Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-29


old grudge revived or disagree
nent over business deals droppeC
from consideration as probable
motives for the murder, investi
gators now are attempting to fas
ten responsibility for his death III
on some person who from jea!-
ousy or similar motive might
have sought to get him out OF
the way"
SO far, while imaginations have
been strained on this point, moth
ing has been figured out which
seems to the investigators to f ur-
nish a plausible enough motive
for it to be followed by any ac-
ton.
! Attempts have been made to
bare all the details Of his private
life, but nothing has been disclos-
ed warranting belief that the
cause of murder may be foun6
in some past deed.
/ The discovery Of handker-
chief in the home resulted in (
conference between Mrs. Rena-
ker and the detectives, but this
was found to have been a hand
kerchief owned by Mr.. Renaker.
Mrs. Renaker, in company with
two of Mr.. Renaker's brothers,
Barrie and Frank Renaker, the
latter ofPaintsville today went to
the Renaker poultry house, or
Main street, where the buSines'
pace was opened for the first
time since the body was found.
] he safe was opened to find if
two $50 bills which Mr.. Renake,
had when he left his wife in Gin
cinnati Monday had been left
there. They were not founc
Several Manchester men reported
having seen Mr.. Renaker after h,
reached here from Cincinnati anC
declared that he went to his plaee
Of business.
1t became known today tha
Mr.. Renaker carried insurance
policies valued at $4,000 and ii
was reported, but not substan-
tiated, that he had other policies
which would bring the total insur
ance upon his life to $4,000.
Feud Theory Scorned
Covington, KY, July % = 2
kentucky feud of long. standing
entered today into the mystery
surrounding the murder of Leoi
Renaker, wealthy Kentuckiar
who was found early Tuesda
slain in his home at Winchester.
Details of the alleged feud were
related here by Adam Renaker.
brother of the murdered man,
who also sad that the Winchester
police are working on a cluew in
volving a wealthy Wnchester
man who is alleged to have been
walking home with Renaker the
night of the murder and, follow
ing the discovery of the body, had
displayed large sums of money,
According to a statement of
Adam Renaker to detectives
working on the case the feud
in 1910, and involves number CT
dates back to Halloween night
Renaker's brothers.
While the fun was at its height
a quarrel developed between
Chapman Renaker and another
member of the party. Chapman
Renaker is said to have drawn a
knife and the other man a pistol,
but before he could fire his other
brother stepped between them
received the bullet instead of
Chapman, according to Mr.. Rem
aker.
The gun wielder then fired
again hitting Chapman in the eye,
who died a short time later from
the wound. Chapman's slayer
was tried in the court at Cynthi-
ana, and in the trial both Barrie
and Walter Renaker, brothers CT
the murdered man, testified
against him.
After the trial, Mr.. Renaker
said, there had been bad blood be-
tween the Renaker family and
members of the other family.
Detectives, however, discount
ed the story Of Mr. Renaker
They point out that the murder.
ed man was the only sone of the
Renaker brothers who did not ties