The New York herald., 1922-05-29
CANNOT LINK DORAN
IN TAYLOR MURDER
Dutchess Authorities Be-
lieye, Though, They Have
No Ordinary Prisoner.
PARADOXES ARE SEEN
Sandwiches Crooks ArgOt
With Language of Edu-
Gated Man.
HAS LEGAL KNOWLEDGE
Photographs and Fingerprints
Sert to Los Angeles as a
Precaution.
HAS LEGAL KNOWLEDGE

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Pouch KEEPsIE, May 2S.-Whatever
else may be laid to Erred Doran." the
mysterious prisoner in the Dutchess
county Jail here, charged with second
degree assault, he probably is not the
slayer of William Desmond Taylor,
motion picture director, murdered in
Los Angeles early this year. So far
absolutely no headway has been made
In the attempt to connect the prisoner
with the crime that set the motion
picture world agog, and Raymond D.
Aldrich, District Attorney, does not
believe there is any connection.
However, Doran's photograph, finger
prints and measurements have been
sent to the District Attorney in Los
Angeles and chance will therefore
be offered this week for the Los
Angeles authorities to determine
whether tEey want Doran held for
further investigation. He is likely to
stay in Jail anyway. because he has
been held for the Grand Jury, which
does not meet until June g.
Tnxi Drivers Tale Denied.
The somewhat hysterical statement Of
the Waterbury, Conn. taxi driver
whom Doran made drive him all night
that his passenger pressing gun
against his back, had calculated: I'm
the man who killed Taylor" is the sole
thread that connects the inebriated pa
tron of the taxi and the murder over
5000 miles way.
Doran says he never made such
statement to any one, that he knows
nothing of the Taylor murder, that he
was in Los Angeles in 1915 and again
In 1917, but that he hasn't been there
since. AS to the taxi ride. he admits he
Is hazy as to some of the details and
he adds with amazing shrewdness:
''All they can hold me for is evading
payment of the cab fare
II the photographs and finger prints
bring results it will probably be found
that "Doran's" name is probably Nc
Quade or McQuare. There are two rea-
sons for this. First, the taxi driver,
Herbert Barnhart, testified before Jo-
seph W Lyons, Justice of the Peace.
that the prisoner. while in the car. had
referred to himself as Mac" Then. too.
there was found in his possession
loose leaf memorandum book bearing
the name. in pencil. "McQuare," and
the date April IL. 1921. "Doran" says
a man gave, him the book.
Has Fine Flow of Language.
The prisoner is a nice looking fellow.
with n sharp sense of humor, pleas
ant smile. a well shaped head and a
flow of language that indicates educa-
tion and also comradeship with the
users of criminal slang. Almost in the
same breath in which he spoke of "evad-
ing the payment of the cab fare he
spoke of the "croaking" Of Taylor.
IF they are going ahead to show that
I'm the man who croaked Taylor. they'll
spend lot Of money and then find I'm
not the man. he said.
"Doran' refuses to give any account
OF himself or to say where he came
from. He appears terribly worried but
holds his nerve remarkably. He cross
examined the District Attorneys wit
nesses at the hearing before Lyons with
almost amazing cleverness. Previously
he had prepared for his own guidance
the memorandum referred to, written in
pen0il. He had the name Fred Doran"
in brackets and some OF his notes read ::
mo jurisdiction" mo crime COM
mitted in u. (Dutchess) Co." mo evil
dence to support charges" mo state
ment OF any value anything said not
under oath" Wonderful imagination
Of the complainant even II record is
produced that and that alone would be
trump card in Dis. Atty's hand as no
evidence that they can prevent will
show there has been any crime COM
mitted in ID. CO.
This statement would make Il appear
that "Doran" does fear that his record,
whatever It may be, will fall into the
District Attorneys hands. Other en-
tries read: mo court would ever up
hold conviction" Satisfy authorities
that / am not man wanted in Taylor
case minimize charge. Disconduct give
you ample time TO look defendant up"
why don't you charge me with VIC. of
Sullivan Act II you can prove that !
had a gun--that no doubt would be the
proper procedure" Case goes TO jury
will demand a change Of venue as could
not get fair trial In Dut. Co."