The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-15

Was just gong 10 SleeD AGAIN WHeH Ne
heard two shots fred, one Immediately
| following the other He is positive that
he heard only two shots, but thinks that
he may have been awakened by the first
shot. without being aware of it. He
| jumped out Of his bed, which is but few
feet from his window. he says, and looked
out of the window, but saw nothing
/ Some one above him. Baker says, called
out:
/ What wrong down there2"
| Baker replied that he had heard pistol
| shots. About three minutes after that
Baker asserts he saw a woman come out
/ of window on the fourth floor Of the
hotel and. with the left hand on the rail-
ing of the f1re-escape and the right one
holding up her skirt or gown. descend TO
the second floor and pass from the bal
/ cony into an open window. Nj Baker
says the woman had on stockings, but no
shoes. He declares that he waited sever
al minutes longer, but hearing nothing
further, closed his shutters, and lighted
the gas to rearrange his bed clothing.
Looking at his clock, which was five min
l1tes fast, ne found that it was Just 2.05
o'clock.
Mr. Baker afterward stated TO a police
man that ne might possibly have been
mistaken in his statement that ne saw a
woman descend the nre-escape. but ad-
ded that he was under the impression
that it was . woman
When Miss Minas notified the hotel Peo-
pie this morning of what she had heard
they sent to Ayers room and found the
door fastened No response was made to
repeated calls. and Policeman Brady was
finally called in. He broke open the door
and found Ayers dead. The door had been
bolted on the inside, but the key, which
was in the lock, had not been turned
Coroner hewitt was Immediately notified
and was soon on the scene After care
fuI survey Of the surroundings, he gave
it as his opinion that the young man did
not die as the result of seIf-inficted
wounds The Coroner did not believe it
possible for the man to have inflicted
upon himself such injuries as Ayers had
sustained.
The body was dressed only in an under
shirt. Where the bullet had entered the
breast the garment was slightly powder
marked. From the location Of the wound
and the hemorrhage which followed. Coro-
ner hewitt believes that the heart possibly
the aorta. was penetrated, and that death
must have been almost instantaneous. Aa-
ether ball had entered the left arm, about
the middle of the biceps, and after hay
ing struck the bone, glanced off, and was
found imbedded beneath the skin
The third bullet entered the left hip and
it too struck the bone and finally lodged
beneath the skin, almost directly back Of
the point Of entrance. There were no
powder marks or burns OF any kind sur
rounding this wound. The revolver used
was found lying OF trunk beside The
window. Three OF the cartridges had been
exploded TIE weapon was covered with
blood, having the appearance Of having
been seized by some enc in a struggle It
was a % caIbre revolver. No. 501. Of the
Harrington K Richardson Arms Co
make
Lying by the pistol on the trunk was
an old-styIe breech-Ioadiug shot gun, with
the ramrod in the barrel On q table near
the window were several cartridges OF
the size Of those used in the revolver.
The bed had been occupied, but there was
no signs cf blood upon it. The window
sill and frame, however, were spotted
with blood and traces Of blood were
found in several places upon the frees
cape. One distinct blood speck was found
OF. the hre-escape 1--WE feet eight and one
half inches from the outer sill of the
window TO Ayers room. Several other
marks that were supposed to be blood
were discovered on the ffre-escape lead
ing to the lower floors. One of these ap-
peared to be the impression of a left
hand. as it would strike the wall. There
is some doubt as TO whether these are
blood marks, however, and Coroner New
lit viii have an analysis made OF all OF
these stains
AL persons connected with the hotel
were closely questioned as to Ayers. re-
latious with women and in several in
tell all they knew.
Ayers is said to have an aunt in the
city. but none of his friends seemed to
know her name or address, s P. Young.
who worked with Ayers in the Census
Office. was with him until late hour last
night, but left him shortly after midnight.
7ylan Ayers weEt to his room with
Burns.
Ayers mother is dead, but his father
resides at the Hotel Warwick. Grand
Rapids. The body has been removed to
the morgae, where it viii be carefully ex-
amiued before the postuortem is per
formed tomorrow
The inquest viii not be held until Fri
day in order to permit OF d thorough in
vestisaticn of all the circumstances in
connection with the tragedy
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