New-York tribune., 1922-02-10
Taylor Case
Now Centers
On Cll11rna1l
fContlnued from paqe ons)

possible discrepancies might moro
readily be checked up. As far MS OBJ
tainablc thumbnail sketch Of the tes-
timony of each OF tho witnesses la az
follows:
Douglas MacLean, film star, said that
has wifc had heard what she believed
to BIO revolver shot at about 7:46
o'clock on the night Of the murder;
tention and that they had decided that
she wns mistaken. Mrs. MacLean testi-
fed to these points and added the de-
scription Of a "roughly dressed man"
shc said she had seen leaving the front
entrance to the Taylor bungalow a few
minutes after the firing of the shot
Howard Fellows, Taylor's chauffeur,
testified that he had returned to the
home Of his employer at 1855 o'clock
on tho night Of the shooting, found
lights glowing within and failed to OBJ
tain a response to his repeated knocks
at the door,
Harry Fellowes, Tnylor's assistant
director. told OF the studio conditions
under which his chief worked, of his
relations with other screen players
notably wonderland of his own some
what slight knowledge Of Taylors ear
lier life.
Christine Jewctt, nurse in the home
Of tho MacLcnns. told practically the
same story as did her employers.
Unidentified Man Questioned
An unnamed man witness identified
as the sweetheart Of I'm star whose
home is not far from that Of The
bungalow in which Taylor was nur-
dcrcd and whose connection with the
lx.l
toned. When asked about this wit
ness, n dark skinned man with black
hair, slightly streaked with gray, Mr.
Woolwine insisted that he could not
recall his name and could not say
what thc nature Of his testimony had
been.
The prosecutors rcticenco became
most pronounced when questioned
about the articles that disappeared
from the Taylor home Immediately
after the discovery Of the murder Let
tors, lace handkerchief bearing the
initials IN. NJ. NJ" and an led
be found for II time, have found their
way into the capacious strong box of
the prosecutor.
Charles Eyton, Western chief Of the
Famous Playcrs-Lasky forces, by
whom both Taylor and Miss Mary Miles
Minter were employed, rrofesscd to
know nothing concerning the move
ments of these articles during their
unexplained absence. He did mention
the name of an intimate friend of Tay-
lor, however, rs one Of the first to ar
rive at the home Of tho director when
The news Of his violent death was
flashed through the film colony The
man is picture player Of some promi-
nence.
"pid this man take tho letters, night
gown and other missing articles ?" was
a question put to the producer.
II don't know" was his reply GLOW
ever, know what would have done if
I had been in his placc-an intimate
friend Of Taylor and one Of the first
on the scene. Wouldn't you have cx-
pectcd friend to take such matters in
charger
Search for Sands Goes On
The days questioning OF Witnesses
has not in the slightest degree lcssencG
the search for the missing Edward f.
Sands, Taylor's former secretary-valet,
who, it is charged, appropriated many
Of the directors belongings and even
used the directors name in disposiny
OF Taylor's purloned property in
nearby pawnshops.
Arguments were advanced to day as
to why Sands should give himself
up If innocent of the murder 1t is
pointed out that he never will be prose
cuted on the two charges Of burglary
and forgery that caused him to become
q fugitive. chiefly because the prose-
cutting witness in the case is dead