Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-07-08
CORONER ORDERS
REYNOLDS INQUEST
Jury Views Body Preceding
Funeral-MrS. Reynolds
Called for Quiz.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WINSTON SALEM, N. c., July g.
DR.. w. N. Dalton, county coroner, to-
day ordered an inquest into the death
of Smith Reynolds and set it for pm.
today.
Dalton, who had said he would off,
cially record the death Of young Rey-
nolds as a suicide. summoned a jury of
six men today, took it to the Reynolds
estate to view the body and then Or
dered the inquest,
He summoned as witnesses the sew
eral house guests of the couple as well
as the members of a dinner party at
the Reynolds home earlier on the night
of the shooting.
Reporters to Be Barred.
Among the witnesses called were C.
.. HILL in whose honor the dinner party
was held: Miss Blanche Yurka. New
York actress guest in the home. Alb
Walker, the first man to reach Rey-
holds after he was shot; Roy Kramer.
Flushing. N. Y. Reynolds tutor, and
Mrs. Smith Reynolds.
The coroner said he would bar news
paper men from the inquest.
The first major development in the
investigation of the mysterious shoot
ing of the young tobacco heir at his
palatial home here Wednesday came
short time after simple funeral services
for REYNOLDS were held this morning.
Mrs. Reynolds who collapsed apcn
A--arning of her husbands death, came
t-lt of seclusion for the first time since
abe hooting to attend the services.
The former show girl sat beside her
S0tner and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
holman, and wept silently throughput
49, services at the home.
AS the party left for the cemetery
Mrs. Reynolds leaned heavily upon the
arm of her father as she walked to an
automobile. After being assisted in, she
appeared to collapse on Holman's Shout
der.
Appears Badly Shaken.
Apparently she was badly shaken
during the brief committal service at
the grave, sitting with her head on
her fathers shoulder and with her
mothers arm around her.
Then she was almost carried back to
the automobile and driven to the Rey-
nolds estate.
The services. were in charge Of DR.. D.
Clay Lilly, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Reynolda Village. He spoke
briefly of young Reynolds sturdy per-
sonality and daring as an aviator.
Clad in deep black, Mrs. Reynolds
began to weep as the clergyman refer
red to her husbands qualities and
praised his daring in attempting to
circle the globe before reaching bis ma
jority,
In the ride of several miles from the
estate to Salem Cemetery Mrs. Rey-
nolds and her parents occupied car
Immediately behind the hearse.
Sheriff Transou Scott said he could
find no suicide motive, and therefore
would continue his investigation, al
though he said he had no evidence
that it was not suicide. He called to his
aid ]. Erie McAfichael, assistant solicit
tor of Forsyth County Superior Court,
and Carlisle Higgins, district. solicitor,
with whom he was to confer today.
Finds Blood on Bed.
Coroner Dalton said he had found
blood on the bed and part of the bullet
on the floor there, but that he saw no
reason to change his original opinion.
w. N Reynolds, Smiths guardian,
came here with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Holman of Cincinnati, parents of the
Young widow, and with her brother and
sister. He said he had no reason to
doubt that 1t was suicide.
REYNOLDS elder brother, Richard j.
Reynolds, was not here, but had been
advised of his brothers death by radio
to his freighter yacht, on the East
African coast Whether he would re-
turn home soon was not known.
Attorneys and others began investi-
cation into what effect the death would
have on disposition of the vast estate
of the tobacco magnate, who died IA
years ago.
Some said there was no provisions
for inheritance by wives or children
of the Reynolds heirs, the estate being
held in trust for the sons until they
should reach the age of %. This was
expected to leave the former Libby
Holman, once known as the Broadway
torch singer with only a half interest
in young Reynolds personal property,
the value of which has not yet been
estimated.
Status Also Doubtful.
The status of Anne Smith (nee Anne
Cannon), textile millions heiresS, young
Reynolds first wife, and her young
daughter was also somewhat in doubt,
despite the fact that, in separation
agreement on file in Superior Court
here, she waived all claims of herself
and their child in accepting $1,000
900 settlement.
Her right to sign away her daugh-
ter's rights was doubted in some cir
cles further complicating the situation.
The share of Smith Reynolds in his
fathers estate, his mother having died
several years ago, has been estimated
at approximately $4,000. 600. However,
since he was to receive only an income
from 1t until his 28th year. the status
of his heirs is not yet definitely known.
Should it be found that Reynolds
actually leaves an estate of S25,000,-
600, instead of merely leaving a right
TO a future division the State would