The times., 1898-05-26

in Officer Riley's hand" The witness
identified Battenfield as the boy who had
the knife.
A B. Shader, a student, testified; WAS
standing in the door of the Ebbitt House
at the time of the shooting; did not turn
al the first shot; when the second was
fired looked over to the Wyatt Building
corner and saw a man with a pistol in his
hand; think there was another shot fired
after / looked over there; thought the
man who was shot had cane in his
hand; saw something glisten in his right
| hand; that was about the time the third
shot was fired, 1t seemed 10 me that the
man who was shooting and the man shot
were about two or three yards apart
when the shooting was done.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Davis
Shader said: THE man who was shot
at was in the street when the third shot
was fired"
C. o. Woodward, carpenter, testified
that he knew neither Canty nor Rye.
Was near the Sun Building when
heard the shooting; ran back; got back
| there as they were removing the body
| and saw boy with a knife in his hand ::
It was dirk knife; the boy who had the
knife was going towards the Ebbitt
House drug store"
On cross-examination by Mr. ShillingI
ton the witness said when he saw the
knife he was standing on the Ebbitt
House curb
Mr. Hale was recalled by Mr.. Davis and
| asked if he knew Mr.. Hudson. a paint
er who worked for a Mr. OBrien. and IL
ne was present when he. Hudson. made
ms statement to the defense. He said he
did not remember
Mr.. w. w. Swaggart who testified yes
terday' was recalled by Mr. Worthing-
ton TO identify letter by him and mailed
20 the defendants counsel, yesterday.
Inc letter was for the purpose of obtain
ing an opportunity TO change a statement
made while testifyfng yesterday. When
on the stand the witness stated that II
was his, Rye's, action" which made him
believe that Rye had something in his
hand. While in bed last night. the letter
states, he could not sleep because of an
injustice he may have done some one. He
desired to change his testimony and state
positively that Rye had something in his
hand and was about to make a lunge
at Mr.. Canty, but did not have time be-
fore he was shot.
IIeatfng's Testimony.
Charles Keating the next witness testi-
fed under much difficulty He is very
deaf and was examined through Deputy
Marshal Joyce who is said to have the
best lungs in the District The witness
said he was crossing Fourteenth Street
just before the shooting when he saw
a man going from the Ebbitt House to
the Wyatt Building. He had knife In
his hand; said to him: That's a pretty
thing for a good citizen to have" the
man made a remark to me and went on {:
when he got near the Wyatt Building cor
ner, he began talking mad to some one,
and 1 said Took out, that man has a
knife" saw a boy pick up the knife
after the shooting.
Mr.. Davis put the witness through
long and severe cross-eXamination. Re
garding the shooting the witness was UNI
shaken in his testimony. The witness
then went on to say that he came to this
city last February. He said he knew
John G. Carlisle well. He also stated that
he lived long while in Cincinnati and
Newport, KY, but was unable to give the
name and address of anyone living in
either of these cities. He was not able to
tell where he, boarded in either city. He
said he was a pensioner but has lost his
certificate. and is here trying TO get am
other. Mr.. Van Senden he said, came to
see him about this case. He came to see
me at Mrs Caton's where l live On
further examination did not know the adj
dress of his brother, to whom he wrote
a letter at Wizards Hotel ,on the day of
the shooting.
The hearing will be continued this morn
ing at 10 o'clock
Just before the adjournment of the
court yesterday, brief consultation was
held between Judge Cole and District At
torney Davis as to the advisability and
propriety of continuing the trial on Mon