Evening star., 1932-07-12
Testimony Sensational.

Numerous developments, many SEN
sational, marked the final day Of the
coroner's inquest.
The jury heard the widow describe
unhapplness which prompted young
Reynolds to make suicide threats on
several occasions.
Some of these times, she said, she
was led to believe he was crazy. At
least once she said, she expressed the
belief to him. That was the last Sun
day he lived. 1t caused him. she said
to leave her and spend the night at a
hotel, from which he said he would 60
next morning to have his head
examined"
She explained that he was melan-
choly, fearful that lapse Of virility
would cost him her love.
Once, she said, he urged her to have
an affair with another man.
To this suggestion. she said, she
replied:
mo, no I told Inn my love for him
was too great to be impaired by any
one thing
Coupled with ner revelations of her
brief welded life wes Walkers story Of
the tragic night when. after Smith had
been ''peeved" at Libby all night, the
tobacco heir announced he was going
to end it all" Reynolds rushed up
stains, Walker said, and the sound Of
a shot was heard Immediately after
ward.
Miss Ruby Jenkins nurse at Baptist
Hospital where the ying Reynolds and
his hysterical wife we're taken early the
morning of July 6, was witness, She
said Libby, clad in neg,igee, ives taken
to a room and that Walker soon made
Ethel Shore. night supervisor. said they
heard a commotion in the room. and,
investigating, found Libby and Walker
struggling to arise from the floor
Walker afterward explained the incl
bed and then tainted, falling to the
floor. He said Libby was trying to help
him up when the nurse entered.
Denies Making Love.
oh my baby. my baby" Libby was
quoted as saying. and Don't you know
I'm going to have baby?" In reply
to Walkers question of what she
meant.
Walker denied he had been making
love to Libby at the birthday party for
c. G. Hill. where. others who attended
testified. merrymakEs were drinking
corn whisky and chasing it" with
beer.
Hill testified that Libby and Mrs.
William Vaught Of Greensboro, whose
husband recently was burned to death
as he lay in bathtub OF their home
when it was DESTROYED, apparently were
engaged in drinking contest at the
party.
Libbys testimony that she could re-
member nothing save the actual shoot
ing between IL pm. July and the
afternoon of July 6. was coupled with
the evidence given by others OF con-
tinued heavy drinking at Reynolda for
several days.
During her one lucid period during
the time of the mental lapse she
described. Libby said, she saw Reynolds
kill himself.
AS she reached the last days Of her
husbands life she was hard put to re-
strain herself. Coming to Monday night,
"a hours before his death. when he said
he was going to end their marriage be-
cause he was not able to make her
happy, she broke down.
James Shepherd, Lewis w. McGin-
mis-, Charles Norfleet and Virginia Dun
kle of Winston-Salem and c. Raymond
Kramer of Flushing Long Island,
heynOlCS IuIOT, OcSCIlUSQ tllC pal Iy
the drinking and other events.
Shepherd said he did not see Mrs.
Reynolds and Walker hugging and
kissing at the boat house on the private
lake of the estate, as had been intt-
mated.
Walker testified he had seen nothing
out of the ordinary pass between young
Reynolds and the brunette torch singer
the fatal night, although he admitted
Smith had told him night or two be-
fore that he had begun to question his
own sanity.
At this time, Walker said, he and
Reynolds went to a hotel and drank
themselves to sleep.
Walker said later. at the party, Libby
threw her arms around him and cried
Smith doesn't love me-"
Walker said she was very tight" at
the time, but denied she kissed him.
Tells of Boat House Visit.
Leaving the boat house. where sew
eral rounds of drinks had been served
Walker said Libby entered the house
about II pm. Tuesday night and re-
tired.
An hour later, he said, Reynolds en-
tered the house and was Joined by his
wife. Entering walkers room, the
witness said, they remained about Is
minutes, when Libby ran out, followed
by Smith. Walker said Smith returned
to the reception room In few minutes,
the young millionaire saying he was
going away and not coming back.
'T'm going to end it ALL" Walker
quoted Smith as saying following an
nouncement that a trip around the
world he had planned was "off.' As