The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Ten hours after being released
on bond charged with threatening
to Kill his wife, Private Detective
Perry Bonner. 80 years old, 1857
Mount Pleasant street northwest,
was again sought by police, fol-
lowing a fight between himself,
his wife and sister-in-law, during
which several shots were fired on
the third floor of the Kresge Build
ing, Eleventh and G. streets north
west, last night.
As result the sister-in- law.
Miss Mary E. Ayers, 1411 Monroe
street northwest, received a severe
nervous shock and the wife was
bruised, having been knocked
down. Police from every precinct
and headquarters detectives secured
the city in an effort to re-arrest
Bonner.
At Beauty Parlor.
The accused is alleged to have
trailed his wife to her beauty par
kresge Building. On opening the
door, he encountered Miss Ayers,
who told police he pushed the bar
rel of a revolver in her face.
Screaming. the sister-in-law told
police she ran to the rear of the
establishment and after procuring
a revolver, met Bonner in the hall.
She declares a tussel ensued dur
ing which several shots were fired
and. she was dragged nearly to the
second floor of the building by the
man. Miss Ayers revolver was
dropped in the struggle.
Mrs. Elizabeth. Bonner, whom the
accused was after police say, with
her 9-year-old son, Jack Bonner.
were in another part of the offices.
During the disturbance she was
knocked down. BY the time she
phoned for police her husband had
escaped.
Caught by Marine.
Hundreds of pedestrians were. at
tracted to the building by the Ar
ing of the shots. 1t Is said that
Bonner was grabbed by a Marine
as he emerged from the building
and turned over to a friend whom
the Marine believed to be a detec-
tive. An examination of Miss Ayers
gun showed that one shot had been
fired.
Shortly before noon yesterday Bon
ner was arrested by Precinct Detec-J
tive H. X. Wilson, of the First sta
ton, on a warrant sworn out by the
wife, charging him with threats.
The detective was picked up in
Judiciary Park while on his way to
Criminal Court to investigate a case.
He was released on $500 bond.
At the time the wife told the po-
lice that Bonner appeared at her
home Wednesday night and con-
fronting her with a revolver threat
ened to kill her. She told the police
she Ned from the home and spent
the night with her sister, Miss Ayres,
at the Monroe street home. Early
yesterday morning she procured a
warrant for his arrest, which was
turned over to Detective Wilson.
Bonner first came into police cir
cles when on March 81 he met a
downtown jeweler and accused him
with paying attentions to his wife
after which an argument ensued.
Both men were arrested by Police
man Compton, of the First precinct
station. and charged with disorderly
conduct. They were released on coll
lateral, which police say was for
feited.
In Sullivan Case.
Bonner is said to have been en-
ployed as a private detective for
about five years. He Is said to have
been connected with the Mattingly
Detective Agency.
The accused first came into the
limelight when he became con-
nected in the $500. 900 alienation suit
fled against John T. Davis, million
aire. OF Elkins. W. Va, by David
Sullivan. of Washington, for the
alternating of his wife's affections.
Bokner is said to have been an i'm
portant witness for Sullivan. The