The New York herald., 1922-02-24
Bears Same Name as One Ac-
cused by Detroit Prisoner
as Slayer.
FULL TALE OF KILLING
Fields Describes Hop Joint
Plot and Fatal Trip to
Taylor Home.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 23. - A Chinese
bearing the name OF Wong Lee--the
same as that of the Chinese said by
Harry NJ. Field, chauffeur and drug ad-
dict. under arrest in Detroit, TO have
been a member OF group of three per-
sons he drove to the home OF William
Desmond Taylor the night the film di-
rector was murdered--left Los Angeles's
Chinatown two days ago. it was an
ncunced tonight by Sheriffs deputies at
work on the case.
The officers said they had nothing to
lead them to believe the Chinese had
anything to do with the Staying of Tay-
lor. but they pointed out that his de-
parture ives simultaneous with the first
intimations from Detroit that Fields
might have important information in
connection with the case.
According to Fields's story, as tele-
graphed by Sheriff Irving L. Coffin. at
Detroit, to Sheriff William I. Traeger
here, the murder OF Taylor was plotted
In a hop joint" at Venice, a beach
suburb OF Los Angeles.
Tells Of Death Plotting.
Arrangements were completed shortly
before noon February /, eight hours or
more before Taylor was killed, the tele-
sraphed details continued. At that
time a woman named by Fields as Jen-
ME Moore and Wong Lee. a Chinese
and an American. Johnnie Clark, sat in
dingy room in Venice and reviewed
alleged plans for Staying Taylor because
OF their belief he was interfering with
the drug traffic.
Fields, who claimed the ownership OF
small automobile. said he was offered
$500 for driving the murder party TO
the Taylor apartments in 404B South
Alvarado street, Los Angeles near
Westlake Park. but he maintained he
was not invited to take an active part
in the murder.
At $3.50 o'clock on the afternoon OF
February j, the statement continued
the party left Venice. On the way to
Los Angeles they passed through the
Hollywood section, where they waited
until after dark. and at 40 O'Clock
drove to the Taylor apartments. They
stopped the car, according to the lam
guage of the so-called confession, mine
doors south Of the Taylor bungalow in
Alvarado street, and on the other side
OF the street" At this point. according
to the Detroit messages. Fields resorted
to his own theory as to what then took
place in the Taylor apartments.
But Fields was said to have declared
the woman. carrying an automatic pistol
of heavy caliber. the Chinese holding a
.3S caliber breakdown pistol, and Clark
carrying a blackjack. left the automo-
bile and disappeared into the bungalow
court.
Heard Pistol Shot.
Three minutes later. according to
Fields, he heard the ''inuffled report of
revolver and thirty seconds later the
woman. the Chinese and Clark were
back In the car urging Fields to "go
away from here
AS he was starting the car. Field
stated, the Chinese sprang out of It, say
ing, wait a minute. wait a minute"
Wong Lee then ran about thirty feet
up a nearby court and hid his revolver
under Something" according to Fields.
The remainder OF the night was passed
at the Venice "hop joint" as Fields
described it. and the following day Wong
Lee and Fields departed for the East,
by way Of Seattle. Fields said he did
not know what became of Jennie Moore
and Johnny Clark.
Fields was subsequently arrested in
Buffalo and then sent to Detroit to
meet another charge.
Upon receipt of the Fields statement
officers were sent to the vicinity of the
Taylor apartments to search for the
revolver Wong Lee was said to have
thrown under Something and an
other group went to China town, hunt
ing information about the Chinese Of
ficers seeking the revolver found them
selves hampered by the ivy covered
hedges near the Taylor apartments, but
they finally satisfied themselves that no
weapon was concealed in the vicinity.
Venice officers declared themselves un-
able to find the hop joint" mentioned
by Fields.
Tracing $1,000 Bill.
While. according to the officials.
Fields. in Detroit, amended his original
story of the changing of 81 600 bill
so he might receive s100 for taking the
party TO the Taylor bungalow, making
it si00 bill. and failing to state how
much he received in the transaction.
officials said tonight a $1,000 bill had
figured in a peculiar incident here about
three weeks ago.
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