The times., 1901-05-27
ENQUIRY At A STANDSTILL
No New Developments in the Ayers
Murder Case.
little Explanation of the Causes of
0GiciaI Friction-The Correct Yer
sion of Captain Hemri's Murder in
Missouri. rs Told by Mr.. BOniEe.

OficiaI Friction-The Correct Yer
sion of Captain Hemri's Murder in
Missouri. rs Told by Mr.. BOniEe.
Important developments were lacking
yesterday in the kenmore murder inVes-
tigation. Detectives rested from their
Iabors incident TO the probing Of the mys-
tery. which is vet far from solution. The
true story of the death OF Capt. Isaac
Henri the father of Mrs. /. /. Bonine.
now in the District Jail, became known
through q statement made by the hUs-
band of the unfortunate woman.
Facts unearthed yesterday tend to show
the origin Of the clash between the au-
thorities while the inquest was in prog
ress. 1t has been said that the Coroner
aud his deputy, District Attorney Could
and the Police Department came into di-
rect conflict on the days Of the official
enquiry into the death Of James Seymour
Ayers. IT has been shown that Coroner
Nevitt had a misunderstanding with
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook; and that Dis
trict Attorney Gould is dissatisfied with
the evidence gathered against Mrs. Bon
inc, both by the police and as the result
Of the inquest. yet it remains TO be told
why that woman never took the witness
stand in her own behalf. She was regu-
larry summoned to testify, as were all
others at the Kenmore, but has yet to
tell her story of the tragedy to a jury.
On Monday afternoon, one week ago
today, the inquest over the body of Ayers
was suddenly adjourned about 4 o'clock
after many witnesses had been examined,
and little had been learned toward a
satisfactory solution of the murder. Just
prior to adjournment, District Attorney
Gould walked into the room from which
h1rrT al
hour before. and whispered to Coroner
hewitt, 1t is all over"
immediately it was announced that the
hearing would continue the following day.
beginning at 10 o'clock. 1t was understood
up to the hour of adjournment that Mrs.
Bonine was to be the next witness ex-
amined. She was never called.
Interest in the mystery shifted rapid
ly after the adjournment of the hearing
from the room in which the inquest was
held TO Police Headquarters There Mrs.
Bonine was taken in carriage by De
tective Horne and District Attorney
Gould Prior TO this. she had made a
statement to thsse officials, in the waiting
room OF the Sixth precinct station. She
practically told the story included later
in her so-called confession. Once Al
Headquarters, Mrs. Bonine was confront
ed by Major Sylvester, District Attorney
Gould. Captain-Inspector Boardman. De-
tectiye Horne, and others. She vas ush-
cred into the private Office of the Chief
Of Police, and there she made her con
fessien- Her statements were taken down !
by stenograDher, and afterward tran |
scribed.
Following upon her confession. Mrs. B0- |
nine IVES sent TO the House of Detention
There she remained until the evening of |
Tuesday Meanwhile the inquest was con !
tiuued at 10 O'Clock that morning Wit |
nesses were ali present except Mrs. Bo- |
nine.
Enquiry by the Coroner. at the sugges-
ton Of his jury. revealed that Mrs Bonine |
was a prisoner of the Police Department. |
In vain did Coroner hewitt urge by teIe-
phone that AIRS. Bonine was wanted to |
testify at the inquest; that she had been /
summoned, and was amenable to such /
summons. Mrs. Bonine was kept safely /
quartered at the House Of Detention
Prior TO giving the case to his jury. !
after certain other witnesses had been ex-
amined during the morning hours. the
Coroner visited Police Headquarters II /
was his intention to secure the presence
of Mrs Bonine at the inquest. that she
might, under cath, tell her story, as made
in her confession, and be examined in
detail
Coroner Nevitt did not succeed in his
quest Of the witness He saw at Head
quarters Major Sylvester. Captain-Iu-
spector B0ardman, District Attorney
Gould. it is said, and other prominent Off
Gals a request that Mrs. Bonine be pro
duced by the police at the inquest was
not complied with. On the contrary, the
Coroner was informed that Mrs. Bonine
was IN the custody Of the police; that her
confession was satisfactory to that de-
partment, and that il would be advisable
TO conclude the inquest without her tes-
timony.
No argument shook the faith of the po-
lice officials in their theory that Mrs.
Bonine had cleared up the situation and
the mystery She was under arrest; she
had made q statement. such as it was:
suspicion pointed toward her, and that
was all She never swore 20 the confes-
sion. and now she refuses TO talk about
It. She was never examined under oath
because the police laid claim TO her as
a prisoner
The inquest was concluded Tuesday af-
ternoOn, and verdict returned, holding !
Mrs Bonine responsible for the death of
Ayers That verdict does not specify any
thing. How could it do so? No charge !
appears against Mrs. Bonine.
f7i-e 40 d prisoner Win peculiar status |
She gave no testimony before the Coroner
or his jury, and other witnesses could
not fasten any crime upon her The Cor
oazr and the police met and the latter
hetd fast 70 their prisoner. that credit for
ths arrest, If such there be, might not be /
from them.
AT the jail Yesterday Mrs. Bonine spcnt !
a quiet day. She saw her husband and 1
her t"o boys in the afternoon and her !
png gsiclan before nightfaIL Mr. RGulne [
took his wife some fruit, while the bows (
took hoWers they had gathered
Toward night Mrs Bonine read a great !
ceal. She has been well supplied with
books and magazines by her husband and l
friends. She retired shortly after 1
o clock ana apparently slept well It was
her ITst Sunday in jail. While she aid I
not attend the regular religious service.
IN the corridor Of the east wing she heard 4
the singing, and appeared relieved at The
relaxation Of the rigid rules permitted Sd /
Iiir as possible on the Sabbath
Dir. Boniue was in consultation last I
night with his lawyers. He has read re-
ports In the paI ers concerning the tragic
death Of Captain Henri his father-in-
law, early IN July, ls65.- None OF these
reports has been strictly accurate, ac-
cording TO Air. BOuine, who gave out a
statement last night regarding the mat
ter He said.
Captain Henri was born in Ohio and