Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-02

friends, and they, too. enjoyed the cross
fire between prosecutor and witness, which
not infrequently put the laugh on Mr..
Davis. Not once Miss Somervile trip
ped by the questions, but she answered all
volubly, quickly and fully, If a little i'm
patiently. the examination drew along
| toward an hours length. She admitted she
had visited the scene of the shooting before
court began this morning in order to re-
fresh her memory of the event.
Hiss Somerville, how far away were you
when you saw the quarreling for the first
timer asked Mr.. Worthington.
LAS I told you, about half a square away.
I saw the little man shaking his finger, but
did not hear anything. kept on, and as
l passed them l went close to the railing.
When l saw the knife 1 hurried on, but
had not hurried before that, assure you.
By that time quite crowd had gathered"
THAT is ALL said Mr.. Worthington. The
| witness looked from Mr.. Davis to the jury
and then to judge. Compromising at last
with bright smile of relief she went from
| the box and passed into the witness room.
DR.. c. Richie Stone was then placed on
| the stand and very briefly stated that
| when Rye was shot he ran into the street,
| but the body had been carried into the
| drug store. When he got there the door
was closed, but he was recognized as a
physician and admitted.
I'D like to have Miss Somerville recalled
| in order to have her position placed the
| chart" said Mr.. Worthington. II object"
| cried Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Sflsby Testifles.
| In the meantime Geo. w. Silsby, a stock
! broker was placed on the stand and testi-
| fled that Rye called at his office the morn
| ing of the shooting at about 1890 o'clock
| and gave him order to sell.
The witness was interrupted to permit
| Miss Somerville to appear again, her recall
| to the stand being admitted. She pointed
| out on the chart the course she travelled
going up F street She had crossed from
| the northeast corner of 14th and F streets
rs there anything else you want to ask
meP' she inquired. addressing herself to
| Mr.. Davis IA laugh from the audience fol-
lowed ,cand Grier Joyce again declared HIM
| self.
Resuming his testimony, Mr.. Silsby said
Rye was inzan ugly frame of mind when he
| called at his Office. Witness does not know
whether orunot it was due to the CAVITY
| before ,seeni4him so excited.
| w. B. Hfbbs, a stockbroker next testi-
fed that RE had been in his office that
| unusual in bis appearance.
| Evidence in RebuttnI.
| Berkiey G. Waller, colored, was recalled
ard testified that when hs saw Rye during
the shooting the latter had either his right
hand Dir lefr,hand up in the air. He couldn't
tell which. He did not think there was any
| thing in husbands He did not observs any
thing, although there was one hand he did
not clearly see Therefore he could not say
positively that Rye did not have knife
Colonel Akers testified in rebuttal that he
| saw the shooting, and that Rye's hands
| were open and without a knife as he fell.
Charles Morgan, youth in blue sweater
shirt, testified that he was a messenger
boy. Rye was in the street at the time he
fell. He raised his left hand. Morgan did
! rot see anything fall.
| DR.. VIM. C. Birch, new witness was
offered by Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Worthington
| objected. but the witness was questioned.
| He did not nee CAVITY during the shooting.
| He saw Rye after the first shot He saw
| both hands AS nearly as he could tell both
hands were open. There was no knife held
! by Rye. He lifted UP the right side of the
| body at the hip. Probably five others help
ed. DR.. Dessez assisted. Some Of them
ware colored. He couldn't say who they
were. He did not see anybody with a knife
nor did he hear anything about It. He ad-