The evening times., 1901-05-18

had become crowded with those who were
interested IN the case. in addition to re
porters and policemen present.
District Attorney Ashley NJ Could oc-
cupied a chair to the left of the one pro
vIded for the Coroner, while to his rear
was his assistant. Peyton Gordon The
testimony was taken in detail by II. H
Pechin for the Coroners Office and by
w Il. Rabbit for the Police Department
Chairs were also provided for the father
CT the deceased, James Seymour Ayers.
ST. and his brother, the uncle Of the mur-
dered man Photographs, drawings. dia-
grams, and everything that could shed
any light upon the crime were piled upon
a table near the Coroner
The thirty-three witnesses summoned
We're: NJ r. Wardeld. Robert P Hop
kins. Mrs. H. F Flynn, Katie LawIess.
Eliza Gardner, James Burns. Michael
Hogan, Mrs Annie H }Verch. J. Y Wig
gins, James AIcCabe. Miss Susie Ken
dali, Thomas F Haulon, w w WarfieId.
Mr. HarErove, Annie g Taylor, Arthur
A1cCubbin, Richard jerks, Dr. John Taft.
James Ford, Mary Miuas, Mrs. J. &. Bon
inc, Leonard Downs. Miss N. s NooIums.
Mrs n NJ PickreiI, J. J Hooper. Mich
ael Keane, Thomas NJ. Baker. Mrs. S. 3.
Warheld. Daniel woodhouse. W Wolfe.
Emma Brown H u Butler. and J R
Lilly In addition to these there We're
many detectives. who. il was said. may
take the stand, and the several experts
whose testimony it is expected viii play
such an important part in the hearing
THE TAKING OF TESTIMONY.
When the jury entered the station
house. Deputy Coroner CIazebrook re
quested all witnesses to retire from the
room The first witness called was Dan
iel Morgan Woodhouse. colored. a waiter
al the Kenmore, who saw Ayers body in
the Iatter's room by looking through the
keyhole. Woodhouse testified that about
SGD o'clock Miss Mary Minas met him in
the Office Of the hotel. and asked him If he
would not go 20 Ayers room and see If he
was up She said she ad heard
strange noises in his room during the
night. Not receiving any response, Wood
house says, he looked through the key
hole, and saw the body lying on the
floor with blood upon it Going down
stairs he told Miss AIinas of his discovery
and notified Mr.. warffeld. the proprietor
Df the house In company with Warfield,
the witness and Philip Dade and Nj
Drude. took a ladder TO the fourth floor OF
the building. and looking through the
transom to Ayers door. they saw the
body. as heretofore described.
The witness said he then returned to his
work He declared he had been employ
ed at the Kenmore for two years, but had
never waited upon Ayers. He knew when
Ayers came to the house to board a Phil
ip Dade waited on the table occapied by
Ayers. he said This table was only a
short distance from the tables waited on
by the witness Woodhouse said he had
frequently talked to Ayers, principally
upon medical subjects. He then told of
the persons who occupied his tables and
said they usually came downstairs TO
breakfast between and $50 o'clock.
QUESTIONED As TO THE BOARDERS-
The Hopkins family came downstairs
that morning about o'clock. the witness
added, before the body had been dfscov-
cred. He did not hear them speak Of
anything unusual They. occupied room
on the fifth floor. the floor above the one
on which Ayers roomed-
Witness was then shown a photograph
of the exterior Of the hotel and pointed
out the windows to the rooms occupied
o. the various boarders- He did not know
who notified the police Of the finding OF
the body of Ayers. and District Attorney
Could questioned the witness closely.
Miss Minasc according to WoOdh0use. had
spoken to him about the matter about
$50 O'Clock She did not seem excited,
the witness declared. and he did not
think that she appeared TO have passed
a sIeepiess night. She had just come
down TO breakfast when Miss AIfnas spoke
TO him John Ray waited on Miss Nfnas'
table, the witness said When the wit
ness told Miss Minas that the man had
either shot himself OF cut his throat she
made a slight exclamation and went on
INC t=At '4l3a4-4S5-l by4ai " tBlLDuSG S4Eu
he met Mr.. Drude, Capitol policeman,
while ascending the stairs Mr.. Drude
was the first one to ascend the ladder and
look through the transom and the witness
followed him
That was all Miss Minas had said to
him. the witness declared, and he was
positive that she did not say. y thought
SO, in response to the information which
he gave her after his return from Ayers
room.
The witness said he took breakfast up
TO Miss Hopkins that morning She had
been sick in bed for five or SIX days. he as
serted Asked concerning the age Of Miss
Hopkins, the witness thought she was
not more than sixteen or seventeen years
old He never saw Miss Hopkins IN COM
uany with Mr. Ayers
ave any
rouse in
y quar-
INJURED
Ayers,
rs had