Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-08
MYSTERY PERSISTS
IN ALL ABOUT
TAYLOR
Dead Mans Valet Talks Much
About Various Phases of
the Case
Miss NOrmdnd Enters Denial
That She EUer Was in
Lore Uith Him
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. S.-The de-
tectiveS working on the brother theory
in the Taylor case are not those con-
nected with the Los Angeles police
force. The regular police officers are
not enthusiastic about the new theory
IN the hunt for the man VINO erept
into Taylor's home last Wednesday
night and shot him from behind.
There is nothing but mystery about
the whereabouts of Dennis Deane-
Tanner and his relations with his
brother. Police have been told from
New York that there was a brother
Dennis, who resembled William; that
shortly after William dropped from
sight, Dennis did likewise, but that
wife who was before her marriage Ada
Brennan. The only reports Dennis
wife ever received of him was that he
had gone to California to enter The
picture industry.
Meanwhile police and investigators
Of the sheriff's office in Los Angeles
have been working on separate the
ories in the murder mystery.
Police Captain David Adams be-
Eeved that if he could find Sands the
mystery of the crime would be clear
ed by the explanations of that in
dividual. Sheriff Al Manning con-
tends that Taylor was killed because
of jealousy over a woman.
Supporting this jealous theory
Manning has in evidence a pink silk
nightgown found in drawer of Tay-
lor's dresser the night after the
murder. The ''nightie" was estab-
ished as the property of an interna-
tionaliy known film star through the
initials Of private laundry mark.
Henry Peavey, Taylor's negro valet,
when shown the garment, admitted
that his employer had had 1t for six
months.
When police questioned the owner
of the nightgown, she became hysteri
cal. :.
Peavey also contributed another OF
pvrorechnics to the investigation with
a statement that Mabel Normand,
fism comedienne. had told him that
she was engaged to Taylor. Miss Nor
mand who was the last person to sea
Taylor before he was shot, Indignantly
denied Beavey's assertions.
Mr. Taylor was in love with Miss
Nornand, said Peavey. l don't think
she was so much IN love with HIM
though. She acted sometimes Ike
she was tired Of him.
"One night almost q month before
Mr.. Taylor was killed, Miss Normand
was at the house for dinner. After
dinner she stopped me when | went
through the front of the apartment
and told me she was going TO mary
Mr.. Taylor. He was there and didn't
say word. She asked me if | would
work for them.
Mr.. Taylor wrote letter to Miss
Normand every day and had his chaut-
feur take it TO her. She didn't come
to our house often but she would be
there for dinner once in a while.
/, Once she asked me whether girls
cane to dinner with Mr.. Taylor.
Il told her she was the only one.
." He has you well trained she
said"
Police agreed with Miss Normand
that he was we'll trained for they de-
clared Taylor had other woman friends
as shown by the ''nightie' which, they
said, did not belong 10 Miss Normand.
Miss Normand maintained her in
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love with Taylor. Newspaper men put
the direct question to her.
NO." she answered.
Did you know of any woman who
might have been jealous Of you-who
might have loved Taylor?'
NO"
Questions as to drug parties
brought the same reply.
The police have not given up entire
ly any of the theories of the murder
which include jealousy, blackmail, re-
yenge and robbery. was shown by the
fact that they still kept an eve on
men who have been questioned in con-
nection with the crime, but released.