South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-24

parted for the east by way OF So
attic
Fields said that De- did not know
what became OF Jennie Moore and
Johnny CLARK
Fields WAS surse que-fiv arrested
81 BuTalo. ~ S.. and thcu sent to
Detroit 20 meet another charge
Upon receipt ~ tho Fields stale
rIent officers were sent 20 th. Ticin-
IT'S 90 Taylor.s apartments 60 search
Tor the revolver WONG leo was said
20 have thrown urdcr "FomcthinR'
ana another group won't 90 china
town. hunting information about the
Chimes.
At rho same time the police q
Venice were conducting search for
the shop Joint" mentioned by Fields.
Officers seeking the revolver
found themselves hampcred by the
Uncovered hedges near the Taylor
apartments but they fnally satisfied
themselves that no weapon was con-
cealed in the vicinity
Venice officers declared them
selves unable 90 End tho hop Joint
mentioned by Fields.
Tho original declarations as re-
ported here. that be- had received
5000 20 drive the party 20 me Tay-
Ior apart ueat. and that 90 get the
money. members Of the party
changed = 81. 900 bill az a. Los An
geles bank seemed easy Of verihca-
fiou ~ true. officers stated. but when
the revised statement brought the
assertion that the bill changed was
one for 800 instead OF $1,000, the
officers said they began 90 suspect
the accuracy o. Fields confession.
DETROIT OFFICIALS DOUBT.
DETROIT. Feb Authorities
here withheld decision Thursday as
90 Che value Of p purported confess
zion hy Harry 81 Fields that he
was implicated in the murder of
william Desmond Taylor, Los An
EeIes film director Sheriff Irving
J conn. 20 whom Fields made a
number OF statements concerning
the crime. said he had communi-
csfed the complete details Or the
murder as related by Fields. TO the
Toe Angeles authorities and was
awaiting further advice from them.
a statement by Edward Balhorn
y detective who brought Fields here
from Buffalo. apparently served to
Btrengtheu tho theory that Fields
Esory was without foundation.
BaIhoru said that when ne
searched Fields AZ police headquar-
tars where he was booked on a
forgery charge. ne found a bank
book. in the name of sam COrlin
showing q despit or $50 in a Chi
cage bank. Feb p Fields ne said.
aocplained thst ne sometimes used
tho name Of "Coplin'
sheriff coffin said Thursday night
that efforts 70 locate this bank book
had failed As the Taylor murder
was committed tho night Of Feb I.
Fields presence in Chicago the fol
lowing day would preclude his par
tlcipatiou in the crime.
Feds Thursday held steadfastly
70 his theory Of the killing, Sheriff
Coffin stated and even furnished
additional details. He told the
sheriff a Chinese fired the shot that
killed Taylor. buried the pistol near
the TayIor home and later paid
Fields 5000 for driving the automo-
bile in which The Chinese. a white
man and a woman went 10 Holly
wood
Another woman besides the one
who was present when the crime
was committed. was implicated I'm
the murder. Fields said The four
were motion picture actors and ac-
tresses according TO the story.
Their names have been given Los
Angeles authorities.
These men and women. Fields
told the sheriff met three times
prior to Feb. 1, 70 plan the crime.
Their plans. Fields said. were COM
Lleted on Jan. 81 when they en-
gagged him 20 act as chauffeur.