Evening journal., 1922-03-01

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have a French motto inscribed on a
cigarette case.
william East. Walter Kirby, Harry
Lynch, George Calvert. John Herkyl
end Harry Amorheim. the six men
taken in yesterdays raid are held in
communicate at the Central police
station.
No officials who had been ques-
tioning them would corroborate the
confession" which persistent yu-
mors at headquarters said had been
obtained.
LOS ANGELES. March l Omitted
Press) The William Desmond Tay-
lor murder mystery may be cleared
up before night.
II police questioning today es-
tablishes the truth OF a story told
by Mrs. John Rupp, the slayer is
already in custody, authorities be-
lieve.
Until the questioning is COM
pleted, however. police will not say
just how far they credit the story
that one OF gang OF six boot
leggers under arrest here knows
something OF the killing.
Mrs Rupp accuses Harry Lynch,
member of a gang of alleged boot
leggers. all under arrest. charged
with peddling Illicit liquor and mar
cotics.
According to Mrs. Rupp. Taylor
was shot by Lynch following a dis
pute over bootleg liquor he had pur-
chased. She told the police she over
heard threats made by the gang
against Taylor and later details Of
the killing.
When she accused Lynch of the
murder. she said, he exclaimed:
MY God. keep quiet about that"
other members OF the gang under
arrest today were John Herkey. Will
liam Kirkby, George Calvert, VIII
liam East. and Harry Amorheim.
Although the men are merely held
on a technical charge involving
bootiegging. the police today ad-
mitted that II was because OF Mrs.
Rupp's charges. duplicating them In
the Staying OF Taylor that they were
detained.
The woman's story Is being close
ly investigated. She Is known to have
quarreled with Lynch, the man she
accused. She kept house for the
men.
Another witness new In the case,
and whose exact connection with II,
and whose name was not made pub
/ lie oficlally was taken before
Thomas Lee Woolwine, District-At-
torney. TO whom he was said to have
told very important story This
witness Is called "Frenchy George"
by the detectives, who decline fur
ther information.
"Frenchy Georges" story, how
ever was believed to relate to thu
arrests Of the six men. who were
accused OF having sold drugs and
liquor TO motion picture actors ant
actresses and others In the Holly
wood district.
After 'Erenchy George" had con
cluded his statement. n detective at
tached to the district attorneys OF
fee said officers would pay another
visit to Mabel Normand. film actress
who Is recovering from what hei
physicians recently declared was a
severe attack OF Influenza and ner.
vous breakdown.
Miss Normand recently closed hei
Los Angeles residence and took q
house in Alta Dena, a suburb OF
Pasadena, where. during her illness
she has been attended by two
nurses and her parents. who re-
Gently came here from New York
Her present physical condition 4
said to be approaching normal
While officers declared the devel
opments in the Taylor case we're en-
couraging, they suffered one mis-
fortune in the report Of the deau
two days ago from pneumonia o
Earl Tiffany. former chauffeur {
Taylor and declared TO have been o
the utmost Importance" as
source OF information concernln
Edward F. Sands, missing forme
butler-secretary TO the flm diree
! tor.
The six men were arrested upo
q information furnished the police b
b Mrs. John Rupp. According to he
4 story, the six men came from Ch
e cago several months ago. The
e we're engaged. she informed th
4 police. according TO their reports,
! furnishing liquor and drugs to m'
ton picture actresses and others
the Hollywood section.
e Two days before the shooting
e Taylor. the police declared she II
II formed them, Kirby and Calve
uttered threats against the flm d
n rector for "injuring their business
The two, she said, were extreme
II nervous on the night OF February
the night OF the staying, and wei
away from the place during q
early evening, and both stayed up a
night
Kirby and Calvert are known
i the police, and police said they b
I neved the men are wanted in Oh
cago. Finger prints Of the six W
be taken and dispatched to Chicai
for Identification.
III Mrs. Rupp has been in Los A
geles for some time and declar
that she formerly lived in C0nad
II She is 40 years old.
INVITE OFFICIALS TO CHURC
III. Tho pureau Of Police vesterdl