The times., 1898-05-27
NEW LIGHT ON THE CASE
Important Testimony in the
Canty Trial Yesterday.
A KNIFE IN RYE'S HAND
James Doyle Relates the Story Of
the Shooting With Grent Exact
ness-His Testimony COrrobOrated
Saw Rye Draw Bnife-Street
Car Men Testify.

The testimony submitted by the defense
yesterday in the Canty trial was chiefly
in relation to the actions of George NJ.
Rye, the man who was killed, before the
shooting took place, and the finding of
the knife which it is alleged he had in
his hand just before he was killed
So far there have been about seventy
five witnesses examined on either side,
but it was not until yesterday that the
first positive statements were made as to
any street cars being on the corner at
the time Of the shooting. These state
ments were made by conductors and mo-
tormen in the employ of the Metropolitan
road, who said that at the time of the
shooting a car going east was standing
In front or slowed up just in front of the
Ebbitt House, and that another was just
turning the curve going west; that is,
north on Fourteenth Street.
Aside from that the only other testi-
mony which threw any new light on the
circumstances of the killing was that
given by Mr. James Doyle. His attention
was attracted TO the two men before the
shooting took place, and he related the
details Of the killing with great exact
ness, both as TO the time and the move
ments of the principal actors.
The witness was put through a long and
searching cross-eXamination by District
Attorney Davis. but his testimony was
not shaken. On the whole his evidence
may be considered the most favorable to
the defense yet presented.
The First Witness.
The first witness called was c. B. Craig.
a clerk, who testified: II was on F Street,
going east. ! heard a shot and saw the
second, third, and fourth shots. / saw
a man stagger from the Wyatt corner
and fall in the street got near the
fallen man with the crowd. When the
body was lifted il swayed and a knife
fell from it; ran my finger over the knife
could tell il if / saw it; the man who
was doing the shooting was on the Wyatt
Building corner; the man shot at was
about four feet from him; he staggered
back twelve or fifteen feet before he fell.
with his head 10 the Ebbitt House; when
he was picked up his right hand was par
tally under him on his right side when
the body was raised the knife fell The
witness identified the knife in evidence.
on cross-examination by Mr.. Davis, the
witness said: Rye began TO reel when
the second shot was fired; Rye's body lay
with head toward Drews drug store;
was standing at his right side near his
feet; when / got there there was nobody
holding Rye; / did not see DR. Drew. I
did not hear any one say take him to the
drug store the man who picked up the
knife was standing on my right; the
knife fell from between Rye's knee and
hip When the witness was asked 10
illustrate how the knife was picked up,
he found that the boy who picked it up
was actually on his left instead of his
right side.
Continuing, the witness said: Policeman
Riley came to the store of johnson & Lut-
trell on the day after the shooting to see
me. ] gave some one my name at the
time of the shooting. / don't remember
who told me 10 go to see Mr.. Worthing-
ton or at what time I went or how long
after the shooting
On redirect examination the witness
said he told Mr.. Miller of the shooting
Immediately after il occurred, but he
could not locate him in any way further
than that he was a clerk
Heard Rye Make Threats.
The next witness was James Doyle,
q Government clerk, who said: Il
was in the vicinity of the shooting
] was returning from Tenth Street
along Street. ! got as far as the Eb-
bitt House and crossed over diagonally
10 the Wyatt Building. As / got to The
curb ] saw two men talking. I heard the
tan man (Canty) say 'you owe me $780,
md n
a God - liar, and if you say that again
III cut -'' Here the witness said the
voice stopped.
Il then heard the shooting. I went to
where the man fell, and / heard some
one say here's his knife"
Continuing, the witness said: THE men
were about three feet apart and facing
each other when the shooting took place.
The tall man seemed quiet and the short
man looked mad as HI. 1 told the Police
man who arrested Canty that I saw the
affair. He told me TO go 10 the station
but / did not know where il was. On
the afternoon Of the shooting l went TO
the Third precinct and told Lieut. Boyle
about IL. / think Policeman Riley also
came TO see me about it
On cross-examination by Mr. Davis the
witness stated that there was no one
standing near the two men when he got
up on the pavement at the Wyatt Build
lnE corner
Norman Van Nostran testified thar on
the day Of the shooting he was going to-
ward + Street on Fourteenth Street:
when he reached there the shooting was
over; young man handed one of the no.
hcemen a knife and some one remarked:
you better shut that knife or some one
will get cut
Something i'm Rye's Hand
George F. Coehnoer, a quarryman, tes-
tiGed: ] did not know Rye or Canty; on
the day of the shooting I was walking
east on f Stree, toward Fourteenth
Street; I had been to the Treasury; was
on the North side Of f Street: when
was in front of the building west Of the
Wyatt Building l heard a shot: three
quickly followed: after the second shot
Rye started diagonally across 10 the
Ebbitt House corner; ne had mis- left hand
up in fron- Of his head: he went about
nine feet before he dropped; when heard
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