Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-27

they attempted to- revive her that
it was not her; that it was her
husband upstairs. The two went
upstairs and found Mr.. Renaker
lying across the bed dead. Upon
finding that the wires had been
cut leading to the house and they
sent out the alarm an officials
soon appeared on the scene an
investigation was started.
| DR.. Joseph Howard of this city,
Mrs. Nola Lasgford and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt I1adley were at the
depot when the train pulled in
and noticed Mr.. Renaker get off
the train which arrived about
12:10 o'clock, which was the last
that was seen of him until he was
found on Wednesday by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renaker were the
guests while in Cincinnati of his
brother, Mr.. Walter Renaker.
When he left Cincinnati for Win
chester, has wife accompanied
him to the train and stated that
he had on his person, at the time,
Approximately the above amount
of money.
The city and county officials
and local citizens, SOON banded
together upon hearing of the de-
tails and offered reward of $3.50
to investigate the outrage. A
reward of $3.50 is offered by the
city, $3.50 by the county, and $3.50
by the citizens. A call was put
in for Governor Morrow to re-
quest that the state supplement
these amounts by $3.50, bringing
the total up to $1,000. 1t is like
ly that this amount will be raised
by the local citizens, the entire
community is aroused to a very
high pitch over the murder, which
is the most brutal pronounced by
many that has ever been commit
ted in this section.
A telegram was sent out by the!
local city and county officials to a
Cincinnati Detective Agency, en-
ploying a detective to come here
atonce for investigation of the af-
fair. 1t is expected that the de
tectives will arrive on the ev III
ing train.
A large finger print and a
stream Of dried blood about three
inches long was found on the door
where the murderer closed the
door as he left the home after
committing the crime.
Leon Renaker was one of the
most prominent young business
men of Central Kentucky, and
was IS years of age. He was en-
gagged in the poultry and cold
storage business as we'll as hold-i
ing quite large amount of blue
grass seed, being connected with !
r. P, Taylor, of this city, in the
purchase of blue grass seed.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs |
Nancy Katherine Renaker, who
was before her marriage, Miss
Quisenberry, the daughter of Mr..
Charles c. Quisenberry, of this I
city; his mother, Mrs. Nettie
Renaker, of Cynthiana, one sister
Mrs. Dostor Carwin, of Lebanon, i
O., and four brothers, Walter
Renaker, of Cincinnati, who is
employed by the American Sic
ing Machine Co, of Cincinnati, at
80 West Court street, Frank. Of
Paintsville, and Barry and Kirk,
of Cynthiana.
He was of one of the most
widely known and prominent fam
lilies of Kentucky and had won
friends easily through his con-
genial disposition. He had been
located in this city for a number
of years and had been successful +!
in his business career. He was
connected for number of years
with his father in the conduct of
the business. He had also large
business in Richmond, Ky. His
father succumbed only a few
months ago at his home in Gym .
He is also first cousin
of Wharton Renaker, Mrs. Chas.
B. Strother, and Mrs. Rife Hodg
kin, and nephew of their father,
Ewell Renaker, of this city and
Paris.
No arrangements have been
made so far for the funeral.
Only about three weeks agoI
the dead man returned from
trip through Canada, accompani-
ed by Dallas G. Lawrence, Edyin
Rosenberg, Clarence Bloomfield,
and Stoner Ogden, they having
been sent as delegates to the In
ternational Kiwanis Convention
at Toronto.
LOST: Tuesday between Rich,