The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-03

Three Theories Advanced.
Los ANGELES. Feb. 3.-(By l. NJ
SD-Although they have investigated
many so-called clues and listened pa
tiently to suggestions of his brother
workers in the Aim industries Who
have pleged their fortunes and time
to aid in the search. the police have
made no substantial progress in track
ing down the murderer Of william d.
Taylor. famous motion picture direc-
tor. killed in his bungalow home here
Wednesday night.
Twenty-fOur hours after Tayl0r's
body was found lying ON the noor Of
a reception room by Henry Peavey, q
negro servant. the announcement was
made to Ne IntotuaatnmA News Ser
vice this morning by Detective Cap
tain Adams that interesting develop
ments will possibly occur during the
day"
1t is. understood that most of the
detectives and other officers working
on the case are agreed on three theo
ries as to the motive for the staying
These are revenge. jealousy and burg
larry. And behind the first two OF the
theories. the Investigators say they
believe turks the shadow of a woman.
The theory Of revenge is given
greatest importance because it is sug-
gested the director may have been
, killed by some person who held a
grievance against him for something
he had done in his professional work.
or in his private life. The theory of
! jealousy is based up the supposition
, that he may have been the victim of
a discarded suitor OF some woman to
Hn h oh n hi Mt
tentiOn, professionally or otherwise.
The theory of burglary is based up
on the suggestion that burglar may
ment and been surprised by Taylor
while at work, then shot the director
and escaped.
Mabel Normand Last Visitor.
At GAS o'clock Wednesday night.
Taylor ate dinner alone. At 7:05
Mabel Normand. film actress famil
lar to movie audiences for IL years.
entered the apartment. Her chauf-
feur waited outside Miss Normand
told the police She called to get a
book At Z 40 she says she returned
to her automobile. escorted hy Taylor
who chatted for few minutes and
then went back into his home.
A few minutes before s O'Clock, Mrs
Douglas MacLean. wife of a film star
living in nearby apartment heard a
pistol shot Mrs MacLean saw a man
leaving the Taylor home He wore
a cap and a muller He hesita,ed
about leaving the apartment and
started to walk in again. Then final
" he closed the door and disappeared
through an alley instead OF goinf
into the street entrance of the court
The police are OF the opinion tha
it was this man who probably fref
the shot that killed the director |
was a IS calibre steel nosed bulle
that caused the director death Th'
bullet was found last night by Autop
sy Surgeon Wagner 1t had pene
tra,ei the back beneath the lef
shoulder blade and after piercing III
heart. taken an upward course int
the neck where it lodged. II va
first believed that Taylor had die
from a hemorrhage.
The police are of the belief tfa
: whoever attacked Taylor did it afte
/, he returned to the apartment on lea
: ing Miss Eormand The director
:, thought to have sat down ~ d.s
to work and was possibly bendin
over when the assassin fired
4 In connection with the burglar
r theory. it Is suggested that he hear
h noise and turned about TO see a
intruder Al work. then started To lis
+ 20 seek revolver when snot f:oai
# Taylor w2s tie victim II r0'5teri e
o and forgeries during 1921 that amour
! cd u several thousand dollars Whe
q he returned from a trip 10 ku-op
e he lodged forgery charges again
'e r. f Sands. a former sesretart -
valet He declared that Sands hs
Il looted his apartment. forged maj
" checks on his bank account az
I. charged bills for expensive linger
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