Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13
NO HOLIDAY IN
INVESTIGATION
IN TAYLORCASE
District Attorney says There
Is Doubt That the Muir
derer Will be Found.
Mary Minter Declares in
Statement She Has Told
All She Knows.

Los Angeles, Feb. 13.-Mary Miles
Minter. motion picture actress, issued
a statement here today through her
attorneys, declaring that she had told
investigators "all that she knew" of
the life Of William Desmond Taylor,
motion picture director, slain mysteri-
ously twelve days ago. 1t said she
could not conceive how any person
could voluntarily wrong Taylor.
The statement follows:
There is no personal or financial
sacrifice that would not gladly make
to bring the slayer of William Des-
mond Taylor to justice: ~
Mr.. Taylor was one Of my best
friends. His death was a great shock
when he became my director. I was
then IT. years Of age, and his inspira-
ton, his unfailing courtesy and con-
sideration not only to me but to all
with whom he came in contact, imme-
diately won my highest admiration.
From 1919 until the day Of his
death, Mr.. Taylor was to me the SYM
bol. Of honor and manineRs, an in
spiration, friend, guide and counsel
ior-the symbol of all girl admires
In q man.
Ellis friendship Jvias- .upl Hitting and
his advice ana aid 'were invaluable
1t would be nothing less than verita-
BILE ingratitude II did not, now that
he Is dead, raise my voice to proclaim
what he was and to repudiate those
who would besniirch his character.
II have told the authorities all that
I know Of both his life here and in
the east- That fear. has been of
little aid to them.
Of a person who would voluntarily
wrong Mr.. Taylor or cause his death. /"
Los Angeles. Feb. 13.-Investiga-
tion by the district attorneys office in
to the William Desmond Taylor mur-
der mystery. will proceed today al
though it is legal holiday according
to a statement made shortly after
midnight by Thomas Lee Wooline,
district attorney.
He said he was uncertain what
form the investigation would take but
thought it unlikely he would summon
to his offices any motion picture stars
or others. He thought it more prob
ably he stated, that the detectives
would investigate any available leads
and the witnesses would be summon
ed for questioning by him hereafter
only when the preliminary work of
the officers indicated some discovery
of more than usual import.
This later course would place the
detectives of the police department
again on their theory that the finding
of Edward F. Sands. missing former
butler-secretary to Taylor was essen
tial to the solution, of the enigma and
those of the sherifrs office on their
diameterically opposed contention
that Sands had nothing to do with the
Staying.
Condemns Fake Interviews.
Shortly before this partial disclos-
ure of the future procedure of his Of
fee in the investigation. Mr.. Wool
wine had issued statement con-
demning faxed and fraudulent in
terviews." on the case and declaring
there was grave and serious doubt
at the present time as to whether the
murderer will ever be apprehended." ;"
While the police detectives and the
sherir's deputies have not acknowl-
edged defeat they admit the case is
one Of the most bewildering ever to
come to their attention. Eleven days
have passed since the discovery of the
directors body and the officers assign
ed to the mystery have worked with
less than their ordinary sleep and un-
der unusual pressure in tracking
down what seemed like tangible clues
and In investigating almost innumer-
able ''tips:'
A sample of some of the ''tips" sent
the officials as follows from letter
in what seemed a woman's handwrit-
ing:
II dreamed last night that Mr.. Tay-
lor was killed by fair-haired woman
with a, hooked nose. Find that wom-
an and you have the murderer"