The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-09

deputies for questioning that officers
have characterized as ono ''of the most
gTueling sort" Tho ablest uen In
WoolWine's once were assigned 70
the case with instructions to leave
nothing undone that may lead TO Z
t0lution Of the crime. regardless Of
the prominence Of persons who may
BE- involved By the rigid investiga-
|tion.
II was learned today that detec-
tives who have been seekins = motive
tor the staying Of Taylor have been
checking up the activities Of . man
II considerable prominence In the
Hollywood aim COLONY.
The investigators are endeavoring
to learn whether this man has. as was
reported from various sources. been In
love with q Aim actress. They are
l.so trying to learn whether Taylor
vas an intimate friend Of the woman.
Film 8tars to Testify.
Film stars whose faces are familiar
70 millions OF movie" fans all over
tho civilized globe. will be taken to
the district attorneys ONCE for queB-
.ionine during the day or tomorrow.
Persons prominent In other phases of
! motion picture work vii! also be- seen
by the investigators.
Among those selected to be ques-
| ,oned in the district attorneys Office
| are Mabel NOrmand. Mary Miles Min
ter, Claire Windsor. Mrs. Douglas
MacI.ean.- Seva Gerber. Howard Fell
'ows. Taylor chauffeur: Henry Peavey.
ais valet. and q large number OF 9th
ers whose names have not been yet
linked with any phase OF the invest-
| CATION.
The blessed baby" letter written
BY Mabel Normand. famous screen
cOmedienne. to the slain director and
missing since his death. were said
today to be in the possession Of the
district attorney.
Likewise a dainty lace-edged hand
kerchief bearing the initials M NJ
W."
The letters were said to have been
found tucked away in an old shoe in
a closet of the Alvarado street bun
galow at which Taylor was slain. The
handkerchief was said to have been
found by Henry Peavey. negro ser
want, who had first told Of its exist
ence.
Easterner Suspected.
Detectives were said today to have
had a Young Fastener who was men
toned in an earlier investigation OF
the case, under the closest suryeil
, lance since late yesterday afternoon
II was stated investigators foune
| wide discrepancies in story he tol'
: earlier Of his whereabouts on the
night Taylor was shot down IN ~:
! bungalow home. The suspect is SAL
; to have been close friend OF lead
+ ing movie actress
4yxxstr Al n.
returned to LtH Angeles yestcrda.
}. from a short vacation. today evi
!, dcrced unusual interest in the hafflin
ease. lie placed his chief deputy
". G. Doran. in charge Of the inves
, tigation and gave orders that no IN
: terests he allowed to hamper tn
" probe. II was understood today tina
. attaches Of the district attorneys o
. flee we're brsily engaged in eoin
, through scores OF letters and tels
grams found in answer to the MOI
:. maud letters.
- The Normand letters. it was saii
y were only ii minor portion OF thoN
n found. and il was possible that vail
II able .lues would he developed throug
close scrutiny of these documents.
Searchers had about conclude
le their tigation OF the murder hu
e galow when the bundle of letters al
to kilograms was accidentally found
as the toe Of an old high-top shoe woi
- BY TAYLOR when .'on location Ihel
Id was great conjecture as To how the:
n letters reached their hiding place
was suggested that Taylor fnaft
- their theft aud had hidden the
"a there Another theory was that th'
- were hastily placed there by snnie O.
d. interrupted in their examination art
ed -
of Continued an paoc y