Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-05 | Page 5 | Two Witnesses Sought in Desmond Taylor Killing

TS 1511 r 17 11 Two iwo Witnesses Sought Sd t 7 in Desmond I. I Taylor laylor 1 Killing Killin i fX AND ANDi i fO FORMER MfR V VALET Alff Movie L Luminary inary Hinted as Killer of Hollywood K I D Director i ec t r I By FRANK H. H BARTHOLOMEW V United Press Pre Staff Correspondent FRANCISCO Jan 4 4 WIth With nes neI I Direct t testimony o of two wit wit- the J lOS made mado available a this week In Inder inder der tIer Desmond Taylor mur- mur ase Aft after r a laIH lapse of ot eight years b t the tho famous Hollywood trace r rc now Slight light Ight dy search was under way t to- to by various agencies for tor th the tha DoU themselves ry y Pe x men Otis men Otis and Hen- Hen been bean vf w asserted wy-asserted asserted that they had Angeles f tilling to testily testify to tho the Los district 1 grand JUl Jury and the then thon forced bC attorney but had been not to t direct and Indirect threats Tho The t nr so United FJ o stories related to the thebY theby by 1 y during tho the past put week A citizens pointed to a mm mUl luminary as the th ac- ac STORY of ot the director Heffne VERIFIED W Rich qt story was t told ld by Friend Ct former governor of ot made tb t tI 8 a and the th fact that ho had o. o alleged statements to M wasp n In the tho form of ot Clarence r I subsequently verified by 1 bureau ott chief of ot the state and Ex criminal Identification the Thomas Gannon of ot re railroad commission sitton ur r. r at the th time oL ot jils ls depo depo- Born BOb BObr p Wc r n 1926 was waa a convict at Fol- Fol r lr Ho told t e gov gov- tEa tia r V and tho state prison rIB board ai aro t t the murder had been planned day In advance and that ho had bad driven ii the tho murderer to the Taylor Residence l' on Alvarado street stroet and waited malted white while tho the crime crimo was com corn Ho IIo averted asSorted that the tho slaying was waa In Sn revenge for the movie makers maker's warfare against the tho narcotic traffic in tri Los Angeles which had mado victims of ot a n. J. J number of Taylors Taylor's friends In tho the film tum world The story of ot Henry Peavey negro valet to tho the slain man was to tho the effect that ho ht had witnessed a a. bUte bitter bit bU- te ter te and violent nt quarrel between n Taylor and a motion picture star at tho formers former's homo home ten minutes before the tho murder w was s presumed to have taken place puce RELATED BY MAN MANThis MANThis This testimony was related to newspaper men by br an official of or ofa ora a statewide law bw enforcement organisation organ organ- who befriended the young oung man after he fled from Los Angeles In fear tear of the district attorneys attorney's office 1 because ho said Mid of ot violent to get et him to change chanco his hla II tory stOry Ho named tho the person Involved In Inthe tho the quarrel with Ta Jor as the same sarno accused by Heftner Heffner but asserted j Jealousy t to have havo been the motive Peavey ey said a ear car and chauffeur were Vero waiting at tho the curb urb as lS he left tho the house with tho the quarrel still In progress and that ho he talked with th the chauffeur He Ho did not Identify Identity the tho man as Heffner The son reD reason for Heffner's failure to appear r and repeat his sworn statements W was S ascribed today b by Chief Morrill of or tho the state bureau of ot criminal t Identification to the fact tact that tho the convIct cx Is wanted on ona ona ona a charge of parole p role violation Officials ore are watching tho the ranch ranchot of ot father tather Arthur Chance near Reedley Cal Cat In the hope that the six foot two Texas gun bad had badman badman hadman man will wUl r reappear Heffner was released ed from Fol- Fol bom soni penitentiary and paroled pa to torIO save savo his life me according to former Governor Richardson when hen the fact that ho bo wa wai willing to appear before tho Los Angeles grand Jury leaked out to powerful erful Interests desirous of ot protecting tho the actual slayer WHEREABOUTS KNOWN Th The Tho approximate whereabouts of ot Peavey aro are l known no and officials liopo bopo to reach him today or tomor- tomor 10 low Peavey Pea It lor generally believed a amore amore amoro moro more creditable man than Heffner and anI tho the reform official who be him In San I Francisco and heard his story has announced his willingness to present tho the facts to Buron Duron Fitts Fitte pres present nt district attorney aitor ney Jicy cy at Los Loa Angeles If It requested to todo todo do 10 so Because of ot the nature of tho the criminal Investigation ion work en engaged engaged en- en ased in this this officer asked that his namo namond and nd that of ot his organization tion be withheld front from tho public