Evening star., 1922-02-06

admitted ownership of the automo-
bile in question.
While these matters were develop
ing tales came to the police OF the
alleged possession by Taylor Of
women's silken lingerie, one piece OF
! which. a pink nightrobe. was report
/ ed missing from his apartments since
his body was found. One witness was
said to have stated. but not to the
police, that this particular robe bore
the embroidered initials of motion
picture actress.
| Close upon the heels of these dec
larations came the report that the
police were searching for q drug ped
dler wfo. it was hinted. had soueht
through Taylor to make delivery or
drugs to an actress who FOUND II
direct. The initials of the actress
connected with this phase OF the case
were said to be the same as those on
the night robe reported missing from
/! the Taylor apartments.
i Tending to show the alleged feel
| ing Of Taylor toward Edward E.
Sands or Edward Fitz Strathmore.
| his former butler whom the director
had charged with a felony, was
further statement by Henry Peavey,
l Taylor COlOTeQ HouSShhdh.
Taylor Makes Threat.
| Not long ago." said Peavey. Il
! was showing Mr.. Taylor coat I had
| bought. That looks like one Sands
stole from me- he said. oh, If could
! only get my hands on that fellow:
Melbourne MacDowell, actor. hus-
band of the late Fannie Davenport.
looked over an old scrap book and
| then gave to the press his belief that
| Taylor, under the name OF Cunning
ham Deane oase PLAYED sI WITH the tFf FIFTH AVee
! nue. Theater in New York In 1884, ana
| later in Boston and during tour Oh
the country in 1895 and 1886;
Taylor's body. dressed in the uni
form of a British omeer ne st,ex mos ~
the world war. was viewed yesterday
by many friends and others at an
nnderta king establishment. where IL
viii, lie until the funeral services To-
morrow at st. Paurs Episcopal FRO
Cathedral. a..
await transfer. after the services 70
the cemetery vault. where the ooay
\ will be held until the arrivai OF tne
directors daughter. Ethel DAISY Iay-
| lor. who has been IN SCHOOL ~ M"
tmoronacs,. N. \.
Pnllbearers Well Known.
pallbearers will be William c. dc
Mile, Frank Beal, George Melford.
| Arthur Hoyt, James Young. Frank
ILovd David Hartford, and Charles
Eyton. all widely known In motioh
pictures.
Members of the British Overseas club
will attend the funeral ana sauaa ".
l will fire a salute over
'hG Gester Wing, a Chinese. former ehauf-
f.ur for TAYLOR, said today the director
J once told him: 'I never really loved put
one woman. She was my s,ase & psl.TiH di.H
before we could be married-and III
| never marry another woman.
The only woman whom Taylor CALI
| I'd upon often during Wings service
with him was M Neva ,;Sav IHlUe aba and
Tavior once had been engaged TO DO
nan ant. while he and Miss Gerber were
Together two or three times = S Week;
iaccording to wing, iayioi ''
most of his time alone. >.
Denies Engagement.
! winifred Kingston, film actress, las.
Iniebt characterised as ridiculous
}tho -report she had been engaged to
marry Taylor. rumor that spreau
later it was discovered the only ram
ed photograph found in the directors
ionartments was one OF her.
Mis-. kingston and Taylor had
,a.n intimately acquainted she said,
fact she attributed to their both
ls.,,r Of British birth. She said ne
toid her something OF his domest'o
an1'i 81 Also learned something Of Sands.
+h. butler" said Miss Kingston.
sWben Edward Knoblock was living
NJ Mt. .Taylor's home. SANDS, AZ va
| rioua times, bought . consadereoie
Amount Of lingerie, which. under
| stood. he gave to q young giri-a
ysry Young creature in whom he was
| ;ntsrested and who lived at home
! with her mother. All of this he
icharred to Mr.. Taylor's account, at q
los Angeles department store. 1 am
told. This naturally enraged the d.
| rector when he returned from ABROAD,
zone day, to show his affection ani
regard for Mr. Taylor, Sands drew up
a contract stating he would be the
directors servant for life, would al
| ways be his slave. l don't know what
happened to the document, but do
know Mr.. Taylor laughed about It."
The search through the directors
belongings brought forth messages
land notes from many aim aotresses.
inelsAiAg 1lsneAs Sweet and GlnstA
! t6xHhson. s, .-.s.
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