The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-13

How could the gun have
been to the right Of the bed,
near the door, while the
cartridge was found on the
opposite side Of the bed?
How could the bullet range
slightly downward through Smith
Reynolds brain from his right tenn
pie to below his left ear, and YET
pass through a door screen six feet
two inches from the floor?
Why was there no bloody trai
from the spot where Smith was shot
to the place where he was lifted in
to the automobile for the trip tC
the hospital, where he died in one
room as his exotic wife and his
friend, Walker, sat in another?
Explanation Is Possible
There are possible explanations tc
the last two questions not devel-
oped in the secret testimony re-
vealed to the United Press.
Had Smith Reynolds stood near
the foot of the bed in the room
where he was shot, lifted the gun
to his right temple as his head
dropped slightly forward, the bull
let would have coursed through his
head and the screen door in &C
cordance with the evidence.
Testimony was to the effect that
Walker and Libby Holman Reyn-
olds, both under influence of liquor,
carried the wounded youth to the
automobile. Smiths head rested in
the arms of one part OF the time,
and on Walkers shoulder the re-
mainder of the time, Absence OF
q bloody trail easily could be ex-
planned under such circumstances
The transcript of evidence con-
tains the detailed testimony OF
Walker. held for three days as a
material witness; Miss Blanche
Yurka, New York actress; DR.. Fred
M. Hanes, Libby Holman and sew
eral employees of the Reynolds
estate.
DR.. Hanes expressed the opinion
that the shot was fired from Wea-
pon held Immediately against young
REYNOLDS temple. A weapon SC
held, he explained, leaves a mini
mum of powder marks. There were
virtually no powder burns on Reyn-
olds' temple.
Feared He Was Insane
The testimony of Walker alone
ran some $500 words. He described
how he and Smith Reynolds spent
Sunday night before the shooting
at a Linston Salem hotel, at Reyn-
olds' inSistence.
Miss Holman, Miss Yurka, anc
others were busy reading the man
uscript of a play. Reynolds left, ht
said, because he had little Interest
in it. That night in the hotel they
had talked long and Reynolds hac
ccnfded to him, Walker said, zeal
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.
Il asked where Mrs Reynolds
was" Walker testified. And HI
(Smith) said. She is roaming
around on the outside We got w
and went back in the pantry tx
talk and I asked him to let me g
out and look for her.
He said, No don't want vol
to. II she is not in after the guests
leave, I will go out and look for
WAS he disturbed" Walker wa
asked. Al would say a rather
worried look
Questioned About Kiss
O-State to his honor and thu
Jury what was the discussion yo'
and Mr.. Reynolds and Mrs. Rey
nolds had about her kissing you
that night? A-The early part o
the evening Mrs. Reynolds was Ver'
tight.
O-You mean under the influ
ence of whisky? Ayes, sir
and she threw her arms around m.
shoulder and leaned down an'
whispered to me something per
tanning to Smith loving her
and it wasn't long after that unit
they both came up and Mrs. Key
nolds said, did kiss your SAID
..NJo of course not.
when Mr.. Reynolds and mysel
vent back in the pantry, ne salo
W r,ant YOU to get it straight tina
wasn't accusing you OF anything
W said II saw the whole thing
7 said. But there wasn't anything
us said. IT saw what happened.
o-Did he say he wasn't accusing
vo,, of anything. or wasn't accusing
So1 of being intimate with his wifi
which words did he useP A,
don't know.
Not Accused of Intimacy
Gle wasn't accusing you of be
ing intimate with his wife? A-NC
sir
Q-When she leaned down an,
whispered to you, what did she tel
YOU? Al don't remember tn
words, but she said, Il don't believ
Smith loves me-" or something I
that effect, in very tight tone.
He was closely questioned abou
an account of Libby and Smith talk
ting alone in Walkers room not lon