South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-09
POLICE STATE
TAYLOR'S BODY
WAS LAID OUT"
Flying squadron Member Says
Room Had Been Hurriedly
Placed In Order.
INVESTIGATORS UNITE
Search for Missing Butler
Sands Is Continued, but
Fruitlessly.

Los ANGELES Feb. S.-A state
meut chat the body Of William Des-
moud Taylor. slain motion picture
director, had been placed IN order
before the police arrived 90 lnNes-
gate tho tragedy, was made oy ~.
Parsons. a member OF the 'flyins
squadron" OF police which answered
hurry calls. the police allowed u to
be- known "Wednesday.
The report Parsons gave his su-
periors said the body had been
carefully laid OUT on the floor OF
his apartments. and a chair over
turned across his legs. His report
is said by attaches of the district
attorneys office 20 have interested
them very much Parsons, with De
tective Thomas Zigler, reached the
scene before any other officers.
Further investigation OF the kill
ling IS to be centralized in the dis
trict attorneys cfnce. 1t was an
uaunced.
II was believed this Capitalization
would result in the breaking down
OF "the conspiracy Of silence" the
police declared existed on the part
OF the motion picture people con-
corning details essential 20 the ap-
prehension Of the assailant
Sweeping Investigation
William &. Doran, chief deputy
district attorney. announced late on
wednesday he would be at the head
OF the combined attempt 20 solve
the mystery and that the investi-
cation would be far more sweeping
than any possible to any one OF the
three forces involved.
It was stated every person who
il believed 10 have the slightest con-
nsction with the affair or the
slightest information bearing upon
a. would be subjected TO the most
rigid questioning. This would mean
motion picture PEOPLE from the
humblest 10 the highest, it was said,
and would result at least in the
dissipation OF certain minor mys-
teries as. for instance, the where
abouts OF letters said TO have been
written By actresses, including Ma
bel Normand, and mailed TO the
dead director.
The decision for a Capitalization
OF activities was reached after a
consultation at the district attor-
nsy's Office % his agents, the sher-
Frs deputies assigned TO the case
and the members OF the city de-
tective bureau who have been work
ing on It from the beginning.
No New Progress
Ofnoers trying TO solve the mystery
OF the murder OF William Desmond
Taylor. motion picture director. here
last wednesday night. reported
wednesday night that they had
made bnt slight progress in the past
"a hours.
The blank wall which they said
unidentified influences appeared 70
have thrown I'D between them and
ne true facts. remained unpierced.
although the police department and
the oflce OF the sheriff were at
tempting 20 make separate breaches
through K into new fields OF inquiry.
The police continued to concen-
trats their efforts upon the search
for Edward F. Sands. former secre-
tary and butler for Taylor, missing
since Taylor made a charge OF grand
larceny against him last August.
capt David L. Adams. head OF the
detective bureau, reiterated that
there Is no one else we want and
have discovered nothing that would
indicate 8 motive for the crime eX-
ceDt that OF sverting prosecution on
ne grand larceny charge"
Late wednesday the detective bur
eau received through the prose
cutor's ofice a message from the