The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-13
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Loo HiiBelSS, reD. lo.-AltnOuRn
legal holiday, investigation by the
district attorneys office in the Will
liam Desmond Taylor murder will pro-
ceed today, Thomas Lee Woolwine
district attorney, announced witnesses
would be summoned for questioning
hereafter only when preliminary work
Of the officers indicated discovery of
more than usual Importance. Wool
wine in a statement condemned "faked
and fraudulent interviews" on case.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb .12-The in
vestigation of the Staying of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture
director, proceeded today with what
chiefs of the inquiry described as "a
checking up of remote possibilities. +"
Detectives of the police departments,
district attorneys and sheriffs' offices
were despatched upon missions, and
most of them reported before night
fall that they had reached the same
blank wall encountered in previous
Investigations.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district at
torney, said he felt that little prog
ress had been made.
eve have several lines of investi-
cation upon which a check will be
made probably tonight but it is i'm
possible to state whether they are
vital to the case" the district attor-
ney said.
Both the district attorney and Capt.
David L. Adams, head of the detec-
tive bureau, said the man they were
most anxious to locate was Edward
F. Sands, former secretary and but
Ter of Taylor, who has been missing
since August. Captain Adams said
he thought there could be no doubt
now that Sands "is hiding for some
good reason of his own"
81 can not for the life of me see
why he should remain in seclusion if
he has nothing to relate about the
Taylor case," the captain continued.
at is true he was accused of grand
larceny by Taylor and that we still
have such charge on him, but he is
an intelligent man and must know
what the ultimate result is upon the
death of the complaining witness to a
charge of such character. While
.thes> police can ots0ffcr inEutsn..tts3,
upon an undismissed charge, Sands
can not but realize that he stands in
no danger of conviction upon the
charge made by Taylor.
81 believed in the beginning that
Sands was the man we wanted and /
see no reason to change my belief"
Neva Gerber, film actress, who pre-
viously stated she once was engaged
to marry Taylor, discussed today III
an interview with the Los Angeles
Examine, "the check which," she
said, "Mr. Taylor gave me from time
to time"
During our engagement" she con-
tinued, "Mr. Taylor gave me an au-
tomobile as Christmas present; that
is, it was understood between Mr..
Taylor and myself as a holiday pres
ent.
"The machine was not all paid for
at one time, and in order to prevent
gossip from misconstruing the spirit
in which the gift was made, Mr.. Tay-
lor simply made out checks to me, so
l could pay for the car in my own
name.
Numerous other checks were for
distributing charity to the poor in his
behalf.
"The last check-for $500-given
me short time before his death, can
be accounted for very simply. Mr.
Taylor was always looking after my
career and doing all he could to help
me make progress in the film world.
He knew I was temporarily in finan-
cial straits at that time and voluntar
lily sent me $780,"
Miss Gerber cashed the last check
three weeks before Taylor was mur
dered, it was said.