Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-09
BL LANK WALL IS
NOT PIERCED IN
TAYLOR Staying
Officers Trying to Solve
Mystery Report But
"SIight Progress" in the
Past "a Hours.
By Tho Associated Press.)

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb, S,-Of-
ficers trying to solve the mystery OF
the murder Of William Desmond
motion picture director
here last Wednesday night, report
ed tonight that they had made but
slight progress in the past twenty
four hours. The blank wall which,
they said, unidentified influences
to have thrown up be-
tween them ana the true facts, re-
manned unpierced, although the po-
lice department and the office of
the sheriff were attempting to
make separate breaches through 1t
into new fields of inquiry,
The police continued to concen-
trate their efforts upon the search
or Edward r. Sands, former secre-
tary and butler for Taylor, missing
since Taylor made a charge OF
grand larceny against him last
August. Captain David l.. Adams.
head of the detective bureau, re-
iterated that there is no one else
we want. and we have discovered
nothing that would indicate n mo
tive for the crime except that OF
averting prosecution on the grand
larceny charge"
Sands seen at IoWeu?
Late today the detective bureau
received through the sheIllL Oh
flee message from the sherlI al
Tucson, Ari2., to the eject that
man resembling Sands was seen at
Lowell, Ariz., February A. tlree
days after Taylor was slain. waiter
Peterson, OF Tucson, according 10
this message, saw the man. Peter
son said the man he talked Win
professed to be deserteF from Iile
British navy, had been IN Los An
geles and was famlilar win lle
Hollywood section, where most Cl
the motion picture colony is located
The man told Peterson ne was on
his way to the Imperial valley, Cal
ifornia, without explaining Wlat ne
was doing In Arizcna.
The sheriff's office here, accord
ing to deputies working on the case
up to tonight had wound UP at
BLANK wall" in every step IL had
taken. This investigation, 1t was
said. had nothing TO 40 WIN oallu''
TO Examine Peavey.
The sheriffs investigators salu
they expected 10 eAamlhe IieniS
Peavey, houseman TOR layIor' III d..
effort to obtain corroDoralloh u,
denial of certain statements hlIue
to them by other parties, ana tilSt
possibly some lsnt WoutH W.. w., "
thrown on the sltGaIlgn ~ s;stin- si,.s'
PeaVey passed tlle uay 'tr TarIor,s
otflcers IN cheeklii6 otel tba
etfects at the apartii,Ghe ~, WEE ,o@ies los
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were takeH' alIel tlle ei5oSNtt,e' .t.a al
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arucles' as poS2lIiiN 1l,iii ''Ie b,,t - Ala not
bearing on w NIi,.,'9 'N'
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sara tllele ilaNe ,,oiioo ond that he
covered 9S t.io pU.'Io on,. Iotters address
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both SOU poi'Ie pt5 Iota a'in ~ tbe afternoon that
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I"Ns utp'' ~ Snaorintions 9t'a of desert-
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pa lius ,'i,,, t'S 80 The WASHINGTON /
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