Arizona republican., 1922-02-13
POLICE CHECKING
REMOTE CLEWS IN
MURDER OF TAYLOR
[RepubIican A. p. leased Wlre1


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12.-The in
vestigation OF the Staying Of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture di-
rector, proceeded today with what
chiefs of the inquiry described as "a
checking up of remote possibilities"
Detectives of the police department,
district attorneys and sheriffs Of
fices were detailed upon a score of
missions of this kind and most of
them had reported before night that
they had reached the same blank wall
that had been reached in every pre-
vious activity of the investigation.
Thomas Lee Woolwine. district at
torney, said he had been in touch
with most OF the investigators dur
ing the day and felt that little prog
ress had been made so far as any
indication as TO who actually fired
the shot which killed Taylor was con-
cerned.
I'VE have several lines of investi-
cation upon which a check will be
made. probably tonight, but il is i'm
possible to state whether they are
vital to the case the district attor-
ney said. II have been at home prac-
tically all day waiting to hear from
the various groups OF investigators.
but UP 10 the present time have aad
absolutely no report which gives any
additional light"
Both the district attorney and Cap
tain David L. Adams head OF the
detective bureau. said the man they
We're most anxious TO locate was Ed
ward +. Sands, former secretary and
butler of Taylor, who had been miss
ing since last August. Captain Adams
said he thought there could be no
II 4 a.
some good reason of his own"
Il cannot for the life of me see
why he should remain in seclusion If
he has nothing to relate about the
Taylor case the captain continued.
believed in the beginning that
Sands was the man we wanted. and
have no reason TO change my be-
lief"
Actress Explains Checks
Neva Gerber film actress. who has
previously stated she once was en-
gagged TO marry Taylor, discussed to-
day in an interview with the Los
Angeles Examiner the checks" which
she said Mr.. Taylor. gave me from
time TO time"
During our engagement" she con-
tinued, Mr.. Taylor gave me an au-
tomobile as Christmas present;
Ntal 10 IL was uHQGFSlOOu between
Mr.. Taylor and myself as a holiday
present.
The machine was not all paid for
at the time, and in order to prevent
gossips from misconstruing the spirit
in which the gift was made Mr.. Tay-
lor simply made out checks TO me so
| could pay for the car in my own
name.
Numerous other checks were for
distributing charity to the poor in his
behalf
"The last check-for s5oO-given
me short time before his death. can
be accounted for very simply. Mr..
Taylor was always looking after my
career and doing all he could to help
me progress in the film world. He
knew l was in temporary financial
straits at that time and voluntarily
sent me $500"
Miss Gerber cashed the last check
three weeks before Taylor was mur-
dered, it was said.
The Examiner will print tomorrow
story that it has located a delivery
man named Harold Freeman who
formerly delivered goods to the Tay-
Tor home and who made statement
that Sands was in the habit OF max
ing frequent visits to a woman for
whom the police are said to be
searching in the hope she will lead
them TO the missing man.
The Examiner also quotes Free
man TO the effect that Henry Peavey,
Taylor's negro servant. told him he
had expected TAYLOR would be
killed"