The Washington times., 1908-06-01
PHILIP ON STAND,
TELLS OF KILLING
Gives in Detail Eventg Lead
ing Up to Tragedy In
Arlington Hotel.
ENACTS STRUGGLE
BEGAN IN CORRIDOR
Other Witnesses Testify to the Bad
Reputation of the Dead
Cabman.

Castor ". Philip, the wealthy vounz
clubman, charged with killing Frank
Aacaboy, cabman acquaintance. in
the Arlington Hotel May is. 1907. took
the stand in his own defense this after
noon, and while the .husbed audience
mat packed the court room eaEeriy
drank in every word, told the story OF
mat fatal morning and the evert that
led up TO the shooting.
In low, Well-m0dulated voice. under
| the skillful guidance OF his attorney
Henry +. Davis. ne portrayed vfvidly
The exact manner IN which the shootlns
took place As he neared that portion
Of his story which dealt with the meet
ing In the corridor OF the hotel, the
scufle and the shot, his voice cuivered
slightly and his head bent forward.
When / walked down the han OF the
| hotel and rounded a bend I suddenly
met Macaboy" he said HE grabbed
me by the arm, the left arm. and turn
| ed me roughly around TO the right. rnv
back to the banister Then he stood in
front Of me and asked me where was
going L told him I was going out. aud
at the same time ] forced myself from
him and back in tho direction OF ny
room He grabbed me again. He said
you are not going out You are too
drunk 10 go out. His grip frightened
He said:
I arm going 10 have thai $50 OF I will
| break your
Shows How He Was Held.
At this critical moment he was in
terrupted by Mr.. Davis who went over
in front Of the jury box. beckoned 10
Philip 10 leave the witness stand and
asked him TO u m0nstrate how AIaca-
boy had held him.
He struck me On the shoulder Ike
that said Philip, hitting Mr, Davis
on the shoulder with his hand. I saw
that I was losing my balance. A fear
came over nc knew 1 was alone
with hiul-"
Did you have any other impression
than one Of Danger
My only impresslor was one OF dan
ger. His threats came 10 my mind. 7
realized the kind OF man he was. I felt
that / was going down, and that he
would jump on me-"
Then what happened?"
Il had not recovered my balance YET,
when fired"
Immediately after you fired. did you
see him?'
Il saw nothing but a fash"
And men p
Il saw him looking at ne"
When Macaboy fell upon his face
/ what was your fiTst impression? Did
you think that he had been hurt?'
What did you do when he feu?'
Thought He Was Frightened.
! II walked over to him and started 10
/ raise him from the floor. I spoke 70
/ him, ana from the manner in which he
/ answered me 1 thought he had been
/ overcome with fright
"In what position was he lying then?"
/ Upon his face"
/ You say ne spoke 10 you2'
! Yes and when he did his answer led
me TO believe ne had not been struck"
| What happened after you attempted
/ 20 raise Macaboyg'
Mr.. Brest came 10 me and said that
/ I mad better go to my room, I turned
ana left. AS soon as Mr.. Brest was out
/ Of sight I returned TO Macaboy and
/ again taking him by the hand asked
/ him If he was hurt"
| Did you believe on your second trip
/ [ 81 Macaboy had been injured?"
why did you fire the shot at 0Iaca-
boy?''
FOrgives His Slayer.
/ The dying words of Frank Macaboy.
/ were repeated today by Thomas lie
/ Cuyer, who visites MIN at the Emergency
/ Hospital
/ MacabOys expressions Of regret ar
/ leaving this world, and his forgiveness
| of Philip for the s3Coting, caused the
| greatest show of emotion which has
beer exhibited in the trial
As the witness told in a low voice
Of the talk he had with the cabman as
he was about to die, a deep silence per
| vaded the crowded courtroom. Those
in the rear leaned forward to catch ev-
cry word. and the defendant bowed his
head as he heard the words Of the man
he had killed. forgiving him for the act
and calling him his pal lie Cuyer
said he had visited rIacaboy at the
Emergency Hospital the afternoon OF
the day he was shot, some hours before
he died.
my Pal Shot Ne"
Il am gone. guess" said the dying
man. slowly. 'This is a grand old
world There are lots OF good people IN
II. I don't want TO leave it. Ny pal
shot me, but don't want him prose
cuted."
About a dozen witnesses were called
during the morning 10 testify TO the
reputation which Macaboy bore IN the
! community. A quarrelsome man. he
was. they testified: a man who would
fight on the least provocation. Most OF
the witnesses we're Cabmen. who had
known him for some years. There were
also a number Of police officers.
The attorneys for the defense this
morning decided finally TO put the de-
- s--
his own defense. He will go over the
/ entire story of his life. and partieu-
/ larly from the time he had made the
acquaintance of Macaboy. He will theu
be put through q grilling cross-exami-
| nation b. the ATTORNEYS for The Gov
eminent, on the events OF the morning
Of the murder, and viii reCite in detail
the story of the shooting.