South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-12
OFFICIALS HUNT
JEALOUS SLAYER
In TAYLOR CASE
Questioning of Peavey Indi.
Gates Jealousy Is Held as
Motive of Crime.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Dist. Atty. WOOlwine Declares
He Will Not Make Normand
Letters Public.

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Feb. IL
Henry Peavey. who was the house
man Cor William Desmond Taylor.
murdered film director. was escorted
late today % the Office OF Dist. Atty.
Thomas Lee Woolwine by two dep
uty sherifs. The deputies. Peavey,
Hr. WooIwine, W. c. Doran. his chief
deputy and a court reporter, were all
secluded for several hours in Mr..
Woolwine's private Office. A half
hour after the conference. began
Capt David l.. Adams, Of the Los
Angeles police department. who has
had charge OF the police investiga-
ton, Joined the other officials and
Peavey. This was the first time that
representatives Of the three principal
offices working on the case - that is,
the police. the sheriff and the dis
tTiCt attorney - had met I'm a joint
conference Peavey has given out
several statements. including a very
extended one taken by the police.
All OF his stories have had 20 do
with the life OF Mr.. Taylor in the
months that Peavey was employed
rounding the finding OF Mr.. Taylor's
body bearing a revolver bullet
wound in the directors home here
last week.
Follow Jealousy Clue.
The taking Of a new statement I'M
der the circumstances existing today
was deemed to mean that further in
yestigation OF the sheriff's theory Of
jealousy as a possible motive for tho
crime was TO be made by all the Of
fees employed in the case.
other than the examination Of
Peavey. apparently little Of import
auce happened today in the murder
inquiry. Peavey left the office after
having been cIoseted with the off,
cials about an hour lie went out
alone, the officials continuing their
conference after he departed.
ct have nothing to say, Peavey
told reporters. 1--WE just told my
story over again to Mr.. Woolwine.
Under sheriff BiaeailIuse and Capt.
adams came out a little later. 4
cannot say that anything new has
developed from the questioning Of
Peavey" Biscailluse said. However,
that does not mean that no new
angle of investigation has been dis
covered"
TED TAYLOR Has theories.
Ted Taylor. former publicity man
for the slain director. accompanied
by his wife. called at the district at
torney's Office late IN the afternoon
and asked for conference. They
said they wished to discuss certain
theories they had abOunt the trag-
edy AR Woolwine talked with
them for a few minutes, then left
them closeted with a detective
The district attorney said that
every one he had questioned about
the case. told "a straightforward
story without hesitancy or the slight
est indication of an attempt TO con-
eeal anythiuS" Mr.. Woolwine mem
toned by name Mary Miles Minter.
elm actress well acquainted with the
slain director. saying her story had
been frank -Sud straightforward"
All NamcSands.
Mr. Woolwine said some vague
surmises" concerning the case. but
mo real theories" had been adj
vanclf by some of these he ques-
toned Practically every one has
mentioned the name of Edward r,
sands. TayIor's former secretary.
who Is missing" the district attorney
said eve still believe &c is a matter