Evening journal., 1922-02-13
MAN and NOT
WOMANKILLED
TAYLOR, BELIEF
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day Police were given a mysterious
tip that about the time Taylor was
murdered on the night Of February
1, Sands visited sweetheart in Los
Angeles. A close watch cn the resi-
dence OF the girl was established
Immediately and all her movements
were traced. 1t was reported that
she was about to leave the city.
Police confidently expect to find
Sands through the new information
they now have. They believe that
he will try to communicate with the
girl they are watching and that
when he does they will lay hands on
him. Other new moves in the at
tempt to solve what Taylor's friends
may prove the one perfect crime"
today were:
Residents in the vicinity OF Tay-
lor's were again questioned by de-
tectives for possible discrepancies in
their stories OF what they saw and
heard on the night Taylor was killed.
l.. ID. Red" Daley and Walter
Thiele were definitely eliminated
from any connection with the crime.
Thiele was arrested early Sunday
and Daily was arrested Sunday night
following the raid on his apartment.
A bloody coat was the evidence
which caused the police to take
them but questioning showed they
knew nothing OF the killing. police
said.
Mabel Normand. Aim commed-
ienne, the last person to see Taylor
alive, was reported near collapse
and under care OF a nurse and a
physician in nearby suburb.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, District
Attorney who assumed complete
charge OF the murder probe. issued
a statement demanding public CO
operation and declaring that tho
slayer OF Taylor would be caught
and prosecuted. Neva Gerber. film
actress. reported to have been en-
gagged 10 Taylor, issued a statement
explaining why her name appeared
on many Of Taylor's cancelled
checks.
While all these developments shed
light on some OF the side issues OF
the man-hunt which has been in
progress for twelve days police ad
mitted that the clue pointing to a
new suspect was the only one that
held out hope for final solution OF
the murder mystery.
Miss Gerber in her statement said
that the checks given her were for
charity and in payment for an auto
mobile which Taylor gave her as
present during their engagement.
The car, she said. was not entirely
paid for when purchased and Tay-
ior gave her the checks to complete
the payments.
Tho las, check that Taylor gave
her for $500, Miss Gerber said, was
to help her over temporary financial
straits. Taylor she said, knew she
was hard up" for money and sent
her the check.
Taylors check book showed that
this last $500 payment was made
three weeks ago. although the en-
gagement between the director, and
the film actress ended two years be-
fore.
Miss Gerber said that she and
Taylor had remained the best OF
friends.
woolwine in his statement de-
clared:
Nothing is going to stop this Of
fee from getting the facts. ferreting
out the criminal and prosecuting
him"
People no longer want law en-
forcement "Woolwine said in an
other statement. III the minds OF
the JURORS trying Roscoe Arbuckle
and Arthur c. Burch are the minds
OF the public then the people do not
want the protection OF the laws on
the statute books"
The condition OF Mabel Normand.
screen star and the last woman to
see Taylor alive. was reported worse
today. She is on the verge OF
nervous breakdown. Her physician
today ordered that she see no visitors
for ten days.
Police today were watching a new
suspect in the case whose identity
was disclosed by woman. Tho
Haiht oA NHt suspect ana the woman
both are withheld. He is new
figure In the mystery.
District Attorney Wooiwine today
was engaged in putting some mem
hers OF the Hollywood movie colony
through what amounts to progress
sive Nhird degree The system con-
sists OF recalling them for question
ing again and again. and having
them go over the same ground. In
this way, IL is said that any discrep-
ancies will eventually be developed.
A reward OF $1,000 for the appre-
hension of.the murderer was offered
today by the Screen Writer'S Guild.
Neva Gerber. movie actress TO
whom Taylor once was engaged. and
10 whom he gave many checks for
various sums. was called by Wool
wine for interrogation today.
All connected with the case today
said that great progress was being
made and that important new de-
velopments were imminent