Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
DETECTIVES SEEK film
STAR IN INVESTIGATION
Of DIRECTORS MURDER
Film Land Stars Subpoen0ed To Testify At
Coroner's Inquest Today Jealous Revenge
OF Woman New Theory Advanced BY De.
tectiOes Working On Mysterious Murder

Doran began an Investigation OF the
case on behalf OF Los Angeles county
! late today. He visited the Taylor
residence and took charge Of all doc
urnents found there. He also directed
a minute examination of the rooms
by county and city detectives.
The examination included a careful
search for finger prints, the results
OF which were not given out. Il an
! nounced that another visit would be
made TO the premises tomorrow ana
until that time the apartment was
ordered sealed and put under guard.
a county surveyor made diagrams
OF the rooms. a
Mr.. Doran said his investigation
would be made in cooperation with
the police, who, he said, appeared 10
! him to have made as much progress
as could be expected. There were
many angles requiring careful re-
search, he said, and at the time OF his
visit to the apartment he knew no
persons upon whom any strong sus-
picion rested.
Capt. Davis Adams. directing the
police investigation, said he was
confident the slayer OF Taylor would
be arrested but that 1t might take
| several days to make the necessary
cAAHtAh"ea~ho 0A0 ~NAAAtNrAJ SSN1HAA1u
the motive.
Daughter Located
Ethel Daisey Taylor, ll-year-old
daughter OF William Desmond Tay-
Tor, motion picture director found
shot dead in his apartment here yee-
terday morning, is believed TO be &C
school at Mamaroneck, n. y. 1t was
announced by the police tonight after
they had found letter bearing her
name addressed to Dear Papa" and
postmarked at that town, in TayIor'a
safety deposit box at a bank here.
Details Of what the police learned
were not made public. but il was
stated the information as to Taylors
goings and comings had been CLEANED
through the questioning Of Howard
Fellows. his chauffeur, and Henry
Peavey. his ncgro house man.
II was after the prolonged ques-
tioning OF these two men that the
officers announced 1t was of the "ut-
most Importance" that Edward r.
Sands. former butler for Taylor, and
sought for several months on a war
rant charging forgery, TO which the
dead director had sworn, be found.
Some of the officers at work on
the case it developed, were stiu OF
the opinion that the revenge theory.
evolved soon after the directors BODY
was found, Is tenable.
While the coroner was perfectinE
plans for the inquest tomorrow
morning. members of the Motion Pic
tlre Directors association announced
the funeral would not be held until
next week.
Funeral arrangements, II was stat
ed. will not be announced untl New
York investigators had located the
IrthaI natuN hna
lieved to be at a private school az
Man1aroneck, N. Y. 1t was thought
she would come to Los Angeles for
her fathers funeral. While the mo-
ton picture directors association was
in charge OF the funeral plans, mem
bers of the overseas club. composed
of veterans OF British military forces
with which Taylor served as an Of
ficer during the world war. also were
planning to take part.
Military Funeral
II was stated the director probably
would be given a military burial SINH
lar to that accorded British officers.
The name of Claire Windsor, mo
tion picture actress. once reported EN-
gagged to marry. Charlie Chaplin, was
brought into the investigation today
when il was learned she had been out
riding and TO dinner with Taylor q
week before he was slain.
The police expressed a wish TO as-
certain whether Miss Windsor knew
Of any enemies Taylor might have
had, but they were unable to locate
her. 1t was said she was in the
country, posing for a motion picture
scene. 1t was stated by her mother.
however, that the evening OF the ride
and the dinner was the first time Miss
Windsor ever had been out with
Taylor.
The police have searched Taylor's
apartments and taken charge of all
letters, papers and documents which
they thought might throw any light
upon the directors affairs.
A careful search OF furniture, es-
pecially of the chair in which it was
believed he was sitting when shot and
which was found overturned across
his legs. was made for finger prints
that might serve as clues.
A composite description Of the man
seen by Mrs. Douglas MacLean. wife
of motion picture actor and her
maid. lurking about the Taylor apart
ments and Of a similarly dressed man
noted also by employees of an oil ser
vice station and the conductor and
motor man of street car. the same