The Yale expositor., 1901-11-15
Mrs. Bonine's Trial In Washington
Of Great Interest.
The STORY OF KILLING AYRES,
Tn. Cali Made ny Ayres at Two O'clock
In the Mornings Its Cause and Fatal
Results a. the Woman Tells Them-Her
Husbands Devotion.

Mich His body was found lying ON
the floor near the front window OF MS
room, which opened on the fire escape.
There was only his undcrshirt on the
body. There were three wounds, one
I'm the right hip. one In the left arm
lust below the shoulder and one I'm the
left side. the bullet that caused this
wound having entered the body and
pierced the heart, causing death within
a minute at the longest. one gas jet
turned low was still burning. The cur
tain was up and the window open. The
curtain cord was stained with blood
and on the window sill was the inn
print of bloody hand.
Circumstances led 10 suspicion OF
Mrs. Lola Ida Henry Bonnie. boarder
In the hotel and who had been very
friendly with the murdered man.
When arrested she told this story OF
Ayres' death:
81 reprovcd Mr.. Ayres for drinking
about March 4. and he took offense at
my 80 doing. We did not speak and
had been ON bad terms from that time
until Wednesday morning
Il had no watch or clock In my
room. but IL must have been just be-.
=
when | heard a rap on my door. and
going To see who II WAS found MIR
Ayrcs there. lie was apparently dress.
ell. but had his coat collar turned up.
lie told me that he was going 60 move
from the Kenmore the following day
and said he wanted 90 talk TO me and
see II we could not mend our diff
fcrcnccs. lie put his hand on my
shoulder In a friendly way and said lac
did not want Co go away with any Ill
feeling between us.
"Mr. AyreS wanted 10 come In my
room aud talk To me. but | would not
let him. and then he said he felt NJ.
rs IL he was going 20 have a chill. lie
asked me IL had any medicine which
would be- good for malaria. aud ! re-
piled that / believed | had some laXa-
tive-quinine pills. | left him M the
door 10 look Tor them and went into
my little boys room. where | supposed
| would lind the medicine 10 WAS not
there ana l returned 10 the door and
told Mr.. Ayrcs that could not find II.
He then said again that he was sorry
we had ever had any falling out and
that | had been n friend TO him. and
that he was sorry TO leave the house
without our making mp our differences.
He asked me To come over 10 his
room and talk over our misunderstood.
| Ing. and finally | said | would do 50
as soon as | had dressed myself lie
/ then returned 10 his room and I put
ON my clothing. | dressed completely
except that ! did not put on my cor
set. ] slipped on black and brown
wrapper, which the police have. and
| put my feet into slippers. Then
started for Mr.. Ayrcs' room
AS I reached the door put my
/ hand on the knob. but he opened IL
/ from within. and standing behind a..
I admitted me 20 the room.
AS soon rs | was inside Mr.. Ayrcs
I pushed the door quickly closed. shot
/ the bot, and turned. facing me. In his
/ right hand he held n revolver which
he pointed az me. lie had only his un-
I dcrshlrt on.
Now, ! guess youll listen to me.
he said. ] was startled. and stood fac
I Ing him FOR a moment Then hc made
\ an Insulting proposition To me. and I
\ turned and made for the window.
\ thinking TO get ont on the fire escape
ana get away from him. He followed
| me and put his left hand over my
shoulder and tricd To- stop me- | strug.
/ glcd. and he put his right arm. with
the hand holding the pistol. around me.
too. l caught the pistol by the barrel
With my right hand, and we struggled
for a moment.
Then there was n shot. | don't
Know how many nor how fast they
were fired, but ! felt Hood OF blood
pour over my shoulder. and Mr.. Ayrcs
/ sank 20 the ficOr. As he held me I
had put mp my other hand and with
both cluichcd the barrel OF the pistol
| When he fell my back was toward
him. and his weight carried me down
forward with him. but his grasp re-.
iaxed. and when ] jumped up the pis.
toll was In my hand. | put Il ON the
trunk. and the next thing knew wu-
on the fire escape. just outside Of MIR
Ayrcs' window. | don't know whether
l looked back az him or not.
Il walked along the landing and
went down the ladder. without hest.
tating. When ! reached the veranda
at the second floor I went I'm through
the parlor window Ia the hall and an
the sinlrs Of the annex to INV room
washed my hands and the wrapper
and after awhile lay down ON my lied. q
Mrs. Bonine u y slight. delicate wo
man Of ~ years. the mother OF tw,
manly little boys. now aged lG and t.
and the wife 81 n husband who's. devo
ton knows no bounds
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