Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-22
MOTHER DENOUNCES
SON AND EK-WFFE

EVANSTON. Ill, Aug. 22-The mother
OF Ralph Obenchain. the IMAM In mil
Hon. today prayed for his death rather
than see him remarked TO Madalynno
'Connor Obenchain, his divorced wife, for
whom he crossed the continent to save
from death on the gallows.
The mother, Mrs. Dean ObencAain, with
tear dinmed eyes, bitterly upbraided the
beautiful woman now held in Los An
geles on a charge OF Staying J. Bolton
Kennedy, wealthy broker.
She also made two revelations contra
dieting previous testimony in the muir
der case. She branded Arthur c. Burch.
an Evanston man. also held for Ken
nedy's death. as the "bitterest rival Of
Obenchain for the love Of his wife.
The elder Mrs. Obenchain also charged
that Madalynne had purchased Burch
ticket from Los Angeles to Chicago when
he lied" the day following the murder
OF Kennedy. She refused to divulge her
source Of information.
CALLS RALPH
'TNGRATEFUL SON"
Sitting in the home Of a family friend,
she struck q new note in the character
-analyzadon of Obeuchain. She called
him simply an "ungrateful SON" II was
her arst interview with the public press.
We gave everything we had for
AkAAHn-IuY uuSDhnu anu L. nAN ptA'N't
trying 10 hide the bitterness in her heart
we scraped together all we could to
give him an education Then he dtsaD-
pointed us He married Madalynne Con
nor. He Stunned Us ever after when that
woman was concerned. He treats Us like
strangers.
Il would like to see my son buried
today If I thought he would ever live
with that woman Madalynne again"
~ fNl.I "a ~ hnr
woman" who had robbed her OF her sons
love.
IF Madalynne had lived years ego she
would have been boiled alive as a witch,
because OF her almost unbelievable power
over men.
when Ralph gets under Madalynne's
influence h becomes absolutely out OF
his mind"
TELLS OF ANOTHER
LOVE AFFAIR.
She revealed bits Of her sons life.
carrying her story to the day Obenchain
hid IN the kitchen Of his Evanston
fraternity house to avoid his mother. lie
left for Los Angeles without bidding
her good bye.
The mother told OF writing the girl
when she heard OF her arrest. My
letter was ignored" she aided
The older Mrs. Obenchain also revealed
another love affair OF beautiful Madalyn-
nes." This hitherto unnamed lover was
a New York;.
Ralph met Madalynne In 1913 while in
school In Evanston. At that time Arthur
c. Burch was his bitterest rival. My
son wanted TO win aer-to show the
world he could win her--so they. became
engaged" said the mother.
Then Madalyune told Ralph she was
going to New York TO go on the stage,
Ralph told her. II you so to New YORK
am through But Madalynne went.
while she was in New York she fell
desperately In love with her vocal
teacher. n married man. ] later inter
cented a letter from this man, the con
tents of which cannot disclose.
Then Madalynne came back 10 Evan
ston and Ralph would have nothing to do
with her. She kept calling him over the
telephone until finally he met her.
That's all she wanted-she knew that IF
he ever saw her for minute he would
be back In her clutches that's i.
clutches
~ cannot understand that womah's
power over men. She had them running
around as though they were mannikins
and she was pressing the button. Then
Ralph married her.
81 always told him that some time that
woman would get him In an awful mess.
Now he has sacrificed everything for
her. Some people laud him FOR running
TO the coast to defend that woman No
one seems to condemn him for deserving
Lis mother