The discovery of the murder of William Desmond Taylor was made about 7.30 a.m. Thursday, February 2nd, 1922.

When Henry Peavy, the houseman employed by Taylor, came to work.

Peavy says he opened the front door and was first attracted by the body lying on the

floor of the living room when he saw Mr. Taylor's feet.

The body's feet was toward the door and over the legs was a chair that apparently had been overturned.

Peavy declares he called to his employer and then decided he was dead.

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I ran from the house and the folks around here say I made a commotion.

The neighbors came running and later they took the body away."

Peevee last saw Mr. Taylor alive Wednesday night, about 7.30 o'clock, he said. He had just prepared

dinner for him, and just as he was serving dessert, Mabel Norman, well-known film actors, and said by friends to have

been his fiancé, came to see Mr. Taylor. This visit began about seven o'clock, PV stated.

When he left the house at 7.30 p.m., Miss Norman was still there.

A physician was called and at first it was believed the death was of natural causes, probably brought about by a hemorrhage.

It was not until a considerable time after the remains were taken to the Ivy Overholzer undertaking establishment

that discovery was made that Mr. Taylor had been shot.

The wound was in the back, entering at the left side in a line under the heart.

A steel-jacketed bullet apparently had been used, and the wound had practically closed by thus making detection at first difficult.

Peavy said he had been in the

employee of Mr. Taylor for about six months. Mr. Taylor lived in the apartments at the Alvarado

courts about two years. The scene left in the magnificently appointed apartment occupied by Mr.

Taylor showed little signs of a struggle.

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