The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-06
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mond Taylor, was told today by Lon
Slodge. Spanish American wat
veteran, who lives at tne National
SoldicrT home at Sawtellt, near
here.
In the fall OF I9Ost' said slodge,
~ was In Lewistown, idano. one
DAY an acquaintance pointed out TO
coat, large felt hat and wearing long
hair.
That's Bill Taylor, said my ac-
quainthnce, lie came here recently
from Alaska, whore he was either
United states marshal or "a deputy.
He had some trouble In !.iasKa and
got out by conoealing in,nself IN
box or barrel ana getung abonrd
ship undiscovered
II learned Taylor had operated u
small show In I.owlatown. am sure
from pictures 1 have seen OF Taylor
that he was tho man ! saw In Lewis
town"
Tending TO show the alleged feel
Ing OF Taylor toward Edward r.
Sands, or Edward z-Strathmoro.
his former butler. whom the director
had charged with II felony. was u
further statement today by Henry
Peavey, Tayior's negro houseman.
mot long ago" said Peavey, II
was showing MIR. Taylor n coat had
bought. That looas like one Sands
stole from me- he said. oh. II
I coult only get my hands on that
| fellowP"
Melbourne MacDowell, actor, hus-
band of the late Fannie Davenport,
looked over an old scrap book to-
day and then gave to the press his
belief that Taylor under the name
| OF Cunningham Deane, played with
the Fannie Davenport company Mt
the Fifth Avenue theater In New
York In 1894, and later in Boston
and during tour OF the country In
1898 and 1895,
I. "Deane was handsome young
Englishman," said MacDowell, and
] believe he and Taylor were the
same man"
Had British Uniform.
Taylor's body, dressed IN the uni
form of a British officer he wore In
hia service during the world war,
was viewed today by many friends
and others Rt an undertaking estab-
lishment where it will lie until the
funeral services Tuesday at st. pauis
Episcopal cathedral.
Many flowers were sent there, too
to await transfer. after the services
TO the cemetery vault whero the
body will be held until tho arrival OF
tho directors daughter, Ethel Daisy
Taylor, who has been in school al
Mamhroneck, N. Y.
Pail bearers win be william e. u,
Mile. Frank Beal, George Melford
Arthur Hoyt. James Young, Franz
Lloyd, David Hartford and Charles
Eyton, all widely known In motlor
pictures.
Members of the British overseai
club will attend the funeral In 4
body and squad OF former Cana
dian soldiers viii fire a salute ove'
the casket,
Loved Hut One Woman.
Lester Wing, a Chinese, tormc
chauffeur for Taylor, said today tn,
director In an expansive mood one
told him: 81 never really loved bu
one woman. She was my stage part
| nor. was engaged To her. Bu
she died before we could be mar
I ried--and IN never marry anothe
I woman"
The only woman whom Tnylo
| called upon often during Wing
service with him was Neva Gerber
film actress, who stated here Frida
she and Taylor once had been en-
gagged to be married
But, while he and Miss Gcrbe
were together two or three times
week, according to Wins, TAylo
passed most OF his time alone. Win
related number of instances q
Taylor's kindness.
Winifred Kingston, film actres,
tonight characterized as ridiculous
the report she had been engaged {
marry Taylor "A runor that sprca
after 1t was discovered the onl
framed photograph found Ia the di
reUto or's apartments was one of hci
II occupied u prominent place u
his deak