The times., 1898-06-05

of the Shooting and Was Waiting
Nearby when II YVES Done-The
Prosecution VIII Conclude Its
Case Tomorrow.
Another surprise developed in the tes-
timony brought out in the Canty trial
yesterday Il showed that on the day
before, as well as on the very day and
moment George n. Rye was killed by
Dennis J. Canty, that John Moylan. the
prourietor of the owen House, was in
Jeaords's office. No. 1921 F Street. This
fact was brought out during the pro-
ceedings yesterday while District Atror-
ney Davis was endeavoring TO introduce
testimony that on the morning of The
killing of Rye. MoyIan went TO Robert
i. Dobbias at No. 1917 Pennsylvania Ave
nue., TO borrow a pistol for Canty.'
This statement in itself is neither
stranpe nor wonderful but when con
sicored in connection with the statements
Of "a score OF more Of witnesses who tes-
tifcd that they were in and out and
about .IeHor6s's Office on March Il and
Il not one even mentioned Noylans name.
tEl.-gh Al were questioned as to who
were there on those days. To put 1t mildly
the Lapse of memory and Garkening Of
vision of some Of these Witnesses Is even
more wonderful than the liability Of the
witness Eeat-ng TO name person or
place IL Newport Ky. ard Cincinnati.
O.. the cities in which ne spent the
greater part Of his life. StN stranger is
The fact that McyIan stated he was in
JeTCrGs's office on the afternoon OF the
day of the alteration between Rye and
Cauty al about 2:39 O'Clock and was
standing CT sitting near q table ~ which
a game Of checkers was being played,
but did not see the defendant, Canty.
While this was not impossible when il is
remembered that Canty testified that he,
too. Tor = while stood near the table
Hheu a game Cf checkers was going on
and never mentioned having seen -Ioylan,
il is all very, very strange.
While pursuing the inquiry Of the bor-
rowing of a pis ol on the morning Of the
day Rye was killed Moylan admitted that
he Went 10 Dobbins for that purpose.
When asked why he wanted pistol he
stated that he intended going TO S0u-n
Carolina on the night Of March j., and
when questioned still more closely admit
ted that he had told the district attorney
some time ago that he wanted the weapon
to defend himself against a creditor.
Frank \. Pistol, the witness who was on
the sand Friday at the hour Of ad-
joUrnmeut, was recalled yesterday but
proved even more hostile than when he
first appeared. He, however admitted
that Dobbins had told him for what pur-
pose Moylan wanted a pis.ol on objec-
tion by the defense, he was not permitted
to say what that purpose was. A long
argument took place then between Mr.
Davis and Mr. Worthington for the de-
fense as TO the advisability of such testi-
many and the court ruled that il could
not be adduced
The same question arose when the wit
ness Dbbbins was on the stand and was
asked for what purpose Moylan said he
wanted the pistol. What answer the
witness would have made Is not known.
further than that il would be favorable
to the Government on account Of the
persistency with which Mr.. Davis insisted
he should and Mr.. Worthington resisted
his answering.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the trial during the day. The
crowd was no doubt attracted by the de-
velopments promised on the subject of the
defendants efforts to borrow a pistol on
the morning of the shooting, at No. l4ll
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Ed. A. Alstead. the first witness sworn
said: Il live now in Philadelphia.
know Mr. Canty, as ] was a clerk foI
him. I know Mr.. John y. Pistol and was
in Washington the Saturday after the
shooting. i was at his store, No 141i
Pennsylvania Avenue, and he told me
that on the morning Of the killing Of Rye
John Moylan and two others came 10
him and wanted to borrow pistol that
would shoot true"
On crOss-eXamination by Mr. Worthiug-
ton, Mr.. Alstead said: Il left Canty's en-
ploy before Van Sender became a member
of the firm. The cause Of the severance
OF our business connection was the result
Of a misinterprctation of an order taken
over a telephone"
The witness then told a long story OF
the nature Of the business transactions
OF the firm Of Canty & Co.
The witness said:
MIR. Pistol described the man who wa.
with Moylan, and connecting other things
] concluded Canty was that man"
Frank \. Pistol was then called and
testified as follows:
u don't remember when last saw Mr.
Canty before the shooting. I saw Johr
Moylan on the morning of March 10 in my
store. He came in by the front door anC
went out AnTDuEh the DICK door INTO tn
yard. When Moylan came in he sDok,
10 Mr.. Dobbins. my partner. / did no
hear what was said. Mr.. Dobbins tolC
me what Moylan came for. have men
toned the object Of the visit of Mr.. Moy
Ian 10 several persons. ] saw Mr.. Moylal
some time after O'Clock on the after
noon Of the shooting"
Robert NJ. Dobbins. the partner of Mr
Pistol, was next called, and said:
Il know John Moylan: L remember tbs
day Of the shooting of Rye, and saw Mr.
Moylan on that morning
Objection was made by the defense L
the witness, and the objection was sug.
tained.
John r. Moyian was nest called, ant
said.
Il know Mr. Canty, and knew Mr. Rye
I saw Mr.. Rye about 11:30 p. m. Marcf
IA, Al my house; / saw him at Willard