| Show Taylor Murder Records Play Hide and Seek First Reported Stolen Then Returned Nobody Seems to Know Just What's What Keyes Declares Slayer Is Known His Assistant t Throws Wet Blanket Blank Blank- et on Idea Id a I CHICAGO GO March 24 AP A- A Something of a mystery today was thrown about the records of the Investigation in investigation investigation In- In of the killing In 1922 of William Desmond Taylor motion I. I picture director when it was re reported reported reported re- re ported that tha the documents had hold been stolen from the hotel room of H H. L. L Davis assistant to District Attorney Attorney ne ney Asa Ke Keyes es of ot Los Angeles First the papers were reported stolen Then Davis Davic said they were In Sn his losses possession on adding If they ever were missing th thay have been rl returned turned and If they the were stolen I had no knowledge kno of It it He that the papers were not vital to the the Taylor lylor case Incidentally Davis said that while the recent investigation conducted by District Attorn Attorney y Ke cs an arni himself who wao w o visited New York Boston and d Detroit before coming comins here had been marked b by satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis factory progress he did not know whether the mystery of the slaying ever would be solved r tte Known for Month CHICAGO March 24 AF So AP-So- So Solution lution of the mysterious murder in Sn 1922 of William m Desmond Taylor Taylor Tay Tay- lor br famous motion picture director at Hollywood Cal was said today to be imminent by Asa Keyes Kees dIstrict district dis dIs- dis- dis attorney of Los Angeles coun coun- t ty We knew w who killed Taylor four weeks ago but this Eastern trip was to for the purpose of getting corroborative corroborative corroborative cor cor- evidence Mr Keyes w ws s quoted by the Herald and ExamIner Examiner Examiner Exam Exam- iner as rs saying saIng Mr Key Keys Keyes is and his assistant Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old L. L Davis arrived In Chicago yesterday flom an Eastern tour of or investigation and held a long confer conference con con- ference fer nce with States State's Attorney Crowe end and other ether officials All AU denied that the Taylor murder was discussed but the newspaper said It had learned the Chicago visit o othe othe the shadowing here hero of two men be believed believed be- be to have vital Information concerning concerning concerning con con- the crime NEW NAMES INVOLVED Armed with Information gathered through four tour weeks of investigation the Los Angeles officials planned to return to the coast in B. B a few tew days with the po possibility th that t several women women women wo wo- wo- wo men whosE names have been mentioned mentioned men men- In the case will be funner questioned The Herald and Examiner quoted Continued on page 8 THIEF CARRIES OFF PAPERS IN HOLLYWOOD CASE Continued from page 1 Davis as saying that the eventual naming of ot the slayer and the conspirators con con- conspirators who plotted the crime would be a surprise hinting that the plot Involved persons heretofore not mentioned in the case caser One of ot the two men being shadowed shadowed shadowed shad shad- owed here hereby by prIvate detectives s was ws s described in tn newspaper accounts ISa as IS asa esa a young oung Easterner who had been beena a resident of ot Hollywood when the murder was as committed He was described as a studio on hanger-on known for his fondness for tor night nightlife life liCe The second man under surveillance surveillance survell- survell lance was an expert cameraman and technician whose services were In great demand by movIe mo directors directors tors Mable Normand Appears Depressed LOS ANGELES ANGELES' March 2 21 i t United United United Unit Unit- ed Press The Press The heart of ot Mabel l Normand screen comedienne is be being being being be- be ing broken by the publicity she is getting in connection with the William William Wil Wil- liam Desmond Taylor murder mystery mystery mystery mys mys- tery she told the United Press In Inan Inan inan an Interview today It breaks my heart hear to have this thing come up Just a as as I am getting a fresh tresh start Li Lt the pictures Mabel Mabel Mabel Ma Ma- bel said her forehead wrinkling in ina a frown which Is not common to this smiling star of the films I thought th the case had been dropped and forgotten Oh 1 If they could only solve the murder murder murder-if if they only could Then I Id I'd d be the happiest girl In the world world WILLING TO TALK But Mabels Mabel's frown turned to a alooK alook alook look of serious determination when hen she was told that Asa Ke Keys Keyes ps distrIct district district dis dis- attorney of ot Los Angeles had said In the the East East that he wanted to question that ter-that that she had slipped awa away from him when he was In New York She said Keyes did not have to look 1001 her up that up-that that she would be waiting for him when he re returned returned returned re- re turned to the coast and would tell him all she knew If It Mr Keyes is really sincere in his desire to fo to solve the Taylor case he will certainly get my cooperation opera co tion said the star I suspect though he is merely having a good time traveling around the countr country and sightseeing as a guest of various arious police officials and andst st states state's tes te's attorneys I dont don't like one bit the way he Is dragging my name into the big headlines for n ru reason whatever I If It he doesn't Bum summon n me when when he returns I 1 am nm going right to iris hla office ot- ot of office fice and ask him what it is all about THOUGHT TAYLOR SINGLE The whole wide world knows my connection with the Taylor caseI case I knew Mr Ta Taylor thought Taylor thought 1 knew him well But none of ot Us really did None for instance knew he had been married marrIed had had a up grown daughter He was wads very kind kind kind-kind kind to everyone I went to his home to give him hima a scenario to read and to borrow borrowa a book I left him and before mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing he had been murdered Minter Min Min- I never knew Mary Miles Mlles ter tel very well Mr Taylor never I ver said anything to me about her I 1 didn't see her when 1 was in New NewYork York Mabel and 1 Miss Minter were ver the thelast thelast thelast last of ot Taylors Taylor's many girl friends known to have visited him before his death The latter according to advices from the East was Interviewed interviewed interviewed inter Inter- viewed recently by Keyes although her statements were taken here many times and are said to be on file at the district attorneys attorney's of ot- ot flee fice |
