The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-15
SIL,ENT
BEFORE
court
.adalynne Oben-
chain and Burch
Up for Arraign-
ment Gain Time

Los ANGELES. Aug. l5.--PaIa
erect proud, Madalynne Obenchain
stood before Judge Reeves today ana
heard for the first time the indicts
ment against herself and Arthur C
Burch. charging that they "Viliins.
ly. feloniously and with premedita>
ton. did kin aUd murder one Johu
Bolton Kennedy on or abouu
August s."
Ralph obenchain was given permis-
sion by Judge Reeves 70 appear a
counsel for his former wife.
COURT GRANTS 4
CONTINUANCE 4
John ~. curran appeared ak attos@
ney for Burch-
obenchain and curran axked that =
continuance be given until the entire
personnel Of the legal counsel for the
Defendants could be completed.
Judge Reeves granted The request~
Hearing Of the p)eaa Was 1T ~
August - at 80 4 N.
He also ordered that = txanScxipt oe
the testimony given beSore the granA
jury. which resulted ia the indict-
ments for first degree murder. -
turned over TO Obenchain and Curran
a. counsel for the defense.
Both defendants clasped their
hands loosely In front Of them az
they stood before Judge Reeves. Mra.
Obenchain's face vas pale. but she
gave no other sign of the emotion 70
which she had been subjected.
Burch did not arrive In the court
room until order had been called for
by the bailiff and Judge Reeves had
taken the bench.
rs The defendant Burch here.'s
Judge Reeves asked.
Il win set him." answered the
bailfff.
BuBCH SOLEMN
But COMPOSED
A few minutes later Burch was LED
into the room from across the bridge
Of sighs." which connects the county
Jail with the hall Of justice.
He was solemn. but composed. HIS
father. Rev. William A. Burch. was
near him.
ROMANCE MAY
BLOSSOM AGAIN
Obenchain. who stepped asidc~
when he found that Madalynnc's
heart was still with her sweetheart
Of college days. John Beiton Ken
nedy. will himself direct the legal
fight to free her from the charge Of
numbering Kennedy. he said.
The shattered romance OF the Obcn.
chains may blossom anew against the
sordid background OF the midnight
MURDER" friends OF the couple b.
lieve. II obenchain conducts ~
wife's defense.
The Rev. A. w. Burch. father of
Arthur Courtney Burch. also under
Indictment Tor the murder of Ken
nedy. arrived here. together with
obenchain. and will aid in his sons
defense.
Arthur Burch today flatly denied
the assertion OF II. NJ. Bartlett. for
mer justice of the peace at Evans
ton. ILL.,. that he saw Burch on tho
train en- route from Chicago to
Evanston, supposedly starting for
California. and carrying a shotgun
among his effects.
DENIES HE
CARRIED GUN
II did not carry a shotgun or a
shotgun case when came to Los
Angeles. The only shotgun own Is
in Chicago being repaired. The only
baggage ! carried was a travelling
bag which is now in the possession
OF the sheriff"
Obenchain rushed to the county jail
to see Madalynne Immediately on ar
rival late yesterday. He found tho
doors of the Jail locked against him
on orders OF the district attorney.
undaunted. however. he proceeded
to call by telephone every available
official until finally Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Asa Keys issued an
order permitting him to see his d.
vorced wife.
The meeting between the woman
who had cast him aside for the love
of another and Oberchain, who now
Is ready to fight for her very life.
was private. Even the jailors walked
away from the cell. None saw or
overheard what was done or said.
When the meeting was over NADIA
lynne was in iears.
While oberchain was visiting his
former wife the rev. A. w. Burch.
OF Evanston. ILL.,. was greeting his
son. Arthur Burch. held with NADIA
LYNNE indicted for murder.