The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-09
LIBBY, FREE
ON BOND, IN
HIDING AGAIN
Waits Until Reporters Are
Asleep, VaniSheS From
Hotel at 2::30 A. M.
$4,000 BAIL PROVIDED
Torch Singer Is Believed on
Way to Cincinnati to
Await Trial.
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Dnlted treSS stan correspondent
WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Aug. 9.
Libby Holman Reynolds, freed on
bond to await trial as the alleged
slayer of her husband, suddenly
changed from her black mourning
garb to an attractive tan ensemble
early today. and vanished-fed
from the public whose alteration
she once sought as a Broadway star.
The widow indicted jointly with
Alb Walker, young friend of her
wealthy young husband, Smith Rey-
nolds, had been clustered in the
little inn at Reidsville, about forty
eight miles from here. She had
planned, it was said, to spend the
night there.
About 2:15 a, m. today, a blond
young man entered the lobby,
looked around, approached the
sleepy clerk and asked:
Speed Away Northward
"Any reporters in the lobby?"
They're all in bed"
With that, the stranger hurried
upstairs to Libbys room, and a
few moments later he came down
with her, accompanied by a young
man said to be her brother, and
by her nurse.
Libby, who had been heavily
yelled, and dressed in black. wore
tan hat, tan sweater, tan skirt.
white shoes and stockings. She
also wore gold-rimmed spectacles
such as she never wore on Broad
way.
The four hurried across the
lobby, rushed outside, stepped into
waiting sedan, and sped away
northWard.
Father in Winston Salem
Libby's father, meanwhile. slept
in the hotel here at Winston
Salem.
When she entered court at
Wentworth Monday afternoon to
obtain her. release on bail. she
raised the black veil only once.
That was when she exposed one
eye SO she might see to sign her
name upon the bond which won
her freedom.
she had surrendered in the cool
living room of Mrs. Muna Reds
home, room furnished with old
furniture, a spinning wheel in the
corner and neat with doilies and
mats
She was a sepulchral, almost fear
some figure, CARRIED entirely in
black.
Crowd Fights Into Courtroom
The crowd came with Libby, and
fought to enter the courtroom.
Judge A. M. Stack was ready to
hear her.
The accused Broadway singer sat
low in her chair at the counsel table.
Many in the courtroom never gained
glimpse of her.
She rubbed her forehead through
her veil nervously as her attorney
eXtolled her as a brilliant woman,
in love with her husband and now
both a widow and an expectant
mother.
She bowed to the judge and ac-
cepted his preferred hand when
led to the bench to sign her bond
of $25 1000.
Then Libby bowed again and
moved out Of the courtroom into a
heavily curtained car, which roared
away to Reidsville with her.
Trial Date Is Set
At Reidsville she soon was in Sc
clusion in her hotel. A nurse and
maid were with her and her
father.
In the evening he returned to
Winston-Salem, saying he would
take the first possible train today
back to the Holman home in Gin
cinnati.
There was general belief that
Libby would join him on that train
at some way station, and she, too,
would go to Cincinnati, probably to
the waiting comfort of her sister,
Mrs. Myron Kahn.
The date for the trial remained
uncertain. Normally the case would
come before a term Of court here
opening Oct. 3.
1t seemed probable, however, that
special term might be called for
early September at which Libby and
Alb Walker would be tried.