The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
OF film
MAN RE-ENACTED
BY PROSECUTOR
Secrecy Shrouds Probe.
Which Now Involves
Prominent Man,

Los ANGELES, Feb. 10.-After
examination OF some of the most
prominent figures in the mystery
murder of william Desmond Tay-
lor. movie director. District Attor-
ney Thomas Lee woolwine tonight
led his Investigators to the home Of
the dead man and had the entire
tragedy re-enacted as he has re-
constructed IL.
Woolwine's actions during the
day were nearly as mysterious as
the murder itself. Taking his court
reporter with -his>rshe disappeared
in an automobile and is said to
have called on one of the biggest
producers in Hollywood. He de-
clined to confirm this report.
He also declined to confirm the
report that Mabel Normand. the
comedi.nne. had been examined
again. But attaches of the Office
jntimated that he had talked to
Miss Normand the greater part OF
the forenoon.
woolwine declared that he would
have no statement to make until
he had completely checked every
bit Of evidence in the case. with
the visit to Taylor's home and re-
enactment of the crime as II is
supposed to have been committed,
his case is now said to be COM
pletc.
Crime skIlfulIy Executed.
His findings are expected to re-
suit in a grand jury investigation.
and on this development real prog
ress in tho case is believed to de
pend. for other sources have. met
an impasse.
So skilfully was the crime exc
cuted. and so reticent have become
many of the men and women men,
toned I'm connection with IL, that,
unless some action is taken by Wool
wine, il is believed the murder
never will be solved and il will
60 down in history as a perfect"
crime.
wooIwine admitted that Mary
Miles Minter had been interrogated.
Miss Minter came to me volun-
tarlIy and did not hesitate to an
swer a single question" he said.
"As for others questioned, no an
nouncement will be made now"
Another story of The dead direc-
tors early career was given by Gf;-
bert s. Green, a local business man,
who was Taylor's associate m varr-
GUS enterprises.
"T met him in the winter of 1892
in Kansas City, Mo-" he said. His
name is Charles William Deane
Cunningham Tanner ana he was
born at an estate called Capoqueen,
fifty-three miles from queenstown,
County Waterford, Ireland. He
came to the States in 1890 as a re-
mittance man.
Cunvassed Together.
"He was working in a railroad
ward when / met hm, and we both
went out as canvassers for q maga-
zine publisher. Every three months
he would get a check by mail. He
had been ranching at Harper. Kans..
but made a failure of il. We parted
after the canvassing experience and
1 did not see him again until the
next year in Chicago. He had just
come from St. Paul, where he had
been running a cheap restaurant
with another man. IS We were
both broke, we went out and got
another canvassing job. With the
81 advance on salary we won a
large sum shooting craps and cele-
brated. That was Tanner-with
money he would buy new clothes.
new neckties. go to an expensive
restaurant. and entertain women
friends. When he was broke he
would start working again. Il lost
track of him, but when i saw his
pictures in the pager ] went to the
funeral, and II was my old partner
without a doubt"
While real developments in the
search for the. murderer are nov
being made public by the district
attorneys Office, IL is known tias
woolwine Is working on a definite
plan and the entire Hollywood pic
ture colony. and most of Los An
geIes, are awaiting breathlessly to
learn II one prominent man is to be
called in
This man has had an AFFAIR oi
long standing with an actress men,
toned in the case. The affair was
broken Off suddenly. Developments
on this angle. Vt Is stated by In