Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-28
A SHOCKING MURDER.
Taylor Carey Fires Two Bullets Into
the Brain of His Sleeping Brother.

A SHOCKING MURDER.
Taylor Carey Fires Two Bullets Into
the Brain of His Sleeping Brother.
THE TRAGEDY WHICH STARTLED THE INMATES OF
PATIENT NEARLY DEAD WITH CONSUMPTION
MURDERS HIS SLEEPING BROTHER, NURSE.
Freedman's hospital was the scene of start
ling murder about $50 o'clock this morning
The tragedy occurred in a small room near the
front door of ward No. l. The victim was Isaac
Carey, nurse in the hospital, and the MUIR
derer was his brother, Taylor Carey, who was
patient in the hospital Isaac was about
twenty-eight years old and had been employed
as nurse in the hospital for about six years.
He first went there as patient and made him
self 30 useful about the sick rooms that he was
placed on the rolls as an employee. For several
years he was night nurse in ward No. 5, but
was recently promoted to day nurse in ward
No. 1. His brother Taylor is about thirty-ive
years old, and has wife and two children.
Nearly year ago he left his family, and three
months ago was admitted to the hospital as a
patient. He is nearly dead with consumption.
Suffering from that disease he was given a cot
III WdTu where most OF the pht1eutS are
consumptives. Ward 2 is OH the second
hoor, over ward I, where Isaac was nurse.
Last night Isaac left the hospital and came to
the city where he visited some friends. It was
late when he returned to the hospital and re-
tired to his room, a small apartment near the
front door.
GETTING UP EARLY TO DO HIS BLOODY WORK.
About O'Clock this morning Taylor arose
and partially dressed himself. 1t was an I'M
usual hour for him to get up, but the other pa
tients who saw thought nothing of it, as pa
tients sometimes get up early when they are
feeling bad and cannot sleep. After putting
ON his trousers, coat and vest, he walked
slowly down stairs, for he was too weak to
walk fast. Then he made his way to his BROTH
ers room, where the latter was sleeping
soundly. The door was not locked and he en-
tered t Louis Coakley, the night nurse, saw
him go in and followed him to see who he was
Seeing that he was the nurses brother, Coax
ley asked; 'what are you doing here SO early?"
He answered, II want to see my brother"
Coakly paid no further attention to him, but
left the room and went to the other end Of the
building to fill the stove. Taylor then closed
the room door and was
ALONE WITH HIS BROTHER
The latter was lying on his back asleep. Oppo-
site his cot was an empty cot ON which he had
carelessly thrown his clothes. His shoes and
large bull dog" revolver belonging to the
sleeping man was lying on his clothing on the
vacant cot Having closed the door and hear
ing the noise made by pouring the coal in the
stove, Taylor picked up the revolver and fred
shot, sending
BULLET THROUGH HIS BROTHERS BRAIN
The report Of the weapon was heard by
some Of the patients, but most of them thought
that something had fallen, as the closed door
prevented the loud report from being heard
throughout the building. After killing his
brother Taylor left the room and walked to the
front door, where he stood for a moment, and
thinking he had not completed his deadly
work, he returned and fired a second shot
sending this bullet like the other through his
brothers head. The second report satisfied
everyone that the noise was made by weapon,
and Henry TOlliver, the day nurse, and Louis
Coakley, the night nurse, went with David
FLOOD, patient, to the room where the shoot
ing had been done. Passing through the cloud
OF smoke Tolliver discovered blood dripping
from the bed. "He's dead,' exclaimed Tolli-
yer.
GOODNESS OF THE MURDERER
Flood followed Taylor upstairs to his room.
The murderer sat beside his bed and finished
his toilet, arranging his collar and cuffs. Then
ne picked up paper, which he read until the
arrival Of DIR. Shadd and George W. Henson,
the night Waterman.
Il want you," said the Waterman.
All right" answered Taylor, Il am ready"
DIR. Shadd examined the dead man and found
that the bullets had entered his brain. causing
instant death. One bullet had entered his
right temple, while the other entered his fore
head just above the right eye. Isaac never
moved after the first shot was fred. Henson
then took the prisoner and weapon from the
hospital and went to the eighth precinct
station, where charge Of murder was placed
against the prisoner, and he was locked up.
SAW TAYLOR ENTER HIS BRoTHER's ROOM
David Flood the patient, said that he saw
Taylor when he came down stairs and entered
his brothers room. He heard the report of the
weapon, but thought it was Isaac shooting rat
or swapping cap. Then he saw Taylor come
out OF the room and walk to the door. He
seemed bewildered, and after looking about for
a couple of minutes he returned to the room,
as if to say, ''If he isn't dead I'll finish him.
He again entered the room and fired the second
shot. Flood said that Taylor did not speak
about the shooting before he left the hospital.
THE MURDERER's STATEMENT.
When reporter called at the station this
morning the murderer was sitting in his cell
saying in low tone. .Oh. Godi Oh, Godi' He
is good-looking colored man, and was dressed
in a neat suit of black broadcloth He was
very weak. and could scarcely speak above a
whisper. When asked why he killed his brother
he answered.: I'VE had some trouble" TAYLOR
said that his brother raised some objection to
his marrying the woman of his choice. and
after his marriage, he said. Isaac always made
it unpleasant for him. Last April, he said he
left his wife and children and sold his furniture
to his brother Isaac. The latter could not
make the promised payments and he had to
take the furniture back. Three months ago,
he said, he entered the hospital as a patient.
He is q Good Samaritan, and is a member of
Progress lodge. Some days ago, he said, a
member of the sick committee gave Isaac 81. rs
for him. Isaac, he said came to him and said
he had spent the money, and to make it all
right he requested the loan Of it. He declined
to make him the loan because, he said, Isaac
had treated him badly. They had some words
about the money and Isaac abused him. This
morning. he said, he went to the latter's room
and seeing the weapon on the bed, he picked
it up and ended the trouble by shooting his
brother while he was asleep.
THE INQUEST To BE HELD TOMORROW.
The police notified Coroner Patterson of the
killing and the body was removed to the morgue,
where DIR. Hartigan made post mortem ex-
animation. The inquest will probably be held
ALEXANDRIA.