The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-20

Holding a revolver near the transmitter
of telephone. that the sister Of his
hancee at the other end OF the wire might
near, Edward R. Taylor. twenty-eight
years old. a saloon keeper. fred six shots.
In the last shot a bullet pierced his brain,
killing him instantly
The shooting. occurred at SIS o'clock
last night, IN the hallway Of Taylor's
apartments. over his saloon. at Im H
street southeast It was the result OF
| difficulties with his hancee. Miss Regina
Georgius. eighteen years old, Of 1913
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
When notified Of the suicide, Miss
Georgius became hysterical. and refused
10 talk.
Taylor Began Drinking.
For nearly a year the saloon keeper had
paid attentions TO Miss Georgius. The
course CT their love-making was smooth
until few weeks ago, when. members
Of the Georgius family said yesterday,
Taylor began drinking Intoxicating
liquors.
Yesterday afternoon he visited the
Georgius home. and, according to a sis
ter OF his fancee, had a quarrel because
he had been drinking. He went to his
home. and from there called I'D Miss
Georgius on the telephone four times.
Each time he talked with her and asked
her to meet him downtown. She refused,
telling him TO call at her home. Shortly
before o'clock ne telephoned again
and the telephone was answered by
George Rouzee, who told Taylor that
Miss Georgius had gone out Taylor
said he did not believe it, and asked to
talk with her sister. Miss Lillian
Georgius.
When told by the sister that his
fancee was out walking with a girl
chum, Taylor expressed his disbelief, and
said:
''she win be sorry she has treated me
this way wNts she reads about this.
Listen!"
Miss Georgius then heard several
muffled reports. but thinking nothing OF
the matter. hung up the receiver.
At the time Of the shooting William E
/ Barber, a nephew Of the saloon keeper.
was present. For some time he had
begged Taylor 10 calm himself. and
asked him not TO call Miss Georgius on
/ the telephone any more.
| Just before the shooting Barber said
he heard Taylor talking over the phone.
He cursed several times, and fred his
revolver in the air five times
BaFber Is Pushed Aside.
Barber rushed into the hallway. where
the telephone is located and started TO
grab his uncle Taylor turned on him
and threatened TO shoot him. As Barber
drew back from the hallway. Taylor put
/ the muzzle Of the revolver TO his temple
and pulled the trigger He fell to the
! floor unconscious.
/ The nephew rushed into the street and
| called TO policemen Of the Fifth precinct.
who ran into the house. They examined
/ the man and found him dead.
Barber told the police that his uncle had
/ been despOndent over business matters for
some weeks, and had been drinking
heavily. In the past week or so he had
| carried a pistol, and when asked what he
intended doing with it, refused TO answer,
turning it OF as a joke
When a reporter for The Washington
| Herald called at the Georgius home last
night, Miss Regina had not yet re-
| turned. Her sister. Miss Lillian, graph
ically described her conversation with
| Taylor
She said when she talked with Taylor
the last time, she had chided him for
drinking, and he replied. It's all right
You will be sorry about this some time.
papers. LIstenr'
! Miss Georgfus said she heard several
/ reports. They did not sound Ike pistol
shots. she said. and she thought he was
/ only fooling, and put up the receiver.
! Mrs. Georgius, mother Of Miss Regina.
! became hysterieai when told that Taylor
was dead. and at first would not believe
/ it, Later, as the significance OF the
shooting forced itself upon. her, she wept,
asking over and over again:
Where is Regina? What viii my poor
girl say"
Had Been Dependent.
George Rouzee, who answered the tele-
phone the last time Taylor called up.
said he had known the saloon keeper for
years. OF late. he said, Taylor had been
despondent about his business. and only
three or four Gays ago had said that for
three nights he had been unable TO sleep.
This evidently magnified the seriousness
of the quarrel with Miss Georgius. said
Rouzee, and together with his drinking,
made him shoot himself.
Robert Georgius, a brother OF the girl
for whom Taylor shot himself. said:
Il knew Taylor was not carrying that
gun around with him for nothing"