Evening star., 1922-08-20
Samuel Frey, 80, Killed and
John P. Taylor, Manager,
Shot Through Neck.
PUSHED ASIDE GUN AIMED
AT HEAD BY NEGROES
Masked Men Make Escape After
Murder in Northeast-Boys
Furnish Description.


Samuel Frey, thirty-three years old,
Seat Pleasant. Nd. his life last night.
when he was shot down by one of two
masked colored men attempting to
rob a meat market at 405 61st street
northeast. where Frey was tempo
rarily employed as clerk. John P.
Taylor. also thirty three years Of age.
manager of the store. was shot
through the neck and probably will
recover. The negroes escaped.
Frey. who was standing behind the
counter, was felied with a bullet fred
point-blank at his face from an au-
tomato revolver held at close range
when Manager Taylor. thinking the
affair joke. started to brush the
hold-up men aside. At the same time
Taylor was shot through the neck.
miraculously escaping death. the bull
let coming from a small pistol, ap-
parently Of toy size, held by the other
negro.
Dashed From store.
Immediately following the shooting
the men dashed from the store. At
a late hour Last night headquarters
precinct were securing the nearby
countryside for the assassins. on de-
scription furnished by two small
boys who saw the men escape from
the premises.
Taylor was rushed to Casualty
uovptta1 in an ambulance of that in
stitution, where DR.. Gardia dressed
his wounds. 1t was found that a
bullet had entered the left side of
his neck, traversed the flesh close to
the tugular vein and emerged at the
back of the neck. His injury would
have been fatal If the bullet had
gone slightly to one side. it was
said.
Sitting upright in a chair in the
operating room of the hospital last
night, Taylor. displaying remarkable
nerve, discussed the shooting freely
with a Star reporter as the ply
sicians dressed his injuries.
Thought Pistol a Toy.
"A group of customers had just
left the store and Frey and myself
were alone when the men came into
the place." Taylor said. Frey was
in front of the counter, toward the
center of the store. The negroes
wore handkerchiefs below their eyes
and one carried an automatic and
the other a small revolver, which
supposed was a toy cap pistol.
Hold up your hands. both of you,'
said one of the men, pushing the
small pistol toward my face. Think
ing it was only couple of colored
fellows playing a joke, l noncha-
lantly brushed the gun aside and
laughingly told them to cut out the
foolishness. Almost simultaneously
the automatic held by the other
negro blazed forth and Frey crumpied
up at the end Of the counter. near the
refrigerator, where he had moved,
now think, to block entrance be-
hind the counter to the cash regis
ter. which held a good amount of
money, accumulated from Satur-
days business. Just then, too. I
closed my eyes and felt a pain shoot
through my neck. I took out my
handkerchief and mopped away the
blood, and when help came they car
ried me here"
Nerve Wins Admiration.
The extraordinary grit manifested
by Taylor in spite of his close call
and his torn neck won the admiration
Of attendants at the hospital last
night. He was allowed to go to his
home, 1914 11th street southeast,
there to remain in bed until the hole
through his neck heals. Unless COM
plications set in he will recover.
From descriptions of the murderers
furnished the police last night by
Taylor and several persons who wit
messed the escape. both of the men
were young. one being about twenty
years old and the other about twenty
three. The younger one was estimat-
ed to be about five feet four inches
tall, slender in build, Of yellow COM
plexion and wearing a dark suit and
light cap. His acc6mplice was about
five feet seven inches tall, medium
build. dark-brown skinned and wore
a dark blue monkey back" suit, hav-
ing a slit in the back.
Lieut.. Burlingame of the ninth
precinct. who was in the neighbor-
hood when the hold-up occurred.
arrived on the scene as Patrolman
Steele of the same precinct was re-
porting the affair to the station house.
Steele reached the store about five
minutes after the shooting.
Found Lying ON Back.
The dead man was found lying at
the counter entrance. fiat on his back.
arms outstretched, drenched in blood.
Small cakes. which Frey had just
finished. Weighing and placing in a
sack, were scattered about. It is
believed death was instantaneous.
Headquarters Detectives King and
Walsh have been assigned to the case.
Detectives Davis. Kuehling, and Ger
man. and Sergt Thompson Of the
ninth precinct hurried TO the little
store soon after word was flashed to
the station house. Detectives Kuehl-
ing and German scoured the whole
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