Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-05
saw The TRAGEDY occurred.

Miss Normand said she was In the
apartments about ~ minutes all the
time being passed in the living room
where Taylor's body was found the
next morning. She pointed out the
positions OF the various pieces OF fur
niture in the room and-indicated where
she and Taylor conversed. Taylor
walked with her to her automobile
and converscd with her chauffeur and
herself for few minutes she cxpla tncd
further leaving the front door of his
apartments open. His only servant
had left about Il minutes before to be
gone for tho night.
A check WAS being made tonight
upon the movements of several persons
Wednesday night. 1t was stated at
police headquarters at least one OF
/ these being man connected with the
motion picture industry. 1t also was
stated that an important witness had
been located and might be questioned
tonight.
The cntiro force OF detectives In
vestiga.,ng tho staying was sent out
later today on Il mission tho nature
OF which was not divulged at pollcc
headquarters. Up to this time the in
veetigators said they were suil unable
to express an opinion concerning the
identity of the person who shot tho
. director Wednesday night In the Nv
luk IOOu OF his Apartment III AN ~
tcasseAvo restaeattai u-cttcn -'uenr--West
Lake park. The inquest held today
Iaatod less than 45 minutes and result
c,l in an open verdict. the jury dcclar-
ing Taylor camo to his. death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by an un-
known person With homicldsl intend.
Practically tho only new development
in the inquest testimony was thrt tho
bullet which ended Taylor's life rang
cd upward after entering the body
on tho left ride about four inches above
the hip and lodged near the shoulder.
This indicated. according 10 detectives,
the slayer fired from reclining po-
sition or that Taylor was bcndinE over
when the shot WAS fired.
Miss Mabel Normand was the only
one OF "a number OF motion picture
was called to tho stand. She testified
she called upon Taylor Wednesday
night leaving at 1:4o o'clock or about
IL minutes before n shot was heard
by ncighbors. Mrs. Douglas Mclean,
one OF those who told OF hearing the
shot, was at tho inquest but was not
called to the stand. a detective. how
ever. testified Mrs. MacLean told him
that after she heard the shot she went
to her door and looked across a court
and saw a man standing at Taylor's
door.
The detective named two others who
he said told him they had heard n
shot. The coroner asked him II they
gave any explanation why they made
no Investigation at the time. Ilc re-
Piled they said they thought tho sound
might have been made by an exploding
tire. Tho deceased was referred to as
Taylor" thruout the inquest.
Search for the persons described by
Mrs. MacLcan and for Edward r.
Sands. former butler and secretary for
Taylor continued and the police ran
down numerous fruitless clewS. II was
admitted for the first time by the In
vcstigators that Sands is believed to DO
in or near Los Angeles. lilo had been
sought for several months ON grand
larceny charge made by Taylor, who
alleged Sands stole como OF his et-
fccts and disappeared.
Investigators said they had the word
of "A witness they believed unimpcnch-
able that Sands was in this city last
Tuesday.
The detectives said the statement of
Sands would he IAN important clc-
mcnt' in the case IL he had one to
make in the narrowing Of the scope of
the investigation.