Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

''Mr. Taylor was killed through tea1-
ousy and not revenge
The police took a Numerically opposite
view.
Sands killed Taylor" said Capt. D. L.
Adams. I'VE want him"
The possibility that Taylor STas a
victim Of asphasia was being considered
by detectives today as an explanation
for the alleged double personality"
angle OF the murdered mans mystery
shrouded past.
Taylor was shangLafed in lower New
York, he had cIUen told friends here.
He was carried to Cape Horn and was
unable - work his way back for three
months. SaWW
Before he was slugged and shanghafed
Taylor had good position and apparent
y was wrapped up IN his wife and fam
hy. He never returned after he was
shanghaied.
The police hunt, Adams indicated, Is
being concentrated almost solely on an
effort to arrest the former secretary.
HOLLYWOOD
HOLDS ITS BREATH.
While the police, sheriff's Office, the
district attorneys office and a private
detective agency were busy following the
myriad clews-clews which often led TO
Observation-Disclosures and that portion OF
the motion picture colony which over
nows into the exclusive residential dis
tricts was literally holding its breath.
Guards paced the sidewalk in front OF
the home Of Mary Niles Minter.
Mabel Normand was doing her talking
largely through her press agent.
There was a mad scramble TO get back
letters and '1Ove notes" and what not on
part Of probably more girls whose lights
twinkle in the film armament than the
public knows
GOSSIP WHISPERS
AROUND NEW INGENUES.
Hardly a hour passed without gossip
whispering around the name Of some new
ingenue Of the mOvies-some sweet, love-
I y young thing. whose occurrences on
the screen perhaps has been an example
pointed out to thousands OF daughters By
/ thousands Of mothers-in connection with
the supposed chivalries and romances of
William Desmond Taylor.
Things had almost reached a point
where stardom seemed to mean close
friendship with Taylor-the warmer the
! friendship, the brighter the light OF the
star.
Much mystery surrounded the where
abouts Of the supposed letters OF Mabel
Normand to Taylor. 1t was announced
they had been returned to her, but today
the publicity man for the star of
Mickey" announced:
Miss NOrmand has not received the
missing packet Of letters"
And Captain Of Police D. L. Adams,
said:
The letters are not IN the hands Of
the police But we are holding other
letters found In Taylor's home after
the murder. However, they are not
Miss Normand's.
Some private individual connected
with this case from an angle which would
undoubtedly be interesting to Us Is hold
ing them"
TELEGRAMS EFFORT TO
PATCH UP DISAGREEMENT.
Among the kilograms from Miss Nor
mand to Taylor said to be missing were
believed to have been a number sent by
the cOmedienne in Los Angeles In 1919
when Taylor was ION location in Massa-
chusetts with one OF the Famous Players
producing units
These kilograms were said to have been
addressed to Captain" Taylor.
Taylor was known by his military title
for some time after his discharge with
distinguished. awards from the British
army, his associates here said.
The exchange OF wires was said TO have
been an atteL,pt TO patch up 4 disagree
ment between the friends arising over
the attentions one was bestowing upon q
third member OF the picture colony.
Miss NOrmand was starring in '"Ths
Slim Princess George AIDES humorous
classic, in 1919 1t was made at the
Goldwyn studios. Victor Schertzinger
was Miss NOrmand's director
Taylor at the time was directing Mary
Miles Minter in Ann of the Green
Cables" made in Massachusetts, and the
New England States.
MARY MILES MINTER
REPORTED IN COLLAPSE.
Mary Miles AHnter has suffered a COM
plete nervous collapse and is In a seri-
GUS condition, according to reports here
today.
Doctors were said to be IN constant at
tendance on the little star.
Automobiles Unidentified as those Of Los
Angeles specialists were parked in front
Of the closely guarded Minter home In
Hollywood.
While the attention OF officers working
on the William Desmond Taylor
Continued on Page Two.)