The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-17
CAVITY RETURNED TO JAIL
Scenes at the COr0ner'S lnves-
tigatiOn Yesterday.
THE PRISONER CONFIDENT
Talks Calmly and Bids Friends
CHEEKY Good-Bye-I Information
Damaging TO the Accused-Mrs.
CAVITY Feared a Tragedy. s--5

Dennis J. Canty, who was yesterday
held for the grand jury by Coroner Carr
is now in Jail awaiting trial on the charge
of murder.
The body of his victim George NJ. Rye
has been embalmed and is in a casket at
Speare'S undertaking establishment, on F
Street, awaiting shipment to Paris, Texas,
where the burial will take place. The re-
mains of Broker Rye, accompanied by his
son, will start on their long journey
over the Pennsylvania Railroad at $40
o'clock this afternoon.
After the coroners inquest yesterday
Canty was returned to the Twelfth Street
Police Station, where a large number of
friends called to see him. To some of
these he gave directions for the transac-
ton of certain of his business. The pris-
oner was hopeful that in the near future
he would be enabled to secure his re-
lease from prison on bail, while awaiting
trial.
few minutes before o'clock yester
day afternoon, Detective Kilmartin and
Policeman Lotus, in citizens clothes,
went to the witness-room on the second
floor of the station and notified CAVITY
that the patrol wagon was waiting out
side to convey him to Jail. He quickly
packed his few belongings and followed
Detective Kilmartin down stairs to the
station office. At that time waiter from
a neighboring hotel appeared with Can
tvs dinner. and it was placed on a table
in the squad room.
Here's your dinner, CAVITY" said the
detective; you had better eat it before
we start
"Oh, never mind" replied the prisoner,
II will eat what they have down at the
Jail"
He finally consented to eat the meal
which had been brought in, but only swal-
lowed few mouthsful of coffee, and then
arose quickly and, turning to a gather
ing of his friends extended his hand and
exclaimed:
We'll. goodbye, boys"
The money which had been taken from
his pockets at the time of his arrest
about $50, was turned over to him, and
he passed through the crowd assembled
in front of the station house and entered
the patrol wagon with his police escort.
As the wagon whirled along Twelfth
Street Canty turned toward his friends
in the crowd and waved goodbye.
Detective Kilmartin is working on the
case, and ii is said he will produce wit
nesses to show that Rye did not have
knife in his hand or pocket when CAVITY
! fired the fatal shot. The detective has
also discovered where the clasp dirk was
purchased and by whom. This evidence
will, it is stated disprove the self-defense
| theory. The knife is new one and had
never been used.
1t was stated yesterday on good au-
thority that Mrs. Canty tried to persuade
her husband not go down town Tuesday
morning, the day of the shooting. He
| had told her of his difficulty with Rye
and she was apprehensive that some evil
would befall either her husband or the
other man. She implored Mr.. CAVITY to
| stay at home, but he declined to do so.
He had told her that Rye was bounding
him to death about money matters and
| she feared there would be trouble. When
| the carriage rolled up to her door with
the message about the shooting Mrs. Can
~ tainted before the messenger reached
the house.
Il felt" she told a friend that either
Mr.. Canty or Rye had been killed.
The list of witnesses of the tragedy has
| been turned over to District Attorney
Davis by the police, and it is probable
! that the matter will be taken before the
grand jury today or tomorrow.
The dirk-likc clasp knife upon which
| Canty bases his hope of acquittal on the
ground of self-defense. was purchased at
Walford's store, on Pennsylvania Ave
| nue., between Four-and-a-half and Sixth
Streets northwest, This is the place
where irwin Ford, the slayer of little
Elsie Kreglo, bought the bulldog revol-
yer, the finding of which led to his cap
ture. While the knife was purchased at
Walfords, the police have been unable
as yet TO find anyone connected with the
establishment who knows the name of
the purchaser.
The police are also looking for the I'M
known man who handed the knife to
Policeman Riley as he was escorting
Canty TO the station house under arrest.
After Riley had taken the knife from
the individual he ordered him to go to
the station house and give his name as a
witness. Instead Of doing this the I'M
known disappeared in the crowd and the
police have since been unable to find
him.