The New York herald., 1922-02-07
SEEK JEALOUS RIVAL
IN TAYLOR SLAYING
Continued from First Page.

was among the last persons to see Tay-
lor alive. made number of declarations
ION her word of honor to newspaper
interviewers to-day.
Were you ever in love with Taylor?"
they asked her.
Not in the way one means when he
uses the EXPRESSION in love-. On my
word of honor. no." she said. Get it
straight Our friendship was based on
oomradeshlp and understanding.
Did you know any woman wao might
have been jealous OF you-who might
have loved Taylor?'
'On my word of honor no.
'or any man who might have been
esteem?''
ION my word OF honor, no.
1T mas been limited he gave drug
parties. Die you ever hear of them?"
Never. in Gods word. never. on my
word of honor"
After some other questions. she said F.:
And, oh please say that l never
heard of that pink silk night robe they
say is missing from Mr. Taylor's apart
ments."
But Henry Peavey. the negro house
man. said"
He ought to DE ashamed of himself
for saying | asked him about other girls
going to Mr.. Taylor's house." she eX-
claimed. IL saved him his job once
when Mr.. Taylor wanted to fire him."
Says Taylor Loved Her.
Taylor loved Mabel Normand. but
| do not believed she returned his love
to any great extent" Harry Peavey.
house man of Taylor, said to-day in the
inquiry. 81 was in Mr.. Taylor's house for
almost six months and | know that Mr.
Taylor was very much in love with Miss
Normand. AT times | thought that she
| returned his love and then again IL
! seemed to me that she was tired Of him.
zone night, almost month before
Mr.. Taylor was killed, Miss Normand
came TO the house for dinner. After
| dinner ! passed through the front room
while they were talking and she stopped
me and told me that she and Mr.. Taylor
! We're to be married. He was sit
ting there and did not say a word. She
wanted to know If | would work for
them. She never came often. While
worked there she was only there about a
dozen times
"She was there the night before the
murder and the night OF the murder. l
know she was there Tuesday night. the
night before the murder. because she
| told me so.
''Mr. Taylor wrote letter TO Miss
| Normand almost every day OF the week.
His driver would take notes to Miss
Normand's home by automobile after
breakfast IN the mornings. He sent
flowers TO her three days week.
Once Miss Normand asked me what
other girls had dined with Mr.. Taylor.
| | told her there was only one She asked
me the name and told her, Miss Nor
r,and.' She laughed and said that Mr..
T%ylor had me well trained
| Miss Normand was with Mr.. TavIor
the last time | saw him alive. Ny mas
ter asked me 10 mix up some cocktails.
and | did. ] placed the liquor I'm tho
shaker on a tray with two glasses. and
Mr.. Taylor and Miss Normand were
| drinking when ! left for the evening
| They both said good night 10 me and |
! left the house. When I next saw Mr.
Taylor. the next morning he was dead
on the floor Of his living RI om.''
George Milo motion picture actor
WHO was taken from his work last night
! by Deputy Sheriffs and submitted to a
questioning as 70 his wharea bouts NJ the
time of the shooting OF Taylor, was freed
CT all connection with the case as the
result Of his statement and the inVes-
| tication that later verified his story.
When Milo was taken into custody the
1 officers declined 10 give out his name
ard they refused 10 make any statement
| about It to-day. merely saving their in
vcstigatior had satisfied them and that
thev did not wish to mplicate any inno-
! cent persons.
Henri Reinequc. another actor who
also has served as camera man. was
questioned with Milo. but 1t was stated