The times., 1898-06-11
knife picked up?" and Mr.. Davis replied

knife picked up?" and Mr.. Davis replied
again:
= don't believe he was there"
Miss Roberta Someryille, of Sterling
Va, the witness who claims to have seen
threatening attitude with a knife in full
view in his hand, was at the court house
during the afternoon, but did not enter
! the room during the proceedings.
In within a very few moments after the
doors Of Criminal Court No. were OPEN
ed the room was filed by the crowd of
spectators which had been patiently
waiting for more than half an hour
Among the visitors was Mrs Worthing-
ton, the wife OF the leading counsel FOR
the defense. There were also a number
OF other ladies present.
Guy Rye the son OF the deceased. was
| also present and listened attentively to
the argument of Mr.. Worthington
Mr.. Worthington, before beginning his
argument, requested that chair or table
! be placed in front of the jury for his com
fort. This being done, he began to speak
! at 10:05 o'clock.
Mr.. Worthington prefaced his remarks
/ by saying that IL would be his purpose
and endeavor to do what the counsel for
| the Government should have done in the
! opening Of the case; that is, lay the facts
| connected with the affair before them.
| Taking it all in ALL he said, the situation
| was most extraordinary. There was such
] q hANFiSiAg u O14tlADl as expressed by the
! 100 or more witnesses who had been called
by either side. However he thought an
| honest man would have no trouble in sift-
| ing out the truth from the falsehood
Mr. Worthington then called the at
| tentiOn Of the jury to the fact that the
most important thing for them to con-
slider was what was going on I'm the mind
Of Canty when he drew his pistol and
| fired the fatal shot
Before going into the testimony of the
! witnesses, Mr.. Worthington discussed the
! evidence OF those who had heard the de-
! ceased make threats against the life of
I the defendant, arguing that all this after
/ the affair of Monday was sufficient to
/ make Canty then feel his life was in dan
/ ger
After commenting briefly on the testI-
mony Of the witnesses to the alteration
on Monday, he took up and discussed the
testimony Of Canty in reference TO his
preparations" the night before the shoot
ing concluding that. from what was af-
terwards shown, it was clear that the
preparations" referred TO the arrange
ment Of business matters
Mr.. NorthingtOn then turned his atten-
ton to the story of where the revolver
came from, and contended that the state
| ment of the defendant was plausible and
true, for he would have no motive in tell
ing false tale about this when he ad-
mitted the killing.
lie then traced Canty's movements on
the morning of the shooting step by step.
/ from the time he left his house about 10
0 clock until the moment of the shooting.
lie then took up the movements of Rye
from the time he ate breakfast with ex-
Senator Blackburn at the Wellington till
| the time Of the meeting with Canty.
He graphically described Rye's going
to the Ebbitt House corner, from which
point Of vantage he could watch for the
appearance of Canty on the street. He
then told Of his patrolling in front Of JEFF
ford's office on the morning of his death.
Having thus followed the movements of
both he brought them face to face on the
Wyatt Building corner. Before going
into the details of the fatal encounter
Mr. Worthington discussed the law of
self-defense.
He then considered the vital points in
the case, the movements of the two prin-
cipals in the tragedy Immediately before
the shooting. The evidence of Ross and
Hardy, Mr.. Worthington said, locates
Rye going from the Ebbitt House to the
Wyatt Building corner. He reviewed the
evidence of Diggs. Anderson Rhodes.
Taylor Hardy and Williams witnesses
summoned for the Government all OF
whom place the two men on the side
walk when the firing began
He then referred to the Testimony of
Swaggart, the witness whose conscience
troubled him, and at his own request.
after undergoing three examinations
went back on the witness stand and stat
| ed II was not only motion but he actual
| ly saw something in Ryes hand just prior
TO the shooting. Swaggart was in a
wagon on Fourteenth Street about three
or four feet from Rye, who had his back
| to him. but did not hear him say any
thing, although he saw his lips working.
Mr.. Worthington ar this point said he
| could close his case then. so far as proof
as to where the men were standing at
the time of the shooting but he intend
ed to continue till he piled the evidence
mountain high.
After recess Mr.. Worthington continued
| his discussion of the relative position of