The times., 1898-05-24

Delaney w. Gill, an employe of the
Geological Survey, testified that he was in
the building on the day before the shoot
ing He said: My attention was at
tracted to two men across the street. one
of them, a short man, seemed very angry
and was shaking his fist in the face of the
other man, whom l recognized as Mr..
Canty. | thought and remarked that
Canty was trying TO get out of the fight
Canty went into the building in front of
which they were standing, and Rye went
down the street east When he went down
F Street there was an elderly gentleman
with him. Several people stopped to
watch the row..
Augustus f. Norris, colored, a porter
at Sanders & Stayman's. testified: II saw
Canty and Rye the day before the shoot
ing. was coming out of our store when
/ saw them. They We're talking and Rye
was getting loud. Canty was leaning or
sitting on the railing. l was about Is
feet from them, and heard the conversa-
ton: Rye called Canty 'scoundrel,' thief,
liar, coward. Rye had something in his
right hand Canty said to Rye: Don't
make monkey of YOURSELF and asked
him TO go into the Office Rye replied that
the street was good enough for him; he
also said that he would blackguard Can
ty wherever he found him.
When asked to describe the quarrel the
"
like a crazy man. 1 never heard anyone
go on So
On cross-examination the witness stat
ed that Rye looked as If he had some
thing in his right hand he was trying
to ''smuggle;'' he was putting his hand
in and out of his pocket. II don't know
whether he had toothpick or knife In
his hand"
The Afternoon Session
n Al.
the recess hour. the first witness called by
the defense was David Y. Green, coIored,
who testified as follows: Il live at 1881
f Street; am the janitor; know Mr., Can
ty; also knew Mr.. Rye by sight; saw
both of them on the day before the shoot
ing. between $50 a. m. and IL a. m.
They were standing talking in front Of
the Riggs Insurance Building. When Rye
walked up he said to Canty: We'll, you
have got back have you?' Canty an
swered yes Rye then cursed him-a
damn thief and 'robber;' Canty invited
him in the office to talk the matter over;
Rye had a small penknife in his hand;
Rye was very mad; Canty was quiet and
did not say a word. | did not see the
shooting
On being cross-examined. Green said he
knew the time by his work; Il saw
knife, small, white-handled, in Rye's
hand; II had pearl handle" District At
torney Davis exhibited a small knife,
about two and a half inches long, which
the witness said was about the size Of
the one Rye had. A small peari-handled
knife found in Rye's clothing after the
shooting was shown the witness and he
said lit looked like that"
C.aarrya Murray Polprpl when oWprf1
said he knew Canty and Rye by sight;
used 10 see them around 1881 f Street;
saw them together in front of 1881 +
Street on the day before the shooting.
When Rye came UP he asked Canty if ne
was going to pay him. and called him
a big, beef-eating
Rye had small penknife IN his hand;
it was open; Canty had nothing to say;
he took il very easy.
On cross-examination Murray said 1t
was down in the basement of 1881 Z Street
just before the fuss between Canty and
Rye. When ] came upstairs Canty was
standing on the pavement and, ! think,
he was talking TO Mr.. Van Senden, who
was standing in the door. Rye came up
from Fourteenth Street the first thing
Rye said was, DO you intend to-pay me"
While Rye was abusing Canty he kept
his right hand by his side; ! think Mr..
Canty went away first; he went toward
Fourteenth Street; Rye went toward
Thirteenth Street.
Heard Canty Abused.
AIphonzo Cooke. colored, an office boy
at 1881 F Street. testified: I know Canty,
knew Rye by sight; saw them in front
of the building just before u O'Clock on
the day before the shooting; heard Rye
call Canty - thief. then went down
in the shoeshop in the basement; Rye
had knife in his right hand: when
Canty and Rye were quarreling they were
standing near the end of the railing
near Thirteenth Street.
Under cross-examination Cooke said he
left because he thought if the men got
TO fighting he might get hurt; never
heard Canty ask Rye TO go inside; never
heard Rye say Canty's partner was a
thief: Rye had knife in his right hand
which he held up as high as his shoulder.
Edmund Brand, broker doing business
at 1891 F Street, testified that ne knows
Canty; also knew Rye; saw them stand
ing together in front of my office on the
day before the shooting. Rye was abus-
ing Canty, cursing him; Canty walked
away; was In the hallway when I was
attracted by the loud talking. Rye also
and said Van Senden was thief
After cursing Canty, Rye said: II viii
give it TO you whenever and wherever l
see you" Canty was nearer the door
than Rye; they were about foot or two
apart Canty came into the hallway;
don't know whether Rye had gone away
before Canty came into the hall.
The defense wanted a threat made by
Rye introduced as testimony, but the
prosecution objected and were sustained.
Arthur B. Cropley, of Montgomery, Md,
stated that he was in Washington on
March II last.
Il knew Canty and Rye; the day before
the shooting; 1 was at Jeffordss office,
Mo- 1881 F Street. Heard some one talk
ing and went out to see what was the
matter. Canty was sitting on the railing
in front of the building; Rye was stand
ing in front of him, and was cursng him;
he called him a liar, thief, scoundrel.
----,' and said he would give it to
him whenever and wherever he saw him.
because he was coward and had to take
it Canty came into the office in about
two or three minutes after I heard the
talking. Saw Rye the next day before
the shooting; he was at the Ebbitt House
and also on the north side of F Street be-
tween No. 1881 and Fourteenth Street He
was talking TO Col. Ayres; afterwards ]
told Col. Ayres that some one ought to
move that man Rye off the street 1t was
after II o'clock when / saw him on the
north side of f Street; at the time of the
shooting / was in the hallway of 1891 F
Street; heard a shot; that was about fif-
teen or twenty minutes after I saw Col.
Ayres and Rye talking together; ran to
the corner of Fourteenth and F Streets:
Brand went with me-.
On cross-eXamination the witness said
he knew the defendant about a year: had
done business with him; on the day be-
fore the shooting, during the alteration.
did not hear Canty say a word.