Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08
GRILL PASTORS
SON IN KENNEDY
DEATH MYSTERY
Los Angeles Police Obtain AID
missions Involving Mrs.
Obenchain, Divorce.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S-New and
startling disclosures that add fresh ele-
ments of mystery to the Staying of ].
Bolton Kennedy, wealthy insurance man,
were made today by Arthur Courtney
Burch, son Of the Rev. William A Burch,
a retired minister of Evanston, Ill, &C.
cording to Deputy Sheriff Joe Nolan. No
Ian questioned Burch upon his arrival
here from Las Vegas, New, where he
was taken from a Chicago bound train
Sunday.
Admitting that he was enmeshed in
q net OF circumstantial evidence, Burch
said as be stepped from the train:
"Ou the face of it, things look bad for
inuocence."~
me, but I can absolutely establish my
Among the high lights Of Bureh's dis
closures, according to Nolan, are:
He came to Los Angeles two weeks ago
from HIS home IN Evanston after receiv-
ing an urgent telegram from Mrs. Ma
dalynne Obenchain.
WOMAN
VISITS ROOM.
He admitted that Mrs. Obenchaln sew
eral times had visited his room In a
downtown hotel directly across from the
building in which Kennedy had his Of
fee.
He denied any improper relations ever
had existed between himself and Mrs.
Obenchain. but told Nolan he had taken
several long rides with her in automobiles
which lie had hired under the name Of
NJ c. Obenchain.
He said he knew nothing Of Kennedy's
death other than accounts he had read
In the newspapers.
He admitted mailing ss5 in currency
TO Mrs Obenchain Saturday. sending the
money by special delivery to the county
Jail.
JUST BUNDLE
OF NEWSPAPERS.
He told Nolan the package he had been
seen carrying from bis hotel the night
Of the Kennedy murder was only
bundle II old newspapers which be had
thrown IA a vacant lot in the Wutshire
district
Throughout the interview with Nolan.
sheriff sam Gay Of Clay County Nevada,
and chief Of Police McCarter. Burch IN
qistently denied that he knew anything
II Eeunedys murder.
Rurch had more than 500 in cash and
large number Of blank checks on
/ Chicago bank when arrested
Burch was taken from Chicago bound
: train st les Vegas. lie took his arrest
/ cody declaring.
/ II had nothing 20 DO With Kennedy's
murder II Is all a mistake" Burch
wired his father IA Evanston, mot to
worry and that everything would be
explained
1 Meantime Mrs Obouchain the former
/ Northwestern University beauty. told a
rraphic story Of her love for keupcdy-
II loved Bolton as only woman can
love q man she said, and / loved him
/ 70 the last He was the one ard only
love in nv life Aud. vet for one mo-
+ nert OF our lives { lost my faith In him.
. LOVED DESPITE
MANY COMPLAINTS.
Bolton and I loved each other through
90 many attempted complaints By his
famly-the family had seen me only
once but 7 thought We could fight II
out But my friends constantly were
/ coming 10 me with stories that Belton
was going with this girl and that girl
ana the other girl and that he had told
HE mother so"
Mrs. Obenchain declared Burch and she
were never more than good friends.
I'VE went 10 university together" she
said, land our families were close
friends TO those who say that Burch
might have shot Bolton because Of an un-
reQuted love for me. I csn only answer
/ that he never nee whispered a word ct
/ love into II y ears and thai he never once
even intimated that no loved me /
certainly never loved him and he knew
/ that"