The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-09
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ent rumors that persons said to
represent film interests and to have
had large rolls of money have been
seen about police headquarters.
90 far as IL now known, none OF
these persons ever actually APP
preached a police officer. as their
movements were carefully watched.
Prosecutor Has Mabel's Love Notes.
The blessed baby" letters writ
ten by Mabel Normand, famous
screen coincidence, to the slain d.
rector, which had been missing
since his death. are said today to
be I'm the possession Of the District
Attorney.
Likewise a dainty lace-edged
handkerchief bearing the initials
an. NJ. NJ"
The letters were said TO have
been found tucked away I'm an old
shoe In a closet OF the AlvaradO
street bungalow at which Taylor
was slain.
The handkerchief was said TO have
been found by Henry Peavey, negro
servant, whs had first told OF its
existence.
Detectives were said today to have
had a young Fastener, who was
mentioned in an earlier investiga-
ton of the case, under the closest
surveillance since late yesterday
afternoon. 1t was stated investi-
gators found wide discrepancies in
a story he told earlier OF his where.
abouts on the night Taylor was shot
in On hnnna
suspect is said TO have been a close
friend OF a leading movie actress.
WooIwine Unusually Active.
District Attorney Woolwne. who
returned to Los Angeles yesterday
from a short vacation, today evil
denced unusual interest in the baf-
fling case. He placed his chief
deputy. w. G. Doran. in charge of
the investigation and gave orders
that no interests be allowed to
hamper the probe.
1t was understood today that at
taches OF the District Attorneys
office were busily engaged in going
through scores Of letters and tele.
grams found in addition 10 the Nor
mand letters.
The NOrmand letters. it was said,
were only a minor portion of those
found. and it was possible that valu-
able clues would be developed
through close scrutiny OF these docu-
ments.
Searchers had about concluded
their investigation Of the murder
bungalow when the bundle Of letters
and kilograms was accidental found
in the toe OF an old high top shoe
worn by Taylor when ION location"
There was great conjecture as to
how these letters reached their hid.
ing place. II was suggested that
! Taylor feared their theft and had
hidden them there.
Another theory was that they were
hastily placed there by some one in
terrupted in their examination after
Taylors death, while still another
theory was that they had been placed
there after the person or persons
who took them at the time of Tay.
lor's death had extracted desired doc.
uments.
The letters and kilograms Of Tay
lor were accumulated. Investigators
said during the time he directed such
noted stars as Mary Pickford. Mary
Miles Minter. Betty Compson, Elsie
Ferguson and others.
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have made efforts to recover her
letters for several days, but had fail
ed. She was quoted as saying that
she wished to have them because
some Of the terms mentioned in them
might be miscOnstrued, although she
and the director understood there
was no serious love secret.
Henry Peavey, Taylors negro
houseman, when he discovered the
handkerchief, is said to have re-
marked:
This Is the thing that some folks
seem to have been bothered about"
He handed il over to police officers.
1t was reported today that District
Attorney Woolwine is considering
placing the trial of Madalynne Oben-
chain in the hands of his deputies in
order to give all his time TO the at
tempt of his officers to solve the
Taylor mystery.
To Make Record Of Quiz.
The examination of all persons
summoned before the district attor.
ney investigators will be recorded by
shorthand reporters for the purpose
Of record and comparison.
Efforts that are alleged to have
been made in various quarters OF
the motion picture colony to hush
up a vigorous probe Of the mystery
because Of fear that the spotlight Of
publicity might injure certain stars
through their names being men.
toned I'm connection with the trag-
edy brought singing censure from
WOOlwine.
In discussing these allegations.
he emphasized that his efforts to
clear up the mystery and run down
the screen directors murderer
would not stop at the threshold of
film stardom nor be halted by the
influence of prominent producers.
While the police and deputy
sheriffs are still searching vigilant-
ly for Edward +. Sands, former sec.
retary-valet to the slain director, the
trend of investigation now revolves
around q theory that the crime may