Paragould soliphone., 1921-11-02
FAMOUS MURDER
 TRIAL IS BEGUN
 AT LOS ANGELES
fContinued From Page Onel

fContinued From Page Onel but the moon looked on--will al play part.
 Characters from the big cities ant Ifrom the Main streets" "--detectives Ichauffeurs, house maids, pawn brok |ers and gunsmithsall will be il |the cast of characters. And towering above them will b, the figure of Ralph Obenchain, thu lover of college days, the forsaker husband of later life, who nov comes forth as the defender of thu woman who cast him aside, wher |she is charged with the murder O lthe man for whom she gave hin Iup.
 Tn the hands of Steady Ralph Obenchain, whose name is blazonet in headlines here as "The Man in { Million and who has become { popular hero in Los Angeles, vii largely be held the fate of tn. beautiful Madalynne and her "pla tonic friend" Arthur Burch. The story of the death of J. Bel ton Kennedy, broker and clubman has been told by but one person
 Madalynne Obenchain. She had ono, been known as the "prettiest gir lat Northwestern University" Ralpl Obenchain had been her colleg' sweetheart And when college day were over, Ralph became a pros porous lawyer of Chicago and Mada lynne became his wife. Then entered J, Belton Kennedy Madalynne met him in Chicago Some said he wooed her. At any event, Madalynne's love for Ralpl faded and there was a divorce .whicf
 upset the town of Evanston, H.
 where Madalynne and Ralph botl
 had lived. Madalynne came to Lo'
 Angeles, where Kennedy was il
 business.
 One afternoon in June found
 Madalynne and Kennedy visiting tho
 beaches near Los Angeles, dancing and dining. At midnight they came to the bungalow of Kennedy il Beverly Glen, exclusive and quit, suburb. They walked, arm in arm up the stone walk to the door.
 Then Madalynne thought of some thing. A year before she had buried Ia penny-a lucky penny, she. called |it-beneath stone at the foot o the steps.
 Was it still there?" she wonder led. She stepped down, leaned ovel and lighted match to see.
 Two shots rang out. J. Beltor Kennedy cried: "Madalynne." ant his body came tumbling down tht steps, life fast fading, Dark fig ures hurried off through the garder land dissolved in the darkness tn, murderers.
 '.Belton; oh, Belton. answer mel cried Madalynne.
 But Belton did not answer.
 Five hours later Madalynne wal arrested; 24 hours more and Arthur |C. Burch, son of minister, frient of Madalynne's in college days, alst
 was behind the bars; in weel
 they had been indicted, charged with murder.
 Police reasoned like this-tha
 Burch had come to Los Angeles de termined to force Kennedy to marr!
 Madalynne or give her up forever
 that he had met Kennedy and tried to reason with him; that reason failing, he had awaited the coming |of Madalynne in the rose garden O Kennedy's cottage and had shot hin down as Madalynne held mattel for light.
 Madalynne was arraigned. Th' day of her arraignment she did twt
 hings-protested her innocence ant sent a telegram to Ralph Obenchain the lawyer-husband, whom she ha, divorced.
 "I need you now. Please come, |said the telegram.
 I'm coming to you, Madalynne, was the answer, and in 12 hours Ralph was speeding westward tt save from prison the woman wht spurned him.
 Within a week after he arrived he was acclaimed by Los Angeles al the Man in Million" People flocked to see him when he appear ed in court. His name was on ever, tongue.
 And today he stood beside Mada lynne in court. now shouting il Isome wordy wrangle with the prose |cutors, and next soothing the gir he says he always will love, witt a whispered word of reinsurance. There are few people who vii
 not say their guess is that Stead, Ralph will win back for Madalynn' her freedom
 And for himself, his Madalynne. WOMAN WITH HEAD FAST