The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-30
MRS. BONNIE NAY
GO on THE STAND.
Prosecution VIII Rest in Murder
Trial To-Day
CONFESSION OF The PRISONER.
This Was Put in as Eyidcnc: aud Defense
Made No Observation-Disclosures
Statement Will Be
Made.
CONFESSION OF The PRISONER.
ny Associated Press. !

the eve of the adjournment to-day Of the
Criminal Court, before which Mrs. Lola
Ida BONNIE is being tried for the killing
OF James Seymour Ayrcs. Jr., District
Attorney Could announced that the Coy
ernnent would rest its case after the
introduction of one or two more wit
nesses and that he expected to conclude
at the morning session of the court to-mor-
row. Mr.. W. 7. Kcane will then make
preliminary statement in Mrs. bonnie
behalf, and then witnesses for the de-
Tense will be introduced. IT is uiloer-
stood about twenty-five of these VIII be
heard. Mrs. Boninc's counsel, say they
have not decided whether she shali be
put upon the stand.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook to-day con-
cluded his testimony, and DetecuVe
Horne told of the confession which Mrs
Bonnie first made TO him of her part IN
the tragedy Her confession to the chief
of police also was read. sttu9
THUMB MARKS.
Dr Glazebrook gave it as his opinion
that the abrasions on Ayres legs might
have been caused by a woman Kicking
him with sharp-heeled slippers, and said
that the bruises on Mrs. Bontnes arms
looked as If they might have been made
by mans thumb when he was gripping
J the arms
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook to-day told
fl11t her of the bruises found on the bodies
of Mrs Bonnie and Ayres, and was 1oi-
lowedsiy Detective Horne, to whom MRS.
Bonnie made her first confesAon. ne
said that he first met Mrs. Bonnie on me
morning Ayres' body was found. ie
asked her if she knew how Ayres met MS
death, and she said she did not
She told how she had been dressed OH
1be night of the killing, and had, upon
request handed over the skirt she nav
! worn. Her manner was perfectly coil
On the Monday following the killing
while the coroner's inquest was IN Pio-
cress she had made her confession W
him. She haG. he said, then tod MN
.tat =, . ocloc, on the morning of We'd
nes6av. Nav 18TH Ayres had Knocked on
her door. and that she went to the door,
he, said he was sick, and asked ner 10
give him some medicine. lie then, she
had said tried to put his arm AROUND
;.-= and had asked 10 lie allowed 10 ~
into her room to talk over 1hei, wilma 1
differences proir to his leaving the hotel,
which he was to do the next day. she
had declined saving she did not want 10
awaken her boys and then had consented
to so TO his room upon his MAKING tie
p!ea that there would not be time the
next morning for their conference De,
fore his leaving the hotel. She h2a
dressed herself completely, putting on
clean linen. wrapper ana Shippers an
had then followed Ayres to his room, he
having returned to his apartment.
HELD A REVOLVER.
When she turned the knob OF the door
Nyres opened the door from the lnslue
and she found him standing PACK OIL 'te
door holding a revolver i'll his Ilsht
hond She had then started to run
away bu; had trippcd and Ayres caught
her around the waist. She had Illus
trated in a later interview with nm ana
1oistrict Attorney Gould her attitude,
and that of Ayrcs. when the shooting oc-
CURED, saying that her BACK was 70
Ayres that his right hand, IN which inc
revolver was held, was thrown over her
shoulder and that she had caught that
hand with both of hers. She dld not
know how the shots were fired, but she
felt blood gl,sh over her shoulder Wneh
Avres fell TO the floor, she Tell under hihl'
and, slipping out. had gone to her rooni'T
where she washed her 1lanus ana hei
wrapper and went to bed
Tho wrapper was exhibited to the wit
ness and identified hy him. 1t is brown
colorcd garment, trimmed with green vel
vet.
on cross-exa:lination. Detective Horne
said that Mrs. Bonine said TO nm lhat
she hesitatcd to mention the tragedy be-
cause she feared in doing so she might
do an injustice TO the dead.
After Ayres fell she found. she sad,
that her own hand clasped the barrel of
the pistol and her hands were covered
with blood She did not discover the pis-
1ol in .Ayres' hand antu he had bo'ted the
door. &S.S
Edward S. Hess, 4 photographer at po-
alice headu,,arters Who read the state
ment OF Mrs. Bonnie, made to the
chief of police. was next called and iden-
tilted the transcript Of his notes of that
statement.
MADE NO OBJECTION.
When the court convened for the after
moon session Stenographer Hess report
Of the two statements of Mrs. Boninc.
as made TO the police, were offered and
accented, the defense making no objec-
ton. District Attorny Gould read the
statements To the jury. The first state
ment was made May l,th two days after
the tragedy, and in this Mrs. Bonnie,
expressed the opinion that man must
have done the killing, because she dld
not s,,p,,orse, a woman capah!e OF the
crime. She said then that she knew OF no
one who was jealous of Ayres She, her
self did not feel annoyed, she said. upon
seeing AyreS with other women. She said
then that She had not known That -Ayres
was preparing to leave the hotel.
The second statement was the COMES
sion made by Mrs. Bonnie on May 1Vth.
1t was published at the time
The reading of these documents com
Melted. William w. Pierce. a mechanic
who had repaired the lock on the door OF
aNres' room. was called. He had been to
the room three times for this purpose
and on the two first occasions had touho
Mrs Bonnie there. She was alone, exam
,niny Ayres' books and had manifested
no confusion over his entrance.
Detective Charles 7. Peck testified that
on the morning Of the tragedy he had
visited Ayres' room and found
three empty cartridge shells there
lie also had been Tresest on that day