Evening star., 1931-05-18
THIRD MAN DYING
IN CLUB SHOOTING
Notes Reveal Despair Drove
R. S. Montgomery to Open
Fire in ChantecIer.
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said, "but figured the only thing for
the orchestra to do was to keep right
, on playing"
Accordingly, Albert raised his voice
loud enough for nearly every one in
the room to hear and inquired: who
upset that chair?" Then, in whis-
pered aside, he told the musicians to
Keep it up and make it louder"
Meanwhile Montgomery had nearly
reached the bottom of the stairs when
Taylor, who had heard the shot, ap-
peared in the doorway. Before the sur
rrised policeman could defend himself
two more bullets were fired by Mont
gomery.
Taylor crumpled at the foot Of the
stairs and Montgomery, his revolver
still in his hand, stepped over his body
and strode out on the sidewalk
Leo j. Hucks, a taxicab driver. VINO
had heard the shooting, stepped toward
the lie Paradis Building, the second
floor of which is occupied by the
Chantecler.
Il reached the door," he related,
"just as Montgomery came out. I saw
the pistol in his hand and backed
away SO fast that nearly fell. He
looked at me and grInted. I got out
of his way as quick as I could"
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Montgomery strolled leisurely behind
taxicab in which William Atkins, the
driver, was seated. II was watching
him." Atkins said when he got be-
hind the cab he pulled his coat aside,
pointed the gun at his chest and let it
go. Before I could move he walked
around the taxi, stepped back onto the
sidewalk. stopped and shot again. This
time he went down"
Only the fact that James Flood, door
man at the night club, had gone across
the street to purchase a package OF
cigarettes minute or two before, pre-
vented him from being at his GUS
tomary post at the foot of the stairs
when Montgomery shot Taylor
Jimmy" as he is known to patrons of
the club, might have been killed by one
OF the bullets which missed the police
man.
Policeman Walter ]. Rice OF the
second precinct had similar narrow
escape. The Chantecler is on his beat
but because the night club was closing
for the season Saturday, Taylor had
been assigned to watch the place.
Il had just left the corner, following
the arrival of Taylor, when the shoot
ing occurred" Rice said. II certainly
had narrow squeak, all right"
Montgomery. who was graduated
from Princeton University in 1927, is
said TO have been on the verge of a
nervous breakdown, brought on by his
efforts to pass the rigid certified public
accountant examination.
Father May Aid Victims.
His father. who won distinction dur
ing the World War as chief of the
price fixing section of the purchase,
storage and traffic division of the gen.
eral staff, had been in Washington
since March 6, 'having registered at
the Shoreham Hotel on that date. The
elder Montgomery is secretary of the
War Policies Commission, now in ses-
sion at the Senate Office Building.
Col. Montgomery returned to New
York last night, after having denied
himself TO all visitors, including po-
Hcemen. However, friends of the fam
ily, including j. Marbin Haynes, local
manager of the firm of Lybrand. Ross
Bros. & Montgomery acted for him
They visited the hospital and ordered
those in charge to give Garbett the
best medical attention available. and
they also went to the second precinct
where they tntimated Col. Montgomery
wished to help Taylor's family.
Before coming to Washington Mont
gomery was employed by a Boston ac-
counting firm. Since his arrival here
however, he had been working for a
branch Office of his fathers firm.
While IN Boston Montgomery lived in
the fashionable Beacon Hill section and
was a member of the University Club
and the Arlington Rife Club He was
considered an expert marksman and in
1927, when he first moved TO Boston,
was granted a permit to carry a re-
volyer.
Montgomery's mother, Mrs. E. Shaw
Montgomery, first wife of Col Mont
gomery, was notified of the triple shoot
ing in New York.
Both Social Registrites.
Col. Montgomery, who had been act
ing as secretary of the War Policies
Commission since coming to the Capital
helped in the reorganization of the
Shipping Board after the war Since
1919 he has been professor OF account
ing at the Columbia University School
Of Business. He was president of the
American Association of Public Ac-
countants from 1912 to 1914. Both he
end his son are listed in the New York
Social Register
A statement issued by James M. Shaw
uncle of the Younger MOntpum ~I.v in O. j.
rated nervous exhaustion, induced By
too earnest an effort to pass the ac-
counting examinat tion, caused the young
man to run amuck.
The examinations began on Thurs
day" Shaw said "and up to that Tins
the young man had gene three dayS
and nights without sleep The fear that
he might again have failed the test Ci
accountancY must have lowered hts re
sistance. The only explanation we have
Is that his brain suddenly gave way"
Montgomery, who was a member o!
the Army Reserve, never showed ANY
bad traits" before, Shaw added.
Ten Bullets in Pockets.
Ten bullets were found in Montgom-
ery's pockets after his death, and his
au omatic had been discharged six
times.
Saturday night was to have been Gar
belts last night at the Chantecler, as
he had planned to go to Edgewatei
Beach, Md.
In telegram announcing the clos
ing of the CLUB, Meyer Davis, owner
praised Albert and other members OF
the orchestra for their 'pluck and gooc
sense" in continuing to play after the
shooting.
Coroner j. Ramsay Neyitt issued q