The times., 1898-05-25

before the first shot was fired. / think
the men were four or five feet apart
when the shooting occurred. Rye stagger-
ed back ten or twelve steps before he
fell
On cross-examination Brooks said Cam
ty was standing north of the letter box
at the Wyatt corner and about four feet
from the curb. II did not notice Mr..
Canty till he had the revolver in his
hand. 1t was just at that time | saw Rye
putting his hand behind him. Rye never
brought his hand to the front There
was only about one-half second interval
between the actions of the two men,"
Edgar Murphy coIored. carpenter tes-
titled: ''I was in the vicinity when the
shooting occurred. l was on i Street
going east toward the Wyatt Building
The cables on the telephone pole attracted
my attention and / stopped. One man
was standing on the pavement when an
other man with a beaver stepped up to
him and said TO him. George, you owe
me $500 and he replied You can get il. ;
/ got to Fourteenth Street before / heard
a shot. ! ran toward the Ebbitt House
Canty was standing on the edge of the
curb and the other gentleman stepped up
TO within about a foot of him. They were
both facing the Wyatt Building John
Lee was behind me when we came to the
corner"
John S. Lee, a bricklayer, testified: Il
know Mr.. Canty by sight; before the
shooting / was going east on + Street
and just before / reached Fourteenth
Street / heard a man say to another,
George, you owe me $500 l had gone
about five steps when ! heard the word
damn liar,' these words sounded to me
like a resopnse to the first remark
turned and saw Canty draw a pistol and
begin TO shoot.
The men at that time were about five
feet apart; the man who was being shot
at was then standing on the west edge OF
the sewer trap at the Wyatt Building
corner; the first shot seemed to knock the
man out into the gutter and the last three
shots were fired while he was out In the
street: Rye was about seven or eight feet
from Canty when the last shot was fired
He then staggered fifteen or twenty feet
before he fell. ! kept on 10 the Ebbitt
House and reached the pavement before
Rye fell; saw young boy with knife"
When cross-examined Lee said he walk
ed from Georgetown. having left there
about 10 o'clock. IL was with Murphy.
when we were near the Wyatt building
he called my attention 10 the telegraph
cables; ] was standing near the electric
light pole when the firing was done: I
was standing on the Fourteenth Street
curb: the man who was shot had his
left hand in his pocket and the right
resting on his hip"
Jesse II. Lemon, a clerk, at 1881 F
Street, testified: 'I know Mr.. Canty;
knew Mr.. Rye by sight; I saw them to-
gether in front of the office on the day
before the shooting; Rye called Canty
thief liar 'scoundreF and -
Rye was very excited. and shaking his
hand in Canty's face; / did not hear
Canty say anything; he appeared calm;
Rye said something about taking your
hands out of your pockets and Canty
said come back in the Office and we can
settle it, Rye replied: You would change
your mind before you get half way; the
street is good enough for me
Did Not See IA Weapon.
William w. Swygert, merchant, tes-
titled: Il know Canty by sight; on the
day of the shooting ! was on the west
side Of Fourteenth Street, going south;
my team was in motion, and was going
to turn the corner into f Street west
noticed the men standing there; no
ticed the working of Mr.. Rye's mouth and
saw Rye's hand on his hip; l think it
was shut; l saw Canty pull his pistol
and deliberately begin to shoot
The witness then described the manner
in which Rye fell. Continuing. he said:
When / saw Canty he was looking east
and Rye west. They were face to face,
about 3 feet apart. Ny attention was at
tracted by the motion of Rye's hand TO
| his hip. / am satisfied from his actions
| that he had something in it. Then Canty
| pulled his pistol and started firing. l only
heard three shots. When the last shot
: was fired the men were G. or feet apart.
Rye and Canty were both on the sidewalk
when the shooting began. After the
shooting Rye made a circle of about 50 or
40 feet and fell about Il feet from where
he was when the last shot was fred
On cross-examination the witness stated
that he did not see anything in Rye's
hand, but his actions forced him to believe
that he had weapon
Charles F. Williams clerk in the
Treasury, testified: 'I saw the whole of
the shooting. l was standing by the tele-
graph pole on the Fourteenth Street
! pavement of the Wyatt building; looked
/ west, saw a man pointing a pistol and
heard an explosion. The man who was
shot at was standing north and a little
west of the lamp post on the south curb
| of the Wyatt building; was attracted to
I the men by two ladies who turned to look
at them; they were about four feet apart
| Rye was about five or six feet from the
] F Street curb and eight feet from the
Fourteenth Street curb. After the first
/ ShOt tne man WHO was SfiOt at stepped
back with his right side to the man who
was shooting; when asked TO illustrate
| the intervals between the shots the wit.
ness put them nearer together than any
other witness; the man shot at seemed
| paralyzed did not make any show to
fight back
When cross-examined by Mr.. Davis the
witness said Canty was standing between
| the lamp post and the letter box and neal
the F Street curb. Continuing he said
Both men were on the pavement when
| the shooting began; ! heard the cry OF
murder twice from the man who was
| shot"
Saw the Knife Afterward.
Edward F. MAIDEN, newspaper report
er. testified: 81 saw the shooting; came
out of the Bbbitt House cafe; was abou
forty feet south on the east pavement
when heard the first shot, ran to Viii
lard Hotel corner; saw the third ant
fourth shots fired: the man who was fir
ing was close to the letter box; can't sa!
whether he had one foot in the gutter o.
not; the man who was shot moved with {
side motion; had his left hand up ane
right by his side; saw Rye when he wa