Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-12-18

the trial of Scobee Hardman
for the murder of Leon Rem
aker were in rebuttal.
Meanwhile attorneys are
preparing TO begin tn c ar
guments. wit h Attorney
Maury Nemper scheduled to
make the first speech to the
jury.
%mcheSer, Ky. Dec. 1S-Tht
case of Scobee Hardman, charg-
cd with the murder OF Leor
Renaker IS expected to go to the
jury Monday night or early
Tuesday.
The only testimony to be pre-
scnted at the Monday morning
session OF court by the common
wealth in rebuttal is expected to
deal with the integrity OF de-
Tense witnesses. Subpoenas were
issued for witnesses from Bour-
bon and F&yette counties but
their testimony is expected to
be short.
As soon as these rcbuttal wit
nesses have been heard, prcpar-
alton will be made for the
speeches, which will continue
through at least eight andprob-
ably nine hours, with three
speakers on each side
Court was adjourned Satur-
day afternoon at Sis o'clock to
allow the prosecution 10 sub
poena witnesses from Fayettc
and Bourbon counties and the
jury was taken again to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
A. Cook, 1T whose home Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Douglas, brother-in-
law and sister OF Hardman. had
had an apartment from January
tc September of this year. The
purpose of the visis. ii WAS said,
was to ALLOW the jurors to form
an opinion as to whether per
: sons entering the house could
escape being seen by anyone
seated on the front porch. and
TO note the relative position Of
doors. windows and 70 ON 81
which have figured in the tcati-
mony. The defendant, Scobee
IIardman, Maury Kcmpcr, un-
sci for the state, and Harvey
Lisle, for the defense, accom-
panied the taicsmcn.
The defense closed al noon
Saturday and testimony in re
buttal was introduced by the
commonwealth when the after
noon session convened. Fifteen
or twenty witnesses have been
subpoenaed, including members
OF the September grand jury,
who are expected to testify that
Clyde Douglas statement before
that body in regard to his
knowledge Of Hardman's where
abcuts on the night OF July "a
is not the same which he gave
on the witness stand.
1t is expected that this testi-
monv will be concluded Monday
nlnrning and that arguments
VIII begin Monday afternoon.
The case will not be given to
the jury until Tuesday. it is in
dicated, as arguments will con
time for nine hours, Judge ".
Il. Shackelford having allowed
each side four and one-half hours
for speaking. There will be
three speeches from each side
Judge James G.. Denny OF Lex
mgton, G. I. Wycof, of Win
chester, and Wallace Muir, OF
Lexington. appearing in the or
der named for the defendant.
County Attorney Herbert H. Moore
of Winchester, viii probably speak
first for the commonwealth, followed
by Commonwealth's Attorney, w. ].
Baxter, Richmond. Maurey Kemper,
Lexington, who has taken the lead in
the prosecution, will close. fl
Judge Shackelford has not yet rul-
cd on the motion of the defense to eX-
clude certain testimony, including that
of Emory Kimball, brother of Hard
mans divorced wife, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Cook, in whose house Hard
mans sister Mrs. Clyde Douglass and
Mr.. Douglas lived until recently. The
defense has also asle that evidence
given by S. T.. Davis, attorney, in re-
gard to Leon Renaker's life insur-
ance and estate, be taken from the
Jury with that of Henry Haggard,
grocery clerk, who sttaed thta Hard
man got groceries from him which
we're charged to Mrs. Renaker.
Many persons in the court room
have expressed the opinion that the
trial will result in hung jury.
Jurymen, attorneys, court officials
and press representatives were gr9te-
full for adjournment Saturday after
noon, as. Judge Shackelford had driv-
en- himself and all others concerned
lelentlessly since Monday in an at