The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-27
Realty Man
Shot Dead.
by Woman
Sam Freiden Slain at Home
Of Mrs. W. II. Taylor, a
Former Employe in g
Council Bluffs. Is
Defense, Unwritten Law

Sam c. Freiden, II. real estate mar
and head OF the newly organized
Citizens Ice & Coal company ir
Council Bluffs, was shot and in
stantly killed at noon yesterday by
Mrs. w. II. Taylor, SO, at her home
S22 Avenue 4.
Freiden lived at 625 Wilson ave.
nue. and is survived by his wife and
a son. Joyce. II. lie was president
OF the Sioux City Trust and Saw
ings bank in Sioux City, Ia. where
he lived for II years, and he later
operated a general merchandise store
At Silver City, la.
In a statement TO Frank f. North
rop. assistant county attorney, Mrs.
Taylor said that Frcidcn attacked
her at her home on July IS, during
the absence OF her husband. and that
she killed him when he appeared at
the house yesterday because she be-
lievcd he had returned to repeat the
attack.
Murder Charge Filed.
The woman and her husband are
held at the city Jail and a charge OF
first degree murder has been placed
against her by the assistant county
attorney. No definite charge has
been filed against Taylor, but he will
be held until Investigation OF the
case has been completed. police say,
Mrs. Taylor formerly did domestic
work at the Freiden home when the
family lived at Seventh street and Ave
nue. y. M. I. Ansitc partner of Freiden
said the latter went to the Taylor
home yesterday noon to ask the
woman to clean vacant house
which the partners own at Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue, in
preparation for new tenants.
Monday Taylor and his wife went
to the office of the county attorney
to request the prosecution OF Freiden
upon a statutory charge. The woman
changed essential details in three
rcpetitions of her story of the at
tack, officials say, and c. E. Swan
son, county attorney, told the couple
that he could not build case for
them against Freiden.
Mate Buys Gun.
Taylor purchased a revolver for
his wife, according to Frank E.
Northrup, assistant county attorney,
following the refusal of the county
attorney to prosecute Freiden! The
husband was at the house when
Freiden approached yesterday, but
says he did not witness the shooting.
Ereiden was shot as he stood at
Ifront door of the Taylor home.
Three bullet holes are in the screen
on the door, two OF them close to-
gether, and a third far to the right.
The woman fired only three shots
and two of them struck her victim.
According to neighbors, the
wounded man ran from the porch
and collapsed in the front yard near
the fence. He died there before
police arrived. Mrs. Taylor, scream
ing Historically, followed Freiden in
to the yard with the smoking re,
volver in her hand. Her husband
ran from the house moment later
and wrested the weapon from her.
Widow Collapses.
Freiden is a brother of Ben Frei-
den, president Of the Hercules Prod
uets company; a brother-in-law OF
Sam Freiden, clothier. 23o West
Broadway. and brother-in-law OF
Sam Snyder, real estate and loan man.
lack and Dave Freiden, nephews,
went to his home at 625 Wilson ave.
nue. after the shooting and informed
his wife of the tragedy. She tainted
and later was taken to the home OF
her parents in Omaha. -,
While their parents are IN jail,
Nav TAYLOR, 5, and Helen Taylor, 5:
are being cared for at the home O., OF
their uncle, Lawrence Taylor, lozz
Avenue I