Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 3 | Detectives Will Quiz 2 Men on Thelma Todd's Romance

Detectives Will Quiz 2 Men MenOn MenOn MenOn On Thelma Todds Todd's Romance LOS ANGELES Dec 26 AP Romantic AP-Romantic Romantic and financial secrets in the life of Thelma Todd were investigated today in a search for new evidence concerning her death Deputy District Attorney U U. U U. Blalock said detectives will question two Hollywood men unmentioned before in the case but reputed to have enjoyed the haired golden-haired comediennes comedienne's confidence The interrogation will center on on- what information they may have regarding the identity of oC a San t Francisco business man with whom the actress disclosed she was having a marvelous romance The district attorneys attorney's office has received a written st st. statement b by Roland Roland Roland Ro Ro- land West Vest close friend of Miss Todd on the arrangements for the operation operation operation opera opera- tion and ownership of the sidewalk cafe which bore her name attaches said The statement reportedly revealed the tho pair had a verbal agreement by which she was to be given iven the cafe if he died before belore she did It denied Miss Todd had invested her own monc money in the enterprise The cafe buildings were vere in the name of West's Vests estranged wife ife Jewel Carmen former actress The grand jur jury meeting again tomorrow wants to find out all about this deal which apparently was somewhat unusual Blalock declared A report that a throat laceration was noted when the tho autopsy was being performed was denied by County Autopsy Surgeon A. A F. F Wag Wag- ner nero He said aid the only mark was a slight injury about her lips apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap suffered when her head struck the steering wheel of oC her automobile The actress s was found dead in tho the machine in a garage behind her cafe a week ago Monday Police said today their theory of accidental death from carbon monoxide monoxide monoxide mon mon- oxide poisoning which also was expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed in the thc inquest verdict has received substantiation from Crom a re report report report re- re port b by City Chemist Ray determined that carbon monoxide was present in blood scraped fr from m the door and running board of oC the Todd automobile This shows conclusively I police said that the actress was S not injured before she entered the garage but that she suffered the cut about her mouth when she collapsed from Crom the effect of or the thc en engine inc fumes They reasoned that Miss Todd returning from a Hollywood party early carly Sunday morning found herself herself herself her her- self locked out of oC the cafe went to the garage to keep warm and started the motor of her automobile