The evening times., 1901-11-27
Wounds Of the Census Clerk
Described in Detail.
ACCUSED SITS WITH BOWED HEAD
Mrs. Bonine Stares ct the Floor as
the Deputy Coroner Relates
Results OF Experiments
With thu Weapon.

ness for the Government in Criminal
Court No 1 this morning in the case Of
Mrs. Lola Ida Henry Bonnie. The sur
geon described the condition of the body
Of Ayres when he first saw it, and the
/ location of the wounds.
He then attempted. at the suggestion
Of the District Attorney. to prove by ex-
periments made with the revolver with
which Ayres was killed and with a shirt
similar to that worn by the young clerk,
to demonstrate tie exact distance of the
pistol from the body when the shots were
fred.
EOth sides Represented.
Before he was permitted 70 do this the
attorneys on both sides sent for physi-
clans to hear the statements.
When the court reeonvened at LIB this
afternoon, after a recess OF an hour. DIT.
Glazebrook resumed the stand, The de-
fence had secured Drs. Carroll, J. W.
BoYee. J. 5. RuFIn. and T.. P, Carr, while
Dr.. James Kerr acted for the prosecution.
Dscribins the Experiments.
The witness produced The empty shells
of the cartridges used in the experiments
and showed the cloth used. He described
the process and exhibited the bits Of cloth
as they were burnt by the discharge. The
exhibits shown we're with the rauzzIe
pressed as znst the cloth. Another had
the result when the muzzle was one inch
away from the cloth. TIE other exhibits
we're a. two, three, four. six. eight. ten.
twelve. fourteen. sixteen. ad twenty-four
| inches from the cloth.
Fired at CIose~-SsaEe-
The experiment has demonstrated
that the shot which entered the thigh
must have been fred from a distance
Of TWO feet, said The witness. The other
shots were fired at very close contact,
probably few inches. as there was TN
exploded powder in TIE wounds, with
burns and blisters."
This has been the contention Of the
defence. and the testimony created some
thing Of a sensation
Seven witnesses were en- the stand dur
ing the morning session. OF these. three
eolored girls told of seeing the accused
woman going into CT coming cut Of Ayres'
room. One OF these related scene in the
room during which Ayres had ordered
the prisoner to get cut aad stay out
Prisoner with Her Ee-aiIy-
Mrs. Ronine arrived at the City Hall
from the jail at $50 and was given sn au-
! dfence with her family until 10 o'clock.
When she entered the court room there
was a general uprising. an impulsive
scramble. to obtain a good look At the ac-
cused woman. She paid no attention to
this demonstration, hut walked to her
chair and shook hands with her attor-
neys- She then sat down. and. keePing
| her gaze on the witness stand. remained
quiet and emotionless throughout the
morning session.
James Seymour Ayres, ST, the father
Of the unfortunate Census clerk, occupied
a prominent seat in the front row of
the benches reserved for privileged spec
tators. He was an OBJECT ef interest.
Thinks the Jury WIFI Disagree.
He cbatted with several persons be
fore the court was formally declared to
! be il session.
q believe that the jury in this case
is so constituted as to warrant a belief
that they VIII be unable to reach an
agreement" he said.
There is but one single man on the
jury. and the others have each three or
more children. The appeal that the coun-
sci for the defence will doubtless make
for the mother Of the boys who are daily
visitors to the court is likely to find a
lodging place IN the breasts OF one OF
more of those men who are to pass iudg-
raent upon her guilt or innocence"
In discussing the tragedy Mr. Ayres ex-
hibited no feeling toward Mrs. Bonine,
and his only desire seems to be that JUS
tice be done to all eonean ned
Examining Rev Exhibits.
District Attorney Could was engaged
this morning before court convened in
SAaA1lAiA6 SOliiS ASW SAaibitS WHICH were
procured from Ayres' room in the hotel
where the shooting occurred The latest
addition to the collection. which will be
introduced during the trial. is the entire
wall os the room, from the floor to the
base OF the window This included the
plastering and baseboard, both of which
| we're splashed with blood The entire
-oo{s0,o oF II u-oIl 49, o,-+ ont -o-7-11ate o
and is In perfect condition.
In the storage roen back Of the Dis
triet Attorneys once are the other ex-
hibtts. These include all of the furniture
which was in the room at the time Of The
tragedy, the trunks owned by Ares, the
carpet, the bedding. the garment worn by
Dressed Common Boar<fs, S1-25 per