Evening star., 1936-11-20
TESTIMONY GIVEN
IN DENHARDT CASE
States Witnesses Tell Of
Events on Night Widow
Was Killed.
~ the Associated Press.

NEW CASTLE, KY. November 90
The Commonwealth began giving its
version today Of what happened the
night Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor was
slain while on an automobile ride with
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, with
out summoning any witnesses connect
ed with the clothing the couple wore
or other exhibits.
The court room was crowded to its
$50 capacity long before the portly
former Lieutenant Governor and adju-
tant general came in. Throngs packed
the court house square. Six State po-
licemen and special deputy sheriffs
we're on duty outside, and stands SELL
ing sandwiches and coffee did q big
business on the court house lawn.
The Commonwealth had scientific
tests made Of the clothing that the
60-year-old Denhardt and his 43-year-
old fiancee wore the night of November
6. and yesterday the Kentucky Court
of Appeals refused TO order the ex-
hibits turned over TO the defense until
introduced as evidence.
LiStGns httcutiNCIys
DenhaKdt, against wnom Mrs. Tay-
lor's brother swore out a murder war
rant, listened attentively as Barney
Browning, first Commonwealth's wit
ness, began testifying.
Browning, a filling station operator.
said the night Of the shooting he saw
a car parked on the road without lights
and that a woman he later learned
was Mrs Taylor came 10 his filling
station and asked him TO help get the
car started.
I noticed nothing unusual" Brown
ing said. There was man sitting in
the car. but he did not speak" Brown
ing added. Browning said he asked the
woman about the man and she replied
'he is sick"
Browning said George Baker a
farmer, helped push the car TO the fill
ing station and then another automo-
bile started pushing it away from
there. He said that was the last he
saw OF It and that he heard no shots.
He was not crosS-examined.
Refused to Push Car.
Baker testified that J. 3. Hundley,
a barber, who later found Mrs. Taylor'5
body. came by in an automobile. but
refused to push Denhardt's car into
La Grange because its batteries were
exhausted and it had no lights.
Baker said that they pushed the
car down the road to his house and
that before getting into the car Mrs.
T
glove" He picked up a glove for her,
he added, and she got into the ma
chine with two gloves in her hand.
Hundley meanwhile left, saying he
would send a repair man from the
nearest garage.
Baker said he went into his house
and later while on the front porch
IT heard an awful loud gunshot, awful
close" He said he went back into
the house and came out few min
utes later. Il hesitated," he added,
Il was scared"
Baker said he saw Denhardt from
his house window 10 or IS minutes
before he heard the shot. After he
came out, Baker continued, II neard
q little gun go of. 1t sounded like
a little pop gun"
Baker said Denhardt told him." .
lady was with me and went up the
road to look for her glove"
'Denhardt reached in the car and !
judged looked for gun and said.
the guns gone,'" Baker added.
Hundley and Cuba Shaver, q ga
rage mechanic. came up about that
time, Baker continued Common
wealth's Attorney H. B. Kinsolving
asked Baker what Denhardt's condi-
ton was and Baker replied, he seemed
to be very frightened and said. amt
that awful! My. my. she's the finest
woman ! ever knew"