Evening star., 1898-05-28
piled. piled t that s,.h he hene3 pF was "stone

The - has got money"
Witness tried to change the subject but
rye persisted IN continuing 1T. Rye then
"Trl get my se asoat seaHaff or Ell lin that ="
witness again tried to change the SUBJ
Ject, but Rye contiHhsde etalking about it.
shooting, and Rye was very sore about
Canty. and said the owed
him @roo over $500, and RpRposed to get it.
New York. Was first employed by silsby
q Co. on 10th street. Remained with
until the latter part 81 iast February. when
building and went itoabusiness for him
self. Witness ceased to do business two
weeks ago. Met Canly first about a year
ana half ago. Never had any business
with MIN. Met Rye In Silsby & Co.'S about
the same period. Rye was on terms of
1amlliarity in the office. Never played
cards with either Rye or Canty. Relations
Canty was indebted to Rye
Ddwln L: smith, reporter, being recall
eu, tes1illed to having several conversations
WIN IN, Rye regarding Canty. Rye showed
very bitter feeling against Canty, saying
twice that Canty and his partner were
thleves. and that he was going to get his
H,oney. Witness saw Rye nearly every
nlght at Chamberlins during the past two
years. Knew Rye intimately Rye was a
man who might be put down as being GER
tain to carry out anything he declared he
would do. =
Objection being made to this answer, 1t
was ruled out.
Continuing, witness said Rye recurred to
the subject of his business relations with
Canty, as stated by him. frequently-half
dozen times at least Witness did not re-
member If ony one else was present on such
occasion
Broker Simeon T. Walton was then re-
caieo ana the defense again offered his
evidence Mr.. Worthirgton stating that all
the tf evidence the defense had in the way of
thrt ats mad been submitted Judge Cole
again oecHned to admit Walton's evidence,
and the defense reserved an exception.
Defendant's Version.
Mr.. Canty. take the stand, will your
said Mr.. Worthington.
Ihe defendant took the stand, and said
he was. thirty-nine years old He recited
his coming here with William R. Morri-
son and becoming connected with the in
terstate commerce commission. Resigned
therefrom about two years ago and went
into the stock brokerage business with
Judge McCorry The latter sold out his in
terest to Colonel Joe K. Hickey who in
turn sold out to Mr.. Van Sender.
Witness first met Rye about four years
ago. The only business transaction Rye
had with witness was while Mr.. Van Sen
den was his partner When the firm failed
IN August last it expected to settle with its
SiOb oi Tue OASIS OF 10 cents on Ine
dollar. The firm owed Rye between 500
ard $500. and witness had paid Rye 800
on account of what he thought was a set
tlement on the basis mentioned. When
witness met Rye on Monday before the
shooting he understood that Van Sender
had gotten note of Ryes from Havenner.
which he thought served as an Offset to
Rye's claim. Witness had met Rye divers
times on the street between the time he
paid him the hundred dollars and the day
before the shooting. Rye and he had not
referred to the business between them at
any of these times.
Some time after witness had returned
from New York-in oOctsper. 1S97-witness
met Mr.. Cabell Maddrx,, and Maddux re-
marked to witness that Rye had told him
and that he had better ,fook out for Rye,
as Rye was dangeroHs man. Witness
was asked what Mr., Walton had told him.
and and; .a M 3as, Davis objsstrg Judge Cole up
was noted. ql'ia
Witness, continuing, related the incidents
of the alteration iH H"freAt of Jeffords' Of
Witness was about ehtefang 1881 when he
saw Mr.. Rye standing Tout in front with
one or two others. Witness saluted them,
when Rye said he wahted to see him. Wit
ness seated himself On the iron railing.
The AItercaH6rI Monday.
Rye opened the conversation said
Canty. ''He said tosmeafwell, how about
Jul didA Sdlu, you seen an
senden about it% Rye Said, Evan said 10.
wait till you came back, I told him that
understood Van had a note to offset his
claim. Rye asked what note it was and 1
told him 1t was Charlie Havenner,s Rye
locke at me and asked, Have you got that
note from Haver1 err l said Yes Then
Rye looked down for a minute, and hen he
said:
Havenner and you all are a parcel of
- - thieves At that he turned
around in front of me. elevating his left
hard. and started to denounce me. He
said: You are - - big cur, and a
thieving of -
AT this he got closer in front of me,
and was then attracted by his right hand
| noticed that he had knife in his hard.
could see nothing but the blade. / saw
about two inches of the blade.
Realized His Danger.
when l saw he was in that threatening
attitude" continued Canty, with the knife
in his hand, I realized 1 was in great
danger, and got off the railing and stood
ND.
Rye continued to denounce ne, saying:
= - you, I'll go with you anywhere
I asked him to come inside. My intention
was to get away from that Knife and IL
possible, to disarm him after we got inside
realized that my life was in danger.
Then Rye said:'You'd change your mind,
- - you, as soon as you got inside
The street Is good enough for me- Then,
shaking HIS knife, he said: III give YOU
this whenever and wherever l see YOU
i was afraid he would cut me- and when
he stepped back from me I stepped by him
and went in the house. Rye continued his
denunciation of me. l was impressed that
my life was in great danger. and I felt
great relief when got away from him and
his knife" 81
At this point a recess was taken.
Canty Resumes His Story.
Defendant Canty continued his testimony
after recess. He told of his going home
Monday evening at o'clock, of leaving 1t
again Tuesday morning about 10 O'Clock.
Witness had visitors Monday evening at
home. When he went out Tuesday nerning
he was armed with revolver Had owned
it about four years and had kept it I'm the
box in which he had bought it. During the
four years it had been kept in thu box
under a wardrobe. Witness had not been
in the habit Of carrying 1t. He never car
ried a revolver In his fife before He had
the revolver in the right trousers pocket.
Witness was apprehending an attack, he
said. by Mr.. Rye, and fearing one with
deadly weapons at his hands had prepared
to defend his life. After leaving the house
witness went to tha Columbia National
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