Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-07
TAYLoR'e SERVANT
ACCUSED IN MOVIE
DIRECTOR MURDER
Continued from page 1

While these developments were In
progress and the police were Sitting
the constantly arriving tips" on the
case from various sources prcpara-
tions were being made for the funeral
of tho dead director this afternoon.
This. also, was not overlooked by tho
police, for not only were ten uniformed
men detailed to keep In order the
great crowd expected TO gather about
st. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
but a number OF plain clothes men
also were assigned to funeral duty
in tho hope that even there they
might obtain clue to the murder.
Buried in British Uniform.
Taylor's body. clad In the uniform
OF captain In the British army, has
been viewed by thousands OF friends
and others In the undertaking estab-
lIshment where II lies awaiting to-
days rites.
Men, women and children have gone
to SEQ II, tho fllm notnblcs being In
the minority, It IL reported. But the
shop girl and the working men have
made up in number for the absence
OF screen actors.
But flowers have come from many
motion picture sources including Mary
Miles Minter. film actress who sent
a huge bouquet OF Black Prince roses
Miss Minter took a last look Mt her
friend Friday afternoon. Mabel Nor.
mand another actress, who was one oi
the last to see Taylor alive. viewed his
body for the last time at the inquest
Saturday.
studios Close During Funeral.
While the funeral is in progress
every motion picture studio In Loi
Angeles will be closed.
As the capacity OF the pro-Cathed
raj In limited. half OF the seats viii
be set aside for members OF the flln
! colony. and the other half for tn
public In general. 1t is believed ther
will be many times as many outsid
as inside the building.
. Eight active pail bearers from tn
members OF the Motion Picture Direc
tors Association and eight honprar
ones from the British Overseas Clu
have been named. In addition. ther
/. will be firing squad OF Canada.
| former service men. who will fire n sa
lutte over the casket at the cemeter,
The Very Rev. William MacCormscl
: dean OF st. Paurs, will read the burir
service.
The body will be taken to Holly
wood Cemetery and placed in vau
until relatives determine upon fint
disposition.
/ Efforts Of the police concentrate
a on rounding up oil acquaintances {
tho slain man In the hope that som
clew might be developed
"Mr. Taylor loved Mabel Norman
but | do not believe she returned HI
love to any great extent" Harry Pee
A., vey, housemen of Taylor, said yestei
day in the inquiry. II was In Mr.. TaS
= lor's house for almost six month
: and know that Mr.. Taylor was yer
:, much in love with Miss Norman
At times / thought that she returne
. his love and then again It seemed I
me that she was tired OF him.
"One night, almost a month befol
= Mr.. Taylor was killed, Miss Norman
came to the house for dinner. Att
dinner l passed through the froi
v room while they were talking and st
stopped me and told me that she ar
a Mr.. Taylor were to be married.
, was sitting there and did not say
word. She wanted TO know IL 1 wou
Z work for them. She never came ofte
Il While I worked there she was on
W there about a dozen times.
5. 'She was there the night befo
4. the murder and the night OF the mu
a l., ~.
s. night. the night before the murd'
l. because she told me 80.
s. Mr.. Taylor wrote a letter TO Nj
r. Normand almost every day of the wee
l. His driver would take notes to M
V. Normands home by automobile aft
Of breakfast in the morning. He Sc
W flowers TO her three days a week.
Tells OF Her Last Visit.
T. "Once Miss Normand asked me VIII
Il, other girls had dined with Mr.. Tayl
A /, l told her there was only one. S
N asked me the name and 1 told h
D Miss Normand-' She laughed and SO
II that Mr.. Taylor had me well train'
Miss Normand was with Mr.. Tia
y lor the last time I saw him alive.
wv
= tails, and l did. placed the liquor
:, the shaker on a tray with two glass
and Mr.. Taylor and Miss Norma
We're drinking when l left for
evening. They both said good night
me and left the house. When l ne
saw Mr.. Taylor. the next morning.
was dead on the floor of his livi
~ room"
Is. George Milo, motion picture act
eo who was taken from his work Il
er night by Deputy Sheriffs and 81
d. mitted to a questioning as TO
whereabouts at the time of the sho
% ing of Taylor, was freed Of all &C
10 nection with the case as the result
90 his statement and the Investigate
- that later verified his story.
~ Henri Reineque. another actor, "
30 also has served as camera man, v
fo questioned with Milo. but it was sta
that his story was desired merely al
10 check on that of the other man, a
'oo that he had no other connection W
the case.
100 An unidentified party of men" v
70 driven to the vicinity of the apa