The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-26
COurtAdjourns Shortly After
Noon, When Second Jury
Panel Is Exhausted.
BROTHERS IN COURT
WITH THE PRISONER
Court Room Crowded With Friends
of Defendant on Second
Day of Ordeal.

The entire forenoon OF, the second
day OF the trial Of CASTOR Philip, the
wealthy young clubman OF Washing
ton and New York. who shot and
killed Frank NIacabOy. his cabman
friend. in "a corridor OF the Arlington
Hotel May is. 1907. was taken up with
the examination of q special venire or
fifty talesmen summoned when the
regular panel was exhausted yester-
day.
When court adjourned just before
o'clock this afternoon the panel had
been examined, but the jury was not
yet selected. Eleven men sat in the
box. and Justice Barnard ordered a
second venire OF thirty talesmen sum
moned for tomorrow morning.
The Government exercised ten per
emptory challenges, and the defense
used up eleven Of the twenty allowed by
law. Only four men Of the eleven who
sat IN the box at the close Of court yes
terday We're seated there when court dd-
lCuTded today.
They were Thomas J. Ryan. Henry
Weijel George W. Mason. and James
y. Inch
Courtroom Crowded.
Every seat and every available inch
of standing room We're occupied by the
throng that crowded into the court room
when the doors were opened this
morning. Intense interest is being mani
Tested in the case and the spectators
craned their necks 10 secure good
look at the young defendant. one wom-
an. evidently possessed OF a greater de-
gree of Lemerity than most OF her SIS
ters. occupied a front seat and took IN
every move Of the case with great
eageruess-
me defendant entered the court room
In company with his brother, CAPT
Van Ness Philip His step was JaunIy,
bat his bearing was serious, as lnouE 2
he were keeuly sensible Of the gravity
of Hs charge OF the murder or ms
fel' 5w-mar. and the penalty Tor Whlch
IL ma. call Whatever may nave beeh
said Of his hilarious career as a man
HBoU ,oWn in the past the ordedl
whlcfs has confronted him fer year
has changed his appearance appFe-
ciably.
Wears Dark Suit.
He had changed the light greenish
gray suit which he wore yesterday for
n striped blue serge. lie wore white
rlcated negligee shirt and a black bow
tie
He was accompanied bv his two broth
ers. Capt Van Ness Philip and Hoffman
Philip. secretary To the American Legation
at Tangier. Morocco. As each new tales
man was called by Clerk Mckee. tn
three brothers leaned over and discussed
his availability from the point OF th'
defense with Attorneys Henri r. Davis
and A. A. Hoehling, jr. Any connection
thew might have with any OF the partie
concerned was brought out by them, an,
a number of the prospective jurors dis
qualified as a result OF the conferences
The eleven men who sat In the Jur
box at the close of court today Wer
Thomas ]. Ryan, 1G2 Z street. meta
worker; James d. Finch 1i0S Mort
Capitol street painter; Henry Weige
80 Quincy street. manufacturer: CeOrg
Mason. 503 Nicholas avenue. Anacostia
undertaken. George c. Wright. y
Tenth street southeast; Edward I
Walters 4ST II street southwest, paint
err Robert O. CsIlun, 172G De Sale
street. electrician; Michael II. Robin
son % u street southeast John +
Cook. 524 Eighth street northeast. cleo
trician: William r. Denham. l7fS Eight
street northwest; George Gardner
grocer.