Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-10

Harry Fellows. the latter's brother and
formerly Taylor's chauffeur, and more
recently his assistant director; Verne
Dumas and Neil Harrington, oil oper.
ators and neighbors Of Taylor; Charles
Maigne, a film director Arthur Hoyt,
an actor and close friend OF Taylor,
and Captain II. A. Robertson, who, ns
an officer in the American Aarmy, said
he had an overseas acquaintance with
Taylor as an officer in the British Army.
Inquiries by the police into the case
indicate that among the witnesses to
be summoned eventually before the Dis.
trict Attorney will be included Neva
Gerber, said to have been engaged to
marry Taylor at. one time; Claire
Windsor, who had recently dined and
motored With a, him; ls Edna pury,anSe: VI. ice:
Chaplin, and neighbor Of Taylor, who
was said to have telephoned the news
Of the directors murder to Miss Nor.
mand, and a number of others more
or less prominent In the motion pic
ture colony.
Miss Normand In Secluslon
Miss Normand remained in seclusion
at her home yesterday.
Some Of the witnesses summoned by
the District Attorneys Office gave In.
formation only as to the position Of the
body, furniture, papers, etc.. in the
room: the others were reported to have
added stories Of events which, It is said,
might have important bearing on the
search for the person who killed the
film director.
Description Of the room was given
BY Dumas, Harrington, Maigne, Hoyt
and Captain Robertson.
Maigne was accompanied to the Dis.
trict Attorneys Office by his wife, a
fashionably dressed woman. and he
clashed with newspaper photographers
who saluted the couple with salvo of
flashlights.
who gave you the privilege of tax.
ing this lady's pictureT' he demanded.
This isn't a privilege; this is
work. answered a photographer
calmly.
Mrs. Maigne was not questioned,
Doran announced after the inquiry had
been adjourned for the evening.
Captain Robertson was closeted with
the officials for forty minutes. When
he emerged he told newspaper men his
had known Taylor intimately for sew.
eral years. He added he had called at
the Taylor apartments early the morn :
Ing the body was found las a friend. -
His call was after the discovery Of the
Dumas told reporters he lived in the
bu ngalow court where Taylor had
apartn.s nts and that when he returned
home the night of the murder he no.
tjced a windowshade in the Taylor home
was raised about four inches, according
view Of the inside to any one who
might have cared to obtain it.
Harrington told the newspaper men
that he also was resident of the
bungalow court near Taylor. He was
believed to have been tho first person
to enter the Taylor apartments after
Henry Peavey, Negro houseman, dis
covered his employers body.
Mrs. Douglas MacLean and her mail
were said to have told the District At.
torney's representatives that man
they saw near the Taylor home the night
of the staying was not Edward F.
Sunds, the missing butler, nor Howard
Fellows. Taylor's chauffeur. who has
stated he called at the apartment that
night in obedience to orders.
SheriT's deputies working on the
case obtained similar statements from
Mrs. MacLean and her maid and have
announced their conclusion that "these
eliminate Sands as suspect
Miss NIinter to Aid
Mary Miles NIinter. film actress. for
merly directed by Taylor and said to
have been close friend, announced
through her attorney her readiness to
manner.
Miss Minter has given the officers
of the police department and the Dis
trict Attorneys Office all the informa
ton she could" said her attorney. "She
has refused to talk to newspaper mer
because the strain OF the last few days
las been great and because there is