the case. At least 1t viii be ad-
mitted when the trial and ordeal are over
that Mrs Bonine side left nothing undone
10 clear up tragedy and justify the acquiual
Of their client, morally as well as legally
The haniug newspaper fend has been in
evidence in this as in all other trials where
a human life is at stake, The notorious
Cath George Alfred townsend has ate
4tmpteG u his Gorid. classical u y and his.
toricai analogy to influence public opinion
aRaiust-the prisoner Writers of the
Gath type are at their best when rendiug
mauacled victim They win never under
any circumstances take a chance or a long
shot against those who are at liberty, no
matter how The short comings of such call
TO Heaven aud earth for exposure and pun.
ishment. If ones leg is long enough tits
possible TO kick the chained lion or throw
missiles at a proper distance, but IL is ex-
ceedingly unhealthy to fool with the bust
ness end of even a loose jackassl Cath
understands this thoroughly, so do one or
more obscure local editors who semi-oc-
casionally agitate the circumambrent air
with editorial lubricatious Of ferocious con-
strucion.
The GLOBE has noticed as a significant
coincidence that those whose reputation as
libe1tines are unimpeachably established
call for Mrs, Bonine's punishment, testi-
mony OF no testimony. Now we do not
want to be understood as stating that an
who believe her guilty Of murder in any of
its degrees are libertines, But only after
the manner of Horace Greely's definition of
horse thieves aud Democrats do we apply
the inference That she was the mistress
of Ayres rs the surmisc of many; that other
females also enjoyed his bed Zoo the hotel is
belief among numbers. That Mrs Bouine
killed him on discovering one ot these
rivals iu uis arms is suggested Well sup.
posing these things TO be true-aud these
uttcrances are confined TO those who call
for the woman convictOn-what kind OF a
saint and martyr do these avengers of Ayres
make him out TO be2 These prurieut minded
and vcugctul individuals, and they are not
an males either, ignore altogether such au
uuimportaul thiugas testimony. Thcirpas.
siuus and conclusions alone guide them in
finding a verdict and prou0uncing sentence.
Suppose these christian, law abiding people
had the same system of iurisprudence ap-
piled TO their own cases, how many OF them
would now be outside the peuiteuuary2
or at all events how many of them would
be i'm the enjoyment of the regulations they
possess for honesty chastity and respect.
ability NOT ONE Such is the evil i'm
mankind And hence the law and the
necessity for law, or no mans reputation or
womans good name would be worth a
counterfeit bank note.
Now this woman Lola Ida Boninc Is be.
ing subjected to this test Of Jaw TO deter
mine whether she killed Ayres in defense
of her honor or whether she killed him
through jealousy or because he spurned
those charms which had satiated his lust
And this law is a thousand times more
searching, scientific and intelligent than
the combined iutellects of the people or
commentators we have been referring TO.
1t is being applied with all The ability of
government interpreters, men well verscd
in its intricacies-Goud and Taggart And
so far-the end of their combined Efforts
what have they established to warrant a
demand for the life or liberty of Mrs.
Bonine2 We mean, of course, what have
they established by testimony Certainly
not that Mrs. Bonne was the mistress Of
Ayres OF that she was even unchaste. Ger
tainly not that there existed any motive
prior to his attempt to assault her in his
nakedness when he had invegled her to
his room
There being no sufficient motive estab.
lished for the crime Of homicide there can