Manley Earl Tiffany, the Former Chauffeur

Manley "Earl" Tiffany was the former chauffeur of William D. Taylor. Tiffany and Taylor parted ways in August of 1921 after Taylor's trip to Europe (Tiffany either was fired or quit) possibly due to a connection between Tiffany and Henry F. Sands. Tiffany testified in the Taylor case on 17 Feb 1922, just a week before Tiffany died of pneumonia.

1 March 1922: (AP) Los Angeles. . . "While officers declared the day's developments were encouraging, they suffered one misfortune in the report of the death two days ago from pneumonia of Earl Tiffany, former chauffeur to Taylor, and declared to have been of the upmost importance as a source of information concerning Edward F. Sands, missing former butler-secretary to the film director." Sheboygan Press

Obit in the 27 Feb 1922 LA Times: "TIFFANY, Feb 26, at 124 W. 83rd, Manley E. Tiffany, beloved husband of Mrs. Cathryn Tiffany, son of Mrs. Emma Davis and a brother of Mrs. Nina Tiffany; Funeral services will be held Wednesday March 1 at 1pm from Pierce Brothers Chapel, 810 Flower St."

Some notes about Earl Tiffany:
1895: Union County, Iowa- Manley (age 2 born IA) lived with Emma (mother), Nelitta May (sister)
1900: Union County, Iowa- Manley (age 7 born IA) lived with Emma (divorced, mother) & Nina (sister age 12)
1910: Westminster, Orange, CA- Mother and Step-dad, Lawrence Davis (I'm still looking for Earl & his sister in 1910; their father, Fred, remarried in 1898 and moved to Drammen, Minnesota)
World War 1 Draft Registration: 1115 S. Hill, LA, CA- Manley E. Tiffany b. 10 Aug 1892 in Afton, Iowa; employed as a mechanic for Isaac Milbank of Long Beach; married with a child; tall, slender, brown eyes, black hair.
7 Jan 1920: 111 13th St, Huntington Beach, CA- Mom, Step-dad, & sister
17 Jan 1920: 1302 S. Figueroa, LA, CA- Manley E. Tiffany was 30 years old, born in Iowa, and a unemployed mechanic.
Feb 1921: Earl Tiffany was hired by Taylor to assist Sands at the apartment and to replace Harry Fellows.
July 1921: After Taylor returned from Europe, Earl Tiffany either quit or was fired.
1922: 124 W. 83rd St, LA- Mom, step-dad, and sister

The Father of the Fellows Brothers

Passport photo of Max Behlke
1 November 1921

On 5 November 1921, Max Behlke (the father of Harry & Howard Fellows) intended to leave New York on the Olympic planning to see relatives in Belgium (he had crossed off Germany) and to travel to Switzerland, Holland, Argentina, British Isles, and France. His occupation was that of a barber in Fairbanks, Alaska Territory. He claimed this passport to be his 1st one ever issued.

Some notes about Max's passport:

Passport #: 94863
Name: Max Behlke

Birth date: 14 June 1870 Danzing (Danzig), Germany
Father: August Behlke (born in Germany, deceased before Nov 1921)
Emigration: June 1886 from Antwerp
Residence: Resided in the US for 35 years (from 1886-1921) in Chicago, Montana, and Fairbanks, Alaska.
Naturalization: Boulder, Jefferson County, Montana (no date given but passport verified the naturalization paperwork was seen)
Age: 51
Stature: 5'7"
Forehead: high
Eyes: brown
Nose: prominent
Mouth: medium
Chin: round
Hair: Grey
Complexion: Dark
Face: Oval
Witness as to identification: Cecil H. Clegg, attorney in Fairbanks, testified he knew Max personally for 13 years.
Return: Max Behlke arrived 21 July 1922 in New York, New York on the Resolute from Hamburg, age 52; Passport #94863 Issued 1 Nov 1921; headed to his own home in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The Fellows Brothers

On 8 August 1898, Grace Wilson married Max Behlke in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Max was a barber from Germany who had immigrated to the US in 1886. Max & Grace lived in Evanston, Illinois and had 3 sons: Harry A. born May 1899 IL; George W. born May 1900 IL, and Howard born 12 May 1903 IL. At some point before 1910, Grace & Max divorced. Max ended up barbering in Fairbanks, Alaska and Grace & the boys moved to California. Grace married Illinois born farmer, James Fellows. The three boys changed their last names to Fellows. They were:

1.) Henry "Harry" A. Milton (Behlke) Fellows: (b. 10 April 1899 IL & d. 23 April 1963 CA); Harry was Wm D. Taylor's assistant director at the time of the murder; he was previously Taylor's chauffeur; he was at the scene the morning of the murder; Harry married Lola "Loa" Reynolds (sister of actress Vera Reynolds) and they had a son, Jack B. Fellows born 8 January 1922.
Some notes about Harry:
WW1 draft registration: Lived at 218 N. Kenwood, Glendale, CA with his mother, Grace A. Fellows. Description: Medium height, medium build, brown eyes, blond hair.

1920: Lived at 406 Lake Street, Los Angeles, with wife Loa, brother George W., grandmother, Mary Jane Wilson, and 15 year old cousin, Iris Dean.
1922: Lived at 763 Gramercy Place, Los Angeles and work as an assistant director.
November 1922: Lived at 1032 N. Serrano, Hollywood, with wife Loa.
1923: Lived at 1032 N. Serrano, Los Angeles, and was an assistant director for Lasky Studios.
1930: Lived at 1001 Stanley Avenue, Los Angeles with Loa & Jack B (son) and worked as a real estate salesman for a subdivision company;

2.) George W. (Behlke) Fellows: (b. May 1900 IL)
Some notes about George:
1920: George W. lived with his brother & sister-in-law, Harry & Loa, & his widowed maternal grandmother, Mary Jane Wilson & cousin, Iris Dean.
1923: George W. Fellows, a draftsman for So Cal Edison Company lived with his mother, Grace A. Fellows and brother, Howard,
1930: George W. Fellows, an inmate at Lincoln Heights Jail in Los Angeles.

3.) Howard Oscar (Behlke) Fellows: (b.12 May 1903 IL & d. 13 July 1959 CA); Howard was the chauffeur at the time of Wm D. Taylor's murder; he gave some questionable statements regarding Taylor & the events around the time of the murder. Howard married Thelma Dunlap in 1923(ish).
Some notes about Howard:
8 January 1920: Lived in the Main Barracks of the Naval Training Station on Goat Island in San Francisco, CA. He was enlisted age 17 single born in Illinois; he was a app seaman in the US Navy;
12 January 1920: Was at Vallejo Twp, Solano, CA Naval Hospital on the Main Island. He was listed as a patient, age 17 born in Illinois, App Seaman for the US Navy;
5 January 1921: Howard was discharged from the US Navy as a Seaman 1st Class;
February 1922: Lived at 1622 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA
1929: Howard worked as a chauffeur for CC Cunningham who was a prospector for a mining corporation;
1930: Lived at 3166 32nd Ave, Los Angeles with wife Thelma, Sister-in-laws Irene Dunalp age 17 & Agnes age 15. Howard worked as a recorder for the motion pictures.