The evening world., 1922-02-13
Most Promising Lead Yet
Given to Police, Who Re-
gard 1t as So important That
Closest Secrecy Is imposed.
Sweetheart of Sands Is Being
Watched in Hope Missing
Valet May Be Trapped on
Expected Visit to Her.
District Attorney Declares He,
Has Grave Doubts of Case
Ever Being Solved and Alst
Protests False Interview.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. i5.-There.
"a grave and serious doubt at pre-
ent as to whether the murderer"
William Desmond Taylor, film dire
tor, will ever be apprehended." de-
.clared Thomas Lee Woolwine. Dis
trict Attorney, early to-day. . r
Almost simultaneously the police
developed a new clue which they as
sert Is the most promising yet un
covered. ,. ..
The new clue Is connected with IN
past life OF Taylor and the ma
sought for arrest has not -prevlousl
been mentioned in the case, accor'
ing to Detective Captain Adams
The tip was given by a woma
whose name Is being withheld.
1t is so important that there wss
.Ieat activity all night,
Former Police Chief Charles
Jones was called in to assist In run
ming down the new clue.
Henry Peavey, Negro valet Oi
Taylor. is reported to have com.
pletely broken down under the last
| examination by District Attorney
Woolwinc. lie is said to have ad-
mitted predicting the murder OF
Taylor.
District Attorney Woolwine to-day
was engaged In putting some mem
bers OF the Hollywood move colony
through what amounts to a progress
sive third degree. The system con-
sists of recalling them for question
ing again and again. and having
them go over and over the sane
ground. In this way II is expected
that any discrepancies will eventually
be developed. Neva Gerber was onC
of those called.
A reward OF 81 900 for apprehen
sion OF the murderer was offered to
day by the Screen Writer'S Guild.
The hunt for Edward r. Sand
former valet of Taylor, also took u
new angle to-day. The police re.
ceivcd a tip that about the time Tay-
lor was murdered on the night OF
Feb. / Sands visited a sweetheart In
Los Angeles. They expect to hnd
Sands through this new information.
They believe that he will try to COM
municate with the girl they are
watching and that when he does they
will be able to lay hands on him.
l.. d. Red" Daley and Walter
Thielo have been definitely eliminated
from any connection wiz the crime.
Thiele was arrested early Saturday
and Daley vas arrested Saturda,
night following a raid on his apart
ment. A bloodstained cap was the
evidence which caused police TO take
them, but questioning showed they
knew nothing Of the killing. the police
say.
A large reward Tor capture OF the
murderer OF Taylor probably will be
offered with the arrival here OF
Adolph Zukor OF the Famous Players
Lasky Company,
Mabel Normand, film comedienne,
the last person to see Taylor alive, is
reported 10 be near collapse and
under the care Of a nurse and ply
sician in "A nearby suburb.
While the police detectives and the
Shenffs deputies will not acknowl.
edge defeat, they admit the case is
one Of the most bewtldeTing ever TO
come TO their attention. Eleven days
have passed since the discovery OF the
directors body and the Officers AS
signed TO the mystery have worked
with less thai their ordinary sssep
and under, unusual pressure N track