, 1921-12-28
BEAUTY PARLOR
PROPR|ETOR0 ON
WITNESS STAND
Defense Brings Out Testimony
Designed tc Refute Charges
Made in Burch
Trial.

Los ANGELES. Dec, es-when
ira trial OF Arthur C. Burch. charged
with the murder OK J. Bolton Kennedy.
was resumed today IN h superior
court here, Mrs. eLouise NJ. Wilson,
beauty parlor proprietor. was called to.
the stand. Her testimony attacked
that Of Mira Mary \ Baiiiff about
some conversation between the latter
and Mrs. Madaiynns o~benchain. who
IS indicted with Burch- The Wilson
testimony broke in on a series of wit
nesses VINO W. been giving evidence
calculated 20 establish that Burch f.
3nEane and therefore Irresponsible
Mrs. Wilson testified that she was
present when Mrs. Bailiff IND Mrs.
ObenchRin had a conversation at the
beauty parlor that was introduced by
the state through h medium OF Mrs
Bauiff. That conversation, according
to Mrs. Balllffs testimony including a
statement by Mrs. Obenchain. that she
felt something was going to happen
TO Bolton. Mrs. Wilson said there was
no such statement from Mrs. Oben-
chain, or anyone else as she recalled
It
Mrs. Wilson also testified that Mrs.
Bauiff said TO her after Kennedy was
sho "you know Madaiynne killed
him. I hate her. I wan you 20 do
everything you can 10 convict her
Mrs. Wilson also said that Mrs Ball
.ff had told her she was well ac-
auainte6 with the district attorney
and had considerable influence with
that official.
Mrs. Wilson also told OF converse
tons that she said she had with j..
Belton Kennedy early in the summer
she said he told her that he was so
ing 70 San Francisco on June IS. and
there marry Mrs. Qbenchain. who was
then a divorced woman. After June
2s. Mrs. Wilson said. Kennedy told
her he had not gone because II he
had done so his mother would have
followed him, a Is she was opposed TO
the wedding. "Sometimes 1 think IT
seems the only thing to do IS TO end
everything and be at peace" Mrs
Wilson quoted Kennedy as Saying.
Referring 10 a telegram sent from
Chicago TO Kennedy and which the
state has commended was sent by
Burch at the request OF Mrs. Oben-
chain. Mrs. Wilson said that h was
Familiar with the occurrence. The
message in question was signed Ma
alynne'' and merely said Good bye
forever" Mrs. Wilson said Kennedy
received this message but that It was
intended only to lessen h interior
ence OF the elder Kenndys with their
SONS affairs and that Kennedy Junior
understood II.
Mrs. Wilson testined that h told
Mrs. j. d. Kennedy. mother of the
slain man. some time before the
tragedy that her son might Kill him
self unless Mrs. Kennedy changed
her attitude towards q projected mar
rage of him and Mrs Obenchain.
she denied that her words were your
son will die" which was the form OF
n question put by the prosecution.
she sa,d Mrs. Kennedy called NADIA
rvnne terrible names" on this occar
zion.
Introduction Of expert testimony
concerning the mental condition Of
Burch was begun when DR.. Charles
/. Allen. alienist. and member of the
Los Angeles county lunacy commit
tc., testified that in his belief h de-
-feLdnnt was insane.
DR.. Allen said he based this opin.
ion upon observations of Burch in
jail and in the courtroom. A hypo-
thetcal question was put to him by
Paul w. Schenck, defense attorney.
in which were detailed alleged
changes IN the ~defendant's habits
during the past three years. DR.. Al
len said that assuming these things
were true. they strengthened his
opinion as to Burch's mental condi-
ton. He said that in his opinion IL
Burch killed Kennedy, he id not
know tho nature or consequences OF
that act.
On cross examination DR.. Allan said
he did not feel quite able TO clas-