The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
Reynolds Death Gun
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hotel at Reynolds insistence. Mis-
Holman, Miss Yurka and other.
were busy reading the manuscript
Of a play. Reynolds left, he said
because he had little interest in it
That night in the hotel they hat
talked long and Reynolds had con.
fided to him, Walker said, a feal
that he was insane.
| The questioning turned to the
party given at the Reynolds estate
Tuesday night, before the shooting
Miss Holman had disappeared from
the party.
II asked where Mrs Reynold,
was" Walker testified. "And h<
(Smith) said she is roaming
around on the outside We got
up and went back in the pantry
to talk and I asked him to let me
go out and look for her. He said
No, don't want you to. II she
Is not in after the guests leave. ]
will go out and look for her."
"Was he disturbed" Walker was
asked. Al would say rather
worried look. -
Q-State to his honor and the
jury what was the discussion you
and Mr. Reynolds and Mrs Rey-
nolds had about her kissing you
that night.
A-The early part Of the evening
Mrs Reynolds was very tight
Q-You mean under the influ-
ence of whiskey? Ayes sir
and she threw her arms around
my shoulder and leaned down and
whispered to. me something per-
tanning to Smith loving her. . .
and 1t wasn't long after that until
they both came up and Mrs Rey.
nolds said did I kiss you?"
said, mo-, Of course not"
When Mr. Reynolds and myself
went back in the pantry, he said
Il want you to get 1t straight that
wasn't accusing you Of anything
He said II saw the whole thing
/ said "but there wasn't anything. /"
| He said II saw what happened"
| Odd he say he wasn't accus-
ing you of anything, or wasn't
accusing you Of being intimate with
his wife-which words did he use
Al don't know.
Ole wasn't accusing you OF
being intimate with his wife?
A-No sir.
Q-When she leaned down and
whispered to you what did she tell
you?
Al don't remember the words
but she said II don't believe Smith
loves me" or something to that
effect in very tight tone.
He was closely questioned about
an account of Libby and Smith
talking alone in Walkers room not
long before the shooting. Walker
at the time. said he was down.
stairs.
Q-Have you any reason why MI
and Mrs Reynolds would have
gone in your room? A-No sir
Q-Was she in the habit Of go.
ing in your room? A-No sir.
The testimony switched to Other
subjects and then returned to tn.
conference Of the. husband ant
wife in Walkers bedroom.
Q-Three minutes later, after
that conversation Zone between
Walker and ReynoIds) after beinf
carried in your room, and afte,
seeing Mrs Reynolds bedroom slip.
per beside your bed, and her sweat
er in your bathroom, you said "by
the way, about five minutes before
Smith and his wife went to theil
room last night they were both II
my room and those slippers are
hers did you say that. Aye.
sir.
| Q-And when told that you had
just said you were downstairs
locking up you said II was, but
heard their voices and recognized
them" A-Well, there is no con-
flict between that and the first
one.
Q-But you hadn't mentioned te
Mr. Scott (the sheriff) in your first
conversation anything about them
being in your bedroom had you
Al don't know; thought had
Odd you say this "Well the
whole truth of the matter is Smith
just thought too much of that wo.
mani" Ayes sir.
Odd you say later that there
was something about this affair
that you couldn't tell and that you
would carry to your grave? A
That said, but 1t was in a state
Of mind am willing to answer
any question you ask me truthfully
as I can.
| Q-You didn't think for q min.
ute that Mr. Reynolds had carried
his wife to your room to show her
A-She followed him in the
room; he went first.
Q-That he asked her torcome ir
your room to show her her bed.
room slippers under your bed. A
NO sir.
Odd you know Mrs Reynolds
was q Jewess? A-No sir,
Odd Smith know It. AL
don't know sir. ~
Odd you ever hear Smith ex.
press his opinion, or make any
statement In regard to people OF
the Hebrew race? A-No SIR.
Q--Did you know that he had a
very peculiar opinion about them ?
A-No sir.
Walker was closely questioned
about his reasons for returning 10
tho Reynolds house 10 get q wal
let after he had taken Smith TO tho
hospital. Tt
He had made two trips back 10
the house. the last enc about . q.
m.
o-Whsn yen got back tho las.
| time WhGuGVar n WAS Mr. Warn.