The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-10
FRANK II. BARTHOLOMEW
limited Press Dispatch.l


Los Angeles, February 9.-Police
have been bribed, witnesses have
been silenced and evidence suppressed
in gigantic plot behind the scenes
to defeat the ends of justice in the
Taylor murder, according to some of
the authorities here. This has result.
ed in the recall of District Attorney
Thomas Woolwine from his vacation
which he was spending at Ventura.
Meanwhile the police officials, who
thought that they had gotten on the
right scent of the murderer have sud
IDENTIFY come up against blank wall.
Every scent of evidence has been re-
moved, and witnesses who were will
ing to testify previously it is alleged
have suddenly developed a strange
state of lethargy from which they
can not be aroused, since it was learn
ed that a silken night gown was found
In the home of Taylor Immediately
following the murder OF the motion
picture director.
Trying To Arrive At Real Situation.
District Attorney Woolwine will try
to arrive at the real truth of the sit
uation. He was called in from his va
cation at the earnest solicitation of
the sheriff who was completely balk
u
by the latest developments, and the
sudden alleged silence on the part of
some members of the police, and wit
tlesses. It Is the firm beliefsuf the au
thorifies that those behind the gigan
tio plot to conceal the truth in the
nufdaf Cd Sc k1ozr ~ IL, Az rea1 xasl
derer Is, but are maintaining a sill
ence in order to avoid embarrassment
to high financial interests and others
which might be involved in undersire-
able publicity should the tluth come
out.
Will Probe Love Cult.
The hand of Oriental mysticism and
the wierd philosophy of the Far East
and the strange teaching in the realms
of psychic and the supernatural may
come into the investigation of the
murder of William Desmond Taylor
today, it was learned.
District Attorney Woolwine let it
become known that his investigatings
into the death of Taylor will cover an
alleged love cult" which is said to
Orient, and the application of these
mystisims to the relations of the mem
bers-
Today Is was asserted by those init
mate with the members of this little
circle of mystics which settled in Los
Angeles, that its teachings, according
to the statement of investigators drove
its members to the verge of faniticism
II is intimatai that in this faniticism
they thought that there might lie the
solution of the mystery surrounding
Taylor's death.
Who are the members Of this cult
Just what its teachings were, and what
mere Taylor's relations with it and
its members-if he had any relations
are questions the district attorney
wishes to answer
Rumors OF Murder Gun -,.
The district attorneys office and
other agencies Investigating .Ae
murder mystery surrounding the
death of William Desmond Taylor
were today abuZz with excitement
over the persistent rumor that the
murder gun" would be located with
in few hours. Detectives were said
to be looking for milk man who
found a revolver near the bungalow
of the slain movie director early
Thursday morning before the body
of Taylor was discovered The M.
man, 1t is understood, took the re-
volver with the intention of turning
it over to the police, but when he
learned later In the day of the muir
der, he decided to forget about it,"
for fear of being implicated in the
crime, according to reports current
district Attorney woolwine has
decided to turn over the Madlyne
Obenchain murder trial to subordi-
mates and devote his entire attention
TO the Taylor murder case.