Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-27
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Mrs, Bonine's Application for Writ
Of Habeas Curpus.
HEARING BEFORE JUDGE BARNARD
Hour Of 3 O'clock Today Set for
the Argument.
DEFENDANTS LIFE IN JAIL

Another move in the Kenmore Hotel
Mrs Lola Ida Henry BONNIE held for the
killing of James seymour Ayres jr., filed
a petition in the supreme Court of the Dis
trfct Of Columbia asking that a writ of
hJbeas corpus he granted. directing the
warden of the District Jail ito bring her
ID. fore the honorable court to be bailed."
The petition was presented to Justice Bar
nard. who directed that the writ issue.
turnabIe before him at , O'Clock this after
noon.
Mrs Bonnie informs the court that she is
a prisoner in the District jail and in the
custody of the warden; that she is in con-
finement and detained in the jail by virtue
Of an order of commitment of the coroner.
wherein she is charged with the killing of
James seymour Ayres. jr.. the 10th in
slant
Continuing. Mrs. Bonine states in her pc
iition that she was committed to jail and
charged with the killing of Ayres by rea-
son of the testimony taken before coro-
ners jury at an inquest held May Is, -
and II. She adds that she is able to give
good and sufficient bail for her appearance
before whatever court, if any. she may be
drraigned and tried. in this jurisdiction to
answer the charge or any other charge
that NAV be brought against her She
asks that she be bailed accordingly
ACCOMMODATING the petition presenter Wy
Attorneys Douglass & Douglass and heckie
< Fulton is copy of the verdict OF the
curOner's jury.
Opposed by District Attorney.
1t is the intention of United States Attor-
hey Gould to strenuously oppose the appli-
cation of Mrs. BONNIE for release on bail
pending further proceedings IN the case
At the hearing this afternoon Mr.. Gould
appeared in person
The plan of the United States attorneys
office is to begin the presentation of the
case of Mrs Bonine before the grand jury
next Monday morning, and, If an indlct-
ment is reported. to set the cause for trial
before the end of June.
Mrs BONNIE reached the city hall at
o'clock this afternoon. She was at once
escorted to the private office of the United
States marshal. where she remained until
The habeas corpus proceedings began.
Every effort was made to keep quiet the
fact that Mrs. BONNIE was at the court
house and that any action in the case had
been taken. This was done in the hope of
preventing the assembling of large crowd
First sunday in Jail.
Mrs Bonfne's first Sunday in jail
quiet one. The usual religious services
were held. but she did not attend them
Her husband and their two boys called at
the prison during the day and the sons saw
their mother for the first time since she
was committed by the coroners jury. They
remained with her quite a long line and
later in the day her physicians called.
Early this morning Mr.. BONNIE WAS again
at the prison, accompanied by one Of the
attorneys in the case. They called for the
purpose of having the prisoner sign a pa
per. presumably the application for the
writ mentioned, and their visit lasted only
about ten minutes.
Mrs. BONNIE thoroughly enjoyed The visit
from her boys yesterday Afr .hair first
call at the Jail to deliver a 3u IDLE of Goth
ing the bows 4 bluSSnE
the outside Of the building, apparently I'M
able to leave the vicinity OF he place
where his mother was held in custody
Captain Boardman, chief of detectives
confers with District Attorney Gould fire.
quently about the case. and the latter is
preparing the papers in order that the
grand jury may consider the testimony at
an early date. The detectives are endeav-
oring to obtain additional evidence in the
case. and with this end in view all rumors
and alleged clues are being given attention
Detective Horne is kept busy on the case
and today he said there We're no new devel-
opments- Since the arrest and statement
of Mrs. BONNIE the police have been in
communication with the authorities of
places where she has lived endeavoring to
ascertain all they can of her life. They
have also made some inquiries concerning
the life of James S. Ayres. who was killed,
as matters concerning the lives of both
parties may play an important part in the
trial of the case.
A number of wild rumors concerning the
crime and the parties involved are con-
stdntly reaching the ears of the police
but very little information of value has
thus far been obtained from them.
Ownership of the Weapon
The detectives are anxious to get some
thing more definite about the ownership Of
the weapon used in the case. although they
fear they will be unsuccessful. The blood
stained revolver in the possession of the
officers bears the numbers '1O1.'' ''2501'
md an h.
were examined the police found that
Harrington & Richardson 32-caliber re-
volver, No. ':01.' had been sold in Feb
ruary of last year by D. n. Walford When
Mr. Nalford was consulted he found by his
books that Il mistake had been made in the
report and that the weapon sold was a
Hopkins q Allen revolver and not one of
the Harrington K Richardson make His
investigation disposed of what promised to
b" an interesting piece of testimony. The
detectives are still satisfied that the re-
Nolver used In the case was owned by the
victim of the tragedy
Capt. Boardman has requested Building
inspector Brady 10 have drawing made
OF the room in the Kenmore Hotel where
Ayres was killed for use before the grand
jury.
Question Raised.
Late this afternoon Capt. BOardman re-
ceived Information from a clerk in Wal
ford's store which causes the belief that
inc pioodStalntd weapon did not belong TO
AyreS.
Mr. w +. Bowie. the clerk referred to-
says that unless there is duplication of
the number on the revolver in question he
sold Ii to d man who gave his name as l.
Ii SweebiH- whose address was given as
,SS3 II street northwest
There IS no such number on the street
mentioned and no such name as Sweebill
IN the directory. Ayres was not in this
city the day the weapon was sold
Death of Mrs. Bonine'x Father.
From Hamilton. Mo, comes information
concerning the killing of Capt. Isaac Hem
ry. father Of Mrs. BONNIE He was shot in
July, 1SS5, and the affair still remains a
mystery Capt Henry was we'll known in
ONO. where he was born. and also in Mis-
souri,. where he afterwards lived During
the civil war he organized Company F.
44th Infantry. Missouri Volunteers In the
spring of 1885 he received $500 back pen
sion money. and about this time he moved
To what was known the Pat g. kenney
farm about one mile west of kidder Mo-
one Sunday morning the veteran went to a
Held fully three-Quarters of a mile from
the house TO salt the cattle and while
there he was shot and almost instantly