Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-05
MABEL NORMAND
ONLY MOVIE STAR
CALLED TO STAND
Repeats Her Story OF Early
Evening Iisit to
Slain Man. s.
NEGRO VALET WEEPS
WHILE TESTIFYING>
Coroncr's Jury at Los Angeles
Places Crime Charge on
unknown.
REAL NAME DEANE-TANNER
Police Find Clue In Unusual Type of
Iiullct Used by Muir
drrcr.
NEGRO VALET WEEPS se--
WHILE TESTIFYING>
REAL. NAME DEANE-rANNER
Police Find Clue In Unusual Tyne OF
Bullct Used by Muir
dcrcr.
IBx Associated prcss.l

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 4.-The force
OF detectives investigating the slay-
ing OF William II. Taylor. motion pic
ture director, formerly known as will
liam Cunninrham Dcane-Tanner, ac-
compa MED by Miss Mabel Normand,
hihi actress, late today paid n visit to
the house where Taylor was shot to
death. Miss Normand, at the request
or the detectives, re-enacted tho
scene ut the Taylor apartments We'd
nesday night when she called there
ana LEFT shortly before the time the
police say the tragedy occurred.
MISS Normand said she was In the
apartments about forty-hve minutes.
All the time being passed in the liv-
ing room where Taylor's body was
found the next morning. She pointed
out the positions of the various pieces
OF furniture in the room and indi-
Gated where she and Taylor convcrscd
iaElor walked with her to her auto
| mobile and converscd with her
chauHcur ana herself for IA few mo-
mcnts, she explained further. Icav-
Ing the front door of his apartments
open His only servant had left about
hitceh minutes before, TO be gone for
the night.
Locate Inlportnnt witness.
check was being made tont-'-
upon the movements of
sons Wednesday night, ~ .t
at police headquarters.
or these being a man co
the motion picture indus II MISC
was stated that an Important witness
mad been located and might he oues
toned tonight.
me mystery surrounding the muir
der OF Taylor was deepened today bv
the discovery that he formerly was
known as William Cunningham
Dcanc-Tauncr
the inquest held today lasted less
than forty-ivc minutes and resulted
In an open verdict. the jury declaring
Ia!lor came To his death from a gun
shot wound inflicted by an unknown
person with homicidal intent.
Practically the only new devclop-
mcnt IN the inquest testimony was
that the bullet which ended Tuylor.s
lie ranged upward after entering tho
h"!H' on the rear Of the left sid,
ABOUT four inches above the hin. ana
i"uEcd near the shoulder. This indi
Gated according To detectives. tho
SihScr hred from Il reclining position
or mat Taylor was bending over when
the shot was fired
Miss NOrmnnd Tcstffcs
Miss Mabel Normand was the only
on. of number OF motion-pictur.
actors ana actresses subpocnacd who
Was called 20 the Stand She testi
fic'i she called on Taylor Wednesday,
night. leaving at 7:i5. or ABOUT hf
Teen minutes before shot was heard
by the nciShhurs. Mrs. Douglas Noc
Lean. one or those who told OF hear
ihS the shot. was AT the inquest.
but was not called to the stand
detective. however, testified Mrs
Mncl.ran told him that after she heard
the shot she went To her door ana
looked across a court and saw a man
standing at Taylor'S door
The detective named two Other.
who, he said. told him they heard a
shot The cor"ner's jury asked him
II they gave any explanation why
thcN made II" Investigation at tho
tim" Tie replied they said they
Thought tn" sound might have been
made by an exploding tire. The de-
ceased was referred to as "'raylor'.
throughout the inquest
Detectives announced today thar
they were convinced that Edward T.
Sands. also known as Edward t'i,z
Strathm"re. vas in Los Angelo.
Sands vas sought because he had
been in Taylor's employ as butler
and homs"man and the latter had
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