The times., 1901-05-22
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
The Full Statement Made by Mrs.
BOnine TO the Police.
Alleged Circumstances Leading Up
to the killing of Ayers at the ken
more HOteI-The Fatal Struggle
in the Census Clerks Room.

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The statement made by Mrs. Lola Ids
Henri Bonine regarding the circum
stances of the killing of James Seymour
Ayers, jr., was yesterday afternoon tran
scribed from the stenographer's notes
The woman was put through a rigiG
cross examination by the police authori
ties, to whom the statement was made
1t follows in full;
''You knew Mr.. Ayers, didn't you?
asked Detective Horne
Yes, sir.
Did you ever have any business deal.
ings with him?"
mo, sir"
You knew him socially, at the house
that you have told me already"
Yes. sir
Tell me about this night and what you
have told Mr.. Gould"
1T was about o'clock in the night
have no timepiece"
THAT was the night he died?"
Yes He came to my room and knock
ed, and l slipped on my wrapper and went
to the boys room. My room is on the in
side And l opened my door, and he said
he had a chill"
Who had chill?"
to have chill and he wanted 10 know
if / had anything for it, and l said, What
have you been doing to yourself that You
should have chill?' and he said, Some
of the boys have been around taking a
few drinks, but they did not take enough,
so then / said had some laxative bromo
quinine that L could give him. / thought
the quinine would stimulate, and
the laxative would be good for
the stomach. So he then said as 1 made
a movement to go back in the room-he
said, Let me come in, / want to talk with
you. And l said. No, that might awak-
en- the boys l could not afford it. L was
afraid the boys would wake up and find
a man in the room that hour of the night
couldn't think of it, So"
Just tell the truth as it occurred. Did
he come in the room?"
mo. 1 said that I would not let him
come in. He attempted to put his arm
around me bit, and said he was going
away tomorrow. and he wanted to have a
talk with me and have a better under
standing. You know we had some mis-
understanding, and he said he wanted to
have a better understanding before he
went away. So as he said it he kind of
put his arm around me and"
How did ne put his arm around your
Rested on your shoulder
Attempted to put it around my shoul-
der. and / pulled away and he said: I will
stay if you Will be nice TO me, and his
words and the manner would Indicate
more than thesyords and the gesture,
and l said ! could not think of that, and
he said We'll, come over to my room any
way. and lets talk it over. I won't be
satisfied unless you come and talk it over
and / said, No, downstairs in the morn
ing; viii see you in the morning And
he said, There will he so many people
around that won't get chance to talk
with You downstairs Then he said:
Come over to the room; we will talk it
over there and l decided that 1 would.
and l said / would get the medicine
the laxative bromo quinine-if
could find it. I was not sure that I
had any / could not find any, and went
to the room and dressed, shoes. stockings
my slippers and stockings-aud every
thing, except my corsets-my underwear
and eyerything-and the reason / did that
was to convince him that If he made any
further attempt of that sort that 1 had
respect for myself and 1 would prove that
did not permit anything of that sort.
you know.
a PISTOL II HIS HAND.
And ! went over and, as / opened the
door, he had his hand on the knob in
side. While he was talking to me he had
on his pants and coat, and, I suppose,
lndershirt. / did not notice particularly,
out when l went in the room. he was
iressed with a shirt and was behind the
ioor with his hand on the knob, and l
ffr1F IN, he. r
saw him. Then he closed the door and
1oited it, having the pistol in his hand !
lid not notice the pistol until / saw him
,olt the door Then he said: Now I
guess you Will listen to me, and he was
the door and I. and the door
vas bolted. so I thought of the window.
thought / would run to the window
md get away, and that was my thought
did not want to create any alarm. I
snew the people would criticise me if
hould make a disturbance at that hour
# the night. and / simply wanted TO get
.EFay from him AS / started toward the
window some way my foot caught in my
wrapper or the-I don't know which. / |
,nly got few steps and ne caught me. |
With his left arm, around the waist. He |
vas not exactly smiling. but he just kind |
f pointed the pistol toward me with his |
light hand. and / grabbed it with my |
light hand and threw my weight toward |
he right and over his arm with this |
rn, and grabbed it with my right hand, |
,ointed toward him. illustrating
LAS ! did that then Ia some way he |
urned back, and the next thing / felt |
lis arm around my neck. on my head |
nd face, and the revolver was going off. |
don't remember how many shots. l saw |
blaze and heard the noise 1t made, but |
seems to me that it was all at once, it |
vent so quickly. 1 could not realize; l |
id not know he was hurt, and then he |
ell forward, about his length and mine |
was somewhat toward the window and |
hen l called Help! help helpr / was |
n the floor with my face down and my |
ack was to him all this while"
You are the only one who called for
elp?"
Yes, sir; my back was to him and he
vas over me, and | did not know he was
urt. / was endeavoring to put it to the
earest side-I forgot. After / caught
old Of it first in my right hand, and held
at FIRST
Before he shot?"
Yes. sir; and when he turned. ! don't
how it happened l remember
hen l got both hands on IT, and there are
he scars that l showed Coroner Nevitt.
here / clinched my both hands around
=" IIllustraing.l
WAS there any blood on your hands
hen?"
FELL TO THE FLOOR TOGETHER.
NO, sir; not then. These scars were
here my hands were ciasped. My whole
eight was bearing onto it, and we fell
1rward together. l did not know he was
urt | thought ] was turning il away