The New York herald., 1922-02-03
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chauffeur. William Davis, was seated in
the machine and heard Mr. Taylor bid
ME good night. Mr.. Taylor and were
talking when / saw Peavey leave the
house. He spoke to all or US and bade
us good night. We talked for few
end walked up toward his house and
my machine moved away. / have not
seen him since"
Peavey, when questioned by officers,
told the same story as did Miss Nor
nand. and said that when they left
no one was moving about the yard that
surrounded his house.
it is evident, detectives believe, that
Taylor. after he entered the house, sat
down at once in front of his desk and
that the assassin entered few minutes
later.
Papers on the desk were mussed and
there were many cancelled checks. Miss
Normand in her statement to the police
said the desk was in the same condi-
ton when she left the house.
Among the mute evidences OF what
had taken place was an expensive silver
and cut glass drinking service. On it
was decanter, a shaker used in mixing
drinks and two large glasses with por-
tions of drink left in them.
Cigarette stubs Uttered the tray. In
the glasses was orange pulp, apparently
left from an orange and gin concoction.
This service was found ON the dining
room table. The body was in an adjoin-
ing room.
IT was midnight when Miss Edna Pur-
viance. who lives in the house adjoin-
ing Mr.. Taylor's. returned home. At
hot r1NA a
lights were burning in Mr.. Taylor's
house.
She went to the door. she said. and
rang the bell and knocked upon the
door. When she failed to get response
she returned to her own home, believ-
ing Mr.. Taylor probably had left the
house. forgetting to turn off the lights.
At the time she was knocking upon
the door the body of her friend was
lying just behind the door and within
u few feet of her
AS detectives reconstruct the murder
scene they believe the slayer opened
the door a few minutes after Miss Nor
mand had left. At the time Taylor
was seated in front OF the desk check
Ing over the cancelled checks.
AS Taylor half rose from his chair
the slayer stepped into the room and
fired. The bullet entered the left breast
ward through the heart. But one shot
was fired. The person who welded
the gun evidently was an excellent
mariSsman. The police believe the pistol
was 32 caliber. because it made so little
noise and the slayer was able to leave
the house without attracting attention.
When Peavey arrived and opened the
house this morning all the electric
lights were burning. as when Miss Pur-
viance knocked at the door.
Heard Single Shot.
Douglas MacLean and his wife were
having supper in their home. that also
adjoins Mr.. Taylors house but to the
east, when they heard the sound OF
shot
Mrs. MacLean told the officers she no.
ticed man walking rapidly down the
walk toward Taylor's home last evening
soon after Miss Normand left.
81 had, OF course. no reason TO be
suspicious said Mrs. MacLean. But
now ] am convinced he was the slayer.
1t was after had seen him that my
husband and 7 sat down TO dinner. That
was about s $50 or 3 o'clock, l guess.
eve had just started our dinner when
we heard a pistol shot. We did not in
vestigate because we heard nothing fur
ther to arouse our suspicious and we
thought that possibly the sound was
an automobile back fire"
Mrs. C. r. Reddick. who lives near by.
told the police she was awakened short
ly after 1 o'clock last night by the
sound of three shots. She said she be-
lieved they came from the direction of
the Taylor home.
Los ANGELES, Feb ASSOCIATED