Evening star., 1901-12-05
TESTIFY
Medical Subjects Treated in Bonine
Trial Today.
DR.. FRY is CROSS-EIAMINED
Large Crowd Present and Women
in the Majority.
OTHER WITNESSES ON STAND


The entire day in the Bonine murder
trial was occupied in the taking of expert
testimony on the part of the defense. Dr.
Fry, who was called to the stand yester-
day afternoon and was excused pending
the consideration of the question of ad-
mitting certain testimony objected to by
the government, was in the witness box
the greater part Of the forenoon session
Throughout the day District Attorney
Gould interposed objections frequently to
questions asked by the counsel for the de-
fense, the arguments on which took up
considerable time.
The greater part of the testimony brought
out tended to show that the defendant s
physical condition was such that she could
have had no impure motive in going to
James Seymour AyreS' room in the KEN
more Hotel. Despite that the. impression
was general that the questions and answers
of witnesses would be offensive and un-
pleasant for any one to hear, there was, If
anything, a larger number of women pres
ent than at any previous day of the trial.
The court room presented the appearance
of a theater at matinee performance
rather than a place where a fellow being
was on trial for her life.
A number of members of Congress were
among the spectators at the forenoon ses-
sion. Representative Peter ]. Otey of Vir-
gtnia occupied a seat beside Justice Ander-
son. At the afternoon session Judge C.. E.
NichOl of Virginia was an attentive listen
er to the proceedings from the bench.
Maurice Bonine was recalled during the
afternoon and was on the stand for few
minutes.
Much of the testimony at both sessions,
though of the utmost importance to the
contention Of the defense, was, to appear
ances, offensive to the defendant and she
displayed her modesty by casting her eyes
downward.
District Attorney Gould stated to a Star
reporter today that In his opinion the ease
will be ready for submission to the jury by
Tuesday of next week.
DIR. Fry Continues.
Before proceeding with the examination
of witnesses this morning Mr.. Gould asked
leave to correct possible impression due
to certain remarks of counsel for the de-
fense yesterday In regard to a pair Of slip
pers alleged to have belonged to- the de-
fendant. 1t had been the governments in
tention at the close of it's case in chief to
prove the slippers to have been the prop
erty of the defendant, said Mr.. Gould, by a
witness. but he had later understood that
the defense conceded the slippers to be
Mrs Bonine's property.
Mr.. Douglass, for the defense. remarked
that the government should show whether
Mrs Bonine had delivered the slippers to
the police at the same time she surrendered
the wrapper, or whether the slippers were
found after the defendant had been in
carcerated in jail. The United State attor-
ney explained that the slippers were pro-
cured from the defendants room at the
Kenmore by Lieut.. Moore Of the sixth po-
lice precinct, pursuant to a description sup
piled Lieut.. Moore by Mrs. Bonine
After the court had sustained the gov
ernment's objection to question asked Dr.
Henry d. Fry yesterday, having had the
matter under consideration over night, the
defense resumed the examination of DR..
Fry. The witness testified that the oath Of
last May he visited Mrs. Bonine's room at
the Kenmore.
Don't relate any conversation that may
nave occurred on that OCCASION warned
the United States attorney.
Il don't see how / can tell that I got a
brown bag, then" stated Dr. Fry, his re-
mark causing some amusement.
1t developed that the witness was handed
a bag that was hanging on a hook in a
closet. He selected two articles contained
In the bag for analysis.
What were those articles?" asked At
torney Douglass.
Mr.. Gould objected on the ground that
the desired testimony was irrelevant and a
long argument followed.
DR.. Fry was finally permitted to state
that he took from the bag an undergarment
and another article.
Before inquiring what the article was
used for. Attorney Douglass asked the
hiscu HotdtcS dttorHey IL ne OBJECTED to
the question.
NO." replied Mr. Gould YEARLY. "I do
not object, for the matter Is now as clearly
before the jury as it possibly could be-
The witness was next asked regarding the
condition of the article an INQUIRY first
being made of the United States attorney II
he objected.
THE government is in this position" then
stated Mr.. Gould. speaking In a somewhat
heated manner. ''The government is CON
WINGED that this evidence is most positively
inadmissible By questions already asked
the defense has succeeded in getting before
the jury all that could possibly bear on this
matter 1t would be puerile for me to OBJ
ject now after the subject has been fully
discussed In the hearing of twelve intelli-
gent jurors"
DR.. Fry was then examined at length
and in detail regarding subjects unfit for
publication. DR.. Fry was rigidly cross-ex-
amined by Mr.. Gould as to the bruises
found on Mrs. Bonine. The witness was
next asked the following question by the
United states attorney:
Iake the case OF a. woman> wearing
French heel slippers at O'Clock In the
morning climbing out through a window.
descending two flights of fre-escane stair,
way, walking along q piazza. then pass-
ing through furnished parlor. next as.
cending two flights OF stairway and pro-
ceedfng TO bath room. Under the circ,,nn
stances could the woman during that ionr.
ney have received the bruises such as vo,,
found on this defendant?'' ~
Yes, sir" replied DR.. Fry.
Thats all. !" added Mr.. Gould
MT. douglass wanted to know IL the