South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-04
POLICE OBTAIN
MORE CLUES In
COAST MYSTERY
Authorities Search for Ed
ward p. Sands. Former En-
ploye of Slain Director.
HOLD INQUEST TODAY
Mabel Normand- Mary Miles
Alinter and Edna Purviance
to Give Testimony.


Los ANG EI.ES cal. FEB. S.
Efforts TO solve the mystery SUR
bounding the murder Of William u.
Taylor. Internationally known mo-
ton picture director. were directed
Friday toward locating Edward r.
sands. formerly employed bv the
dead man as "A butler
At least two persons have told the
police they saw Sands fin Los Angeles
within the past week. Another stat
cd Taylor had declared he saw the
missing butler with q few DAYS 81
the tragedy.
The police expressed interest IN
whether Sands actually had been
here. and IL not. why such state
ments were made concerning him
Sands had been sought for several
months on complaint OF forgery
uade by Taylor The director charg-
ed that the butler disappeared after
forging his name 90 check. and
that money and other vsluRbles dis
appeared at the same time
Police Investigate.
The police adhered Friday 20 the
theory that Taylor was slain for re-
Venge. checking Of his possessions
indicating nothing was taken by the
persons who apparently surprised
him In his home and shot him in the
back. leaving the body 20 be found
Thursday morning by a servant
Close acquaintance OF Taylor in
motion picture circles were Friday
subpoenaed 10 testify az the inquest
This IS TO be held Saturday az a local
undertaking establishment Those
summoned included Mabel Normand.
film actress, who called upon Taylor
early Wednesday evening, Mary
Miles Minter, another actress who
formerly was directed by Taylor:
Edna Purviance. leading woman for
Charles Chaplin. and Douglas Mac
Lean. actor. ncighbor Of Taylor.
Charles Maieue "a motion picture di-
rector. and Charles Evton. manager
or the Famous Players -Laslyy stu
dos OF which Taylor was director
I'm chief
Others summoned were Mrs Mac
Lean wife OF tho actor William
Davis, chauffeur for Miss Normand.
who drove her 90 the Taylor place
and then 20 her own home. Henry
Peavy. valet OF Taylor. who found
the body Thursday morning Mrs O..
F. Reddick. a neighbor. and Mrs O..
NJ. Burger.
Question Chauffeur.
Mrs. Burger assisted Taylor in
preparing his income tax report
Wednesday afternoon and was said
by the police 10 have been one OF the
last persons he talked with before
his death
Davis, NaiEne and Peavy were
questioned by detectives Friday but
nothing they said Yves made public.
After each left. however. tho state
ment was made that mo further
progress had been made"
T. was established the bullet taken
from Taylors body was OF .Ss CALI
bre The missile was turned over 20
firearms experts for further inveFtt-
cation.
Search for a man Mrs 1IacLean
told the police she saw lurking about
the Taylor place "Wednesday night
continued. The description given hv
Mrs. MacLean did not tally with that
OF any one who had been mentioned
in connection with the base Mrs
MacLean fixed the time she saw frs
man as between eight and nine
o'clock She and neighbour told o.
having heard a noise like n revolver
shot about SIS p. m a street car
conductor said a NAV whose drerrlp-
tiou tailed with that Of the one seen
D.
ne1r the Taylor residence about nine
o clock.
Miss Normand's story
Miss NOrmand told investigators
that when she went 70 her car from
Taylor's apartments TAYLOR accom-
panied her 10 tho street leaving hls
door unlocked HIS valet the or-r
other person whom Miss %orma-4
saw there JET shortly before this
The police said hey thought 81 pos
siole the man seen hE Mrs lTacLear
slipped into the apartment afrer
Taylor left with Miss \o-mard and
was hidden there wter the director
returned
". c. Doran. district attorney. be-
gan an investigation OF the case on
t.Hl-ta-A VA ta.NN a.. r.a.-H
day. He visited the Taylor residence
and took charge Of all documents
found there. He also directed
minute examination Of the rooms bv
county and city detectives
The examination included a care
ful search for finger prints. the re-
suits OF which were not given out.
Il was announced that another VISIT
would - made 20 the premises sat
urday. and u-tI that time the aqa-t-
nent was ordered sealed and rut
under guard
Capt David Adams. directing tho
police inves-igat said he was cor
ffent that tho slayer or Taylor
would be arrested. but that .
might take several days 90 make
the necessary Examinations and deGn-
itely establish the motive"