The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

Police today were said to be attach Ing considerable significance to infor- lor's assistant director, and MT. and Mrs Earl Tiffany. Tiffany was the slain directors chauffeur. These three persons were questioned several hours last night and probably will be sub Jected to further grilling today The detectives rigid questioning of these e ehree IS said to be prompted by the feeling that they may be able to shed some light on events leading up to the fatal shooting because of their close association with the slain man.
 Sands Sought By Police.
 Mrs Tiffany is credited with the statement that she saw Edward F sands, ex-secretary-valet of the rnur- dered man, on the afternoon of the day before the murder was commit ted Sands had been sought by the police ever since Taylor was slain in hopes that he might be able to throw some light on the tragedy. Sands also is reported to have threatened Tay- lor'S life.
 Interest in the case today was marked by speculation regarding Taylor's past life, following the dis closure here and in New York that the screen directors real name is Lean Tanner art connoiseur of Gotham, who disappeared under unexplained cir cumstances in 1908. Following that disappearance the man came to Los Angeles and assumed the name of Taylor.
 
 Prominent celebrities of the screen world were assembled this morning TOT the coroner's inquiry. Among these was Mabel Normand, who was at the directors a short time before the murder was committed; Mary Miles Minter, a friend of Taylor. who was one of the first of the film colony to reach the scene of the murder. Jesse Lasky, head of the film corpora- tion by which Taylor was employed; and Charles Eyton, west coast man ager of the Famous Players-LasAy
 The hour of the inquest was changed 70 1O o'clock this morning because Of the number of witnesses summoned A coroners Jury of well known busi- ness men has been summoned.
 While police were exerting every possible influence to apprehend Sands. the former valet, who is charged with several months ago. The shadow of a woman continued to maintain q prominent position in the official in Vestigation of the case.
 Detectives at work on the rnv,s+ar,, are unanimous in the belief that final solution of the crime will reveal that a feminine influence played a big part in the staying of Taylor
 Officers today are planning to oues tion Mrs. Ada D. Dean-Tanner. sister in law of the slain director To newspapermen late last night Mrs Monrovia, reluctantly told of her re- lationshtp to the murdered man. She told of his assuming the name Of Taylor after disappearing from New I fork in 1908 and said he denied his amiiy name when she called to gee him few years ago at Hollywood Motion Picture Studio.
 Mrs. Dean-Tanner said she had called on her brother-in-Iaw to in- Quire if he knew the whereabouts of her husband, Dennis Gage Dean-Tan- ner who rnysteriously dropped from sight in New York four years after his brother had disappeared and took up the name of Taylor. Mrs. Dean Tanner said she never has heard from her husband since his disap- pearance.
 Prominent English Family
 She stated that her husband and William Desmond Dean-Tanner were members of the prominent English family of means. The woman is now living in humble circumstances and claims to have been receiving monthly allowances from Taylor.
 Police are guarding with utmost se crecy clues said to have been o3o- tained by detectives early today. They stated that startling develop rnents may be expected within the next 24 hours, but held in abeyance any further statement until the cor oner's inquest has been concluded.