South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-06
Police Trace NeU Clue as
Most Tangible Yet Found
VIII Not Divulge
Importance Attached
to Latest Dis
covery.
SILKEN NIGHTDRESS
DISCOVERED MISSING
SheriFs Lodge Actor and
Cameraman IN Jail for
Questioning as 20
Crime.

Los ANGELES. CAL. Fsb. g.
Search for a drug peddler. upon
whose trail the police said they were
getting warmer" and "a woman
silken night dress. said by Henry
Peavey. colored housemau. 10 be
missing from the apartments OF vii
liam Desmond Taylor. slain dim d.
rector, were the outstanding devel-
opments here Sunday night o. the
search for his slayer
The police were reucent az 20 ths
details concerning their sea rch for
the man, peddler who wss believed
10 have sought patrons for his con
traband drugs among re employees
of motion picture str B.. but they
iutimated their beliei had a.
tempted 20 make a deli 1ry through
Taylor 40 an actress who found a
difficult 10 make her purchases SD
person.
Vel Importance Of Glue
The exact Importance or the
missing night dress. which was pink
was not made plain Peavey. how
ever. WIS firm in his declaration
that il had "a regular place iu Tay-
lors apartments and equally firm IN
his assertions that since hfs en-
ployed was slain. he had been unable
10 find II.
After the announcement o. the
search for the drug peddler. deputy
sheriffs left for an unnamed destiua-
ton on what they termed the most
definite clue thus far discovered in
the Taylor murder myste cry"
They said they were going 20 in-
terview "a certain party" and pos
sibIy make an arrest
Thka, -sasa. ss1s drst active participa-
e4sn o. the she-ins forces in the
/ case.
Two Suspects Questioned
A motion picture actor and a cam 70
eramar were brought 20 the Los
Angeles county tail here Sunday
night for questioning as 20 their
+ possible knowledge Of clues 20 the
murder OF William Desmond Taylor,
film director.
The makeup was sill on the
actors face when he arrived AZ the
| Jail. indicating. officers stated. that
the deputy sherifs who had brought
him in Al Manning. chief criminal
deputy. and Harvey Bell were "a
great haste 20 learn his story
The men were located Al g. motion
picture studio in the Hollywood dis
trict Of Los Angeles. fl was stated.
After they had been questioned sep
arateLy for two hours the officers
started back 70 Hollywood with the
actor. DC was stated. The trip back
10 Hollywood. IL was announced. was
10 give the actor an opportunity 20
make good his declaration 10 the dep
uties that IL they would escort him
there he could account for his
movements last wednesday nigh.
the night Taylor was slain. Az that
time. It was said. the oameraman
was sill held in jail
No Trace Of Sands
The search for Edward r.. Sands.
missing butler OF William - Taylor.
motion picture director. who was
mysteriously murdered last Wednes-
day night, continued % be the moTt
important element Of the invesIga-
ton OF Tayl0r's death, police said
Sunday. Checking OF the various
angles OF the case among mem bers
of the motion picture colony ard
other friends and acQuaiuta noes or
Taylor almost invariably led 20 some
mention OF Sands name. according
20 detectives
Police said they had had several
clues 20 Sands whereabouts. but
that these had resulted iu disappoirt-
ment
Henry Peavey. valet % Taylor.
who found his employers body. came
20 police headquarters azain today
and was questioned by detectives for
half an hour II was understood ne
was asked FOR more deta He'd into--
nation concerning the arrangement
OF TayIor's furniture and other be-
I lonEings in the apar-ueuts.
Departments Unite In Probe.
a L. Manning. head OF the Grim
/ inal Investigation department OF the
sheriG's office. and several deputies
were absent most OF the day on A
mission connected with the staying.
Upon his return Manning said there
had been certain developments he
could not disclose al that time HH
investigation Sunday he added. dAi
not relate ia any way 20 Sands. The
district attorney Office also had men
assigned 20 the case. working Jointly
with the police detective force. Re-
venge prompted by jealousy remains
cd apparently the most probable mo-
tive for the alleged crime. invest ga
tors Of the various departments gem
orally agreed. The possibility that
the slayer was "a frustrated black
mailer also was being 0usldered.
There was declared further 20 De a
bare chance that ne was a burzls-.
surprised by Taylor who lied after
the shooting without attempting %
remove any valuabIes Capt OF De-
tectives David r. Adams who .s d.
recting the police invest. cation. said
everything in the case indicated that
the slayer was a man.
Whether the fact thar Taylor had
changed his name from william
CunniuEha Deare-Taurer. -
which he was known ir New YORK
"a years ago had any bearing upon
the case. had not beer determined