New Britain herald., 1922-02-08
2 ssSsss i'ss4a,M ss MAYOR DEFENDS CITY
 FRUm n~ x CATIONS OF IMMORTALITY
Calls Arbuckle and Taylor Cases "UnfOrtunatc"- No Arrests Yet in Murder Mystery-Sands Still Be- ing Sought.

.l.os Angeles. Feb S.-A reply to criticisms of the motion picture colony here resulting from the murder of William Desmond Taylor has been ls- sued by Mayor George F. Cryer.
 "Thc attacks being made, partcu- larly in outside cities against the morals of the so-called motion picture colony in Los Angeles, are unfair and due, believe to hastily formed con clusions by people not familiar with real facts he said.
 The Arbuckle case and the staying of Mir. Taylor were indeed unfortunate affairs but it is not just 10 criticize an entire group of people such as those engaged in the motion picture indus try for incidents, many of them not true as to fact, which have been pub lished broadcast lately.
 Proud of Reputation
 Los Angeles is proud of the fact that it is the motion picture capital of the world. While my acquaintanceship with the personnel of the men and women engaged in this industry is not large. l am persuaded that there are hundreds of clean, laW-abiding men and women engaged in the making of motion pictures, and in their behalf, l ask the open minded judgment and the even handed justice characteristic of our American people.
 Mystery Over Letters
 Letters written to Taylor by Mabel Normand and for which she searched her apartments vanly for two days after his murder have been returned to her according to three detectives working on the case. The return was made 1t was declared after d man connected with the film world who had taken them for some unknown purpose during the confusion surrounding the finding of Taylor's body, had been threatened with a grand jury investi- gation
 A representative of Miss Normand back to her.
 Captain of Detectives David l.. Adams stated the police never had been in possession Of Miss Normand's letters nor Of those written by Miss Minter 10 Taylor. although the lat ter also according 10 the Captain had been returned to Miss Minter.
 The latter has guards around her house to keep away uninvited callers. as she is i'll, it is reported, Her attor- ney however denied she had received the letters.
 Sands Is Wanted
 William c. Doran. chief deputy dis trict attorney declared that a com plaint charging Sands, or Edward Fitz Strathmore. as he also is known with the murder Of Taylor, might be issued today. Detective Sergeant Edward King assigned to duty at the district attorneys office previously had made a similar statement.
 ..a Another Strange Lover
 If was reported also that more in formation had been given to the police to the effect that a man in love with a screen actress who did not return his love, but who was believed to have near the Taylor apartments before the murder.
 A quarrel betwee Taylor and Mabel Normand was described by Harry Eel lows, a chauffeur for Taylor, accord ing to the Los Angeles Examiner to- day.
 Tells of Quarrel
 "I was driving MT Taylor and Miss Normand from the Ambassador hotel where they had attended a New Years Eve party to her home,' Fellows is reported to have said. "On the way they had a quarrel. I don't know what it was about but both were very, much exicted. MT. Taylor took Miss Nor mand home and then returned to his a apartment. Upon arriving there he broke down and wept. On the follow ing morning he did up some ieWelry in a package and took 1t to Miss Nor mand at her home.'
 Harry Peavy, negro houseman for Taylor, and who found the slain direc- tors body, confirmed Fellows state ments.
 Fellows said that Taylor and Miss Normand were very affectionate.'
 Fellows May be Man Seen
 Fellows left Taylor's house at 4So o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was instructed to be sure to telephone at 7:3O o'clock, he said. He said that he telephoned at 755 o'clock and there being no answer from Taylor's home he went there. He reached the Taylor place at S;15 o'clock and rang the bell and knocked at the door. There was no response, so he put up the car and went home.
 "I am satisfied that l am the man Mrs. Douglas MacLean saw standing on the porch and leaving the house Fellows said. "I wore a cap and over coat"
 Miss Normand had informed the police that she left Taylor between 7.30 and 7:45 o'clock and with Fellows telephoning at 7:55 o'clock it is indi- cated that the murder was committed sometime between 7:S0 a. m, and 7:55 o'clock.