Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-14
HARDMAN TRIAL TO
Be HELD WEDNESDAY
Youth Accused of Renaker Muir.
der Unperturbed-No In
Sun ance Paid Yet

man, II, son OF q wealthy BOur-
bon county farmer, under arrest
cn a warrant charging murder in
connection with the Staying Of.
Leon Renaker, Winchester busi-I
ness man, July Is, will be held att
Winchester before Judge r. 5.
Scobee. The date for the trial
was set Saturday afternoon at a!
conference between County At
torney H. II. Moore and Judge
Smith Hays, one Of Hardman's
attorneys.
The defense requested that the
preliminary trial be held Tues
day, but the later date was set
at the suggestion Of the COM
monwealth to allow more time
to summon witnesses and pre-
pare for the hearing, !;
Judge Scobee announced that,
he will vacate the bench at the
preliminary trial because of a !
distant relationship with the ac-
cused mans family. Hardman's
first name was given him be-
cause of this family relationship
H. B. Scrlvner, police judge OF
Winchester, will preside at the
trial Wednesday, it was said, af-
ter the conference at which the
trial date was set. None of
Renaker's insurance, consisting
of more than $4,000, carried
with seven different companies.
has been paid, according to rep
resentatives Of the insurance
companies.
All the policies carried an acci- /
dental death clause, which, in |
some cases, doubles the face
value Of the policies in case OF
accidental death. One of the pol l.
icies was written four mont 8
beore Renaker's death.
Smaller policies were carried
with three other companies. T,
!. w Glass, a detective, has
been at WORK oH the case for
several days as representative of
an insurance company which he
declined to name, it became
known today.
1t was freely rumored that
activities of detectives employed
by insurance companies hastened
the arrest of HIardman, whom To-
cal officials and other detectives
say they have had under obser-I
walton for some time.
Detective Glass, who is in
close touch with the sheriff's
force, said today that there is at :
yet no contest to payment of in-l
surance policies.
He said he was not working
with any other detectives and I
that results of his investigation
are available only to headquar- \
ters of his company. !
All the policies carried on Rem :
aker's life are payable in the
case holder is murdered, unless q
conspiracy is proved or evidence j
tends to show that death could T
not be considered as an accident, +
Insurance men said. n
Agents of companies with n
which Renaker carried insurance. :
.ommented on the fact that =
Renaker~always took advantageI s
oftfie death by accident" clausel =
which in some cases makes the
oolicieis worth twice their face h
values.
Renaker's insurance will be
1aid so far as is known at tais 7
lime. insurance agents said. I'm il
settlement will not be h
made, but will await results of v
he examining trial of Hardman
md the reports of detectives em- -
,loyed by the insurance compa- II
lies. Among the policies car :,
led by Renaker were the fol- =
owing: -
Metropolitan Life Insurance tt
1ompany, $500, with $4,000 t1
-alue in case of accidental death. &C
Kentucky Central Life Iusur- in
nee Company, $1,000, with an Il;
occidental death clause which in
reased its value. m
Aetna Life Insurance Compa- hi
Y, $4,000 with double value in &c
ase of accidental death. II
Equitable Life Insurance Com in
any $6.0C0, with increased value T.
( accidental death. dc
Since his arrest, which occur NJ
ed fifteen days after the dis
overy of ''Kentucky's most HI
Mysterious murder" young W
Iardman has maintained a cheer H
III silence regarding his arrest th
nd the. charges against him. W
When seen at the Winchester dc
all Saturday, following his re- tn