The times., 1901-05-17
RUNNING DOWN ALL CLUES
Every Effort Made to Solve the
Kenmore Murder Mystery.

Many Theories Advanced, and the
Detectives Making an Anniytical
study of the Cause.-The Women iu
the Hotel More Inclined to Talk.
The tragedy of Tuesday morning at the
Kenmore Hotel is a mystery stil!. Theo-
ries are as numerous as detectives, but
no arrests have been made. The investi-
CATION Of the murder Of James Seymour
Ayres is. however, gradually nearing SO
luton. Women occupying rooms at the
Kenmore, who may possibly know some
thing Of the tragedy, now appear willing
to talk. and TO this apparently the faith
of the authorities is pinned.
James 5. Ayres, father of the murdered
man, arrived in this city last night from
Grand Rapids, Mich MIR. Ayres is regis
tered at the Kenmore. Coroner Nevitt
last night decided to postpone the inquest
in the case until tomorrow morning at
II O'Clock. at the Sixth precinct station.
-Four hundred people stood in the street
before the Kenmore yesterday afternoon
and far into the night. Interest in the
murder mystery served to throng the ho-
tel, where a dozen detectives, together
with newspaper men and police, anX-
iousIy awaited developments. Reports Of
every nature were current, but nothing
was learned tending to impliCate any
body in the murder of Ayres. Neverthe-
less the police are certain woman COM
mitted the crime, and almost equally
positive that the murderess lived IN the
hotel at the time Everybody having
room at the hotel has been examined, but
so far little has been elected by the de-
tectives.
ARRESTS N PROSPECT.
I'VE have not made an arrest, but we
have learned a good deal" SAID one of
the detectives last night. Developments
may possibly come today to warrant an
arrest 1t is a very difficult case to han
die. but we shall learn something definite
before long" other detectives gazed
wistfully for hours up at the ire escape,
by which the murderess is credited with
escaping. or at the widows, OF sauntered
leisurely through the six story hotel.
questioning everyone they met. Still all
appears serene about the hostelry, while
there is commotion at Police Headquar-
ters. Inspector Boardman and Lieutenant
Moore, Detectives Horne, Weedon. Par
ham, Muller. Baur, Miller, Peck, TrumhO,
Flather, and Barbee were all about the
hotel during the day and last night. and
each had to report, besides theory and
much work, that comparatively little pro-
gress had been made.
Among others who interested the police
yesterday was a small boy named Willie
aged fourteen years, a son of Po-
Hceman Wolfe, of the First precinct sta
ton. whose home is at 227 North Capitol
Street, opposite the Kenmore This boy
sleeps in second-story room, where he
has a good outlook across the street to-
ward the hotel He said yesterday that
he was awakened about o'clock Tuesday
morning by the sound Of pistol shots. ap-
parently coming from the direction Of the
hotel. Jumping out of bed. young Wolfe
went to the window OF his room where
he remained several minutes. looking out
on the street.
The youth was astonished after while
by seeing woman climb out Of win
dow of the fourth floor, on the fire es-
cape, which she gradually descended. with
one hand on the iron ladder, while she
held up her back skirt with the other
As the boy watched the woman made
her way down the fire escape to the sec
ond floor balcony, and then entered by
an open window into the hotel This
window opens into Z public parlor. from
which access can oasilv he had to other
sections Of the hotel. The story of Wolfe
agrees with that told by Thomas NJ
Baker. who resides next door TO the
Kenmore, and who says he saw a woman
descend the fire escape to the second
floor
As the night wore on a line Of fnvestiga-
ton led the police TO believe that a certain
woman in the hotel may be implicated in
the tragedy. So important was this clue
considered that Inspector Boardman de-
cided al midnight to detail a detective at
the hotel during the remainder Of the
night Ii is understood the detective was
instructed to guard the apartment occu-
pied by the woman under suspicion. While
additional facts may result this morning
in the arrest OF the woman. who is believed
10 have had male adviser. and perhaps
accomplice in the crime, the police are
not Jet ready TO take her into custody.
Suspicion is said to point to this woman
because Of certain statements reported to
have been made late last night to the
detectives by other women living in the
hotel
TIE WOMEN INCLINED TO TALK
Between . o'clock last night and mid
night the police made more progress to-
ward the solution of the mystery sur
rounding the murder Of Ayres The fear
that they may be implicated or suspected
of having connection with the crime .ap-
pears TO have caused various womeR in
the Kenmore TO indicate a willingness to
talk, disposition not before apparent.
From two women the clue pointing the
hnger OF suspicion at the woman now
practically under surveillance was obtain
ed il Is not contended by the detectives
that facts yet prove murder by the yo-
man. but her arrest IL not thought to be
unlikely today, should early Developments
give color to the suspicion already appar-
ent In the minds Of the police
James S. Ayres, the father of the rnl,r-
dered youth, reached the city over the
Pennsylvania Railroad at 7:40 O'Clock
last night. He was met at the depot by
James A Nelson, James Burns. and w. {.
Watt, all friends of his SON Mr.. Ayres
went at once to the Kenmore Hotel. where
he spent the night as the guest Of Mr.
Burns After dinner at the hotel Mr..
Ayres. accompanied by several friends.
visited the morgue and looked at the body
OF his son. He made no comment. but
was yisibiy affected. Shortly afterward
he returned 10 his hotel To newspaDer
men IN waiting Mr. Ayres said he had