The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-11
TAYLOR CASE
YET UNSOLVED
BY THEPOLICE
Authorities Still Search
ing Vainly for Clews-
Two Movie Actresses
Put Through Third De-
gree But N othin g
Worth While Brought
Out

Los Angeles, Feb. 11-Along wha.
lines the investigation into the muir
der of William Desmond Taylor, mo-
tion picture director would proceed
today was not divulged by Thomas
Lee Woolwine, district attorney, but
he said it would be vigorously con-
tinued
The distric attorney declined to
say whether his program called for
the summoning to his Office of any
persons believed to be in possession
OF information pertaining to the in
vestiRation or whether today would
be devoted to some other angle of the
case, which he described as devoid
of all workable clues.
This followed closely upon a night
session a his office, from shortly af-
ter o'clock until nearly midnight,
with more than three hours given to
questioning of Mabel Normand. film
actress, one of the last persons to see
Taylor alive
Sands Still Wanted
Miss NOrmand according to Mr..
Woolwine, was unable to say anything
to The police concerning Sands, for
merly butler-secretary to Taylor, but
apparently confirmed the district at
torney's belief in the Importance of
locating him, for he later said:
Sands is the man we must find"
Miss NOrmand was the second film
ac-ress of prominence to respond to
a summons from Mr.. Woolwine. the
other being Mary Miles Minter, who
was in the officials private office, an
swering questions while the funeral
Of the director was in progress last
Tuesday afternoon. Both Miss Nor,
mand and Miss Mnter have admitted
close friendship with Taylor
When Miss Normand arrived at the
dis rict attorneys office she was ac-
companied by her chauffeur, William
Davis. who drove her to the Taylor
home the night the director was killed
and who previously has stated Taylor
accompanied her to her automobile
when she departed,
Davis also was questioned briefly
by Mr.. Woolwine. and his chief dep
uty, William G. Doran, who is assist
ing in the investigation.
Miss Normand Makes Statement
Before Miss Normand went into the
private rooms with Mr.. Woolwine and
Mr.. Dcran, she issued statement to
the press in which she said she could
not offer any solution whatever of the
Taylor tragedy and denied she was in
love with Taylor or had quarrelled
with him
l. was believed that letters of Miss
Normand to Taylor, for several days
reported missing but later found in
boot in a closet in the Taylor home,
were considered during the district
attorneys questioning of the actress.
report from Fresno. California.
that The sheriff there had planned to
arrest today a 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 factor in the case. q
Four Detectives Attend
Four detectives were in attendance
at the attorneys office at different
periods of the examination of Miss
Normand and Davis, and were report
ed to have started on unnamed mis-.
sions early this morning
Miss Normand. | believe. has ,old
me everything she knew about the
case said Mr. Woolwine after he and
DR.. Doran had talked with her.
This includes nothing more to con-
meet Sands with the case than was in
evidence previously submitted to me
by police detectives. | never saw a
case before so devoid of workable
clues"
The man under surveillance at
Fresno was found la:e yesterday af-
ternoon by j. NJ. Cobb, a rancher who
lives on the banks of the San Joa-
quin river. Cobb told the sheriff the
man had been there only a few days
and that shack in which he was liy-
ing had been built only few days.
Another Man Arrested
Los Angeles. Feb. 11.-A man. who
the police stated, was believed to be
a material witness in the William
Desmnd Taylor case. was arrested
here early today.
He was charged with a felony.
pending further inves igation of his
story, the details of which, with his
name, the police declined to divulge
Later. with a search warrant. two
police detectives made hurried trim.
bus declined to tell their des :ination.
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