Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-28
RENAKER CASE
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Hardman on the street about
si,ppertirne in an automobile WITH
Frank Davis, he said.
After supper Jim Nolcim sug-
cested that he and Fox take Tor
a drive. Miss Mabel Cunningham
and her visitor, Miss Gooch, OF
Tennessee, and they did, going
to Boonesboro, according to his
testimony. On the way he lent
his automobile jack and lug
wrench. he said, to John Thomp-
son and Arthur Aldrdge, who
were broken down on the road
and did not recover the tools I'M
til late the following afternoon
Fox said. As he passed the POI
stand on the river bank he spoke
to Charles Stevens, who wa
standing about among other men
and the two couples returned tc
Winchester about $50 o'clock
without having crossed the river
he said.
! He and Nolcini were about
town for some time and ate sup
! per before he took Nolcln
: home; he talked with Carl Ma,
han and lent his automobile to
| Kidd Allen to bring Mrs. Alle1
down town to a dance, he said
the car being returned abou'
! II 80. He stated that he ano
| Mahan planned to go to Louis
vile the next morning and that
| he went to the Franklin garage
to get gasoline for the trip. SEQ
bee Hardman getting on the run
! ming board as he came back up
| Main street. Scobee asked to be
! taken to the home of his sister.
! Mrs. Clyde Douglas, and afte1
| driving up North Main street
about to Washington street they
turned around and went to the
Douglas house, Fox said. He
! stated that he didn't remember
seeing or driving Hardman when
! first questioned by authorities
out that he saw Hardman after
the interrogation and when re-
minded of their conversation or
| the drive recalled the. facts. He
/ said after the interrogation ht
saw Hardman, who when fount
at Frank Davis tire store, came
at him with an oath and sale
that he knew he Fox did re
member driving him home or
the night of July "a. Hardmar
recalled to him his remarks
about his work in Louisville ant
| Corbin Fox said, and he Their
hunted up officers to correct his
| former statements.
/ Fox said he went on home in
the country, ate lunch as the
clock was striking II, and twice
| awakened his grandfather, John
Reese, with a request to be call
ed early Tuesday morning, he
said. He stated that he told his
grandfather the second time that
he intended going 20 Louisville
but that he was not awakened
| the following morning and slept
| until about noon. He left Win
chester for Louisville about 6
| o'clock that afternoon, being &C
| companied as far as Lexington
by EIansford Jett and Carl Ma
han, who had changed his plans
about going to Louisville.
Fox stated that he returned to
Winchester the following We'd
| nesday afternoon, reaching Lex
ington about 5 o'clock, and buy
ing there a paper giving an ac-
count of the finding of Leon
Renaker's body after he heard
newsboys calling out about the
story of the murder. He was in
terrogated by officers the follow
ing Friday night, after the ques-
t;oning hunting UP Hardman who
refreshed his memory about the
drive Monday night, he said. He
denied Hardnian's statement to
officers that he (Fex) drove
IIard1nan about town for about
an hour and half before taking
him to the Douglas home, stat
ing that they were together only
ten or fifteen minutes. He stat
ed that he went to the Douglas
home because of the Questions
asked him by the officers.