Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-10
BELIEF GROWS
SHE HAS MADE
CLEAN BREAST
Woman Said to Have Told
sAIP in Talk With States
Attorney.
READY FOR GRAND JURY

, Los ANGELES, Aug. 1o.-Mrs- Ma
daIvnne Connor obenchain today planned
to win her own yindication in connection
With the murder Of her lover. John Bel
ton Kennedy, by turning States evidence
against Arthur Burch, according 20 lndi-
cations.
on the eve Of grand jury action on the
murder, Mrs. Ohenchain made "a clean
breast Of her knowledge OF the midnight
killing.
In a four hour conference with Dis
trict Attorney WoOlwine, the beautiful
young divorcee was reported to have told
everything OF her relation with Kennedy
and with Burch, son Of the Evanston. III.
n mister Although WoOlWlne, refused
to say just what Mrs. Obenchain told
b. n. OF the Killing. he announced she made
soue new revelations.
ON the evidence given him by Mrs
Obe-chain and the disclosures obtained
from the minister's son, WOolwine pre-
pared to go before the grand jury ana
seek indictment Of Burch. He refused TO
state whether he would ask indictment
Of Mrs. Obenchain.
JURY MAKES
SIMPLE FINDING.
The eorOneTs jury. which ended its
investigation with a statement OK the
father OF the slain man against the
v0man" as be referred to the beautiful
Hiadalynne. returned an open verdict
The jurors merely stated they found
the wealthy young broker had come to
his death from shot gun held in the
hands Of an unidentified person.
Kennedy's father declared Madalynne
lhad pursued his son and often threatened
Ito XIII herself Il he did not remain true to
her.
Letters made public which passed be
tween Kennedy and Mrs Obenchain, re
vealed that soon after the marriage Of
the Northwestern University coed 10
Obenchain, a Chicago attorney, the
friendship between the woman and Ken
nedy was renewed. They were lovers
previous to her marriage.
INTENDED TO
WED KENNEDY.
The letters showed that Mrs. Oben-
chain finally obtained her divorce, ap-
usreutly with the understanding that
she would marry Kennedy and that the
Los Angeles brokers' love had cooled by
the time she was ready to marry him
She wrote several letters scolding him
for his apparent lack Of ardOr and one IN
which she apologized for keeping Kim
SO late at night when hennedy's mother
apparently called Madalynne's home on
the telephone and asked for her son.
Burch was calm under the Ere which
he has faced since be was taken from
a train at Las Vegas, New, and brought
back to face the murder Investigators.
He has obtained the advice Of an attor-
ney and prepared 70 fight the charges to
the last.
STATE FACES
WEAK CASE
The State apparently found its greatest
dihicuity in fastening the murder on
Burch through lack Of information Of
Burch's actual movements. the night OK
the killing. Although automobile tire
marks found near the scene Of the shoot
Ing were said to have coincided with
tires Of a machine rented by Burch, no
b, Information can be obtained as to where
the gun with which Kennedy was shot,
was obtained OF what was done with il
after the shooting.
- Madslynne has refused to state to news
paper men whether she was with Burch
the night Of the killing or when was the
last time she saw him. She also refused
10 admit she visited Burch at the hotel
where he was staying. despite Burch' 5
statement that the girl came to see him
disguised in a wig.
WANTS WOMAN
TO TELL STORY.
The prosecution apparently realizing
that its case against Burch would be
extremely weak without some infOrma-
tion regarding these vital points, was
believed to be attempting to induce
Madalynne to tell her story in court with
promise OF immunity.
Madalynne was plainly worried. She
was as pale as death. She faces her fate
stoicslly.
at makes no difference il 1 an in
dicted, nor II I am convicted nor II
am hung" she said. Bolton IS dead.
They may send me 10 him IL they will