The sun., 1901-11-26
hIAL OF MRS. BONNIE
'Evidence Given Against the Alleged
Slayer of Clerk Ayres.
THOMAS M. BAKERS STORY,
Fish Commission Employee Testifes
That He Saw IA Woman on the
Fire Escape just Outside of
Dead Mans window.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The trial of
Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine for the murder
of James Seymour Ayres, Jr., last May
has been resumed in criminal court
No. i. j. Frank Drew, the capitol po-
liceman who was on the stand last Fri
day when the court adjourned, re-
sumed his testimony. He swore. that
he had several times seen the defend
ant come out of Ayres' room. The
last occasion was about week before
the tragedy. 1t was at night, about 0
o'clock.
On cross examination he testified that
he looked over the transom into the
room on the morning when Ayres body
was discovered. He was closely qiies-
toned as to the location of the furni-
ture, clothing and the position of the
body, to which he had testified upon
direct examination. lie testified that
there was space enough behind the
door for person to have stood there
while the door was opened to admit
another person. =
He declared that he had seen Mrs.
Bonine come out of the rooms of others
In the hotel, among them those of sew
eral single men, and her demeanor was
III no wise different from that when
he saw her emerge from Ayres' ROOM
She displayed no evidences of excite
ment. Her bearing was natural. She
had habit of visiting the sick.
Saw Woman on Fire Escape.
Thomas NJ. Baker, an employee of
the fish commission, who resided in the
building adjoining the Kenmore, was
then called and testified that on the
night of the tragedy he was awakened
by the report of pistol shots.
He jumped out of bed, went to the
window and heard voice from above
inquiring what was wrong below. He
replied that he had heard pistol shots.
Then, while standing mt his window.
he saw figure OH the fire escape just
outside of Ayres window. The figure
walked the length of the fire escape in
his direction and then descended two
flights to the floor of the veranda,
where it disappeared into window.
1t was the figure of small woman
clad in dark, tight fitting clothing. The
woman wore no hat, and, as lie did not
hear the fall of her footsteps, he judg-
ed she was in her stocking feet.
He described the manner of her de-
scent, which he said was very deliber-
ate and without emotion.
He did not know the defendant at
the time of the tragedy, but saw her
about | o'clock Of the afternoon of that
day. She was ut that time being ques-
toned by Detective Horne. She was
smiling, and he heard her say she
knew nothing about the cause of
Ayres' death. The shots he heard
sounded muflled. He could not tell eX-
actly, hut judged they We're about ten
or fifteen seconds apart.
Kenmore Guests Testify.
Robert p. Hopkins, clerk in the war
department, who lived mt the Ken
more hotel, was the next witness. His
daughter was i'll on the night of the
tragedy. He had been attending her.
and just as he was returning to bed he
heard three loud reports. lie went to
the window and looked down. He saw
something which looked like skull
lying on the fire escape just outside the
window which he afterward ascertain
ed was the window of Ayres' room
The shots We're fired in quick success
sion, about four seconds, he judged
between the first and last.
At the conclusion of Alr. Hopkins
testimony there was stir in the court,
room as the bailiff called Emma \
Lawless, who occupied the room adj
Joining that in which the tragedy oc
Cured. Miss LawleSs showed consid
cradle nervousness as she took til,
stand
She testified that she was employed
In the bureau of engraving and print
ing. On the night of tile tragedy n
about 0:30 O'Clock. she testified. AyreS
knocked at her door and asked If sh,
had any sugar. He told her he was go
ing away and wanted to make sonlC
cocoa She gave him the sugar.
About ten minutes later lie knocked
again and asked her If she did no
want cup. She replied that she dit
not care for it. About 10 o'clock sht
retired. She was slightly aroused dur
ing the night, but was not awakened
She formed no idea as to what arouse,
her or what time it was.
The district attorney then turned til,
witness over to the defendants coun
sci, but he asked only single question
which brought out nothing additional
California Judge Murdered.
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