The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
OLD LETTERS
PLAYAPART
IN TRAGEDY
Two Popular Screen
Actresses Under Watch
AS Result of Core
spondence With Taylor
Sands Likely To Be
Arrested At Any Mo-
ment

menC
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 9.-The Los
Angeles Examiner today published an
unsigned letter found among Taylor's
effects in which the writer painted a
vivid word picture of an imaginary life
with Taylor in "a beautiful woodland
lodge" where they would be "all
alone"
The letter told how the writer would
cock, sweep and dust while Taylor
fetched the water and built the fire"
patiently, darnIng socks for him, to
how she would feed the birds and wait
come home at night, and how in the
evenings they would "sit costly by
the fire listening to the wind whistle
outside" 1t frequently referred to
Taylor as you wonderful man."
Part of the letter was withheld by
the Examiner.
Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. S-Locatiom
Of Mabel Normand and Mary Miles
Minter's letters to William Desmond
Taylor. murdered film director, the
possibility of the issuance OF Il com
plain. charging murder against Ed
ward F. Sands. Taylor missing Tor
mer butler-secretary. ard renewed ac-
t;vity OF detectives toward declara-
lions that the sweetheart of Il screen
actress was seen near the Taylor
apartments the night of the murder
were ang.es early today OF the police
investigation into the motion picture
mystery.
The letters written to Taylor by
Miss Norman and for which she
searched his apartments vainly two
days after his murder have been re-
turned to her, according to three de-
tectives working on the case. The re-
turn was made, il was declared. by 4
man connected with the film world
who had taken them for some un-
known purpose during the confusion
surrounding the finding of Taylor''
body. had been threatened with
grand jury investigation. Who mtd'
this alleged threat was not stated
Miss Normand said the letters h.;
not Leen given back to her.
Police Never Had Letters
Captain of Detectives David l.
Adams stated the police never hP,
heen in possession of Miss Normand
'etters. nor of those written by Mis-
Minter to Taylor, although the lat p
also, according to Capt. Adams haY
been returned to the writer. Miss Min
ter has guards around her house &
keep away unlimited callers, as ah
is i'll, it is reported. Her attorney
however, denied she had received tn
letters.
William c. Doran, chief deputy dis
trict attorney stated a complain
charging Sands, or Edward Fit
Strathmore, as he also is known, VI
The murder of Taylor might be issue
Detective Sergeant Edward King, as
signed to duty at the district after
rey's office, previously had made
similar statement.
1t was reported also that more in
formation had been given to the poll
TO the effect that a man in love will
screen actress, who did not return
his love, but who was believed to haY,
affection fer Taylor. had been setl
near the Taylor apartments befor,
the murder
Chauffeur Was Mysterious Skulker
A story tod by Howard Fellows
chauffeur for Taylor, that about 81!
o'clock the night of the murder he re
turned to the apartments with Tay
lor's car, was said by the police L
have satisfied them it was he VIII
was seen there by Mrs. Douglas Mac
Lean, wife of a film actor, and he
maid.
Fellows said he rang the bell sew
eral times but received no answer
Finally as there was a light in tn,
apartments, he concluded Taylor dit
not wish to be disturbed so proceeded
to place the car in the garage.
Taylor "Dude" of Dawson
Santa Minica, Cal, Feb. S.-Willian
Desmond Taylor, was The dude" o
Dawson City in 1910, according to
story told here by Adlebart Bartlett
who said he knew the slain film di
rector we'll in the Yukon.
Taylor had one of the few dres
suits in Dawson City, Bartlett said
and wore it upon appropriate oC
casions. He also wore tweeds. sof
crush hat and tasteful haberdashery
and was immensely popular" will
the women. He was further describet
as "a crack" tennis player and car,
expert.
Quarrel With Mabel Normand
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. S-A quaI
rel between Taylor and Mabel NoI
mand was described by Harry Fel
lows, chauffeur for Taylor, accordin
to the Los Angeles Examiner today
81 was driving Mr.. Taylor and Mis-
Normand from the Ambassador hotel
where they had attended Ney
Years eve party, to her home" Fe
lows is reported to have said. "On tn
way they had quarrel. don't know
what it was about, but both we're very