Evening star., 1898-06-04

Dobbins unless Canty could be connected
with 1t In some way.
| Continuing. the witness said he had not
| shooting.
"I want to know twhyxyou wanted to bor-
| need not answer If there Is objection"
| we don't object If it relates to Mr..
Canty.' said Mr.. Worthington.
| Because I contemplated going to North
| Craolina." said Mr. Moy1an.
Mr.. Davis said he was surprised-very
much surprised-by what the witness had
said 1t was very evident that he was as
tonshed. because he at once begnn to prod
the witness recoliectiuff as to what he had
| told Mr.. Davis in his effice with regard to
the case; Mr.. Moylans denied that he told
Mr. Davis he had said to Dobhins that he
wanted to borrow revolver for Canty.
The Witness Explains.
Il asked Dobbins If he could loan me a
gun. said the Witness but did not tell
him why. I then went to Brill to get one,
having failed at Pistols. But did not get
| revolver that morning. 1 told you. Mr..
Davis, that I wanted the gun for another
reason; that wanted to go to North Caro-
lima that night. first heard of the alter
cation between Canty and Rye from Mr..
Walton that afternoon at 2 o'clock at JEFF
lords office. / did not see Canty or Van
Sender there. 1 had not seen Canty for
over month";
Did you not tell me that you told Dob
bins you wanted a revolver for Dennis
Canty?"
NO SIR"
Did you not say that you told Dobbins
Canty had had difficulty with Rye and
nfe?"
NO sir. 1 was Rye's friend. He called
at my house. I was only an acquaintance
of Canty."
Did Not Know Rye Was Dead.
The witness said that after putting Canty
and the officer in the carriage he went
back to the drug store to ascertain Rye's
condition. He did not know Rye was dead
The victim lay there with eyes wide open.
as If in life. He asked several bystanders
about al Rye, and Vas surprised to learn that
he was dead. The witness told Of his ef-
forts to obtain counsel for Canty.
Mr.. Blackburn Sworn.
Former Senator Joe" Blackburn of Ken
tucky was the next witness. He knew Rye
very well. Both ate at one table at the
Wellington Hotel the morning of the shoot
ing.
morning?"
Il did not notice ANYTHING extraordinary
responded Mr.. Blackburn.
Inc witness was excused and Justice Cole
very cordially shook his hand as he left
the witness box, after which he grasped
Il.
and then hurried out of court. The recess
than stopped proceedings for three-quarters
of an hour.
MOylan Cross-Examfned.
Witness Moylan was again placed in the
box after recess and cross-sxamined by
Mr.. Worthinston. When Rye called at his
hotel the night before the shooting, witness
said. he drank whisky. He said it was the
first tima he had seen Rye take whisky.
They conversed upon the difference in the
sizes Of Arkansas and North Carolina pos
sums.
Robert NJ. Dobbins was recalled, and Mr.
Davis said he wanted to prove by the wit
Eess that Moylan did say he wanted a re-
volvsr for Canty. Mr.. Worthington object
ed, and Judge Wilson. then argued that
even If 1t was proved that Moylan did say
such thing, the testimony would have no
weight as going to prove that Canty had
anything to do with It.
Closing PROCEEDINGS Yesterday.
Justice Cole, yesterday, after The Stars
report closed, decided that the question of
the admissibility of evidence as to Ryes
state of mind should go over for the pres
ent. Canty was again placed on the stand
by the government and denied having said
Immediately after the shooting that he had
thought Rye vas going to draw a knife.
Guy Rye was called and stated that the
revolver found in his fathers trunk was
there yet. He was sent out at once to get
the weapon.
Policeman Riley testified that he had CIV
en- the list of witnesses to the affair to De-
tective kimartin On the stand, Kilmar-
tin said he had reported the names at the
district attorneys office. He did not know.
why James L. Chase's name had not been
turned in; he had never heard of 1t. Chief
Clerk Harvey Given of MIR. Davis office
testified that the names given him We're the
ones called. Witness did not know why
Chases name had been omitted.
At this point Guy Rye returned and was
again sworn. He exhibited Ills fathers re-
volver. a 44-caliber, Colt. short and large.
Justice Cole decided it should be admitted
as evidence.
Witness Doyle was recalled and said Rive
wore either a frock or long sack coat but
toned up, at the time of the shooting. Ex-
Senator j. c. s. Blackburn did not respond
when his name was called.
John Pistol, a tailor. at No. 1417 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, was called and declared he
did not remember seeing Canty or John
Moylan the morning of the homicide He
was excused until today, pending argument
as to the admiSSibility of his evidence. At
terward District Attorney Davis said he
proposed to show that Pistol had told sew
eral people that the morning of the day
Rye was killed, Canty and Moylan called
on him and tried to borrow a pistol. Henry
Matthews testified that when he saw Rye
the latter had his left hand slightly raised.
He neither saw nor heard of knife.
Frank II. Thomas, an insurance agent
with an office in the Wyatt building, testi-
fled for the first time. When he heard the
shots he ran to his window and saw a man
wearing black silk hat and frock coat
going backward toward the Ebbitt House
He saw the man raise his clinched hands
to his breast and open them, and heard him
cry, Murder! Murder! Murder!' He said
the scene was like some he had seen on
the stage. He saw nothing of knife
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