Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
Friend of Tayl0r's Is
Murdered BY 3
In Home
POLICE LINK MURDERS
Methods in Staying Are
Same, Authorities
Declare
United Press Leased Wire

CAMDEN, n. j., March H. Police
today are working on the theory that
the man who killed John r. Brnnen,
theatrical producer in his home at
riverside, near here. last night are
the same men that murdered William
Desmond Taylor in Los Angeles Feb.
ruary /.
Brunon, formerly q close friend of
TAYLOR, was killed by a shot in the
neck as he was sitting in the Kitchen
OF his home. The assassins-thrce men
were seen to drive up to his home in
an automobile, one entered then hur.
ricd out, and they fastened away. No
shot was heard.
''Wiping out old scores' was the
basis Of the theory that Bruncn was
killed by Taylor's, slayers. Both Tay.
lor and Bruncn, it is believed, may
have been marked for death by gang
with which they had quarrclcd, possibly
years before.
Murder Methods Same
The assassins methods were the same
III both murders. In both the victim
was shot from behind. In neither case
was the shot heard, leading to belief
q silencer may have been employed
Taylor was killed with a bullet, Brunen
with n small lead shot.
Bruncn's home had hecn robcd with
mysterious circumstances some time
before he was slain, Just rs Taylor's
was.
County detectives have n description
Of the man who entered Brunen 5 house
and are checking it up with the des
cription of Edward y. Sands, suspected
as Taylor's slayer.
Battling Crime
burlington county detectives said
today that the murder was one of the
most battling crimes ever encountered
and that the only tangible clue consist
of footprints on the sodden lawn and
gardens surrounding the house and in
front of he window where Brunen war
murdered
Last year two young motor bandits
entered the Brunen home and at the
point of pistol compelled Mrs. Brunen
to reveal hiding places of more than
$1,000 in iewclry and money.
As they left, one of the gunner said:
Gwen come back some day and get
Honest John. This stuff will help re-
pay the money he . cheated us out of. y
Brunen displayed great agitation
over the robbery and retained private
detectives to run down the bandits.
shortly afterwards kilograms signed
with Fictitious names and bearing the
statement "we haven't got what we
want yet,' began arriving from diff
ferent cities.
Description Furnished
The description furnished OF two OF
the three men who were seen to park
an automobile near the Brunen home a
short time before the murder, is identi-
cal with that of, the two bandits who
committed the robbery.
''Dnring dinner" said Mrs. Brunen
"mv husband talked with great enthus
iasm OF how the work was progressing
After he sat reading Of Mrs. Oben
chain IS iral and remarked that il
seemed unlikely the slayer of William
Desmond Taylor would ever be ap
pretended. | went to the second floor
There was q terrific report. l rar
down stairs and found my husband still
seated in the chair with the newspaper
cutched in his hands and part OF his
head torn away.
1t was believed the barrels of the
shotgun were placed directly against
the windowpanc as the shot had not
scattered and had left hole IN the
glass only five inches in diameter.