Evening star., 1932-07-12
READY TO RENEW
REYNOLDS PROBE
Sheriff Silent on Details.
Libby Holman Will De-
part Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSTON SALEM, NJ c.. July IL.
Sheriff Transou Scott today said his
investigation of Smith Reynolds death
was not closed. but he declined to say
what his next step in the inquiry into
the shooting Of the heir to tobacco
millions would be.
The sheriff issued a brief formal
statement in which he took no notice
Of decision by coroners jury last
night that Reynolds. who was shot to
death in his home here last Wednes-
day. came to his death by gunshot
wound at the hands of party or
parties unknown.
The statement said:
so far as I and my office are con-
cerned, the investigation is not closed.
No case Is closed as long as it remains
a mystery and unsolved. but / am not
in a position to give statement OF
in what particular way the investiga-
tion will be conducted"
Libby Holman to Leave.
Meanwhile, Libby Holman, former
Broadway blues singer and widow of
Reynolds, prepared to leave for her
fathers home in Cincinnati, Ohio. The
verdict of the coroner's jury last night
released her and Albert Walker, l9, Of
Winston Salem, lifelong chum Of Rey-
nolds, from custody. They had been
held as material witnesses.
Albert Holman, Cincinnati attorney
and father of Libby, said they would
leave for Cincinnati at 3:25 pm. East
ern standard time) by a Norfolk &
Western train. Libby's mother and a
sister, Mrs. Myra Kahn of Cincinnati,
will return to Cincinnati with Holman
and Libby. The train will arrive in
Cincinnati tomorrow morning, 7:55 am.
Her father said the 26-year-old widow
had her first natural sleep since the
tragedy early today.
"She was, of course" he said, quite
overcome by the terrible experience she
had to undergo before the coroner's
jury"
He also told of plans for Libby to go
away to some secluded resort for
while to recuperate and discussed the
verdict of the coroner's Jury.
Il know it was a case of suicide" he
said, with a show of feeling, adding
that is, of course, as far as one can
know anything without actually having
seen it."
Holman said no place had been Sc
lected yet for Libby to go for recupera-
LlOn. his QduSIltcI Ildo DCCH virtually
unable to talk coherently since the trag-
edy and the plan has not been discussed
with her.
Scores suspicion"
After referring to the horrible sus-
picion" in connection with the inquest
proceedings, Holman asserted vigor-
ously:
IF you knew my daughter. you would
know her first impulse Is to protect any
thing rather than to do the other thing.
She is the tenderest girl in the world
and would do harm to nothing"
Holman was asked If Libby dropped
off to sleep naturally. We'll. we gave
held a mild bromide" he said. She
went to sleep about 2:30 and by 3
O'Clock was sleeping soundly
Libby was said by her father to be
rather weak, due to the strain under
which she has lived and to lack OF
exercise for nearly week.
1--WE think by giving her a little mild
exercise and persuading her to take
nourishipg food we will have her able
to be moved within a day or two" ne
added.
The 26-year old widow has with her
for comfort and solace besides ner
father, her mother and sister. MIS-.
Myron Kahn, also OF Clnclnnatl.
As she faced the ordeal OF examlna-
ton yesterday by Solicitor Carlisle Hlg-
gins a spare mountaineer with square
jaws and high-cheek bones, the trio
hovered around the actress, seeking to
make the trial easier for her to bear.
At one time when Libby sobbsd such
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