Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-09
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whom bits of information have
come to investigators.
Unexplained circumstances sur
round movements of the packet of
letters, including letters from
Mabel Normand to Taylor, which
was found by police detective
in the Taylor house yesterday aft
or police had denied knowledge of
the letters for the week during
which search was made for
them.
Mabel Normand, who was In
company with Taylor until 1880
o'clock on Wednesday night a
week ago, within an hour of the
time which investigators fix as
the time of the murder, visited
the house the following morning
and sought these letters. She said
they might be misinterpreted II
read by the public, but denied
that love affair existed between
Taylor and herself.
Those letters she said were
kept by Taylor in the drawer of
desk In the room In which the
shooting occurred. He showed
them to her several weeks previ-
ously in discussing a robbery at
the house, mentioning that the
letters had not been taken.
Negro Again Questioned.
Removal of Iaylor's effects
started yesterday and Louis P.
Waterman, representing the pub
lie administrators office, was
present in behalf of that office.
There were more than twenty
people there, including Charles
Eyton, one newspaperman and a
number Of detectives and Others"
said Waterman. "a police detec-
tive came down stairs and said he
had found the letters In a boot In
closet upstairs. I did not see
them. l do not know which of
the police detectives 1t was, but
| know him as police detective.
think he had the packet in his
pocket"
Henry Peavey, negro houseman
for Taylor, and who found the
body after the shooting took place
was brought to police headquar-
ters today for further examination
by detectives.
He was present at the public
administrators removal of effects
from the Taylor house, and during
the progress Of the removal, an
nounced that he had made a find.
I'M. M. M" on Handkerchief.
Heres the handkerchief all
about" he said. 1t was q dainty
about" he asid. 1t was dainty
woman's handkerchief with the
initials IN. M. M" In a corner.
This was the first mention OF
this handkerchief in the case. An
= other handkerchief which police
say Is missing, was one, a man'a
with an initial 49," which a de.
, tective picked up from the floor
of the room in which the murder
was committed. 1t disappeared
the detective said. Investigators
did not believe 1t was one belong
ing to Sands, but probably to an
individual Of prominence.
Miss Normand, who once
searched the Taylor apartment
for her letters and who Is said ia
be Ill as result of collapse al
the Taylor funeral Tuesday, has
been quoted as saying her only
desire to regain possession of the
letters was founded on fear that
some of the phrases in them would
be misconstrued. She said she
felt strong friendship for the
director but there had been nc
! serious love affair between them
I 1t is regarded improbable that
complaint charging murder will
be issued against any person IL
connection with this case unit
after the whole affair has beer
, presented to the county grant
) jury which has not yet been Sm
! panelled for 1922.
Meantime, although the ,sher
!, lff's deputies profess to scout tn,
=. theory that Edward F. Sands, for
5 mer butler secretary for Taylo
could throw any light on the case
= the police detectives remain firm
In their announced belief tn,
n mystery will not be solved unit