The evening times., 1898-06-01
TESTIMONY Of IaBsRIE.
ID says lAaf his fatasF1id Not
Garry . Knife.
NOTEBOOK OF THE DEAD NAN
Detectave Ssseph Carter n Called
-, to Give Evidence 70 Show
That the PistsQ Csrtridge. Used
by Canty Made Little s,noke-The
Defense Objeets.

The decision Of Judge Cole yesterday
n to the scope which VIII be allowed the
OOvernmeat in me Introduction Of tes-
timony In the rebuttal. has greatly m
creased the interest in the proceedings Of
the Canty trial. in progress in Criminal
Court No. L This was manifested by
{ the early attendance Of an Increased
number Of spectators s..s-s Il
Guy Rye vas the first witness called
by the Government. and when Question
ed by Mr.. Davis. said: Among other
things got Of my fathers senects was q
notebook.
This the witness handed to the district
attorney.
Mr.. Davis asked counsel for the de-
fense II they wished to examine the book.
and handed It to Mr.. Worthfngton. whe.
with Judge Wilson. carefully examined
the data 1t contained. and made copious
notes of the same. In reference to the
entries in the book. Mr.. Rye said that
he had made several in IT. since 1t came
into his possession. He was then given
blue pencil 10 check on the eatries he hed
made.
Continuing. the witness said:
81 had a close knowledKe Of my n,
theirs e6ects. When ieft here started
for Seattle Ny father was to meet me
there. My father did not have such
knife as the one IN evidence. i am ad-
min;strator Of my fathers effects. AItel
the shooting I examined my father
trunk and found a five-chamber revolver
The trunk was locked" ~
4 On cross-examfnation Mr.. Rye said:
"I was in Washington for about eleven
months before going to New York en-
route to Seattle NV mother was here
about two years ago. i can't say why he
had his shirts made with loop In the
sleeve was to go from Seattle to fhe
Kiondike. Ny father was to have mel
me at Seattle.
The witness was examined at length a,
to the loop In his fathers shirt sleeves
but he did not know anything Of them
John Davis, who uves at the over
House. tertiRcd-
~ knew Mr.. canty and knew Mr.. Rye
I have often taken walks with Mr. Wal
ton and Mr. JefYords." He then gave his
recollection Of the conversation betweer
these two gentlemen about tile hosting
Of the black dag by Rye.
said:
"I know Mr.. Charles T. Hale. the for
ist; got into his place as he was finish
ing a conversation about the knife end
of the Canty Case.
Mr.. Cluskey Cromwell a reporter for
the Evening Star was handed copy OF
that paper of March Is and asked II he
had reported an interview with Andrew
Lawrence. said: -
IT did: 1 have been in the business for
twenty-five years: the report is about
what he said. only in better Words
Mr.. Cromwell was then asked as to the
reported interview with Mr.. Van Sender
and said 1t was as he recolIected it.
Austin Herr, of Virginia. said: II know
Canty. I remember the shooting on
March Is. On the day before i went ID
Jefford's office about noon. i saw Mr..
Walton and some other gentleman play
ing checkers. and looked up and saw Can
ty sitting there. There was a pleasant
remark made and he, Canty, asked me
to walk out with him We went to the
Losekam and on the way he told me that
I was too late, and said. never got
such a holding up in my life as I did a
turned to No. 1881 Street. 1 may have
stayed at Jeffords ONCE three minutes OF
two hours. 1 don't remember having seen
Mr.. Cox that day. I saw Arthur Cropfey
that day at Jefford's Office"
On cross-examination the witness said
he did not have distinct recollection OF
the time on the day of the alteration in
front of Jefford's Office.
Joseph Carter. a member Of the Metro
politan police was called next and was
shown a pistol, 3S-caliber. and went on
to say that he had experimental with it
by firing at a board about seven feet
away. He then started to tell the result
when the defense raised objection
Mr.. Davis wanted to show that the
-
used by Canty and that they caused very
little smoke. :.
After hearing brief arguments Judge
Code decided that the testimony was not
admissible.
DR.. A. s. Maddox said:
IT know Canty and knew Rye; know
Col. David Ayres; on the day. of the al
tercation before the shooting. was in
Jeffords' of1ee, No. 1881 F Street: did
was introduced to him afterward"
Mr.. U. L. Monroe testified. II knew
both Canty and. Rye; on the day of the
alteration / was standing with Col.
Ayres in front Of No. 1881 f. Street: after
the fuss. Rye started toward the Lose
kan; Col. Ayres followed him; 1 did not
hear them say anything to each other"
Col David Ayres was then. called. and
said: 81 am a broker. and am generally
at No. 1881 F Street; know eanty and
knew Rye: I was In front of No. 1871
Street on March H. when Canty and
Rye had a quarrel; they were standing
in front of the second window; Mr.. Mon
roe and / were standing in front of the
door: Mr.. Van Sender was standing near
by; I said to Van Sender that the men
should stop such talk ON the strest:
said to Rye: I think you have said
enough and he replied: 4 can attend to
my own affairs. I then bid him good
day" .saa ~