New Britain herald., 1927-09-27
Youthful Head of Air. ways Company Last Seen Leaving Night Club-Auto Found in Water.
Mysterious Telephone Call Asks Police to Investi- gate-Friends Say He Carried S6,0OO Cash.

New York, Sept. e7 GP,-Carter Tif- tany vice-president of the Reynolds AirWays, Inc. said today that he and hlS associates were thoroughly alarmed concerning the disappear 'ance Of Dick Reynolds, youthful president of the company. and that the case had been placed in the hands of private detective agency.
 We did not feel any concern about the absence of Reynolds" he said in a statement, until the Monday following our plane crash"
 Reynolds, q year old son of the late R. J. Reynolds, wealthy tobac. co magnate, and one of five heirs to the S50,o00.00O Reynolds estate, disappeared on the morning of Sept. l6. On Sept. F a Reynolds passen- ger plane crashed in New Jersey with loss of seven lives.
 The fact that Reynolds automo- bile was found in the water" the Tiffany statement continued, "was not particularly disturbing as we thought it had probably been stolen.
 When we did not hear from him at the beginning Of the week we checked back and found that he had not kept any of his week end ap- pointmcnts. We became thoroughly alarmed.
 These facts were communicated to Reynolds stepfather, J, Edward Johnson, of Winston Salem. who came to New York with w. R. Hub ner of Baltimore trustee of Reynolds fathers estate. They decided to hire a detective agency.
 "Roynolds' absence will not stop operations of the Reynolds Airways but We shall of course temporarily hold up our plans for expansion"
 several Clues On Hand
 An expensive limousine, retrieved from the waters of Long Island sound. q mysterious telephone call to police, and the story of Broad way night club hostess guided detec- tivas today in their search for Reyn- olds.
 Neither friends, relatives nor pri- vate detectives have found a trace Of him since September 16, although he was not listed at the city's missing persons bureau nor were police sum- moned in the case. Fear of accident or foul play was inspired by the be- lief that he carried almost $6,000 in cash when he disappeared.
 Reynolds was last seen in New York by Miss Marie Houston, hostess in the Charm club. whom he ac- companied to the Grand Central sta tion about 6 a. m, September Is. Miss Houston left Reynolds, she said upon her return here. and travelled to St. Louis where she visited rela- tives for a few days
 Drew S6,O0O From Bank
 Tracing Reynolds movements. de- tectives learned that on September 16 he drew about s6,00O from the bank, sent his servants back to his home in Winston Salem. x. C., and moved to a hotel in Manhattan. He instructed his chauffeur to leave his automobile at Mineola. L. l.. and. entering another car with John Ora ham Of Winston Salem, went to din- her at Long Island roadhouse.
 About midnight Reynolds and Graham appeared at the night club In Manhattan, using Or raham's car on the trip: Graham did not accom- pany Reynolds and Miss Houston to the railroad terminal. Railroad schedules show the first train for St. Louis left Grand Central at S:45 q. m.
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