Evening star., 1922-02-11
HOLD0NE:, SEEK ONE
IN TAYLOR MURDER
States Attorney to Vigorous
y Press Probe of Directors
Staying. .
By the Associa ted Press.

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Los ANGELES. February 1l-Along
what lines the investigation into the
murder of William Desmond Taylor,
motion picture director, would pro-
ceed today was not divulged by
Thomas Lee Woolwine. district at
torney, but he said it would be vigor-
ously continued.
Whether an arrest made by two
police detectives here last night will
prove to be the first arrest here in
connection with the Taylor murder
was to be determined by investiga-
tion today.
age, who said he was born in Oak
land 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 carrying a
concealed weapon and suspicion of
bel Normand by District Attorney
Woclwine four police detectives took
into the conference a cap reported to
have been worn by Thiele at the time
OF his arrest, indicating a possible
connection with the Taylor case.
David Adams, captain of detectives,
announced later that police investiga-
tion Of Thiele convinced him that Thiele
had no connection with, nor could he
furnish any information concerning the
Taylor case. A blood d-stained cap found
IN Thieie's room. the captain said. has
A report from Fresno, Calf, that
the sheriff there had planned to ar
rest today man believed to be Sands
interested the district attorney and
the police. Mr.. Woolwine said he
would be very glad to learn Sands had
been arrested. as he considered him a
vital element" in the case.
Four Detectives Present,
Four detectives were in attendance
At the district attorneys ofIice at
different periods during the examina-
ton of Miss Normand and Davis. and
were reported to have started on un-
named missions early this morning.
me everything she knew about the
case" said MIR. Woolwine, after he
and Mr.. Doran had talked with her.
This includes nothing more to
connect Sands with the case than
was in evidence previously submitted
saw such a case before so devoid of
workable clues"
The man under surveillance at
Fresno was found late yesterday
afternoon by j. NJ. Cobb, a rancher,
who lives on the banks of the San
Jodquiu river. SoOD tOlO the Snerln
the man had been there only a few
days and that the shack in which he
was living had been built only a few
days.
While herding cattle. Cobb came
upon the shack, hidden in brush
along the river bank. and also met
the occupant. The man gave his
name as Sands. according to Cobb.
and answered the description of the
missing former Taylor butler A
number of daily papers were in and
around the shack. he said.
When he reported the discovery to
the sheriff he was shown a copy of a
Los Angeles police bulletin, and said
the description there matched that of
the man on the river bank in all the
major details.
Postpones Visit to Shack.
Fearing that any attempt to go to
the shack last night would scare the
man away into the underbrush. where
he would have an excellent oppor.
tunity to get away, the sheriff said he
had decided to postpone a visit to the
scene until today
The district attorney declined to
say whether his program called for
the summoning to his office Of any
persons believed TO be in possession
of information pertinent to the inves.
tigation, CT whether today would be
case, which he described as devoid OF
all workable clues"
This followed closely upon a nigh,
session at his office, from shortly
after o'clock until nearly midnight
with more than three hours given to 8
questioning of Mabel Normand, film
actress. one of the last persons to see
Taylor alive.
Miss Normand, according to Mr.
Woo1wine, was unable to add any.
thing to the police data concernine
Edward F. Sands. missing former but.
ler-secretary to Taylor. but apparently
confirmed the district attorneys be.
lief in the importance of locating him
for he later said:
Sands is the man we must find"
Miss Minter Quizxed.
Miss Normand was the second film
actress of prominence to respond tt
summons from Mr.. Woolwine, the
other being Mary Miles Minter. who