Evening star., 1937-04-26
DENHARDT JURY
HEARS GUN DATA
Defense Moves to Strike
Out Testimony on
Hee|prints.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor, pretty
<0-year- old 1Dido,D and fdncee OF
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, for
rler Lieutenant GoUernor of Ken
tucky, WdS shot to death on road
in Kentucky several months ago.
She 1Dds accompanying Gen. Den
hardt, Who said she Wdlked awdy
from the automobile and fred the
fatal shot herself. Nevertheless,
the general iDas charged Dtth her
murder and the trial began at New
Castle, KY, last tOeek.
~ the Associated Press.
NEW CASTLE, KY, April 26.-The
defense moved today to strike Out
testimony regarding heelprints near
where Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor was
found shot to death and which the
commemorative line of evidence in.
dicated was part of its effort to prove
that Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt
struggled with the widow before shoot
ing her.
Circuit Judge Charles c. Marshall
presiding at the trial of the portly
61-year-old former lieutenant COVER
nor charged with murder of his 40
year-old fancee, conferred with op-
posing counsel in his chambers and
then took the motion under advise
n1ent. The testimony was given earl
ier in the trial by Roy Carr, a broth
er of the dead woman, and by Sheriff
Walter Briggs of Oldham County. GAR
said his sisters shoes fitted the
marks.
The court room was packed again
today as Commonwealth's Attorney
H. B. Kinsolving launched into his
scientific evidence with testimony
from Clyde T Erwin, a ballistics
expert Of Kings Mill, Ohio, after DR.
John T. Walsh, La Grange, the first
witness Of the day, had been excused
Two Doctors Heard.
DR.. Walsh and his fellow townsman
Or. H. B. Blayeds, performed an ALL
topsy on Mrs. Taylor's body.
Waiting In an anteroom to follow
Erwin to the stand were F. c. Buck
master, Pittsburgh, chief chemist ol
Allegheny County, and Detective
Sergt. John /. Mesxmer, Louisville
who made parafnn tests of both Mrs
Taylor and the general.
DR.. Walsh said there WAS little dif.
ference in the size Of the two wound!
where the bullet entered and wher.
1t came out of the body.
Shots fired close to the body causet
ballooning," he said. This was brough
out by the State after DR.. Walsh hae
explained to the jury "ballooning
was caused by gases forced out as I
bullet is fred
Saturday, DR.. Blayedis made q simi.
lar statement that the gun from
which the bullet that killed Mrs. Tay.
lU was fired was not held close K
her body"
Chester voolfolk, youthful laundry
truck driver, stepped into the fore
front in the trial today.
Drove Truck for Widow.
lAS AZ. CO1 -OlS 0i1fCl VI a VI uCk
for the laundry operated by the comely
widow WAS injected into the trial By
the defense.
The Commonwealth, Special Prose.
e11tor ]. Ballard Clark says, has in.
etructed the young man mot to tall
with newspaper men" and efforts K
locate him have been futile.
Voolfolk, witnesses have testified
frequently drove Mrs. Taylor hom.
from her laundry, few blocks dis.
tant.
The Commonwealth has carefully
guarded the young man, and even th<
people of La Grange, where he lives
have joined to prevent newspaper mer
from seeing the young man.
TIL defense introduced the youth
name into the testimony early las
week. but since has not referred K
him