The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
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man Cline, VIM, Murphy Cato and
CahiIl.
Henry Peavey OF i271a East Third street.
negro servant of Taylor, who found the
body.
Harry Fellows. chauffeur for Taylor.
William Davis. chauffeur for Miss
Normand
Verne Dumas, wealthy ell man, who
was one OF the firs. neiShbors to enter
the house.
4. c. JesserunG. owner of the apart
,nent occupied BY Taylor.
Seek valet-secretary.
While testimony was being drawn from
the witnesses by Coroner Nance and his
chief assistant. William Mcdonald the
police continued their search for Edward
II. Sands, former secretary and valet to
Taylor.
According tosthe statement of one per-
son made to the police this man was in
Los Angeles not later than last Tuesday
the day before the murder. re is al
legged TO have told this person, Il am out
. get Taylor and will yet him"
Before the murder the police were
directing search for this man on the
complaint of Taylor, who charged that
ne had robbed him OF several thousand
dcllars. lt seemed to onrage Sands ac-
cording to friends. to think that his
! former employer objected to being the
/ victim of a robbery by his personal
servant and he fled from Los Angeles
breathing vengeance against Taylor. it
J Is alleged.
But in addition to this the police have
I.,a,. T..
/ under the name of William Deane Tan
rcr In 1908 he was known there as a
/ Cultured ar connoisseur they say and
7 was the manager of n prominent firm
OF art and unique fu: n;:ure dealers
! They arc Investigating court records
I throughout the country in cities and
I towrs where Taylor Is known to have
( lived IN an effort TO learn whether he
1 i,ad his name changed by court order
Taylor Deeply Secretivc.
! At every turn of their investigation
| the detectives are being net by evil
i dence Of the reticence of Taylor. He
/ kept his personal affairs to himself
/ and apparently had no friend TO whom
! he related the intimate details of his
! life
This reticence is causing the police
< great deal Of difficulty now in findiI
rvs that might lead to solvi s tn
! strange murder or at least establishing
! the motive for the crime.
I The theory of jealousy has not been
abandoned as the motive for the slay
ing. in fact, police are leaning largely
I toward this theory. and while this IS
so they have under suspicion two film
actresses. one we'll known and the other
a lesser light.
Think Facts Withheld.
These two young women have been
questioned twice and it is believed they
! have not told all they know about the
case.
. And one man who Mas been quizzed
In connection with these young women.
| the police believe. has not yet told all he
! knows about the facts surrounding the
Staying.
1t was problem whether these three
persons should be asked to testify before
the Coroner's jury. as detectives feared
to make public their names as being
under suspicion for fear the slayer may
( flee. The man in this connection is be-
Z ing kept under surveillance, and on any
I attempt he makes to leave Los Angeles
he will be arrested.
/ While the police are directing their In
vcstigation operatives OF q famous pri-
vate detective organization started to
1 wori, to-day, under the direction OF a
| committee composed OF heads ard dlrec-
tors of companies in the motion pic
ture industry.
Agency Detectives Busy.
! These men have announced they will
not spare expense in bringing the slay-
| ers of their companion and friend to
/ Of Lott "
| agency have been instructed TO work in
/ cooperation with the police.
| 1t Is known to the police that Taylor
feared death, as he had told friends he
! would not be surprised al any time x
an attempt were made upon his life.
Detectives also have gathered from
neigibors that on occasions strange
men have been seen proving about the
home of Taylor On one occasion, the
director told a friend. he heard a man
attempting to force his way into the
house. He got a pistol and went In
search of the intruder, who fled when
he heard Taylor approaching.
1t Is now the belief of the police that
the slayer was concealed about the
grounds near the house last Wednesday
evening when Miss Normand visited the
house. This man. II Is believed. re-
NAMED there until Miss Nornand left.
when Taylor accompanied her TO the
sidewalk 10 her automobile. II was at
this time. according TO one theory that
the slayer entered the house.
Then. when Taylor sat al his desk. the
assassin called to him and then fired
the fatal shot. it s believed. as TAYLOR
half rose from his chair.
slayer an Expert Shot.
The wieder of the pistol evidently was
familiar with the handling of weapons
and an expert shor. as only one shot was
necessary to fatally wound Taylor. AL
though persons living nearby heard the
shot they did not mako an investigation
and the body lay there until the next
morning.
II was found by Henry Peavey. negro
servant. when he opened the door OF
the house and it is believed the Staying
took place between o'clock and sis
that night. as Miss Normand says she
left the house about O'clock.
And it was at sis O'CLOCK at night
that Harry Fellows, chauffeur for Tay-
lor. endeavored to gain admittance to
the house. When Taylor failed to re-
spond to continued knocks Fellows went
to n nearby telephone and called the
Taylor residence. The sound of the bell
reverberated only upon the drums Of
the ears of the dead man.
Eyton Takes stand.
Charles Eyton was the first witness
at the inquest. He was questioned By