New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Mack Sen1lett
Questioned in
Taylor Killing g
Producer-Director Is Asked
Concerning Slain Mans
Companions in Search
for His Unrevcaled Foes
Mabel Normand iii Again
Prosecutor Will Re~examinc
Her Chauffeur To-day as
Result Of New Testimony

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14-Storics
broadcastcd carly day that District
Attorney Woolwinc had restored the
Blessed Baby letters TO Mabel Nor
mand and that she was out Of the Tay-
lor murder mystery we're denied this
evening. The District Attorney init
mated that he might want to question
the film actress again.
Information came to hand tonight
that Mack Sennctt had talked with the
District Attorney, although. it was
SAID. he is not connected with the case.
1T was thought he might be able to give
some inside light on Taylor's COM
panions, friends and enemies.
Deputy shcritfs announced tonight
their plan to take William Davis,
chauffeur for Miss Normand to the Dis
trlct Attorneys Office tomorrow for
another questioning. This nlan was
said to be the result OF new informa-
tion obtained day
Miss Normand is reported iii at her
home. Mr.. Scnnctt is also i'll and
denying himself to reporters.
May Recall Miss Mintcr
Whether Mary Miles Mintcr. a friend
of Taylor will again be questioned by
District Attorney Woolwine is prob
lcmatical. One signed statement from
her, n Transcribed interview, is in Mr..
Woolwinc's strong box That. Miss
Minter's personal attorney. John G..
Mott. believes will be all that will be
required of her. MIR. Mott has quos-
toned his client at length and says he
is satisfied that Miss Mnter knows no
more about the murder or q possible
10ti Ho,, ,;,l l,~
had never heard Of the director. Mabel
Normand may be questioned again, but
rot imme ediately.
Whether Adolph Zukor. president Of
the Famous Players -Lasky Company,
will retain William r. Finkerton to
turn loose company of his detectives
to investigate the mysterious murder
Of Taylor. who put money in the
pockets of the Lasky interests with the
successful photoplays he directed, is a
question repeatedly asked and thus fsr
gone unanswered. The Famous Play
ers-Lasky Corporation has offered re-
ward of $500 for Taylor's slayer.
Mr. Zukor is here. recent arrival
Yesterday M1 Pinkerton came from San
Francisco. He has. nc told reporter
two weeks AGO in San Francisco. be-
fore Taylor was murdered a financial
interest in Southern California studios
and q keen interest in clean pictures.
No particular significance is at
tached as yet to the presence in Los
Angeles Of the screen magnate and
the head Of detective agency just
now. Mr.. Pinkertons visit to the Pa
clhc Coast has no bearing at present
on the Taylor murder case; for he went
to San Francisco and then came here
on his semi-annual inspection tour of
his Western coast Offices. But the
wlseacres profess to be certain that.
because of the blind alleys into which
the Taylor investigation has run. it
will not be long before Mr. zukor will
be calling on Mr.. Pinkerton to talk
things over. Mr.. Pinkerton has au-
thorizcd no interviews expressing an
OPINION about the murder. He has
turned lntorviewers away with the re-
marx that the case is not his.
Miss Normand Plans Big Reward
The suggestion that friends of Tay-
or form a huge fund and offer tre-
mendous reward for the capture Of the
man who killed him" was made by Miss
Normand.
Every one who could should con-
tribute even if it is only IS or ST." said
Miss Normand, who was one of the last
persons to sec Taylor alive "Manv of
us aSSocialcS could easily give 81 200
and would. | believe, be glad to do so
to have this terrible mystery explained.
seem to be the victim of many unfor-
tunate circumstances and conditions
that we're without my fault
am sure Mr.. Taylor had no enc
mics of whom he WAS aware He was
d man Of such open habits, such a sin
cere and honest man, that hc could
never have wrought an Injustice that
could animate such a terrible. vindictivc
act
"The murderer must be found and
punished. and should be very glad to
head list Of subscribers to such a
fund It others III til. -Adustry believe