Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-12-13
rs Renaker Mept twice.

Herbert II. Moore, who deliver
ed the opening statement for the
commonwealth, was describing
the crime and later when Mat;
Bean. coroner, the first witness
called, was describing the posi-
ton in which he found the body
she buried her face in her hand
kerchief and appeared to be sob-
bing. Scobec Hardman's moth
er, Mrs. Lee Hardman, was pres
cnt in the courtroom and en-
braced her son upon entering.
After Coroner Bean had tcsti-
fed, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cock,
who live in the same house i'll
whicil Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Doug
las Eve, were next placed on the
stand. Mrs. Douglas is Hard
mans sister and IIardman spent
a great part OF his time at her
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook til
OF hearing iIardman and two
other boys engaged i'll conver-
sation at their home Monday,
July "a. and said that they re-
maincd in the dining room OF
the Douglas home from 4::30
o'clock until after 5 O'Clock.
Neither knew who the other two
boys were.
Mrs. Cook SAID Sic had sem
Mrs. Rcnakcr and Scobee Hard
man together two or three times
at the Douglas home and had
seen Mrs. Rcnakcr, Mrs. Doug
las and IIardman leave there t.
gcther. She sad Mrs. Renakcr
Nas at the Douglas home nearly
every day when Mrs. Ruth
Douglas Was at home and some
times was there as much as two
or three times in d single day.
Mrs. Harry Prathcr Of West
street, behind the Rea-
aLer home. testihcd that her
husband is d travelling salesman
and was away from the city the
night the murder is alleged 70
have taken place. but that She
was at home. Her father and
mother live with her, occupying
a front room. She occupic.i a
rear room.
She said that she vas awaken
ed between | and 2 o'clock by
an automobile light and, going
to a window, saw a roadster
come from the vacant lot behind
the Renaker home and pass be
fore her home. She said it made
several turns, finally leaving in.
the direction OF Boonesboro. I
Emery kimball said he had
met Mrs. Leon Renaker. who
visited Mrs. Clyde Douglas al
HuSterlltz. through Mrs. Doug
las. He said he had seen Mrs.
Renaker and Hardman together
often. probably as many as II
times and that three times he
met Mrs. Douglas and Hardman
together, unaccompanied.
This he declared, was in the
summer OF 1921 and Iardman
took him along" until his Ford !,
automobile broke down.
lie said IIardman called him
Up from Winchester last year
md asked him to meet him, !
which he did. He said he me.
iardrnan, Mrs. Rcnakcr. and
Mrs. Douglas near Clintonvillc
md Mrs. Douglas got in his car
md they rode in one direction,
while HarIman and Mrs. Rena-
ler drove away in the other di-
-ection. lie told of another
meeting 1T a Mrs. Batson's, de-
,larin% that IIardman and Mrs.
were alone for d time
nd another time, at Mrs. Doug
as home. he went with Hard
nan, where IIardman met Mrs
Ienakcr and they remained
lone more than two hours while [
= and Mrs. Douglas were IN an
'ther part of the house. He Sai4
he icur were together at a car
2lral or street fair i'll Winches-
.cr and that they went togcth-
T to funeral in Paris, which
c and Mrs. Douglas attended,
'ut declared IIardman and Mrs.
ienaker did not.
The night session was late
Q begin. Judge Shackclford, OH
rs arrival, which was tardy by
bout five minutes, made his
Irst apologstic statement of the
rial.
He said ne had been invited to-
upper with a friend who had an
ld-fashioned hogs head" din
er. He showed the effects of
his supper OH the judicial hui
1or soon after calling court. He
flowed spectators to stand in
he aisles and crowd the court