Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-12-15

I Mrs Renaker was. He said h
had, that a year ago'in Septem
Der, he, Mrs. Renaker and hi
sister went from Austerlltz at
! o'clvock in the afternoon afte,
eating lunch at his home.
| After dinner, he said, his sis
ter asked Mrs. Rcnaker to take
them to see his wife's brother
SO that his sister might adjus
some matters in regard to ali
mony.
! They stopped at Fowlcr's shoT
and he used the telephone, ht
said. Fifteen minutes afterwart
he saw Emery Kimball half Z
mile from Clintonville.
He and Mrs. Rcnaker drove
down the pike and were gone
half an hour while his sister
talked to Kimball and on their
return Kimball and his sister
, were together, he said.
This was the first time, Inc
said, that he ever took a ride
with Mrs. Rcnaker. There was
no other purpose for an auto
mobile ride, he declared, He
said once he drove Mrs. Rena-
ker, Mr.. Rcnaker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas to a Show i'll Lex
ington at night. lie was never
in Lexington or any other place
alone with Mrs. Rcnaker.
He said in October, 1921, he,
Mrs. Renaker and his sister went
tc Cincinnati. He drove the au-
tomobilc. He SAID they started
about I o'clock in the morning.
At night they went together to
a show, he said. The women
STAYED at the Gibson hotel and
he at the FIavlin, he declared.
Wednesday morning they left
Cincinnati and he LETT the car i'll
Paris, he said. He said he Sup
posed Mr.. Rcnakcr knew OF that.
He said one night he went down
town with Mrs. Rcnaker from
his sisters home to buy some
groceries.
In regard to being at Mrs.
Batson's when others were play
ing cards III another room, he
said he sat and talked to Mrs.
Renaker. but all the doors be-
tween the rooms were open. He
said he never said one word OF
affection or impropriety to Mrs.
Renakcr. He said he and Leon
ienaker were on friendly terms.
Hardman denied that he had
ever said 20 Emery ki1nball that
he liked MIS-. Renaker, but dill
not love her husband.
He said at no time had he tcld
Emery Kimball that he had Just
as soon Kill d man as eat a to-
mato.
The Murder Night
On Monday. July "a, Hardman
said, he came to Winchester
about 8 o'clock, after spending
the day at his fathers home. He
was at his sisters home about
$50 in the afternoon, he said.
He said Hiram Prcwitt and Dave
Browning went to his sisters
hcme and were in the dining
room. He said they went there
10 get d drink"
About ) o'clock. he said, he
went to baseball game, but
iidn't see Reese Fox until after
t was over.
He then went to a birthday
Inner party at the home OF
frank Davis. alter which he
went to Mr.. Davis store with
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Their
two daughters and stayed until
nearly 10 o'clock.
About noon he saw Reese Fox
and talked to him. he said. Al
ter leaving the Davis store he
said he got in FoX's car and they
Grove around d bit. then he got
Gilt and walked up the street
about Is minutes to IL o'clock.
He said Nelson Strobe, Dave
Sourbeck and Stuart McCullo,-
we're on bench in front of the
Citibcrs nank and he stopped
and talkeI to them a minute.
He said he then saw Reese
Fox and yelled at him to take
him to his sisters home for the
nigr|f. He sad they drove to
make a turn, then went home
about II 80 o'clock. They sat
in front Of the house and talked
for while, he said, then he went
into the house, read the paper
and went to bed. :.
lie said that he stayed there
all night Asked if at any time
during the afternoon or night he
saw Icon Renaker. he said NO.