Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
TAYLOR AND MOVIE
ACTRESS At ODDS.
CHAUFFEUR STATES
Had Violent Quarrel on Way
From Party, He Tells Muir
der Probers.
SAYS FILM DIRECTOR WEP1
Fellows Describes Call at Man
ayers House Possibly After
the Shooting.
~ Associated Press % Every r.veninr


Los Angeles, yeb s-pho Los
Angeles Examiner today published an
unsigned letter found among Toylor's
effects, in which the writer painted a
vivid word picture Of an Imaginary
life with Taylor IN "a beautiful wood
land lodge" where they would 'fbe All
alone"
The letter told how the writer
would cook, gweep and dust whGe
Taylor fetched the water and built
the FIRE" now she would feed tho
BIRDS and wait patiently darning
socks, for him to como home at night
and how in the evenings they would
sit cOzily by the fire listening 20 tho
wind whistling outside"
II frequently referred 10 Taylor as
you wonderful man
Part Of the letter was withheld by
the Examiner.
Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. sl-Location
.of Mabel Normand's and Mary Miies
Minter's letters 20 William Desmond
Taylor. murdered nlm director. the
possibility Of the issuance Of com
plaint charging murder against I'd
ward r. Sands. Taylor's missing form
.er butler-secretary; and renewed ac-
tivity Of detectives toward declarations
that the sweetheart Of screen ac-
trees was seen near the Taylor apart
ments the night Of the murder. were
angles early today Of the police inves-
tigation into the motion picture rnys-
terry.
The letters written 20 Taylor by
Miss Normand and for which she
searched his apartments vainly two
days after his murder have been re-
turned 10 her. according 70 three de-
tectives working on the case. The re-
turn was niade Il was declared, after
man connected with the film world,
who had taken them for some un-
known purpose during the confusion
surrounding the finding Of Taylor's
body. had been threatened with A
grand jury investigation.
: a quarrel between TAYLOR and Mabel
Normand was described by Harry
Fellows. chauffeur for Taylor. accord
( ing to the Los Angeles Examiner TO-
day.
Il was driving Mr. Taylor and NIss
Norr1and from the Ambassador TTo-
tel where they had attended New
Years eve party. 10 her home" FELL
/ lows Ia reported 10 have said ''On the
way they had quarrel ] don't know
what II was about, but both were
very much excited. Mr.. Taylor took
Miss Normand home and then re-
turned to his apartment on arriving
| there he broke down and went
"On the following morning ne did up
some jewelry in a package and took
! II TO Miss Normand at her home"
Harry Peavey, Negro housernan for
Taylor. and who found the slain d.
rector's body. confirmed Fellows
statements.
Fellows said Taylor and Miss
NOrmand We're very affectionate. :
He also stated that on tho night
Taylor was slain, ne had instructions
TO telephone. Calling up at 7.55 he got
no answ r, and went TO the house.
He reached the Taylor place at SIS
o'clock and rang the bell and Knocked
at the door. There was no response.
so he put up the car and went home.
II am satisfied that I am the man
Mrs. Douglas MacLean saw standing
Ol tnt ppfcn ana ledNlNg the house.
Fellows said. Il wore cap and over
coat"
Miss Normand had informed the po-
lice that she left Taylor between 7.3o
and 7.45 o'clock. and with Fellows
telephoning at 7.55 o'clock, It is indi-
Gated that the murder was committed
some time between 7.30 and 7.55
o'clock.
Police Seeking Taylor's Butler.
Yesterdays investigation OF tho
Staying Of William Desmond TayIor.
film director. eliminated in the S.
suance by the police OF circular ask
ing theN arrest OF Edward F.. Sands.
former secretary and butler 10 Tay-
I ler.
The circular was ordered forwarded
10 all police departments of the coun-
Try. 1t contained picture Of sands.
declared by Captain OF Detectives
David L. Adams to be the only one "a
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