The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-13
Reynolds Widow Shielded
From Frying Eyes as She
Reaches Cincinnati.
(Other Details on Page q
BY EUGENE SEGAL
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT

CINCINNATI, o., July 49,
Draped from head to foot in a bed
sheet to shield her from views Of
the curious, Libby Holman Reynolds
returned to her childhood home to-
day. With her home coming, it be-
came known she desires to return
to the stage, from which Smith
Reynolds took her as his bride
The tragic death of her youthful
husband, killed, according to cor
oner's jury verdict, by "a person
or persons unknown" the long
hours of questioning by Winston
Salem, IN. c., authorities, the pub
licity and the grief had taken their
toll.
She didn't want to face the home
town people who gathered to see
her.
Mrs. Reynolds, who almost over
night became Broadway favorite
through her singing of torch
songs" will rest before planning a
possible return to the footlights.
May Become Mother. =
This plan may be upset, however,
for Mrs. Reynolds has revealed that
she perhaps is an eXpectant mother
The one-time musical revue sing
er, her parents and a sister arrived
at 7:55 a. m. from Winston-S Salem.
The party left the Norfolk and
Western train at Clare, an isolated
suburb several miles from the city,
to evade a crowd of curious persons
awaiting arrival of the singer.
Myron T. Kahn, a brother-in-law
met the party. Libby was rushed
to his motor car by her father.
Kahn drove her directly to his home
in Wyoming, an exclusive Cincinnati
suburb.
Libby, whose husband was an
heir to the fortune of R. ]. Reynolds,
tobacco dealer, is the daughter of
Alfred Holman, known to Cincin-
natianS as "middling successful"
attorney.
Holman, the young woman's
mother and other relatives went to
her in Winston-Salem when young
Reynolds was shot to death in his
home there, and a blaze of national
attention was turned upon the trag
edy.
Relieved" to Be Home
Libby was shielded from questions
by her father. The party set out
across quiet streets of the city where
the girl spent her girlhood.
She was described as relieved" to
be back here again. She will stay
with her sister, Mrs. Kahn, at
Wyoming, for long period of re-
cuperation.
She will not return to Reynolda,
the broad estate of the wealthy
Reynolds family into which she
married, except on occasions to visit
the grave of her husband, mem
Der Of the family said.
Glaring sunlight lay on the plat
form of the tiny Clare station, but
it was too early for many persons
to be about. Photographers cam
eraS clicked as she fastened across
the platform.
Her father said today there had
been no change IN her condition
since she told the coroner's jury
last week that an heir might be
born to the deceased husband.
May Ask Police Guard
The father was alternately iras-
chile and apologize in his eager
ness to protect his daughters pri-
vacy. He will obtain a police guard
at the Kahn home if necessary to
prevent invasion of the curious, he
said.
Libby does not care about any
Of the rumors and suspicious that
have conferred about her since the
tragedy" he said. "All that is Wor-
rying her is that the world will
understand she had a great and
genuine love for Smith Reynolds.
The youthful stage beauty spent
half an hour at the grave of Smith
before leaving Winston-Salem. She
bore flowers to the grave and stood
weeping quietly.
Her family led her and she hid
her face as she was led to the train
to come here. She entered a COM
partment and remained there
throughout the trip, hiding her face
even from train employees.