The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-20
REPAIRED Gun
NOW CLEW IN
KENNEDY CASE
Cs.asrnith Says Young
Man Gave Name Of
Barker

Los ANGELES AUG. z0.-- Author
tiles in-rstiaating .hc mysterious say
ing here August g, OF ]. bciton Ken
uedy. broker. Will he Informed
| through story printed in this morn
ings Examiner OF the discovery ~
Eunamlth. r. c. Kins. and his story
that a week bufore the killing OF the
broker he repalred an old fashioned
double barreled shot gun ssock for a
young aud apparently ''wcil-to-do"
customer.
II is an old fashioned shot Gun
stock minus two barrels, which tho
district attorneys office has been
holding for several days as ono OF
the most important features cf the
case.
II was turned over TO the authorities
by n beach camper near Sants Mon
lea, who said he found II August 8.
washed on tho sands by the waves
Tho barrels have never been re-
covered.
Iacntiflcs Gun
King, who was found by an Ex-
hminer reporter. thu newspaper sfatee.
operates a basement shop in an old
section OF this city. When shown
photographs OF the gun stock held
by the investigators he brought out
repair taR. showing that workers In
his shop had repaired such q gun
July ~.
King said that only the stock OF the
gun. wrapped In a newspaper, was
brought to his place. The young man
who brought ID. he said, gave the
name Of Barker" without Initials.
lie said he though, this odd. but said
he could not positively Identity Ar
thur c. Burch from photograph hsfhe
man who asked that u 10 repaired.
Durch with Mrs MndaiSnne Obcn-
chain is held under charge OF MUIR
derinE Kennedy
The newspaper says II expects
King 10 be given the opportuhtty this
morning to visit Burch In the county
Jail In nm attempt TO identity him as
the repair mans customer.
Since the finding OF the shot gun
stock al the lonely section % tho
beach. eight miles from the scene OF
the shooting two definite attempts
have been made to Identify u and
connect Il with Burch. The first was
made few days ago when ~ a.
Rosenthnl. pawnbroker. told author
ities he sold an old shot gun 10 a
customer. He thought u was the
same gun as the one found found on
tho beach. he said, but u " UNDER
stood was unable 10 recognize Burch
as tho purchaser.
lie said no sold the gun between
July 90 and ~. Burrh came TO
Los Angeles July -.
Hurry for ftcpairs
"Thc gun he brought King "
quoted AS saying. was an old model.
not much In use now. and Thought Y
queer at the time that man NJ well
dressed and apparently a. wcu-to-
do as he should own H. Also ! was
impressed by his evident eagernew TO
have II repaired. do not recollect
TIN reason he gave for his hurry or
" he gave one
This IL the third day since Ralph
n. Obenchain. attorney for his for
mcr wife MRdaiynno obenchain. was
quoted as saving in five DAYS the
| innocence OF Mrs Obenrhaifi. Indicted
| for murder, as well an tha, OF Rurch
would he definitely established ny the
| falling OF another person or persons.
Both prosecution and defense
attorneys this morning, however are
continuing their work ol collecting
and Acgregating information which
may be of use at a trial of IN" two
Jointly Indicted persons. The prison
ers will be- taken into rourt Monday
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