Evening star., 1922-02-09
PROBE Of MURDER
NOW CENTRALIZED
District Attorneys Office to
Sift Taylor Mystery-Nor-
mand Letters Found.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, February 8.
The centralized investigation at the
district attorneys once OF the mys-
terry surrounding the murder of Will
liam Desmond Taylor was expected to
begin today. following the alleged
discovery and turning over to that
Official last night Of the messages and
letters written to the director by Ma
bel Normand. -.,, sr...ss,...sy.,s-. ID. :
As Thomas Lee wotwine, district
attngsAx,sas taking 3sE1eHs s&Ag9S
Of the trial Of Mrs. Nadalynns c.
ssrs.s,s 60 s.sn.ds e wii,isS si sl 4:
81 the indaify into thS Taylor case.
Aithou Ia verifcation from him was
not obtninable. the Los Angeles Times
published today q statement that the
Normand letters, with several teie-
grams, were in the hands OF Mr.
Doran.
ERorts to BE Pooled.
1t had been previously announced
evidence In the case from ali sources
whether gathered by city police de-
tectives or by deputies ofthe sheriff
would be turned oyer to Mr.. Doran
ana all forces. including detectives
assigned to the district attorneys Of
fee. would pool their energies In try
ine to solve the mystery.
TO this was added today the announce.
ment that Mr. Doran would make all
official statements, on the progress OF the
investigation hereafter, although the
various officers stated there would be
no abatement Of their zeal in trying to
uncover. the murderer.
Miss ,Normand, who once searched the
TayIot apartments for her letters and
who,is said to be Ill as a result Of
collapse at the Taylor funeral Tuesday.
sire to regain possession Of the letters
was founded on q fear that some OF
the phrases In them would be misunder-
stood. She said she felt a strong friend
ship for the director. but there had been
no serious love affair between them.
I'M. M. NJ" Handkerchief Found.
A second handkerchief found Its way
into the investigation. when. about the
same time the detectives said they found
tae letters in a boot in close: In the
Taylor apartments, Henry Peavey, ray
ior's negro houseman, as suddenly foul.d
a handkerchief bearing the Initials N.
- A handkerchief previously reported
fo,,nd near the body shortly after the
murder was discovered, but since said
to be missing. was alleged to have borne
the letter IS" 1t is regarded as improb-
able that a complaint charging murder
nection with this case until. after the
wnole affair has been presented to the
county grand jury, which has not yet
been impaneled for 1922.
Meantime. although the sheriff 8
deputies profess to scout the theory
secretary for Taylor. could throw any
light on the case. the police detec.
!! fives remain firm in their announced
belief the mystery will not be solved
until he has been found.
Army Record. ,
ARMY records and papers found to-
day in the home Of Taylor prove. ac-
cording to officials OF the Famous
Players-Lassky Company: that tt the ss
a lieutenant. II not q captain. as
claimed. in the British forces during
the world war. Among the records
was a pass Of leave from duty In Dun
kirk, dated April 4, 1913. naming Tay-
Of william D. Taylor. the officials
stated showed also that he was d
itentenant. 1T bore the army number
Fssss19, and the regiment e. F. c..
4 a. s. C. It is further stated .Tay :
ior vas discharged with the rank OF
cantain. Efforts to trace Taylor's
army record are being made In Lon
W. statement that the body Of Tay-
ior had been placed in order before
~. noIice arrived to Investigates the
trs1edy was made by F. Parsons. q
menber of the flying squadron" Of
nnIioe which answers. hurry calls, the
noiice allowed 1t to be known.
Body sLald oat." :.
The report Parsons gave his supe-
riors said the body had been carefully
aieids OUT" on the floor OF his apart
ments and q chair overturned across
his legs. His report is said by at
taches Of the district attorneys Of
! t;ce to have 'interested" them very
mwch. Parsons, with Detective
Thornas Zeigler, reached the scene be-
fore any other officers.
Oficers trying to solve the Taylor
mystery report that they have made
but slight progress in the past twen-
ty-four hours
The blank wall which. they said.
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