Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-07

yes maintained silence as
to the purpose or by
whom they were detailed
to guard the p "a ce.
Since discovery of the Taylor murder
Miss minters name, has been pronin.
emily mentioned in connection with
the case.
Deny Murder Warrant.
Los Angeles Feb. 7.-Police an
nounced today that no warrant on a
murder charge has been issued against
Edward f, Sands, former butler-secre.
tary, and declared to be the most i'm.
portant witness sought in connection
with the Taylor murder. The police
were said TO have gotten u telegram
from Constable Berning at Carlin,
New, that he had under surveillance
there "A man whose description an
swered to that of Sands. The police
have stated they believed Sands could
solve the mystery of Taylors Staying.
Another angle involved the long and
| "gruelling examination" as detectives
described it, OF well known actress
at her home here. They declined to
name her but indicated she was one
of the number friendly to Taylor, and
friendly on a plain bordering upon in
timacy
Discover Mush Note.
A scented note dropped from one
of Taylor's books while police detec-
tives were making an examination of
his effects, according to the Los An
geles Examiner. 1t was on the but
ter1y monogrammed stationery of
Mary Miles Mnter 1t read as fol.
lows:
| Dearest:
love you-T love you--I love you.
yours always"
"Mary."
The last "X" was two inches in
height followed by an exclamation
point an inch in height.
Mary Miles Minter did not deny
authorship of the letter. according to
the examiner.
Admits Loving Him.
81 did love William Taylor" she
said Il loved him deeply and ten
derly, with all the admiration and
respect young girl gives to man
with the pOise and culture of Mr.. Tay-
lOr"
! Taylor and Miss Minter met at
Santa Barbara two years ago
The wealthy young New York man
who was reported to have left Los
Angeles on the day Of the murder of
Taylor and who was enamOred of one
of the motion picture actresses whom
police have been questioning in con-
nection with the case was located late
last night by private detectives. Ac-
cording to these investigators he gave
an account of himself which they say
practically eliminates him from con-
sheraton in connection with the case.
He was located in a downtown hotel.
Interest had centered on him for sew
eral days because he was said to he
a rejected suitor of an actress report
ed infatuated with Taylor
Dancing Lesson on Last Day.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 1.-THE mys-
terry of where William Desmond Tay'
lOr passed the time between . and
o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, ap-
prximately two hours before he was
slain, previously unexplained, was
solved here today.
Detectives learned he had gone to
dancing academy for a lesson.
He was brushing up on some of the
old steps. woman instructor said.
Talked to Miner Pal.
Redondo Beach, CAL Feb. IA man
who said he knew William Desmond
Tay!Or in Alaska, an old miner called
Red" Ashford. now living here, de-
scribed the dead film director as
man of sorrow and mystery" "He
was always silent and always sad "
Ashford said. THE last time | saw
him was just before Christmas, when
we talked about old days in Alaska.
Find Taylor Had Son.
| Los Angeles, Feb. 7.-William Des"
mond Taylor film director, is sur
yived not only by a daughter in New
York, Miss Ethel Daisy Tanner, II.
hut also by son Reuben Davis Tay-
lor. 2G. in TeXarkana, Tex, according
to P II. Mcdowell, editor of Screen
land. in an interview with the Los
Angeles Examiner, published today.
Young Taylor is said to be the son
of the dead man and a woman other
than any mentioned heretofore as
former wife of the director.
Order Arrest of Valet.
Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. IA te'e-
graphic warrant charging Edward F.
Sands, Strathmore, former butler to
William Desmond Taylor, with the
i murder OF the film director in his
apartment here. was issued by the
police department last night and
wired to Constable A. B. Berning of
Carlin. Nevada, according to informa.
tion received by the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer this morning. The police had
taken this action. it was stated, fol.
lowing the receipt of a telegram ear.