The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
OFFICIALS
WITHHOLD
IDEN Y
Detectives Take Search
Warrant to Secret
Destination.

Fresno. Calf, Feb. 1.-THE man
believed TO be Edward +. Sands,
wanted in Los Angeles, in connec-
ton with the murder of William
Desmond Taylor, who was reported
living in a shack on the banks Of
the San Joaquin river, proved to be
a prospector named SanbOrn, who
had been living in the shack for
months.
Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. IA
man who, the police stated. was be
lieved to be a material witness in
the William Desmond Taylor case,
was arrested here early today,
charged with felony pending fur
ther investigation.
Details of his story and his name
the police declined TO diyulge,
Later, with a search warrant
two police detectives made a hur-
ried trip, but declined to tell their
destination
Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. IL
Along what lines the investigation
into the killing of William Des-
mOnd Taylor, motion picture direc-
tor, would proceed today, was not
divulged by Thomas Lee Wool
wine, district attorney. but he
said it would be vigorously con
tinued.
The district attorney declined TO
say whether his program called
for the summoning to his office of
any person believed TO be in pos
session of information pertaining
to the probe, or whether today
would be devoted to some other an
giles of the case. which he described
as devoid of all workable clues"
Mabel Tells Story.
This followed closely on a night
session at his office. from short
ly after s o'clock, until nearly mid
night. More than three hours was
given to the questioning of Mabel
| Normand, film actress. one of the
last persons to see Taylor alive.
/ Miss Normand, according to Mr.
/ Woolwine, was unable to add any
thing to the police data concern
| ing Edward F. Sands, missing
| former butler-secretary to Taylor.
but apparently confirmed the dis
trict attorneys belief in the i'm
portance of locating him, fOs ne
later said:
Sands is the man we must find.
When Miss NOrmand arrived at
| the district attorneys offices, she
was accompanied by her chauffeur
| William Davis, who drove her to
the Taylor home the night the di-
rector was killed and who pre-
viously has stated Taylor accom-
panied her to her automobile when
she departed.
Denies AnX Quarrel.
Before Miss Normand went into
| the private rooms with Mr. Wool
wine and Mr.. Dorau. she ISSUED
statement to the press in which
she said she could mot offer any
solution whatever" of the Taylor
| tragedy. and denied she was in love
with Taylor or had quarreled with
| him.
The report from Fresno, Calf.
! that the sheriff there planned 10
arrest today a man believed TO be
Sands interested the district at-Or-
ney and the police Mr. Woolwine
/ said he would be glad to learn that
Sands had been arrested, as he con
sidered it a vital element" in the
case, that all possible be learned
Of the man.
/ Whether an arrest made by two
police detectives here last night
will prove to be the first arrest
here in connection with the Taylor
case was to be determined by in
vestigation today
Young Man Arrested.
| Walter Thiele, 25 years OF age,
who said he was born in "ayland
and has been in Los Angeles for
year. was taken into custody short
ly before midnight and booked at
/ the city Jail on charges OF carry
/ ing a concealed weapon and sus-
picion Of burglary
/ The arrest was not discussed by
any investigators of the crime