The times., 1898-06-04
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL DAY
District Attorney Davis Throws
a Bomb Int the Defense.
WHERE HE GOT THE PISTOL
An Attempt to Prove Tint Canty
borrowed n Weapon on the Morn
ing of the shOcting-A Sensation
in COurt-Canty Recalled to the
stand-The Days Proceedings.

The uneventfuI Quietude which pervad-
ed the proceedings in the Canty trial yes
terdsy during the morning and afternoon
sessions OF Criminal Court No. ! was
suddenly broken shortly before the hour
OF adjournment by District Attorney
Davis. who announced that he intended
90 prove that on the morning Rye was
killed the defendant. Canty, tried TO bor-
row a revolver from John N. Pistol, a
business man, AZ No. 14l7 Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The effect Of this statement on all with
IN hearing was even more astounding
than the startling revelations of Miss
Roberta somerville. who on Thursday,
surprised all who heard her remarkable
recital OF the shooting.
According 10 her testimony, II Will be
remembered, she saw and heard moro OF
the incidents connected with the killing
Of Rye than all the other witnesses, the
defendant included; more astounding
than the statement of Miss Somerville
that although she went deliberately to
the scene Of the tragedy, she heard only
one shot fired, and that she had to 20
sloss up 10 the iron railing of the Wyatt
Building TO avoid Rye. who was standing
nearby with q knife in his hand; more
astounding than the testimony of Keat-
ing, who said he aaw Rye changing
knife from one pocket TO another while
on his way from the Ebbitt House 10
the Wyatt Building corner. and to whom
he remarked: That's q tough weapon
for a citizen to carry and who was told
10 go 10 HI" for his interference.
The other sensations during the pro-
coedings OF the afternoon were the re-
calling OF the defendant, Canty, TO the
stand by Mr. Davis and the Introduction
of Mr.. Frank H Thomas as q witness.
The defendant, Canty, was called by
the accuracy OF the reported interview
with him published IN the Evening Star
on the afternoon Of the killing Of Rye.
Canty denied the correctness of nearly
every statement attributed to him IN
che Star Of that date
AGr Thomas was called to testify ss TO
Ghe position of Rye's hands while he was
falling. He explained that he saw Rye
IN the act OF falling from his window In
the second story OF the Wyatt Building
and described the ceceased's every move
ment from the <1me he saw him till he
fell 10 the ground with tragic effect. As
o matter Of fact no witness who has tes-
taied has so graphically illustrated the
actions Of Rye after he was shot as Mr..
Thomas
So far as the actual result OF the days
proceedings IS concerned, II was not IA
vorable 20 the defense. which, efter a des-
perate legal battle between Mr.. Worthing-
ton and Mr.. Davis, lasting over three
hours, succeeded in excluding testimony
offered by the Government to show that
Rye was not armed during the alteration
on Monday and further that he did not
Intend 10 arm himself. In addition to
these two propositions the Government
offers 10 show that since the time of the
failure of Canty & Co. last August until
March L. the day he was killed. Rye had
often expressed himself IN friendly terms
of the defendant. IN reference to this Of
fer Judge Cole said that such evidence
might be admissible but until it was of
fered he would not express an Opinion.
The first witness called was Hon. Al
bert S. Berry, q member of Congress,
from Kentucky, who testified as follows:
II know Charles Heating; / knew his
father better than the boy; I used to see
him at Newport; his father was a pilot;
the last time I saw him before the trial
began he came TO my hotel TO see about
e pension.
MIR. Van Senden came 10 see me at the
Capitol and asked me II knew Heating.
told him I did"
Detective Charles Proctor was next
called to the stanS and stated that he
read the weekly reports Of all the local
dealers in deadly weapons. He was in
structed TO leave the reports for exami-
nation by the court.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Worthington.
Mr.. Proctor viii examine the daily re-
ports Of dealer Grose. Mr.. Proctor ex-
planned that there were thousands of
these reports and Il would take hours to
examine them.
Judge Cole stated that II made no diff
ference how long IL would take.
As soon as Mr.. Proctor was excused.
Mr.. Davis called attention to the fact
that at the hour of adjournment yester-
day Il was agreed that the question of
the admissibility Of testimony to show