The times., 1901-06-01
POLICE GROWING RETICENT
Silence Concerning the Ayers Case
Investigations.
a Growing Impression That Miss
Minas Has Given Some Important
Testimony i'm Conference.-The Re
voIver Not Identified by Heiss.

New features were lacking yesterday in
the story of the Kenmore murder mys-
terry. Detectives Horne, Miller. and Peck
are still engaged on the case. They have
followed clues by the hundred since
James Seymour Ayers met his death
two weeks ago last Wednesday morning,
yet little in the nature of positive evil
dence has been secured other than that
given at the inquest and contained in the
confession of Mrs. L. l. Bonine. She is
still in the District Jail.
Yesterday WIS very much like other
days to Mrs. Bonine. She spent some
time reading in her cell. until her hus-
band called in the afternoon. with a
friend by the name of Keen. Just who
Mr. Keen is was not known at the jail
after he departed nor was his name
recalled by any guests around about the
Kenmore last night. Nothing Significant
in connection with the case, however, is
attached to the visit yesterday. Mrs
Bonine retired early last night.
There are said to be reasons for the be
lief that Miss Mary E. Minas has made
an additional statement to District At
torney Gould. Such secrecy as marks the
attitude of the authorities has not before
been manifested in many long day.
Nothing is allowed to be known about
the investigation of the murder Of Ayers.
AT Headquarters newspaper men are
told there is nothing new, and they meet
the same response from the District At
torney and his assistants. Nevertheless,
certain incidents tend to show that Miss
Minas may have told the District Attor-
ney. when she was closeted in his Office
at the City Hall Monday afternoon, some
thing more about that might of horrors"
That interview lasted an hour and a half.
Afterward it was said that Miss Minas
had repeated her story Of the tragedy.
The next question is, Did she say more?
Mr.. Fenton. at whose home Miss Minas
is stopping, says simply to reporters that
he has been told by the detectives not TO
talk about the death of Ayers. Apparently
Miss Minas has been thus instructed also
1t is understood the killing of Ayers
will he brought to the attention of the
grand jury on Monday next Meanwhile
Assistant District Attorney Taggart is
examining witnesses and putting testi-
mony in proper shape for presentation
to that body. Plans of the Kenmore have
been prepared from measurements made
several days ago by Detective Peck and
others.
Attorneys Douglass and Greed NJ Full
ton, of counsel for Mrs. Bonine. were in
conference with Mr Gould for a few
minutes yesterday afternoon. The sub
ject of the conversation. So the attorneys
said was q matter of no public interest.
To a reporter one of the attorneys ex-
planned that no further application for
the release of Mrs. Bonine on pail will
be made for the time being at least.
Counsel tried to insist on a postpone
ment of the trial of Mrs Bonine until
after the summer recess of the courts, on
the ground that they will not have time
to properly prepare the case for hearing
by the end of June. Mr. Gould, however,
viii probably set the case for trial next
month and let the court pass upon the
matter of postponement.
AT the request of Captain Boardman,
Chief of the detective bureau, William
Heiss. electrical engineer at Chesapeake
Junction called at Police Headquarters to
see If he could identify the revolver found
in the room of the late James s Ayers,
at the Kenmore Hotel the morning after
the tragedy but was unable to do so.