Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-06
H[OR'SF0RNER
TELLSST0RY
q Mrs. Robbins. Wed to a
/ wealthy New York Res
taurant Man
ARRIED HIM IN 1901

~ York. Feb. G..--T'he former wife
wnI,sm Desmond Taylor. the slain
..r. director, is now Mrs. Edward
|3SFr uobbins. of this city. Her hus.
The owner Of Delmoi,ico's. at
sorrtb street and Fifth avenue.
NJ n chain of restaurants In
2 ws,, Street section. But Taylor
vi Known TO her by that name at
|.k. .,sus ~ 81 their marriage In 1901 not,
32&.J until about two years ago. long
{lss .hsv Ind been legally parted.
VAN shc was welded to him he
~ shs na,nc Of William Cunningham
{S.sss "'l'anner and was not in any way
...,sd in mott. 4 pictures. He was
" ssst time an art expert for the firm,
MJ Crawford 4 Co.. at Fifth
.s.. and Twenty eighth street.
SNere is a daughter by that mar.
charming Young woman Of
sst..n Miss Ethel Daisy Dcnne-
ssrsr she is an art student IN one
y; sSe schools in this city at present
y "a makes her home with her mother
~ stcpfnthcr at their pretty, sub
ssSsn residence at Oriental FONT. on
~ nutskirts of Mamaroncck. Mother
issd daughter had luncheon yesterday at
/ l6Siunnico's and later werc seen by
ssssstsr in Mr.. Robbins office on an
rnper m floor of that building.
Death a Great SI,nck
po,h were dressed in black. although
Ma NAV not Re intended as any formal
rournine attire for the dead MIR. ray
- When Mrs. Robbins spoke OF her
Srmcr husband she referred to- him
y. Wr. Tanner, by which name, OF
/ sc,,rse. she knew him best.
"A His death, she snid. was n great
,hcrt to both her and her daughter.
4 r"i met Mr.. Tanner" she explained.
.fn New York City in 1000. lie had
,cme from Dublin. Ireland. and his
first business engagement, as i unoer-
.Inoa n. was with the Crawford nrt
Ann. Hc met many wealthy and prom,
inent persons in this connection ana
seemed TO be extremely popular. We
x,re married in December. 1901.
iTn 1908, during the summer. MIR.
Tanner left the city without any ex-
ulanation and was gone for months be-
i0re we ever heard of him again. We
eould assign no reason for his disap-
pearance except aphasia.
A. the time Of the mans disappear
ance In 19OS-although his former wife
did not refer to this--his friends and
business associates were m'rrh alarmed,
md wide search was made for him.
The reason for mis- vanishment never
became known. His financial and busi-
meas affairs were all found to be in
proper order at the time.
Awarded Daughters Custody
"In 1912 1t became necessary for mt
70 ret Il decree OF divorce from Mr.. !
Tanner, which was granted to me in |
New York. and ] was awarded the GUS
tody Of our only child, Ethel Daisy.
Two years later. in 1914. married Dir.
Robbins.
,'It ~cmy strange to hear Mr.. Tan
rsr called Taylor. 7: do not know why
No changed his name; in fact. ] have
hot the slightest idea. 1t was not
until about 1919 that I heard he was
known rs TAYLOR. Some frw years
previous to that had heard he was in
California and was successful IN motioE
|ictures."
Mrs. Robbins was asked IL she knew
my possible reason which might lead
,pybcdy to seek her former husbands
1e. She said she did not. adding: II
Ind It hard to believe that he Ind any
aemies. lie was lovable type Of
nan. a man who made friends quickly
md kept them. ! cannot understand
bis killing. il IS Il mystery to me. !
eel sure 1t must have been the work Of
ONE Jealous person rather than an en-
Mrs. Robbins said she had known