Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-07
TAYLOR'S BUTLER
BEING SOUGHT ON
MURDER CHARGE
Nevada Constable Wired to Ar
rest Butler Sands Missing Silk
Night Gown Found

graphic warrant charging Edward
Sands, former butler of William Des-
mond Taylor with the murder of the
film director, was issued by the Los
Angeles police late last night and
wired to Constable A. b. Berning,
at Carlin, Nevada, according to in-
formation to the Los Angeles Ex
aminer this morning.
The police, however, today an
nounced that no warrant on muir
der charge had been issued against
Sands.
A scented note dropped from one
of Taylor's books while the police de-
tectives were making an examination,
and according to the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer, it was written on the mono
grained stationery Of Mary Miles
Minter and declared in vivid terms
her love for Taylor She did not
deny it's authorship, according to the
Examiner
A pale pink nightgown, of filmy
stuff, positively identified as the
, property of certain famous movie
star whose name has already been
mentioned in connection with the
death of Taylor, is now in possession
of the police and may play prom-
ncnt part in a solution Of the mys-
terry Of Taylor's death
Mabel Normand, film actress, who
was one of the last persons to see
Taylor alive, in an interview with
reporters yesterday said:
And, oh, please say that | never
heard Of that pink silk night robe
| they say is missing from Mr.. Taylor
apartments.
But Henry Peavey, the negro
houseman, said-3
Gle ought to be ashamed of him
self for saying ] asked him about
other girls goirg to Mr.. Tayior's
house. she exclaimed Il saved him
his job once when Mr.. Taylor wanted
to fire him.
| The nightgown, previously describ-
ed to the police by servants of the
slain director, disappeared from Tay-
lor's apartment on the day after the
murder, but was found Monday aft
Ter a diligent search by the authorities
Inow investigating the tragedy.
| Like Elwcll Case.
| Here again the history of the FL
4 we'll case, the sensational murder III
! New York which to this day is un.
A solved, repeats itself II will be. re.
4 called that on the morning of the FL
well murder young woman called
at the victims home and received
from one of Elwell's servants GER
tain garments described as lingerie
which had resposcd in one of Elwell's
dresser drawers.
!. In this case, it is said, the star to
whom the nightgown is believed tc
: belong is not a comedienne.
i A three-lctter laundry mark was
}the clue TO ownership Of the dainty
lace trimmed garments It had been
| kept in box IN one of the dresser
! drawers Of Faylor's bedroom, accord
ing to Henry Pevey, negro valet Of
the director.
A police detective who had been
working independently on the case
brought the garment itself INTO head
quarters Monday with what he de-
! clared was positive Identification OF
its owner.
Injection of the name of this movie
star into the mystery enlarges the
field Of suspects--for at the presen;
time the police view every intimate
!, friend Of the women who were known
TO be close associates of Taylor as a
potential enemy and possible murder.
CT through the Jealousy which Tay-
lor's attachment may have aroused.
| Still Seek Broker
Despite earlier denials by Captain
david Adams, it is now known that
| the police are conducting quiet and
widespread search for young New
/ York broker, reputed to be very
/ wealthy. who was in Los Angeles
when the crime was committed, and
iOE JIlIcGl WeGhS peIOFSs Qul WHO IL
Inow missing. This man is alleged to
have arrived here expecting to an
Inounce his engagement to we'll
known star. The engagement was
mot announced.
i He is said TO have left Los An
goles for Tia Juana and a score OF
the best detectives are now searching
/ for him.
1 The discovery of the initaled and
Laundry marked nightic and its iden.
tification by Peavey is now consider,
4 ed the most promising clue, follow
i ing the questioning of George Milo
lactor and former vaudeville strong
man, and Henri Reinique, camera
imam. Milo was taken to headquar-
ters and questioned, with Reinidue
land later released, but not before he
was asked to re-enact the exit of the
murderer from the Taylor home al
Idescribed by Mrs. Douglas MacLean.
| 1t was also declared BY Captain
Adams that Edward r. Sands. the