Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-09
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN
 THE KENNEDY MURDER

day by the police of the mystery sur rounding the slaying Friday night in 3 lonely suburb of J. Belton Kennedy led them to replace in jail tonight Mrs. Madalynne obenchain, who was with Kennedy when he was shot and Arthur C. Burch of Evanston, H., former school mate of Mrs Obenchain and her divorced husband at Northwestern university. No formal charges have been placed against either prisoner.
 Burch was returned to Los Angeles to- day from Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was arrested Saturday night while on his way home from the coast From admis- sions he made today, the police said, they were able to learn that an automo- bile had been rented the night Kennedy was slain and that the man who obtained the car, while giving the name "J W. Jones'" gave his address as that of the home of the only relatives Burch has in Los Angeles. This car was driven to- day to the scene of Kennedy's death and the police averred that the peculiar mark in gof the tires was similar to that of the machine used by the slayer of Ken nedy
 The keeper of the hotel in which Burch rented room, across the street from Kennedy's office, today identified Mrs. Obenchain as the female cousin" Il. Burch had admitted, Deputy Sheriff Jo- seph Nolan saidd that he came to Los Angeles from his nome in Evanston on a telegraphic request from Mrs, Oberchain. Search continued unsuccessfully for the shotgun with which Kennedy was shot down while at his summer cottage, searching for lucky penny with Mrs. Obenchain, who had obtained a divorce, she said in order to marry him. She had at first told the police that she had asked Kennedy to go to the cottage to look for this penny, which she had buried a year ago, but later said that Kennedy suggested the trip. Her story was some what confused. the police said, and they also announced that her version did not coincide with that told by Burch, all though both protested they had no know | ledge of the man who did the shooting, and Mrs. Obenchain repeatedly declared ! her love for Kennedy.
 Mrs Obenchain has admitted receiv- ing $s5 from Burch, but said that it was in payment for loans made by her while they weer both students in Evanston. She i wrote today to her former husband. allowed her a divorce, she said, in order f that she might be happy with the man she loved. asking that he come to her as- sistance Obenchain, when he heard of the trouble his divorced wife was in ; said he would do all he could for his former schoolmate, although she had /. abandoned him for love of Kennedy, i Mrs. Madalynne Oberchain, Kennedys i companion att the time of the shooting, i who was held as a witness, stuck to her declaration that she believed Burch knew nothipS of the shooting.
 "Burch and were only college | c.- ,l.S had only brief meetings with him at her hotel after he came to Los Angeles.
 T believe 'Beltons (Kennedy's) death 1 is to be traced to his connection with a girl in this. city" Mrs. Oberchain was i declared by sheriffs officers to have said. 1 She egaid she preferred not to mention the name of this girl and add ed that Kennedy was attacked some time ago by two men as the result of his acquaintance with the unnamed wo- man. She said she had written to Ralph i Obenchain, Chicago, attorney, her for ;ner husband.) and hoped he would come to Los Angeles in few days.
 i Mrs. Oberchain said she was positive there were two men, neither of whom she recognized, who ran past her af- ter the shots were fired Friday night She said Burch gave her $S5 the last 1 II because he had accepted loans from her while in college.
 Verses found among the effects of Mrs. Oberchain were being examined by investigators today. They said Mrs. Oberchain had admitted authority for 1 the lines
 One poem began:
 I've will go to the Glen in the twilight And watch the darkness come"
 The closing 7tanza read:
 At last it a1 is over, your life on earth Is done;
 will go to the Glen in twilight,
 And watch the darkness come"
 Mrs. oberchain, the investigators said
 declared the lines had no signihcanc, and. she had penned them in idle mo.