Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-15
PLANS
HARD FIGHT
AGAINST
CHARGE
Man Indicted for Kennedy
Murder Declares PrOsecu-
ton Can Have No Evi-
dence Connecting Him
With Crime.
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated PfeSS)
Los Angeles, Aug. 15---Arthur G.
Burch and Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain
indicted for the alleged murder of J.
Belton Kennedy, were arranged in
the criminal division of the superior
court before Judge Sydney N. Reeve,
this morning. They asked for an ex-
tension of time in which to enter their
pleas to the indictment and the cour:
granted them until August %.
tBy Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-Rev. w.
a. Burch of Evanston, Ill.,. father of
Arthur c. Burch, held in the county jail
under indictment for the alleged mur-
der of J. Bolton Kennedy. arrived here
last night. On the same train came
Ralph Obenchain, Chicago attorney, di-
vorced husband Of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain, jointly indicted with Burch.
Both men went at once to the county
jail and were ADMITTED to see the pris-
onefS.
Arthur c. Burch after meeting with
his father at once began the plans for
his defense. He made the following
statement to a representative of the
Associated Press, the first he has given
out since his arrest for the alleged
shooting of Kennedy.
81 am confident that District At
torney Woolwine has no ace in the
hole, no bit of evidence against me
that has not been mentioned IN. the
newspapers, for every important par
ti.1a nf o,,;lan.o ~
has been presented to him by the news
paper reporters, who have been very
active in this case 81 So.
Burch also declared that when the
day of his trial arrives he will tell his
story, and not one minute before.
"Virtually all Of the evidence gath
cred in this case has been found by
the newspapers he reported. q am
confident Mr.. Woolwine has nothing
against me which he may be solding
as surprise. Knowing this, | may
say | am one jump ahead of nm.
"When | go to trial everything |
know of this case will go. Into The
courtroom as closed book. Not until.
the day of the trial will that book be
opened. There are no more than three
tliSOI lcS liiIl (SI DC IoilStlu uItCi Oll
this case by any thinking man. These
theories probably are being worked up
by the district attorneys office. When
we go into court we will Nave solutions
for any theory of the murder that may
be advanced by the prosecution"
Burch said the "most encouraging"
word he has heard vet was included
in statement in which Mrs. Mada-
lynne Obenchain, is said to have de-
clared that if Burch goes to the peni-
tentiary she will go also.
Regarding a telegram stating that
"Things look bad here Burch said he
has never seen such a message. He
admitted Mrs. Obenchain had sum
moned him to Los Angeles.
"But nobody knows the text Of that
message he added. "When the con-
tents of the telegram are divulged you
the Chicago nurse was right when she
stated that it was impossible that M:s
Obenchain and l were entangled n a
love affair"
AS to the two latest witnesses who
are said to have given statements to
Mr.. Woolwine, Burch mphatically de-
MED he had ever seen Charles S. Sum-
mar before Mr.. Summar is said to have
seen Burch on the Santa Monica beach
about 10 p. m. on the evening of the
murder. When Mr.. Summar was ac-
companied to the county Jail to identi-
fly Burch, the prisoner was asked to
put on his colored goggles, which. ac
cordng to the witness. he wore or
Friday night.
"Can YOU imagine man wearing
sun goggles at night?" asked Burch.
"Such an act alone would have aroused
more suspicion than if he had been
seen throwing a gun in the ocean,"
Regarding the second witness Mrs