The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-06

LOS ANGELES. Feb. s-Ort OF q
maze Of clues. Cleaned from the stray
ends OF the tangled sk-in of William
! Desmond Taylors life. detectives to-
day are centering their Investigation
/ OF the film director murder on iafor-
maj ton that cen:e-s around tran
gular love affair. il which the ziain
man. q popular screen actress and a
scion OF /, wealthy eastern family are
said To have played the leading roles
Other phases of the i.o,is-e Unrest
gation. some of which hint al = an
da.. delve into the underworld. in
volving drug traiiickers and other
denizens of the criminal realm StiH
other angles OF the official probe of
the remarkable mystery reach out
toward the circle of starsiom in the
film industry.
The love triangle theory pro iests-..
itself strongly into the Csc fcf'ar
when police announced that tn@r HAD
learned t,.at Il wealthy N.Gne >e.
I Yorker. at one time reported snEaeet
TO marry leading actress cf The ril-l
world. had myster.ousiy tirorp II
from sight the day following the nsar-
tiei of Taylor.
Other investigators learned that t.c
actress in question was close Trend
/; of III. murdered man and are proceed
/ ing on the. Theory that the former
I fiance discovering the close relation
ship existing between the screen star
and director. may haze been driver
to commit murder b. has rage @1lra
/ followed this revelation.
Police today refused to dis lose tie
identity OF the two Persons n q-es-
ton. Announct n.ent a.ss 8s-4'-~- he"
ever. tAat ests3afOr, have been CO
tailed to trace tn. movements ~ the
ycung man. who che. Red cgs - ofs.-
; Of the leading hotels % the cts the
day after the murder and has n"t
been seen b. friends since.
Police are acting on sss- report TIA
| the suspect fed 10 san Diego n
! into Tia Junta-
/ While this new Clue = oc.-r:sasinS
the imuediaf. attention of the Scssre
Of officers trying To soise The inrsts.ri
! Gus cfIre. 1t is known tina; seveTli
j other persons are Inser srsris on
The extreme retieent nature - tn'
murdered man. ana the -arpT ~inf
revelation Of his real identity
William Dean Tanner asisAitfeais 10
nampereti the off rers n their aite e -
to run down the murderer One Hal
who il being sought n Iiiifr
known dope pedaler vso D. sad =
have moved in certain sections II ~
local motion picture colony aA-ttt
tiyes state that their Investigation "a
rroveG that Tayirr w.s not a,4ats to-
To the use of hugs in Al: form l,ui
il is also known shar several II 'iif
friends in motion picture M"FA. II
Guiding one or two Wo.len- 1T al
diets. II is said that TAYLOR shortly
before his death had attended seser@
dope parties Tor the PURPOSE - =
tanning atmosphere. toiir. ara -
ing attention ~ IL Hna"TN
phase, Of their invest iSat.on~ "a lasfe
that a Tangible eiC~ - the -siSSi~fl
might be found th-l
j An intensive srafsh stili . i'*iA-
4 conducted for Tazia. forlre:
| tary-yaiet. Edward = sand vhs ls
: appeared som. month. ago after e
Is alleged tc have stolen severn
Thousand .'ellar~ vprta Fl al1s-i+i-
from has employer aagl'
: AS 3 result oi the s5 fAAf ss4
man in pa9 nsns goods iae''ti.s
j belonging - Tssior- gave -. half.'
Of William. Dean Tanner. leads slFs
I flgators to i,sii..S. ~ aes have sf=I
the slam dire tor fslas 81 a-z t-
appearance from Mex ANfs
or ,ha; Re wa- ~ s"-e z"
wh.l,- in Ms employ faa' 81 learn
tna.y ;-cn.r:ali uHsEaF ei
=, the marc r-a ran lst tnr
Added .sauets@ ia 1870