New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Actor Seized
As Suspect in
Taylor killing; Q;
'contlnu'd from pss- On

tcontlnu'd from psu. onp
low to-day in an ciTor, 70 answ,, the
ono question that las been so often
repcatci since the killing Of IT'S ownc~
but he did not find his task rs simn,o
as might have been expected Going
TO the PARKED avenue, lined with palm.
and ta'l cIca yptus trees, he found
one OF :hosc Immediately kept bunpa-
low courts that look as if thcv wrrc
made to order for thc purposes Of tho
pictures. 1t IS the sort of setting
N "n'ch ono expects to sec PLAYER
ra'hcr than murderer romping
through the principal role.
Within the study. books. table and
moro intimate belongings of Taylor,
or William Cunningham Deane- Tanner.
as he previously had called himself.
were IN exactly the PLACES they occu-
pied or Wednesday nieht. when lc
was S OF from behind While contcm-
plating his orcn check kbook.
Only Girls Hands
sc OF aluminium dust and powerful
Photographic lens that bring out the
most indistinct finger prints brought
forth the biggest surprises Of the case
They showed. with one exception. only
the markings OF girlsh hands. The
enc exception was that of p ecrics Of
heavy 'nudges that bear every indica-
'lon o being the marks Of a gloved.
male hand. Whether the hand was
that OF Tastldious dresser among Tay-
'or S masculine friends. or that of a
crlfhc-"Isc gunman who realized the
value OF concea'ing tell-talc markings
upon furniture. is question that has
not yet been decided.
But the finger tips and. IN several in
stances. palms Of feminine visitors
were recognized with less didicultv
They we're to be round on table. cha;rs
door and books. That thev bclono 10
the screen players is not questioned,
aylor's visitors were almost exclusive
y Of the picture world in which he
lived "'N" nc
Most prominent of the screen favor
'tes who have been questioned bv the
police because of their friendship with
aylor arc Mabel Normand and Mary
Nlles M'ntcr. the childish star of sew
cral Of Taylor's greatest cinema sue
c(esses. Although the police have oucs-
toned both young women at great
length. they have unearthed abs olutely
hothing that connects them even re-
motcly with the sinister influences that
are credited with playing an important
part IN the two lives of mystery that
were led by Taylor.
One Of the interesting dcvcIonmants
OF the day was the discovery that Mise
Normand iS pertnrbcd over the loss OF
a packet Of letters from her to Taylor.
ne letters she said to-day, were rot
OF great Importance, but of per
soma nature. They had been in a
drawer OF highboy in ono Of tho di,
rector upstairs rooms. Thcv we're
DEATH
Late yesterday afternoon. after re
Inao'''G 'he incidents that marked her
'ast visit to the home of Taylor
probably an hour before his death
Miss Normand went to the drcsser ara
sought the missivcs. They had disan-
rcared The police to -dav insist that
they know nothing Of the whereabouts
OF the missing letters, what their cen
tents may have been or what part thev
may play IN solution of tho mvstorv
Sands Used TayIor's Name
Probab!y no more bewidering phase
81 the present mystery has been nm.
covered by the police than the mnnnrr
II which the mysterious "other lives" Of
ooth layior or Tanner. and Sands.
o'ncr"lse fltz Strathmore. were in
'oiTed, one with the other. Both not
'niy knew Of the mysterious hidden
'loes OF the career of the other but at
east one OF the two often masuueraded
is the other.
Dispatches from Hanford. Calf. to-
lay tell how Sands used the name If
v liam Deanc Taylor there few
weeks ago when pawning BELONGINGS he
8 charged With stealing from Taylor
II the absence OF the director in Eu-
'ope. This and other facts prove be-
ond doubt that Sands not only knew
III OF the facts concerning the life his
Employer had put behind him but was
lot. avcrse to making personal gain
rom this knowledge.
On other occasions Sands is declared
% have told of acts of Taylor which
would not ordinarily have been dis
'ussed by servant, even of the privi-
eyed variety that this secretary-va]et is
redited with being. Moreover, Taylor
Knew OF the Fitz Strathmorc episode in
sands S life history. This also is evi
lent from his liberation Of numerous
'cts on the part of his employee that
'ould have brought about immediate
ilsm ssal from less lenient master.
Seeks to Save Regulations
u became known day that Chief
u Police Everington has taken extraor
llnary precautions to prevent undue
" unwarranted publicity attending the
nve ST cation Of the Taylor mystery.
The decision is prompted by his de-
ile to prevent the blasting of the
equations Of innocent screen PLAYERS
whose careers depend upon their abil-
ty to live the lives they depict upon the
Green. Pointing to the damage caused
o innocent men and women whose
lames were casually mentioned in
onnection with another scandal of the
I'm world, he declared that no effort
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