The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13

peculiar that they couldn't find the
gun? A-No sir.
OIL will ask you IL you didn't
make this statement to Mr. Warn
ken or to Mr. Lasater, when Mr.
Warnken said, TITS funny we can't
find the gun" you made the state
ment. ITS in the ROOM"
Al don't remember. that.
Q-Do you deny that you made
the statement? Al don't re-
member any discussion about the
gun except the gun that we dis
cuSsed in my room.
Q-Do you deny you made the
statement? A-Everything is sort
Of hazy at that point.
w. e. Fulcher, night Waterman,
testified he searched the room
where Reynolds was reported shot,
q few moments after the shooting,
'all around the bed and all around
the room"
Stuart Warnken and J. r. Barnes
went into the bed room and search
ed the sleeping porch, Warnken
a second time. They found no
gun, and on the way to the hospi-
tai Barnes inquired:
II wonder where the gun ISL"
Warnken was questioned then.
Q-What did Walker say? A
Walker said the gun was up here
In the room.
Q-After DIR Hanes and Barnes
got back did you search the room
again? Ave did.
Q-Who was in the party? A
Mr. Wharton, j. T. Barnes, Fred
Hanes, Mr. Lasater and myself.
Odd you find the gun at that
time? Ayes sir.
Then A. Clint Wharton, superin-
tendent Of the estate, testified.
Q-Where was the gun found :?
Alright on, I should say the
southwest corner Of the rug.
Odd you have any trouble
locating the gun the last time you
were in there? Al stepped on It
as / went in.
Libby Holman, accompanied by
her mother, father and sister, left
for her parents home in Cincinnati
at 3:45 p. m. yesterday. The party
was due in the Ohio city this morn
ing.
She Wasn't Sure
Winston Salem, N. c., July H.
(UP)-Glamorous Libby Holman
Reynolds believed but was not
certain that she was to bear an heir
to the slain Smith Reynolds and
his tobacco millions. she testified
In secret sessions Of the inquest
into Smiths mysterious death.
Her testimony was revealed in
copies Of the secret testimony OBJ
tained by the United Press. The
faof I'M nAvnraH %H1a xxryr.
days Of the coroner's jury investi-
death. one week ago after a week
end party at Reynolda, the Rey-
nolds estate.
Any child Libby bears Smith
Reynolds within ten months after
will have claim upon many mill
lions Of dollars. according to legal
authorities here. Libby has no
trust fund established by r. ].
Reynolds. Smiths father.
The transcript Of the secret
evidence given by Libby con-
cludes with this passage:
Q-Have you been strong? A
Yes.
Q-OIueTWlSe tHdn SuOCk, Is YOUR
health good now, so far as you
know? Al don't know.
OIL regret to ask you this
question, but it may be material.
Are you pregnant at this time? A
II don't know yet. II am it is
recent.
She then confided to the jury
that since June IS the thought had
been in her mind that she might
be approaching motherhood. The
evidence was given on July 8.
The remainder of Libby's testi-
mony which covered approximately
1000 words Of transcript, shed
little light on the affairs of her.
self and her husband or on his
his death. She described the strange
lapse of memory which claimed
her from July until the day be-
fore her lawyer-father arrived
from Cincinnati following her hus-
bands death-a mental blank"
Of some 40 hours broken only by
the Flash" of the fatal shot be-
ing fired.