Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-04
TAYLOR TWICE|MARlRIED
BORE. ANOTHER NAME:
SUSPICION ONEACTRESS
Mystery Remains I'm
solved S Inquest Begins
With Stars At Wit
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 4-The true
name of the motion picture director
who was known as William Desmond
Taylor and who was found slain in
his apartment Tuesday morning, was
William Deane Tanner, according to
story the Los Angeles Times pub
lished this morning. This statement
together with one that Taylor had
been twice married, was said by the
Times to have been obtained at Mon
rovia, near Los Angeles, from wo-
man known as Mrs. Ada Deane Tan
ner, who described herself as "the
deserted wife" Of Taylor's brother.
The mystery surrounding the
shooting of Taylor remained unsolv-
ed today. The police working on the
case claimed they possessed some
clues and that suspicion directed
chiefly to young motion picture ac-
tress ara through her 70 another
hlm director, both of whom were un-
named
The l.ings and queens Of shadow
lard we're to app."f u an all-stH"
cast in Il alb little Il, dertaking 3ar-
lor to-day to tell who lev know of
the death of Taylor lhey were sub
poenaed to appear and relate the
curious chain Of dramatic incidents
that preceded the finding of Taylor,
dead on the floor of his drawing
room, "a bullet near the heart.
Fun Queen Is Center
And again, the peryerse fates have
ruled that name almost synony-
nous with laughter and light-hearted
comedy is to be the center, of a grim
drama
1t was Roscoe Arbuckle-he of a
million laughs-who was the center
of the. last Hollywood drama in real
life.
This time it is Mabel Normand,
whose fun proclivities have been one
of the nations best screen laughs
and who few years ago played with
Arbuckle in sidesplitting Keystone
comedies. II was she who last saw
Taylor alive. 1t was she who bid him
goodbye as he re-entered his hand
some residence to meet, it is believed
by police, the assailant who shot him
down.
Although hers will be the most
vital role, there will also be in the
sordid inquest scene. Edna Purviance,
leading lady for Charlie Chaplin, and
another coincidence, Mary Miles Min
ter, close friend of the dead man;
Douglas MacLean, q popular player
of light roles; Mrs. MacLean, who saw
a man run from the Taylor home
Charles Eyeton, production manager
Of the studios where the director
ruled Henry Peavey, scared col
ored servant of the victim, and Will
liam Davis, Miss Normand's chauf-
feur.
Real Tears This Time.
There will be no reed for the gly-
cerine bottle for the actresses arc
shedding real teals N telling OF their
affection and regard for the "niarl
of mystery" director, whose pictur.
esque career as KIondike gold
| hunter, soldier and leader in the
picture world, have thrown around
him more romance than he could ever
cram into one Of .his screen thrillers
An effost will be made at the III
quest to ;nravel the c'tssk of mys
terry that has to this time made it I'M
possible for the best detectives to
J make Roadway in the case.
The robbeSy theory has not been
dismissed, although Taylor's person
was not robbed. A careful check Of
his property is being made, for It Is
believed that an ultra clever thief
might have Intentionally overlooked
| this to throw scent off the real mo-
| tive-to get away with the large sum
of stocks and bonds. Taylor is be-
lieved to have kept in the house.
Attention is also being concen-
trated on the possibility Of the MUIR
derer being a jealous lover of one Of
the dead mans many women friends,
or perhaps, woman herself.
1t is reported at police headauar-
tiers that search is being made for q
| young. New York broker, the friend
of pfominent actress, who is known
to have arrived here and who has dis
appeared The police have quietly
spread a net for him. II is limited
| that his identity may be revealed at
the inquest.
The possibility Of woman being
the motive of the murder is decried
by every actor and actress III the