New-York tribune., 1922-02-04
Taylor Slayer
Is Reported
Near Arrest
Continued from PAGE ons)

1eeS'i'iis that tneN nope Sands Will
answer.
OF Another Sands Family
But the interest was vain. The pris-
oner proved TO be of another Sands
family
To,,morrow morning leading lights
OF the Am world will tell officially
inmediate!y preceding the killing o.
Taylor. Because the long list of
notah'es to be questioned. q list that
sounds more like "Who's Who of
the Film World" than a coroner's
record, the inquest viii be called in the
morning instead of the afternoon.
AS prepared this evening. the list of
witnesses will include Mabel Normand,
close friend and associate Of the direct
CT; Mary Miles Minter. friend of the
murdered man, who also had served in
a directorial capacity for some of her
best pictures; Edna Purviancc, friend
VITO lived in the same bungalow court
that housed Taylor; Douglas MacLean.
Mrs. MacLean and members OF the Nc
Lean household who heard the shot that
resulted in Taylor's death; Henry
Peavey. negro servant of the dead man;
Charles Eyton. manager of the Famous
Players -Lasky Studios here. and other
film notabeS whose interest are more
or less remote.
Arrest Is Promised
Chief of Detectives Adams issued p
statement tonight in which he ex-
pressed conviction that the murderer
would be arrested in the immediate
future. That he had numerous facts
upon which he based this state oaent
and ne them in reserve to be used
as ammunition against his prisoner
was obvious.
Those who insist upon finding the
woman whenever d screen scandal is
involved have had great names to con-
jure with in this case but little tanei-
bic evidence to work upon. Miss Nor
manG showed al the FIRE that charac-
tc:izes her screen personality when she
discussed the reports Of her visit to
the Taylor bungalow on the evening Of
the murder
Yes. Of course we were friends. We
were real pals pals of the golf course
and lovers Of the same books" she said.
There you have the extent of my
friendship far Mr. Taylor
!, AT the outset want to deny the
statement attributed to ne that | had
heard Mr.. Tayl-r tell Of threats that
had been made against him" Miss Nor
mand said. ole did not tell me Of
them. never heard HIM mention any
fear for his life or fear of any person
or persons.
Although we we're good pals and had
many interests in common. was so
slightly acquainted with his personal
affairs that not until | read it in the
papers did know that Mr. Taylor had
d daughtcr.'
Had High Ideals
There was no love intcrmingled with
my friendship for Mr.. Taylor" Miss
Normand continued. "His friendship
for me was that Of an older man for
the girl VINO liked outdoor sports that
he liked. If wanted to know the mean
ing Of an unusual work | called Mr..
Taylor. Besides having the education
and instincts Of an artist he was a
deep student Of science as we'll If |
wanted to know the name of painter
or sculptor or some rare work of art
he was sure to know it,
Mr.. Taylor had high ideals regard
IN. his work and far-reaching vision
that made him have great faith for the
future of the motion picture industry.
He was a wonderfully conversational
ist because he observed everything and
everybody with an eye of understands
ing and sympathy.
My Taylor was so uniformly kind
to every one. 1t seems horrible that
ne should have met with a death Of
this kind | feel proud to have called
such man a friend and am sorry that
his modcsty kept many from knowing
the depth and briiliance of his nature y
Mary Miles Minter, the little star
whose name is associated in the minds