Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-08
MRS. OBENCAIN HELD AS
 WITNESS IN BURCH MURDER


 Los Angeles, Aug. With Mrs. -Mada- lynne Obenchain of Evanston. Illinois. held as a material witness and Arthur C. Burch, also of Evanston, held in connection with the staying in Beverly i'll Friday night of John B. Kennedy, in surance broker, county. and city officials today began gathering loose ends If evidence which. they expect to lead to an early solution of the mystery.
 Kennedy was shot from ambush when, accompanied by Mrs. Obenchain, he was searching the ground in front of his Bevery Hills home for a lucky penny which his companion said she had buried there a year ago. According to Mrs, Obenchain and neighbor two men were seen fleeing from the place directly af ter the shots were fired.
 Mrs. Obenchain who though but twenty years old is divorcee having separated from her husband Ralph s. Obenchain. prominent Chicago attorney denies all knowledge of the shooting. See ayers that she was to have married Kennedy and that she had secured her divorce for this purpose. Opposition by Kennedy's s family is said to have delayed the mar riage.
 Burch and Mrs. obencaain knew each other at Northwestern University where they were students
 The facts leading to the arrest of Burch were given out by deputy sheriffs in charge of the investigation, in sub- stance as follows:
 1 On July 24 Burch went to a small hotel on Broadway ihere and secured a front roomN partially facing the office occupied by Kennedy's firm. e asked for room directly opposite Kepnedy's of i flee and otfe1Al a bonus for it. The room was occupied however, and he was re- | fused. He spent all his time in his room thereafter, foter employees said, constant | ly watching Kennedy's office. l Friday evening Rurch le 1.-the hotel early after receiving a telephone call from woman. He carried long parcel wrapped in newspapers. He returned at midnight The medical and other evil dence indicates that Kennedy was shot not later than 12 o'clock.
 Early yesterday he checked out of the | hotel without making known his plans. 1 When t9e officers had developed facts sufficient in their belief to justify the detention of Burch they learned he had purchased a ticket for Evanston and left at 10 O:40. Authorities at Las Vegas Nevada, were notified to make the arrest 1 The man was Identified by the long suitcase he carried.
 .--- -ff.-aie -tOiEIcSfS- We're QuSSllOnlaS N1TS l Obenchain a plain white envelope mailed att the General Post Office here and ad dressed to her was delivered at her hotel 1t contained *S5 in currency, nothins else. Mrs. Obenchain told the officer! that this was a repayment by Burch of Z loan sse had made. him and said tha she and he had frequqentiy @ssisted eacl other. financially.
 Although Mrs. obenchain's mother ant sister lived at Pasadena adjoining Lo Angeles they had not known of her pres ence here. naey first heard of it yes ] terday when reporters called at thei home for information.
 , Kennedy's father said tonight that tn son had not had tue keys to the Beverl, Glen cottage where he was shot for nor than two years and did not have then Friday night. He said he did not knoy why his son should have gone there.
 MT Kennedy issued statement f which he insisted that Mrs. Obenchai had urged young Kennedy to- marry he and that the situation had caused fhi son to be greatly worried.