Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-29

20 for an automobile ride. but 1t was
broken up by Macaboy. the women re-
fusing to go If the cabman was permitted
The witness said the first stop after
leaving 1907 street was at Hazel Davis
house She went in. Philip calling after
her he would be around again later In the
Then Macaboy suggested going to Hag-
gerty's saloon The car was turned In
that direction.
Mnetree said he told Philip he did not
care to stop at the saloon. because he did
not want to drink anything. The girl. he
said. declared she could not go into the
saloon. the police having threatened to
arrest her if they should f1nd her in the
place.
Consequently reminded Philip that
his invitation to me when l Joined him a
couple of hours before was to take an
automobile ride and We had not yet had
the ride. I asked him to order his chauf-
feur to drive my companion and myself
around the Speedway.
He did as / requested Our ride con-
sumed possibly twenty minutes. l sent
the car back to Haggerty's for Philip. I
did not see him again that night and
never saw Macaboy alive after that"
This ended Mr.. Minetree's direct testi-
little of added interest A recess was
taken by Justice Barnard's order from
1870 O'Clock until 80 o'clock.
Bartender Carroll's Evidence.
William Carroll. the bartender in Hag-
gerty's saloon. testified that Macaboy
was constantly urging Philip to resume
the game of craps. which Carroll had
interrupted by confscating one OF the
sets of dice owned by Macaboy Philip
steadily refused.
The cab driver. so Carroll said. was
abusive. When he sought to compel him
to let Philip alone Macaboy turned ana
threatened to whip him.
Il came out from behind the bar and
showed him that I could not fight be-
cause one of my fingers had been broken
recently and it was not yet well. said
Carroll. Macaboy replied. IAN right, III
be around when 1t is well"
Buck Taylor. the other companion of
Philip and Minetree on the night pre-
ceding the shooting. gave testimony cor
roborative in many details of that of Min
etree. He said he sought to interfere
when Macaboy became particularly abus-
i've of Philip, after the latter had persist
emily refused to continue throwing dice.
and was told by Macaboy to shut up"
that II was none OF his affair"
Taylor was on the stand when The
Stars report closed
Close of Yesterdays Proceedings.
Practically all its case in chief was
proved by the government yesterday.
Witnesses followed each other on the
stanu In rapid succession after The Star s
report closed.
John Albert Heath. clerk at the Ar
lington Hotel testified he reached Maca-
boys side soon after the shooting and
that the latter. indicating Philip. said
He shot me-he shot me for nothing"
Policeman Martin Reilly said he found
one empty and one loaded shell in Philip s
pockets, besides about $s5 in money and
was searched at the station house. Po-
liceman Thomas D. Walsh declared he
found two loaded and one empty shells
lying on the floor of the hotel near the
point where Macaboy had fallen.
Policeman Reilly related also a remark
several times made by Philip. to the eff
feet that he had shot Macaboy with a
blank cartridge and that the latter was
more scared than hurt.
"He Shot Me for Nothing"
Police Sergt. John r. Evans testified
similarly to Mr.. Heath. stating that Mac
alloy had repeatedly declared Philip had
shot him.
LAS we carried him out the door of
the hotel on a stretcher," said Sergt.
Evans I'VE met Detective Frank Helan
coming in. Macaboy said to Helan:
'Helan, I'm all in. He shot me for moth
ing"
When Detective Helan took the stand he
corroborated Sergt. Evans. Detective
Pratt, the last witness OF the day. in
troduced Macaboys ante-mortem state
ment. Mr.. Pratt quoted Macaboy as fol-
lows:
"Macaboy said he and Philip had been
good friends and had been out together
during the night. and the defendant
asked him to go to his room. Macaboy
said: What the - do l want to go
to your room for?' When he went to
the room, Macaboy said. Philip asked him
to take a drink. and that when he re-
fused he pulled a revolver. Macaboy then
said: Don't shoot. Phil! He said Philip
replied: IN shoot If have to kill my
SELF"