The Washington times., 1922-02-09
TH|NkF|LM'
DEATH GUN.
IS FOUND.
Found in Alley Near
Taylor Home-Normand's
Notes Hidden in Shoe.
Other news Of the intensely in
teresting movie murder mystery
will be found on page 3-with pic
lures.
BY CHARLES K. HUGHES.
Interns tionsI News Service.

Interns tionsI News Service.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Trace
of q revolver which may have been
used by the slayer Of William Dec
mond Taylor, film director, has
been found. and the weapon win
probably be turned over to the
district attorneys Office soon, it
was learned today.
Found In Alley.
The weapon was found by a man,
whose name and address is known
TO investigators. in an alley near the
Taylor home the day after the muir
der.
With a revolver which may have
been used by the murderer in their
possession. investigators will have
the most important clue discovered
since Taylor was killed.
While all eyes were centered to-
day on an investigation begun by
the district attorneys office in an
effort to bring an early solution OF
the murder mystery, great interest
was shown in the revelation that the
letters and kilograms written by
Mabel Normand, film actress, TO
Taylor have been found. They
were turned over to Chief Deputy
District Attorney w. c. Doran dur.
ing the night and an inspection Of
them began today.
Keeps Contents Secret.
Doran declined to make their con-
tents public or to comment upon
what was written In them.
The letters and kilograms formed
a fair sized bundle.
Charles Eyton, West Coast man.
ager OF the Famous Players. Lasky
Corporation, with whom Taylor had
a two-year contract, stated he was
at the Taylor home when the let.
ters were found.
Attaches OF the district attorneys
office today are looking into the
affairs of an asserted love cult,
with the ways of mysterious orr
entalism. The slain director IL de-
clared to have been on intimate
terms with the members and to
have possibly been one OF the cult $
followers.
Quiz Many.
Every person known to be in pos
session OF the slightest knowledge
concerning the murdered film
director, his life, associations or
facts leading up to the Staying will
be called before the District Attor.
ney Woolwine's staff of deputies for
a questioning that officers have
characterized as one of the most
gruelling sort"
The ablest men in woolwine's of.
flee were assigned to the case with
instructions to leave nothing un-
done that may lead to a solution
of the crime, regardless Of the
prominence Of persons who may be
involved by the rigid investigation.
Film stars whose faces are famil-
lar to millions of movie" fans all
over the civilized globe will be
taken to the District Attorneys Of.
flee for questioning during the day
or tomorrow. Persons prominent
In other phases Of motion.picture
work also will be seen by the in
vestigators.
Among those selected to be ques.
toned in the District Attorneys 8
office are Mabel Normand, Mary
Miles Minter, Claire Windsor, Mrs.
Douglas MacLean, Neva Gerber,
Howard Fellows, Taylor's chauf.
'SuI fhehiS IttNey, II . Ndlet' anu
a large number OF others whose
names have not been yet linked with
any phase of the investigation.
rs there any thuth to the report
that the top may be blown off Hol.
lywood,' as is rumored in various
newspaper offices?" an attache of
District ottorney woolwine's office
was asked today.
Possibly So" was the reply. "of
course, none of us knows what will
happen, but the probe will be thor.
ough."
II was understood that one phase
Of the District Attorneys investisa-
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