The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-07
Murder Charge Filed.
by The United pr.ss.)


Los Angeles. Feb. IA warrant
charging Edward +. Sands with the
murder OF William Desmond Taylor,
director for the Lasky company.
who was killed here last "Wednesday
night was today in the hands OF
Sheriff Harris Of Elko. Nevada,
where a man answering Sands de.
scription has been under srrveil-
lance.
An immediate arrest Is expected.
according to word reaching here
from the Nevada town today Sands
was the former valet Of Taylor and
clues have been pointing to him In
connection with the killing OF the
movie director police state.
Meanwhile Sheriff Manning of Los
Angeles contends that Taylor was
killed because OF jealousy over a
woman and in support of his con
tention has in evidence u pink silk
nightgown, which was found IN
drawer of Taylor's dresser on the
night after the murder.
The nightie was established as
the property of an internationally
known film star, through the initials
of private laundry mark.
Henry Peasey, Taylors colored
valet, when shown the garment, ad.
mitted that his employer had 1t for
six months. When police question.
cd the alleged owner OF the n!ghtie,
she became hysterical
The actress was said to be widely
Known, but her name was withheld
by the police. Two detective ser.
geants questioned her.
Late in the day officers declared
letters known to have been in Tay.
lors possession shortly before his
death, in addition to those said to
have been written by Mabel Nor.
rland film actress, and sought by
her in vain at his apartment after
his body was found, were missing.
No one questioned by the police
SO far has admitted any knowledge
of their whereabouts. Eyton said
he had not seen them. Miss Nor
mand stated she had not, nor had
the public administrator, who has
charge of the Taylor estate. The
district attorney made a like state.
ment.
What they learned they kept to
themselves but they admitted they
were seeking to develop the pre-
viously advanced theory that Tay-
lor had been slain by jealous rival
for the affections of the actress.
An unidentified party of men,
was driven to the vicinity of the
apartments of Taylor, the night he
was murdered, according to story
told the police Monday by a taxicab
driver
What else the chauffeur told the
police was not made public, but it
was known that in the search for
the slayer Of the motion picture di-
rector the detectives questioned six
men. These include, Charles Eyton,
general manager of the Famous
Players-Lasky company, by which
Taylor dad been employed, and
Henry Peavey, negro house servant
of the dead director
The questioning of the four un-
named men, who included the chauf-
four was in furtheranco of the
search for clue.
The chauffeur's suspicious were
said to have been aroused after read
ing Of the murder and he comInuni-
Gated his knowledge to the police.
lie and companion were in secret
conference with the police several
hours and during that period took
hurried automobile ride with de-
tectives.
Two of the four mon were said to
have entered into the investigation
for the first time Monday.
Twice during the day all the de-
tectives working on the case were
called together in conference with
Captain Of Detectives David Adams.
Mr.. Eyton had long talk with