The times., 1898-05-26
THEY ALL SAW THE KNIFE
Witnesses in the Ganty Case
Testify About Rye's Weapon.
GREAT CROWDS PRESENT
Afr. keatinE Remembers a Com
versatIon With Rye Before the
Shooting, Bat Couldn't Tell Where
His Brother Lives - Canty viii
Take the stand.

Nearly all the evidence adduced in the
Canty trial yesterday by the witnesses
for the defense was in relation TO the find
ing Of a knife near the body Of Rye, the
man who was killed. after he had fallen.
The first testimony as to Rye being seen
with a. knife before the shooting was also
presented by one of the witnesses for the
defense This testimony was given by Mr..
Charles Heating, and was presented under
difficulties. The witness was very deaf
and il was only through the good offices
Of Deputy Marshall Joyce that he could
be made to hear the interrogatories of the
counsel The witness told a straightfor-
ward story OF the shooting and the cir
cumstances which Immediately preceded
IL, but certain admissions made by him
cast shadow on his direct story.
in brief. his story was that a few min
utes after noon on March Is ne was cross
ing F Street from Wizards corner 10 th9
Ebbitt House corner when he saw a man
take knife from his pocket. examine il,
and put it back again. At the time, he
said, ne remarked to the man, That's a
pretty thing for good citizen to carry"
The man said something, which the wit
ness, not being able to hear, interpreted
10 be go 10 hell" When the witness
passed on few steps he turned around
and looked at the man, who by this time
was talking to two men over on thg
Wyatt Building corner. Just 10 aggra-
vate the man." the witness, Heating, said
ne hallooed ont, look out that mans got
a knife He afterward saw a young
man pick up a knife near Rye's body.
On cross-eXamination Heating said that
ne came TO Washington in February last
from Cincinnati and that he had spent
most Of his life in that city and Newport
KY which is just across the riveE On
being questioned as to these places, how.
ever. keating could not name place or
person with an address in either of these
cities.
Mr.. w. w. Swaggert, who testified on
Tuesday, at his own request, again took
the witness stand yesterday to correct. or
more fully explain, his evidence as sub
mitted- When he testified yesterday it
was the fourth time which he had been
examined as TO the shooting.
Crowds i'm Attendance.
The attendance at the trial yesterday
was greater, at both the morning and
afternoon session, than on any day pre-
vious. This is, no doubt, accounted for
by the fact that those who have been
watching the trial daily now that the
defense is nearing close are hourly ex-
pecting the defendant TO be placed upon
the witness stand. 1t was learned yester-
day that there is bare possibility of the
defense closing its testimony this morn
ing and that the defendant viii then be
put upon the witness stand. 1t is how
GN-slr g=Hg rsz.7s f1~ &
this viii not be done until tomorrow
The spectators came early and the room
was well filled when Judge Cole appeared
on the bench. The examina ton of the
witnesses for the defense was continued
the greater part of the testimony being
IN relation 10 the finding OF the knife
said to have been dropped by Rye.
Miss Lewis Testfffes.
Miss Mary Lewis, the first witness call
ed by the defense, said: 81 did not see the
man who was shot until after he fell I
was on the Ebbitt House corner. 1 only
remember hearing three shots"
Spencer Watkins testified: ION the day
before the shooting I saw Canty and Rye
in front Of 1881 or 1888 F Street. Rye was
abusing CAVITY
The witness repeated the epithets used
II.
smile on his face. I saw Rye afterward.
going into the Losekam. There was an
other man with Rye"
The defense wanted the witness to re-
peat what had been said by Rye to the
other man. and Mr.. Davis offered no
objection. The witness then stated that
Rye said to the gentleman called Col
onel: Il can take care of myself"
on cross-eXamination by Mr. Davis Mr..
Watkins said he did not hear any remark
made by the Colonel"
W. p orrison testified: II knew Mr..
Cansy, and Rye slightly; on the day of
the shooting ] was at 1921 F Street;
heard two shots; / ran out and saw Mr..
Canty in front of the Wyatt Building:
saw a man being carried TO Drew's drug
store; ] saw young man in overalls
with a knife in his hand"
The court would not permit the witness
10 say what the young man said at the
time. The witness then described the
knife.
Continuing. Mr.. orrison said: 81 saw