The New York herald., 1921-06-11
SENATOR REYNOLDS
IS BEATEN AND shot
New York Gambler Attacked
by Masked Men at Sea-
breeze, Fla.
FIGHTING CHANCE TO LIVE
Ambassador Plenipotentiary
From Amazon Republic Vic
tim Of Mystery Assault.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
DAYToNA, Fla, June 10.-Lorillard
Reynolds, a gambler and Broadway
| figure. better known In New York by
his former name. Thomas L. Reynolds,
was beaten and shot last night by
masked men who attacked him in
front of the ruins Of his Seabreeze
Opera House, across the river from
Daytona. He is in the Bohanna Hos
pital here and has only a fighting
chance of life.
Reynolds's opera house was destroyed
last week by fire. Last night he was
viewing the scene with a real estate
man, Russell Dyman. Two automobiles
drove up and poured forth men whose
faces were concealed by cloth masks
Waving revolvers they ordered Rey-
nolds to throwup his hands and Dyman
to run.
was standing in front of the gamblers
home, a block and a half away. The
attacking party fired three shots. Two
OF the bullets went into the afr and
the third pierced Reynolds's left lung
an inch from the heart.
The men then threw Reynolds into one
of their cars. carried him nye miles
down the beach and left him on the road
near Ormond. A man found him un-
conscious and took him home. whence
he was transferred to the hospital.
None of the men who attacked Rey-
nolds has been identified. The authori-
ties believe they were persons who re-
sented last weeks fire. the origin of
which was mysterious, or that woman
was involved.
Thomas L. Reynolds has been well
known In New York for thirty years.
He is 81 years old His activities have
included those of politician. real estate
operator. oil stock promoter and opera
tor of gambling house. He is often
referred to as THE Senator" because at
times he found it advantageous to use
that title. His visiting cards used to
read, His Excellency Thomas l.. Rey-
nolds, Ambassador Plenipotentiary from
the Amazon Republic"
In 1918 Judge Mcintyre in General
Sessions fined him $3.50 and sentenced
him to ninety days In the Tombs as a
common gambler. Thereafter he went
to Europe, having done well with the
sale of oil stock. and upon his return
bought gentlemans estate In Sea-
breeze. Fla. He also bought the new
opera house there and announced his
intention of making 1t the finest picture
theatre in the South. BY permission OF
the Circuit Court of Volusia county he
changed his name last year to Lorillard
Reynolds.
Years ago Reynolds was a captain in
the Sixty-ninth Regiment He frequent
ly was spoken Of as friend and asso-
ciate in real estate deals of the late Big
Tim Sullivan, but a man who was a
friend OF Sullivan said yesterday this
was pretence. as was Reynolds's claim to
great influence in the councils of Tam
many.
Figured In Alienation Suits.
But Reynolds was a member of the
Long Acre Club, and In 1906 he ran
against James ]. Martin for Tammany
leadership of the Twenty-seventh As
semby district. In 1912 he was thrown
out OF the Empire State Democracy, the
reason given Delng tnat ne trleu 10 BIaD
that organization for Tammany.
In January. 1912. when he was pres
ident of the Thomas l.. Reynolds Com
pany. real estate, he married Miss Mary
House OF Little Rock, Ark. but two
months later she sued for separation.
In the same year Jacques Bustanoby.
restaurant proprietor. sued Reynolds for
$3.50. 900. accusing him of alternating the
affections OF Mrs. Bustanoby. This ac-
tion was never brought. to trial.
At the same time Reynolds was de-
mandlng a similar sum from his wifes
mother, whom he charged with alternating
the affections of Mrs. Reynolds.
In 1918 Reynolds married one OF Rec
tors cabaret singers. but she started
suit a year later for an annulment She
said her husband had deceived her into
thinking ne was business associate Of
the Goulds and Rockefellers. a power in
Tammany Hall, landed proprietor in
England, n former Ambassador OF the
United States to Russia. a delegate to
the National Democratic Convention,
and an important gentleman generally.
In reality. she said, he was a common
gambler
Roulette wheel in Home.
Reynolds's home at 30 West Sixty
eighth street was raided on April 20.
1918. A New York business man had
complained that he had gone to the
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