The Washington herald., 1922-02-13
SUSPECT In MOVIE
MURDER SLIPS OUT
OF POLICE FINGERS
Detectives Guard House
And Visit Haunts in
Vain Pursuit.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. IA
Has the man sought in connection
with the murder of William .Des-
mond Taylor. movie director,
slipped through the nets carefully
arranged by the police TO ensnare
him?
The detectives who guarded his
house all through the night, wait
ing patiently. with coats buttoned
tight and hands in pockets, left
their vigil this morning and four
others relieved them.
The pursued man, said to be l.. ID.
Red Daily. had not come home.
Did he learn that he was wanted.
this man who is said to have owned
the blood1stained cap?
Other detectives are looking
through Hollywood and all, the
rest of Los Angeles for him today.
He seems to be the only quarry
they have. All his known haunts
are being visited, watched. His
friends are being questioned. There
Is no trace of him.
Strain ON Prosecutor.
The police. who have been work
ing on the ease for eleven days
without making a single arrest or
getting a bit farther toward the
solution of the mysterious crime
have let their only suspect slither
through their fingers, 1t seems.
District Attorney Thomas Lee
Woolwine. conducting an examina
tion of all the witnesses, and inti-
mates of the dead man, would not
comment on the Daily angle,
Neither would he say what wit
nesses he intends to call next. His
office was unoccupied today. The
district attorney was resting. He
has worked on the Taylor case for
long hours, has given all day and
part Of the night to the matter, af-
ter coming out of a hospital; and
il has been a strain on him.
Has Not Called Big Men.
He has not yet called the biz
men of moviedom into his office
men whose names have been per.
| sistently mentioned In the revela-
tions growing out of the murder
who have not been bothered by the
polite police. He has not yet said
that he would cap them.
Mr.. Woolwine does not believe
there is a barrier of silence erected
to keep Investigators from learning
the truth about the murder and
about the moving picture director
But he admits he is "up against a
stone wall" walking in blind al.
leys that lead into utter darkness
He has no evidence so far against
anyone. he declares, no theories that
will exactly At all the details he
has been able to gather out of the
welter Of "rumors. lies and bunk
The police were given an astound-
ing new theory today. story ot
revenge that smouidere1 for fourteen
years-a tip that is hard TO verify.
tMe Beautiful Girl.
1t goes back to the days when Tay-
lor was William Cunningham Deane-
Tanner, of New York. manager oi
an art store. and a hls' and and a
father. the reputed scion of a his.
toric English family.
The new theory comes from anony-
nous source. but because II Is plaus.
ible. the police are making such in-
| vestig~tion OF 1t as they can.
Tay or net a beautiful young cir
In New Fork some fifteen years ago
according to this story, and fell ir
love with her. He followed her wher-
ever she went. He called her on .hc
Prone and .cent hours talking tc
her. He took her to luncheon and
to dinner; was moody when he hat
to eat breakfast In his own home
| with his own family. d.
The girl was IN love with him
too, wanted to become his wife. Tay'
'or never had revealed the fact that
he WAS already married: that he had
a daughter.
/ q Disappeared to, Save Her.
She was. the sort, Of girl, Taylor
knew. who would not allow him tc
get a divorce. She was honorable
No scandal must touch her. Tay.
lor could not live without her. ht
| oe.tl.a.d .. Pass T.sa.