The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-14
MARK c. TAYlOR'S MOTHER
THOUGHT HIM DOING WELL
SHOCKED At EXPOSURES
Always Told Me Everything
was Fine" Says Parent of
Missing Contractor.
DISAPPEARED SUNDAY
Young Man Accused of Forgery
and Theft Probably on Way
To Argentine.

Mark c. Taylor general contractor
with an office a. No, 1928 Majestic
building, who disappeared before the
issuance OF two warrants, charging
him with forgery and grand larceny.
left his home al No. 1928 Fourteenth
ave, Sunday morning, according TO
his mother, who has no idea where
he went
Mrs. Ella W. Taylor, the mother, a
sweet-faced, gray haired little woman,
Is dumfounded over Marks actions,
which she first learned of when she
picked up copy OF The Times In
her home. Tuesday afternoon. and
read OF the issuing of the warrants.
Why. that is a state prison otfense.
isn't it?" she asked. in shocked
way
Mark, who is only % years old, anu
had been in the contracting business
IN Detroit for only year, failed to
come home Saturday night, and sun
day morning at about 10 O'Clock, he
walked into his home, while his moth
er was preparing breakfast for her
self and her other son. Clifford, -
year-old clerk for the Packard Motor
Co, and simply told her that he was
going TO leave the city. Ne went TO
lis room, threw his belongings into a
suit, case. and left
Anere are you going" asked his.
mother
Il may go several places" he re-
piled.
Will you write TO me?" she asked,
and he replied. Maybe"
b Mark was generous. easy-going
boy. and l guess he just spent too
much money said his mother. I'VE
thought he was doing splendidly in
his business. That's what brought
me here. He was always good boy
TO me. and you don't know how II
shocked me when | heard that every
thing wasn't straight in his business.
I'VE came 10 Michigan from Kan
sas, and while Clifford and | were
in Saginaw. Mark got a job in the
Buick plant in Flint, ABOUT two years
ago. Later Clifford went TO work
there. and then Mark. seeing a big
opportunity in the building business
there, became contractor. He
seemed 10 be doing splendidly, and a
year ago. he came 10 Detroit and
went into partnership with Fred q.
Parnell. Mark handled the money
end of the business, and | know that
Mr. Parnell didn't know anything
about Marks actions in money mat
tiers. as he was in charge OF the ac-
tual building work. only.
Mark told me he was doing we'll.
He rented this big house. and Cliff
ford and came here TO live with him,
Clifford getting job in the Packard
plant
Il knew Mark was doing a big busi-
ness for such young man. but when
ever asked him how things were. he
used TO tell me not TO worry, that |
everything was fine Now this comes. |,
and Mark isn't the one that has 10
suffer"
And for the first time, the slender.
tiny little woman broke down. but
she quickly dried her tears. as though |
ashamed OF them, and smiled bravely. |
She doesn't condone her sons con-
duct, nor try TO excuse IL, but her
faith in him is based on the hope
that he will settle everything up sat
She will give UP the big
house on Fourteenth-ave., and viii
move into a smaller home, using her
widows pension, and the help she
receives from her son Clifford. to
maintain the home.
Mrs. Taylor's pure grit. in the face
OF the biggest blow that she could |
have received. is characteristic OF |
the little woman Her husband died |
when Mark was five years old, and |
Clifford was an infant. He had gone
into the civil war as bugler. when /
he was a lad of is, and was only ~ |
years old when the war ended. Mrs. |
Taylor brought the two boys up, her
self.
A number OF creditors of Taylor Wis
tied his office. Tuesday afternoon, I'm |
quest Of some news OF him. but his |
partner, Mr.. Parnell was as much |
surprised as anyone at the sudden |
turn OF affairs. and denied any knowl- |
edge OF Taylor's whereabouts.
Richard T. Cudmore. assistant cash
Ter Of the Peoples State bank, where
TAYLOR cashed the two checks. pay
able 10 Ciaxton Bros, on which ray. t
lor is alleged 10 have forged the in
dorsem declares that several !
other checks of Taylors were pre-
sented after the young contractor had 1
Withdrawn mis- account
Search OF Taylor's effects revealed 4
that he had been in correspondence \
with the secretary OF the interior OF
the Argentine Republic. relative 70 +
prospects for investments ~ that
country. and 1t Is thought that he
may have gone there