The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-02-09

centralized inthe district attorneys
Office. Letters written by Mabel Nor
mand to Taylor were found in boot
in the closet and a handkerchief was
discovered initialled an. NJ" Search
for the missing butler Sands is con-
tinued.
Los Angeles, Feb. S.-Oflicers try
ing to solve the mystery Of the mur-
der of William Desmond Taylor, mo-
ton picture director, here last We'd
nesday night, reported tonight that
they had made but slight progress in
the past "a hours.
The blank wall which, they said. un-
identified influences appeared to have
thrown up between them and the true
facts remained unpicTccd, although
the police department and the Office
Of the sheriff were attempting to make
separate breaches through it into new
fields of inquiry.
The police continued to conccnt rat e
their efforts upon search for Edward
F. Sanders, former secretary and but
Ter for Taylor, missing since Taylor
made charge Of grand larceny
against him last August. Capt. David
l.. Adams, head of the detective bu-
reau, reiterated that "there is no one
else we want, and have discovered
nothing that would Indicate motive
for the crime except that of averting
prosecution on the grand larceny
charge"
Late today the detective bureau re-
ceived through the sherifT's office a
message from the sheriff at Tucson,
AriZ., to the effect that man re-
sembling Sands was seen at Lowell,
Ariz., February A, three days after
Taylor was slain.
The sheriff's office here, according
to the deputies working on the case,
up to tonight and wound up "banll
wall' in every step it had taken This
investigation, it was said, had nothing
to do with Sands.
The sheriff's investigators said they
expected to examine Henry Peavey,
houseman for Taylor, in an effort to
obtain corroboration or detail of cer-
tain statements made to them by other
parties, andthat possibly some light
would be thrown on the situation by
this.
Peavey passed the day assisting Off
GERS in checking over Taylor's effects
OF hn ~ @,
occurred. These articles were taken
after the checking to a storage ware
house under the direction of the pub
lie administrator. The police took
charge of certain articles, as possibly
having some bearing on the killing
but did not state what they were.
After the search, Captain Adams
said there had been no letters dis
covered and that he never had seen
any letters addressed to Taylor with
the exception of half dozen from
the directors former wife and daugh-
ter. These, he declared, had abso-
lutely no bearing upon the case.
Mabel Normand and Mary Miles
Minter, motion picture actresses,
friends of the slain director, who have
been questioned about the case, re-
mained in seclusion today. Both po-
lice and sheriff's investigators said
late in the afternoon no further in
formation had been sought from them.
While Associated Press dispatches
from Washington announced the navy
department had forwarded the police
descriptions of dcserter from the
navy who had used the name "Strath-
more," which was known to have been
used by Sands, the police said they
had no direct information from the
department. They professed anxiety
to get the official description, saying
they could make good use Of it.
New York, Feb. 8.-The New York
detective bureau denied today a report
that it had received word of the ar
rest in Miami, Fla, of "Dapper Don"
Collins, wanted here in connection
with the shooting of John p. Reid,
silk manufacturer, and in Los Angeles
in connection with the Staying of Will
liam Desmond Taylor.
No trace has been found Of Collins
since he disappeared from New York
last May, it was asserted.
ULSTER BRISTLES