Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-15

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house
MIR. Canty was permitted to send brief
message &c his wife, acquaiating her with
the facts
Told by Eyc-Witnesses.
The place OF the encounter between the
two men on the curb in front of the
Wyatt building on the northwest corner OF
the two streets. Mr.. Canty was standing
at the curb. engaged in conversation with
Mr. II. Pierre Waggaman. They had fin
ished their talk and babe each other good
day. and Mr.. Waggaman was Just about to
drive away when Rye appro he'd from the
direction OF the Ebbitt II He went up
close TO Canty and e. II his hand in a
gesture as he M e-nark which the
few bystanders. :; enough to hear, was.
You owe me s2D." To this Canty made
some reply. Almost with the word Canty
drew revolver and fired shot straight
at Rye. The latter bending. wheeled on his
foot The interval to the second shot was
very brief.
From ali accounts 1t was but a few sec
oncs. Rye had reeled away eight or ten
feet from Canty and in the direction Of
the Ebbitt House. Then. in rapid success
sion came three shots. Men who had
heard the first shot and ran to see what
was going on began to jump and dodge.
One bystander declared the last shot was
hardly foot from his head. a number OF
en- were in the line of fire on the Ebbitt
House corner. The wounded man fell
hardly ten PAGES from where he stood
when he first accosted his slayer. He fell
slowly. and as those who saw il said, like
an actor on the stage, supporting himself
for moment on his elbow while his head
slowly sank on his breast, and he then Eel
unconscious to the pavement. On the pave
p'ent lay spring dirk. which Rye had
drawn. There was rush to the spot and
dozen men raised Rye and carried him
to Drew's drug store under the Ebbitt
House
The Wounds.
DIR. Stone. who lives the opposite cor
ner. was on the scene promptly. and with
DIR. BurCh, made an examination of the
wounded man. He was still breathing but
lay unconscious. One shot. it was ascer-
tained. had taken effect about an inch
above the heart. Another had entered the
right groin The first was undoubtedly the
fatal one The doctors at once said there
was not the slightest hope of life. Without
regalning consciousness death came in a
few minutes.
What Was Said.
For an hour the streets for block away
were full of men discussing the depiorable
affair. The cause of the shooting was a
stock deal or series of deals which Rye
had with the brokers firm of Canty q
Van Sender. which failed "A few months
ago. The two men met frequently on +
street in the different brokers' offices. and
recently they had engaged in violent and
prolonged GuarrelS over n balance of 500.
which Rye claimed Canty & Van Sender
owed him. Yesterday afternoon the two
men mad a fierce colloquy. Those who
heard it speak suardediy of what took
place
From all accounts Rye called Canty hard
names One man says Rye drew a knife
and threatened Canty, and that when they
parted Rye shook his finger at him and
said: You are thief, and l am going to
follow you and tell you so whenever l see
You" All this. it is said, Canty seemed to
endure a man would who is unarmed
and knows his adversary has a weapon
ready to be drawn on slight provocation
The TWO men met also on the mort. side
OF F street yesterday near 18th, and Rye
was seen to speak and make the index
gesture at Canty, who turned passively and
walked away. In one alteration Rive was
heard to charge Canty with drawing So 9lJ
out OF the bank before the failure of the
firm of Canty Van Sender, so that the
creditors could get nothing.
Leonard l.. Nicholson. jr. who was pass
Ing the corner on wheel when the shoot
ing occurred. says: Il was coming down
18th street and was just opposite the corner
where the men We're standing when | heard
the report of a pistol. | turned and saw a
man standing on the corner with pistol
IN his hand firing at another man. who was
backing toward the middle of the street
Three shots were fired the last two follow
ing closely after the first.
W hen the man who was the object of
the firing had retreated about ten yards
from where the man who had fired the
shotS was standing he fell to the pavement
He tried to rise and succeeded in propping
himself uo on one hand. but Immediately
hand under his body. When he was pick
ed up and carried to the drug store a dag
ger fell from the hand under the body
An Inquest Tomorrow
When the body of the dead man reached
the morgue Superintendent Schoenberger
found that one bullet had entered the left
breast and had probably penetrated the
heart. The body was searched and s4O7 81
and diamond stud were the valuables
taken from it. The money was in the
Pockets and the stud was in the tie Dep
Gty Coroner Glazebrook arranged to make
an autopsy at o'clock this afternoon and
coroner Carr will hold an inquest tomor-
r2Y morning al IL o'clock
Soon after the body reached the morgue
several friends of the deceased called. They
were ANXIOUS to make arrangements for
the removal of the body TO some under
taking establishment, they did not like
the idea of having it remain in desc
late a place. George NJ Rye. whose cards
indicated that he a New Yorker, was
forty-seven years old, mis- friends stated.
and he had lived in Texas for a number
OF years.
He vas well known at the Capitol, and
II Is said he was acquainted with most Of
the members of the Texas delegation. His
wife is now i'll Texas, and he has a son.
who left here two days ago TO go to the
Klondike- 1t is thought that he is in New
fCrk, and that he VIII leave there tonight
unless he learns of his fathers death.
During the reconstruction period the de-
ceased spent most of his time in Arkansas.
Statement Of "a Friend.
He was every inch a man. remarked
Ole of his friends, land he had had many
C.cse calls. But game as he was he was
not man to start fight. Only yesterday
he told me of a talk he had with Canty.
He said he had offered to settle with him
on almost any terms, and he was satisfied
to have settlement when other creditors
had been satisfied. Canty, he said, told
him h. was the first man who had extend
eG helping nand to him"
Arrangements for the funeral will not he
made until after the inquest is held tomor-
row.
Talk With ii. w. Van Senden
Mr.. III. W. Van Sender, who was formerly
private secretary to Secretary Carlisle and
then became Mr.. Canty's associate in the
firm Of Canty & Co.. was seen by q Star
reporter this afternoon regarding the dead
mans relations with the firm.