Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
DUTLER'S ADM|MNG
WOMEN FRIENDS GO
UNDER PROBE AGAIN
Pistol That Murderer Used TO
Kill Manager Found Near
Scene Of Crime.
NO CLUE TO BUTLER SANDS


district attorneys investigation Of the
murder of William Desmond Taylor
was expected TO be continued fodav
with the possibility that a number II
persons prominent IN the motion pie
turo world would be summoned ss
witnesses.
Twelve persons. both men snd wo-
raep, believed 10 have information OF
value 20 the investigators. nave al
ready been questioned by Thomas Lee
Woolwine. district attorney or by
william G. Dorau, his chief deputy
The Information already obtained
was desired. II waa said. a. = ground
work upon which 20 base the eyarni-
alton Of persons known 70 have been
closely associated with the dead d.
rector.
On District Attorneys Grin.
Those who have appeared ~ ihs
district attorneys Office 50 FAT iu con-
lection with the investigation CEN
;ralized there. include Charles K;ytou.
General manager Of the Famous
Players Lasfy studios Where Tayior
was Under two year contract.
Others were Douglas MocLean. Tim
actor, a neighbor Of Taylor, and his
wife. and theirs maid; Henry Pesyey.
Taylor's Negro servant; Howard Fell
lows. Taylor's chauffeur; Hurry Eel
lows. the latter's brother and formerly
Tayior's chauffeur and more recently
his assistant director; Verne Dumas
and Neil Harrington. OF operators and
ncigbbors Of Taylor; Charles Nraigne.
q film director: Arthur Hoyt an actor
and close friend Of Taylor. and Cap
tain Il. A. Robertson. who as an o.
ticer in the american army, said hs,
had an overseas acquaintance with
Taylor as en officer IN the British
army.
Miss MInter Was First Witness.
RuIDor has it that Mary 3iuter. eor
whom Taylor formerly was director,
also was closeted with the district AZ
torney for two hours last Tuesday
before Mr.. Woolwine officially took
charge Of tho inquiry but there has
been no confirmation OF this.
There has been no intination az
To who would be summoned next be-
fore the district attorney, but pre-.
yious inquiries by the police into the
case Indicate that among the witnes-ep
e be called eventually will be Included
Miss Minters Mabel Notrnand Neva
Gerber, said to have been engaged 10
fcarry Taylor at one time. Claire
Windsor who had recently dlned and
motored with him; Edna purvisnce.
formerly leading woman for Charles
Chaplin and a neighbor OF Taylor
who was said 70 have telephoned the
news of the directors murder TO Miss
Normand and n number uf others
more or less prominent in the motion
picture colony.
Police Still Hunting SANDS.
Meantime the police search for Ed
ward II. Sands, formerly b.,tler-sec-
retary for Taylor. continues. while tt,e
sheriff's deputies maintain their posi-
tion that Sands had nothing to do
with the crime.
MISS Normand, one OF the last per-
sons 10 gee Taylor alive, remained IN
seclusion at her home yesterday. re-
covering from the collopse she sur
tored at the directors funeral Tues
DAY.
NJ her home, however. a denial was
issued or the reports she had stated
she had an alteration with TAYLOR on
the night he was murdered. Her
letters we're the reported subject OF
the alteration.
The police are credited in news
paper story published today as stat.
iEg they had learned the origin Of ~,
pistol with which Taylor was killa,s
No details are given.