Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
FIND MABEL N0RMAND'S LETTERS
WRITTEN TO SLAIN MOVIE DIRECTOR
Investigation Into Strange
Death of William Taylor
Continued on Coast

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 9.-The
cencralizing invest CATION at the dis
trict attorneys Office of the enigma
in tae murier o; William Desmond
Taylor began today. after the alleged
discovery anc turning over to that
official las. night of the message
letters written to the director by
Ma5ic Norn.and
As D,str.1t Attorney Woolwne is
taking chaigu Of IKE trial of Mrs.
Madelynnc Obenc,laln. for the mur-
der Of J. Be!tcn Kennedy, William c.
Doran. his chief deputy, will direct
the inquiry into the Taylor case.
A,thougn verification from Mr..
Dorap was rot cbtainable, the Los
AnSc.es Times published today u
taeement tdat the Normand letter
with s. veral telegrams were in the
hands of " DOran. 1t had been
previously announced evidence III
the case from all sources would be
turned over to Mr.. Doran and all
forces including detectives assigned
to the district attorneys office, would
pool their energies in seeking to
solve the mastery.
To this was added the announce
men. that Mr.. Doran would make
all statements on the progress Of
the in, Jstig:,tion, although the var
iouS officers statc'. there would be
no abatement of tne ir zeal in an en-
deavor TO uncover the murderer.
Miss Normand, who is said to be
i'll Gs a reSul of q collapse at thN
Taylor funeral Tuesday, is quoted
as saying her desire to obtain the
letters was founded on fear that
some of The phrases in them would
be misunderstood She said she felt
a strong friendship for the director,
but there had been no serious love
affair between them.
A second handkerchief found its
way into the investigation when
about the same time the detectives
said they found the letters in book
in a closet in the Taylor apartment.
Henry Peavey, Taylor's negro house
man, has suddenly found q handlScr-
chief bearing the initials Nj. M. NJ.
A handkerchief previously report
ed found near the body shortly after
the murder was discovered, but since
said to be missing, was alleged to
have borne the letter "S." 1t is ne
garded as improbable that a conf-
plant of murder shall be issued
against any persons until after the
affair has been presented to the
county grand jury which has not yet
been empaneled for 1922.
Meantime, although the sheriff's
deputies profess to scout the theory
that Edward +. Sands, former but
Ter secretary for Taylor. can throw
any light OH the case the polio de-
tectives remain firIn in their belief
that th0 mystery will not be solved
until lie has beer found.
Army records and papers found
in the home If Tayloc. prove. accord
ing 70 officials OF the Famous Play
dercd director was at least lieu
tenant if rot a captain, as claimed
in the Br ish forces during the war.
Among the records was pass oil
leave from duty in punkirk, dated
April 4 1918 naming Taylor. at that
time as a lieutenant. An embarka-
tor ticket bearing the name of will
liam, B. Taylor' the official stated,
showed also that be was lieuten-
ant 1t tore the army number F.
56979 and The regiment E. F. C., k.
A. L. G..
1t is further stated Taylor was
discharged with the rank of captain.
Efforts to trace Tayior's army rec
ords are being made in London.
Watch Ships Sailing
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5-Police
authorities are keeping n close touch
on steamship passengers leaving this
port to frustrate any attempt on the
part of Edward Sands. former but
Ter of William Desmond Taylor, to
escape across the Pacific.