New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Los Angeles Police Wait
at His Home to Arres,
Suspected Assassin of
the Picture Director
New Trail Points
TO Big Film Man
Two Prominent Persons.
One Actress He Helped,
Declared Key to Crime
Src~-cJ Dtsrotrh 10 yho T',ib,n.

Srec:cI Dtsrotch 10 Tho Triburc
LOS ANGELES. Feb. l1.-~Four dc
tectlves are guarding a house in Wcs,
fourtN Street. THIS city. tonight,
awaiting the coming of a man who
VIII he arrested and charged with the
murder Of William Desmond Taylor.
The man sought is the man from whom
Walter Thieie, arrested as a suspect
in the Taylor case last night and re
leased, obtained bloodstained cap-a
cap such as was worn by the murderer
of Taylor.
The police declare the man for whom
they are waiting is a drug addict. They
have asked that his name be withheld
until the arrest. They have searched
his home. and declare they have evi-
dcncc to connect him with the Staying.
1t was stated that the detective de
pertinent also believes that ore Of the
most important persons in the film
world. whose name has not even been
whispered in connection with the mur-
der, and ono who had motive ur-
SUSPECTED until to-day. is involved in
the murder.
They have a new theory Of tho crime.
that involves woman, and they are
working independently OF District At
torney Wooi~inc. The result Of their
work, they declare, viii cause big
ger sensation tran That OF tho mur-
der
Joe Nolan and AL Manning. Of the
Sheriff's office, also arc working on a
new angle in the case. il is said. and
another woman star is involved
Another investigation set swinging
hS tho District Attorney continues
steadily, taking in all persons non
toned in the case. all friends of the
mysterious slain director. all clcWs that
have come to hand thus far and all
theories that have been advanced But
the prosecutor has anNounccd that SO
far it hes failed 10 throw any light en-
trc mystery.
Wishes to Sec Miss Mntcr
Nr. Noolwinc wants u speak to Miss
Mary Miles Mintcr. film actress. who
WAS warm friend OF the dead man.
He admits that persons in his office
have already questioned her but he
wants a GERS oval intcrVio~. Hc qucs-
TONED Miss Mabel Normund, anothcr
:'m actress. FOR mora than tfree hours
last night. and kept her letters. Why
N'" 'iVo o''S t''NIn 70 Ns7 ne rel u5c0
70 say.
4 susrcct taken into custody shortly
after Miss Normand left tho prose
cutors office was turned over "a tho
police whom he proved he knew moth
ing of tho MURDER
i'cn'y Peavey. Tay'or's servant, was
questioned BY WcoINinc late this aftcr-
noon Woclwnc had been told that
Peavey VAS seen talking TO a rough
LOOKING man back Of The Taylor house
ia Alvarsdo Street fcw nights before
thc murder. Peavey vas brought in
b. two detectives. Iio remained clos
etod with ,he irquisi'ors for some time
and came out smiling. saying lac had
told ovcrl thinc ,c knew.
Asked about tho trough boxing
nan. nc said ho didn't know aDy-
thing ahout him and would rot asso-
ciato with any rough characters. This
is 'he second time Peavey has heen
taken 10 tho District Attorneys Office
Another witness va George r. Jones.
owner Of thc Baltic Apartments, where
V1vior and Miss No7mand once re-
sided.
"Taylor had 2 suite on the fourth
neor,' Jones zad. and Miss Nornand
lved two floors below him. There vas
seemed 20 be Strangers to each ether.
Solution Still Far Away
"Tao only woman noticed coming TO
the house to sec Mr.. Taylor was Miss
Ncva Gerber. who was his hancee.
She would drive up in hor car. como &c
the sNitch board end announce herself.
and then 60 right up.
Woolwnc at the end Of the day an
nouncet
"We are still working hard dcspcr-
ately hard, but We have not yet turned
up anything to indicate we arc near a
solution.
Sands Edward r. Taylor's secretary.
is still being hunted He is reported
here, there. everywhere. lie is said to
have been Tay!or's brother. He is said
to have been this shadovy personality
and that. But the murder charge pre-
pared by the District Attorncys Office,
some time ago. has not yet been lodged