The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-09

Los Angeles, Cal. - Indications that
powerful influences in the motion pic
ture world were endeavoring to di-
rect the inquiry about the murder of
William Desmond Taylor into certain
lines, and prevent it's extension in
other directions were reported today
by officers employed on the case. Tay-
lor was shot and killed last Wednes-
day. The officers said today that ever
since their investigation began they
had been meeting unexpected obstacles
and that these were growing more evil
dent day by day.
Included in these obstacles were
the disappearance of bits of evidence,
including letters written to Mr.. Tay-
Tor by Mary Miles Minter and Mabel
Normand. These letters were gone af-
ter the shooting and reports yesterday
were they had been returned to the
writer's by some unofficial agency. Miss
Normand denied she had received her
letters. Miss Minter was in seclu-
sion, her residence guarded by de-
tectives, but denial was issued for
her also.
Pink Nightie Gone Too.
Another disappearing clue was a
handkerchief initiated IS" but which
the police did not believe was the
property of Edward F. Sands, former
houseman, now sought in connection
with the case. Police said they be-
lieved this handkerchief belonged to
a motion picture producer, and they
wanted it so they would have some
thing tangible with which to confront
him as basis for Interrogation. Form
er efforts to end the wide publicity
given the case and those connected
with it were also intensified.
The disappearance from the Taylor
home of woman's pink silk night
dress which was said by Henry Peavey,
houseman, to have been kept there,
was another item deterrent to the in
vestigation.
Police announced they proposed to
limit the news given out by them in
the future. "The newspapers have been
publishing everything and anything,
and they will get nothing further
from me in this case until get some
thing worth WHILE" said Captain David
L. Adams. Il know nothing about any
pink night dress or any letters re-
turned to actresses. I have several
letters, four or five which the news
papers have not seen and which they
will not see They are from Taylor's
mother and daughter and others, and
are not connected with the case"
The sheriff's office was also contin-
uing a careful independent investiga-
ton. 1t was indicated that Peavey,
the houseman, would be again ques-
toned there about certain details
which it was commonly reported he
had withheld in previous statements
but had disclosed to friends.
Mabel Normand Frustrated.
After the funeral yesterday, when
Miss Normand was brought back into
the church in faint, Peavey approach
ed hysteria. He sought out Douglas
MacLean and talked with him nerv-
ously for some time. MacLean declin-
ed to disclose the purport o. the talk.
He occupies the house adjoining that
in which the murder was committed.
+ Belief was expressed by deputy
sheriffs that Peavey holds the most i'm
portant key to the motive for the muir
der of the director.
1t was said that he will be asked in
detail concerning the visit of Mabel
Normand on that night and what oc-
Cured just before his departure when
he left Mabel Normand alone with his
employer, who was shot and killed, in
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