The times., 1898-06-08

he is employed, about o'clock. Con-
tinuing, Cation said:
"Keating said in telling of the affair
that on Fourteenth Street, while he
(&eating) was going toward Street,
man passed him with knife; Heating
also said he arrived on the scene after
the killing
Mrs Kate Cation was called, and cor
roborated the testimony of the preceding
witness.
Mary d. Carter testified as follows: II
know keating; ] saw him at Mrs. Ca
toms on the day OF the shooting, and he
told me that he had seen man on the
him dead"
Edith Goodwin testified:
"On the day of the shooting saw
Heating at Mrs Caton's, and he told of
having seen a man with a knife"
f. w. Ernst, formerly clerk for Grose,
the secondhand dealer, was recalled and
said that in his examination of the books
recently he found a great many weapons
described as simply revolver, with no
mention of the number or the name OF the
maker He also stated that very often
the purchaser of a deadly weapon gives
fictitious name.
James D. Frye colored, bootblack
who has had the measles and whom the
authorities have been looking for, was
produced today, and called by the defense.
He said: Il was present on the day be-
fore the shooting at No. 1881 Street.
when Rye was abusing and cursing Can
ty Rye said he could whip Canty and
Canty asked him to go back I'm the office
Rye had a small pearl-handled knife In
his hand. On the day of the shooting |
saw Rye pass No. 1881 + Street three or
four times the morning he was killed.
The last time he passed he stopped to talk
to a man with gray goatee."
ATr ut Ca1gYp1hia No
tional Bank was recalled and said that
Canty drew his money from the bank
about 1880.
Richard NJ Cullum testified:
81 know Canty. I saw him on Ninth
Street on the morning OF the shooting go
ing south between G and H Streets be-
tween Q and 10 O'Clock"
Mr.. Otey Rudd, oil 1 Street northwest,
testified:
II know Canty: I saw him on the day
Of the shooting at Ninth and H Streets at
1850 o'clock
Lizzie Lucas colored. an employe at
Canty's house, was called and asked what
time the defendant took breakfast on the
day of the shooting.
Mr.. Davis objected, but other wit
nesses had testified on the subject of Can
tvs movements he was overruled. The
witness then said:
Mr. Canty had breakfast about 10
o CLOCK ne LnSH Went OuI ana soon came
back and gave some money to Mrs. Can
~. He stayed in the house about half an
hour Mr.. Worthington, 10 fix the time
that the news of the shooting got to Cam
tvs house, wanted the witness TO tell
what work she had done since Canty left
home. Mr.. Davis objected and was sus-
tanned.
The witness then stated that Mrs. Can
ty heard Of the shooting about 1890
o'clock
W. b. Bryan testified: KNOW Mr..
Pierre Waggaman; saw him in the c'owd
around Canty after the shooting; vas in
front of the Adams Building Wagga-
mans buggy was on the Willard SIDE of
T Street got into the buggy with Wag-
gaman and drove of with him; the top
was down"
J. H. Lemon, an employee at Jeffords.
No 1881 f Street, said: "It is a common
thing for the visitors at Jefford's office to
play checkers most all the time. They
play checkers near the front window OF
the Office"
Pierre Waggaman was called TO testify
10 the substance of the conversation
which took place between he and Canty
Immediately preceding the shooting. Mr..
Davis protested that 1t was not part Of
the res gestae and that the court had
ru4-- when the defendant Canty was on
the stand that the conversation was not
admissible as evidence. The objection
was sustained.
Mr.. Chase was recalled and stated that
since the day of the inquest over Ryes
body he told Policeman Riley what he
knew of the killing.
Mrs. James Small, the mother of Mrs
Rudd. was called and corroborated the
evidence Of her daughter as to seeing
Canty at the corner of II and Ninth
Streets at 10:45 o'clock on the morning of
the shooting.
Mr.. Worthington stated that he wishel
TO call Canty at his own request to ex-
plain part of his testimony in reference
10 the preparations ne made the night be-
fore the shooting.
Canty testified: When I said ''prepara-
tons" 1t meant IN anticipation of my
death next day and il related to arrang-
ing some papers.
George A. Christiancy said: Know the
defendant and his wife Mrs. Canty; went
10 Mrs. Canty's house within half an hour
after the shooting and told her of the
affair
By agreement with District Attorney
Davis, Mr.. Worthington stated that an
absent witness, Frank Pardon, son of DR..
Pardon, had seen Canty and Waggaman
standing on the pavement in front of the
Wyatt building talking only a few min
utes before the shooting.
c. W. Johnson, another employe in JEFF
fords's office, was called and said that
the customers who came in usually play
ed checkers.
AS soon as johnson left the witness
stand Mr.. Worthington announced that
the defense's case was closed and Mr.
Davis said, with the exception of the ex-
animation of one witness this morning,
the Government had also closed.
1t is probable that the morning session
today will be taken up in hearing the
prayers of counsel on both sides and
that the arguments will be begun this
afternoon.