The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

through the cntSl ana over tnc TlSnl
lung, lodging in the neck. four and a
half inches to the left of the right shout
der
Miss Normand Nervous.
Mabel Nornand was the next witness
She was not in the room when called and
was compelled to make her way through
the crowd. The Coroner told her to take
a seat. She was plainly nervous, but
not excited.
Q. Were you acquainted win Will
lam ID. Taylor?
A. Yes
Q. Were you a visitor at his home
last Wednesday evening?
a. YES | arrived at his horne at Z
= NJ.
@. When did you leave?
A. left about 7:45 =. NJ.
@. Did you leave Taylor alone in his
room?
A. No, he came with me out to the
car He stood and talked viii nc and
told me ne would call me at my home
later in the evening. When drove
away / waved my hand at him and then
he went back to his apartment
@. Do you know when Henry Feavy.
Mr.. Taylor's valet, left the apa, tfnents {?
A. I dan't know just cxacti.. Ii { time.
but he LETT before dill.
@. Then Mr.. Taylor told yol ti.at he
would call you later. and d.; &c ever
call you?
Relates Her Farewell.
T. No sir. he never called me. When
| told him Good bye" at the ca. t was
the last time ever saw him alive.
Henry Peavy. Taylor's valet. was
called RE told Coroner Nance that his
occupation is that of cook and VIZ ct and
that he had been employed ~ Taylor
for a period of six months. ne said he
was in the Taylor apartments en- the
evening of the tragedy.
@. When did You leave M ,-aylor's
home tina; evening?
a. About T:13 =. NJ
Q. Was there anyone else in tho
house besides yourself at time you left :?
a. Miss Normand That was all. Miss
Normand came to the house to talk
With Mr.. Taylor about q book. 1t was
red backed book. ard they were dis
cussnG Il when ] left. They were both
seated in the living room not far from
;',e front door. | had locked the back
d.5oi and was leaving by the front door,
and that's how l know where they were
sitting
Q. When did you see Mr.. Taylor
again?
a. The next morning about 1880
o'clock.
O. What was Mr.. Taylor doing when
you next saw him?
A. He was lying on the floor In the
living room Nat on his back, dead
man. When ! entered the door first
saw his feet. Didn't know what to
think of his position on the fioor. and
! spoke to him. spoke 70 him two or
thrce times. and then suddenly | saw
blood on his face and on the floor. and
she' turned and ran out of the house.
yelling a. the top of my voice. Mr..
Coroner. l was pretty badly scared. and
did not know what I was saying.
Following a series Of questions Peavey
testified that Taylor was wearing the
same clothing he had worn the evening
before. He said that none of Taylor s
jewelry had been disturbed. He also
said the lights were burning just as
they were the previous evening.
The next witness was G. II. Eiegler.
lie stated he was 4 police office and
he had been called to the Taylor home
that morning to investigate the shoot
ing.
~ found Mr.. Taylor just inside the
door of his apartments lying on his
back. rigid and dead" he said.
@. Did you discover any evidence OF
violence?
A. More whatever
@. Did you lind any weapons in the
room?
A. Not in that room. l went up stairs
and found n .32 cnfiber automatic re-
volver in another room. 1t had five
loaded shells in it, ard had not been
fired for days, perhaps weeks.