The Washington times., 1908-05-25
ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING CABMAN
Battle for Life of the
Wealthy Clubman Begun
This Morning.
BROTHERS IN COURT
WITH THE PRISONER
Defendant Watches Men in Jury
Box Closely and Converses
With His Counsel.

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Castor Philip. the wealthy clubman
and sciJn or the old Van Ness family
OF Washington aud New York. 40
cused Of the murder OF Frank Macaboy.
q cabman acquaintance. at the Arling-
toE Hotel, May IS. 1907. this morning
went 10 trial for his life before Justice
Job Barnard. in Criminal Court No. ?.
Just before noon tae court adjourned
until tomorrow morning, when q special
venire Of fifty talesmen viii be on hand.
The panel or twenty-five Jurors was
exhausted quickly this morning. and
whom the court adjourned eleven men
sat in the jury box, all Of them sub
Ject 10 peremptoTy challenge.
Court Room Crowded.
An air OF suppressed excitement per
vaded the court room during the pro-
ceedings preliminary TO the drawing OF
the jury Half an hour before the crisr
formally declared the court opened, The
room was filed with spectators TO the
capacity OF the seats and standing
room There was not a woman IN the
aud .ence- Mabel Davis, who viii be
called as a witness for the defense. Nad
taken q seat In the ante-room. but she
wSs excused with the other witnesses
uudi after the completion OF the work
OF selecting a jury.
CASTOR Philip the defendant, entered
the court room half q minute before
Justice Barnard entered and the court
was opeEed. He took a seat directly
behind his attorneys. Henry E. Davis
and A a HoehIing. jr.
dis tRO brothers, Capt. Van Ness
Philip and Holman Philip, accompanied
him 10 court and occupied adjoining
seats, here they could converse " N
MIN, HOEm5H Philip is the secretary
OF the American Legation, and conuI
general at EangleTs Morocco. He made
the long journey 10 Washington in
OTCeF 10 be e. MS younger brother 3
side during -.4e most trying ordeal of
his life rap-air Van Ness followed
the choosing o. the jury closely, ana
TOOK notes OF -le proceedings cOnferring
vita counsel regarding the jurors.
Phlie Watches jury.
The young cIub1lan accused Of the
murder OF the cab.nan, took a keen
interest in every word, and as each
juror rose to be examined by counsel.
he looked at them iutenuy. taking q
mental observation OF each mans char
acteristIcs.
He was easily the tauest man in the
courtroom. Attired in a lightweight
summer suit of a Ereenish hue, white
vest, and dark green tie, clean shaven.
and presenting a wel-groOmed appear
ance, he was a noticeable figure in the
score Of lawyers, relatives. and pews-
paper men who sat within the incIosure.
The young mans face showed the
beneficial effects Of the quiet life he
ClayerDaCk y. Y. He was tanned, and
| looked as healthy and strong as an
athlete. The most striking feature OF
his handsome face is his nose, which IS
unusually large and rather pointed His
forehead is very high, but not receding.
and his hair is quite thin. His eyes
are brown and large. There Is no
weakness in his mouth or chin, and
his entire bearing as he sat in the
courtroom was that of an intensely in
UeresIed spectator. rather than that Of
q man on trial for his life
There is q Ferceptible resemblance be-
| brothers, although they both wear
mustaches, and are not built so heavily.
Jurors Examined.
Assistc Il District Attorneys Turner
and Mcnamara examined the juror,
/ for the Government. and Henry f.
| Davis for the defense. At the enc
OF a hour and g. half the entire pane
was exhausted. Ten men were. excused
| by the court because they did not be
/ lie-e IN the infiction Of capital pun
/ ish1ranI. and one because Of his rep
TeSenUation that service on the JUr!
would greatly interfere with his bUsi
ness
Three peremptory challenges were ex-
! eTcised, two by the Government and one
BY the defense. Fred W. Flugge, a mer-
! chant Of 4l4 Pennsylvania avenue, and
/ William A. Buckley, a bartender az the
! Riggs House, were challenged by the
! Government, because of their aCQUalut'
! ance with the defendant Albert "
/ COWell, a contractor. OF l43l street
| northwest, was objected TO by MI
| Davis because he said he knew Frank
| Macaboy, the dead cabman.
Eleven Men in Box.
The eleven men who remained IN the
! jury box, subject to challenge, wher
the court adjourned. were John P
/ Lovett, 20l0 Third street, barber; Rober'
Soltman, lI3 Eighth street northwest
| Tattern maker, Thomas j. Stanton, 300
= street northwest, real estate and
! grocer; Thomas J. Ryan, IO2 P street
metal worker; David Atkins, SO c stree
| southeast. produce dealer; Benjamin J
! Leach, 2ZSI ChamplaIn avenue, foreman
/ Samuel Berry, y Nicholes avenue
| AnaCOstia, labOreTs Samuel J. Hail, llI
! Virginia avenue southwest, clerk; HenrI
Weigel So Quincy street. manufacturer
| George w Mason. 500 Nichols avenue
! Anacostia, undertaken, and James j.
/ Finch, 14QS North CAPITOL street, painter
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