, 1922-02-08
DISAPPEARANCE
LETTERS
is SUSPICIOUS
Meeting Obsta-
des N Investigation Of
Taylor's Murder

Los ANGELES. Feb s.
Indications that powerful IN
huences IN the motion picture
world we're endeavoring to
direct the inquiry about the
murder Of Wuliasn Desmond
fayior INTO certain linus. and To pre-
vent ia extension IN otncr directions.
vrns rsportsd By officers employed IN
Tire case. Ina ue1cgrs said tuSiny taaE
ever siren tiair Investigation you I'm
Der WY they had been Meeting unez
Pactrd obstacles. which were sru-vins
moro evitieue day hy my.
lnciulnd ~ tiusa Gnsiacies wsrs tho
disappearance az letters wrttrur ~ Mr..
rayinr by sIary Sais.s Snntsr alid
MABEL N-0rfnnnd.and which wsra be-
lieve-i to hnva beon In his nonis, when
1s Sds shut These lntrsrs wars gone
-iinmedintsis altar eia shooting and re-
purts yasterdhy were thay had been
returned 10 thu w-iters by surnn ulof-
acihi agency Miss Norfnanf danied
thnE she had received her letrsrs. Miss
Mintar WIS IN seciusiun her. residenes
gistried BY dntaccyss. Dua \ genial
vas ISSUED Cor har also.
Another disappearing clue was n
handkerchief initanled -S- but wnirn
thu police did nut believe WINS tho
property OF Hsdsga-i r. Sa1cH, 11r-ner
housman. sougi,r in connscnnn with
t,a case. The police said tiiey be-
liave-I mis- handkerchief eeigngesl to a
motion picture producer. and they
want-d 10 30 thaS would have some
thing tangible which was % cuifr0nE
ms a basis TOR Interrogation.
Former efforts @ and the wide pub
LEFTY gwen the auso and tiDse CON
nece-f with 10 also we're intensified
yeatcrtiny rspresen tatigos OF Miss
Mdnter especially seeking to prsvant
Duhiieatiun Of tho Oct that her humn
was under guard
THE -diraPpearance erom Tagkor's
hurna of a womanis pink SILK uiBife
drnss. giiirh WIS sad by Ermry Pea
veN. hGuseman. Ia hago been RepE
~Itiare, wua mother item in the LIST OF
occurrences deterrsut ~ the invesur
ntion and vigorous efforts wsra be-
ing made bo n out what became uf
lE.
r11n police announced that they pro-
posed IN limit the news given 0It by
than in future,
"rhe -nesspnDars huVa been pub
ushing everything and unything and
they will got nothing t~iIrtiiur erom ms
in this case until L get something
worth w,iiie.' said Capt. David L.
Admins. who is in chnrge Of tho inyes-
tag7l1i0n. Z srow uutliing about any
pink might Dress. or any letters re.
turned 30 sictresses. { have several hut
tcrs. four Or Eve which tse newspap-
ers have notas on they will nut see.
They are from Iiayiur's mother and
dIughher and others and are not Gun
nected with the Gase.'
Tho sherift's office Also rs cunditrt-
ing a CAREFUL. independents fhyesiisn-
tom. 1t WIS Indicated tiluz Peavey, the
-houaemaEi. again wuuld bo Questioned
about ~certaiti dnt1lls which il was rr-
ported he had witihlisld in prsviotis
statements, but had diacioseI tn
friends.
Aftar tho fiIier-I yasterting, when
Miss N1rmand WINS trough back intro
thu church in a Glint. Puzhfey az
p~rqacned hysteria- ETe soughG out
pouglns MaGEGen and tllltsd with
linn Bervolsly for s0ma tiine in Il
rear pew OF the inureii. NIiicLetir de-
ciined TO diHci1so tha Uurpurr Of the
talk.
Summons OF Peavey by rspresent-as
tves Of thu slieriff's office, they said.
WINS to go over in detail the occtir'
rancars on Inst Wednesdny night at
tiie home of Taylor Just prior to thu
time the investigation Indicates the
mur,inr occurred. Beliee WINS expresse'l
by deputy s~hariffs that Peavey old
tho most Important key to tho mutiNa
for the murdar oG the director.
It. was said tlint no viii be ASKED N
dgtail concerning the wish OF Mabel
Norrnaid on that night. and what OF,
curred before his departure when he
left Mabel Nnruond alone with his
empioyar. who was shot and KILLED.
investigators say. within an hour or
~RrobabiY within nnlf an hour OF this
time.