The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-12
STAROF SCREEN
MUST DISCLOSE
HER AFFECTION
FOR SLAIN MAN
District Attorney Seeks Full
Facts on TayIor's Relations
With Women.
NEW WITNESS IS HEARD
Suits Begin to Collect on Loans
Made by Director to Peo-
pie in Industry.
By CHARLES f. HUGHES.
Universal News Service.


LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. IL.
Mary Miles Minter will be the
next of the Acknowledgement mo-
ton picture stars to appear in Dis
trict Attorney woolwine's search
ing probe of the battling murder
mystery which has been q closed
book for ten days. since the body
of william Desmond Taylor. motion
picture director, was found, despite
eht most vigorous. combined efforts
of city and county authorities.
Made Many Loans.
District Attorney Woofwine to-
night announced he would personally
talk with Miss Minter, one Of Taylor's
friends and admirers, despite the
fact she had already made a state
ment to one of the prosecutors
deputies.
Another major development to-
night was the announcement that
suits to recover thousands of dollars
loaned by Taylor will be started as a
result Of disclosures made in an in
vestigation Of Taylor's check book
stubs at the district attorneys office.
Considerable secrecy surrounded this
development.
A conference Of the detectives
and special investigators at work
on the case also was held late today,
at which all ends of the mystifying
case were considered in the light of
the most recent revelations.
New Witness Quizzed.
A new witness of events that
transpired at or near the Taylor
residence on the night of the muir
der was examined late today by
Woolwine. He is Frank Britt. about
twenty-five, q railroad mechanic. 3
Officials declined TO reveal the
exact nature Of the evidence given
by Britt, who was escorted to the
district attorneys office by Deputy
Sheriff Nolan. II was reported he
described certain suspicious per-
sons" whom he saw near the Taylor
home. Britt appeared voluntarily
and was closeted with woolwine for
more than an hour. -
Woolwine told the International
News Service this evening that the
investigation would continue through
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activity by his investigators.
An investigation conducted by the
police today in connection with the
possibility that Walter Thiele, taken
into custody on a bigamy charge,
had some knowledge of the Taylor
murder bore no results up to late
this afternoon.
A search was begun for a room.
mate Of Thiele. in an endeavog to
learn whether he was the possessor
Of blood-stained cap found in the
suspects possession. The police re-
fused to reveal the alleged connec.
ton between the two men. The po.
lice said they believed the possibility
that Thiele actually had knowledge
Of events at the Taylor home the
night OF the murder was remote, but
were continuing their inquiry.
A woman, middle-aged and OF the
quiet, intellectual type. known to
have been deeply in love with Taylor,
while actresses showered him with az.
fectionate attentions, is expected to
he called to the district attorneys
office to be questioned in an entirely
new and important phase Of the in.
vestigation OF the mysterious murder.
Taylor's tragic death, It was
stated, caused the woman to 60