Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-02-10
Scattered Threads of Evil
dence Being Gathered for
Weaving Into Pattern to
Show Nature of Murder,
PACKET OF LETTERS OF
MABEL N0RMAND TAKEN
Contents Not Disclosed and
Film Star Is Silent Ru-
NOR That Revolver OF
Slayer is Found,
(By The Associated Press.)

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. O.
Arthur Hoyt a screen actor, who
said he had known William Des-
Imond Taylor six years, and a Cap
jtain Robertson, who was an officer
lin the American army, declared ne
had met Taylor, an officer in the
British army overseas, presented
themselves at the district attorney
loffice tonight in response to sum-
mons from that official,
Neither Hoyt nor Robertson has
| been mentioned heretofore in con-
Injection with the affair. They ap-
ipeared at the district attorneys Of
flee for the first night session OF
1.-The investigation into Taylor
death and waited some time for
him to return from dinner. Neither
would indicate he knew anything
further connected with the case.
Two other witnesses, who de
clined to give their names, joined
lHoyt and Robertson in waiting lof
1.-THE district attorney.
They were identified by news
Ipaper reporters as Verne Dumas ana
one Harrington said to be brokers
iand residents of the bungalow court
where Taylor lived.
Mr.. NcolWinc and his chief dep
Iuty. w. c. Doran, arrived shortly
after s o'clock.
CAPTAIN Robertson was closeted
with the officials for forty minutes.
/ When he emerged, he told news
Dapermen his initials were "R, A;
tand that he had known TAYLOR intl-
b He added
J he had called at the Taylor apart
,ments early the morning the body
was found "as a friend" His call
was after the discovery OF the body'
he said.
Inesses called tonight were giVlns
descriptions of the Taylor apart
lments, its furniture and the lat
tiers arrangement.
Complete Probe Planned.
| Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. "a
new and comprehensive investlga-
/ tion into the circumstances sur
rounding the Staying of William
| Desmond Taylor, noted film diroc-
| tor, was under way here today, di-
rected by the district attorney
! Yesterday and today the district
attorney gathered into lis hands
the scattered threads of evidence
that had been drawn out by the
| police, the sheriff's officers and
| independent Investigators, and to-
night he was attempting to weave
! them into some sort Of pattern
! that would disclose what tran
spired just before Taylor lost his
life.
| Ono item gathered for this pros
pective fabric of fact and founda-
ton was a packet of letters writ
! ten by Mabel Normand, motion
I picture actress, and which disap-
pearcd from Taylor'5 home after
| his death. These letters were dis
covered yesterday concealed among
/ Taylor's effects. Their contents
were not disclosed and Miss Nor
mand, who l,as in seClusion today.
declined to comment on the new
turn of events.
Witnesses questioned today in
the investigation, which it was an
nounced would be complete, and
would take other inquiries into
| consideration only so far as facts
learned by them might b helpful.
included Charles Eycton, general
manager of the Famous Players
| Lasky studio here, at which Taylor
was employed as a director. Mr..
Eyeton testified at the coroner's
inquest that he was the first to
suspect that Taylor's death had
been caused by ther than natur-
al events. He said he had insisted
that the body be examined for
wounds, and il was his insistence,
according to his statement at the
inquest, that caused discovery of
the fatal wound.
Mr.. Eyeton had conference to-
day with the district attorney,
Thomas Lee Woolwine, and anoth-
er one in which w. C. Doran, an
assistant district attorney, as well
as Mr. Woolwine participated.
Others summoned to the district
attorneys office today and ques-
toned included Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las MacLean. whose home ad-
joined that of Taylor, and who had
given statements at the inquest
and TO the police; Henry Peavey,
Taylor's colored hOuseman,& who
has done little since the shooting
but to submit to Interrogation
about what he knew of it. How
ard Fellows, chauffeur for Taylor,
and Harry Fellows. brother Of the
chauffeur, and an assistant direc-
tor. We're also questioned fully.
The district attorney declined to
disclose the results of these inter-
views.
Another development today was
a well defined rumor that some
person had found revolver. possi-
bly, the weapon with which Taylor
was slain, shortly after the mur-
der became known. This rumor
was brought to the attention of the
district attorney and the police,
both officers disclaiming any direct
knowledge of the purported dis
lcovery, but both saying that cogni-
jzance was being taken of the rumor
land efforts made to prove or dis
prove 1t.
While these local developments
kept the local officers engaged,
word came that San Diego officials
believed that the body Of suicide
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