The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
Los Angeles Mystery Murder
Victim Received Note.
Said Last Farewell to His
Mother Morning Before.
WILL HOLD ENIGMA WOMAN
Mrs. Obenchain Disheartened
by Turn of Evidence.
States Information Goes Before
Grand Jury Thursday.

Los Angeles, Aug 1O.-Belief that
J. Bolton Kennedy, murdered Los An
geles broker. received warning of his
impending death a few hours before
he was shot was expressed by officials
today on learning that the victim,
twelve hours before he was shot,
sohbed out to his mother the fear
thai death was near at hand.
Before leaving his home last Friday
morning, preceding the night on
which he was shot on the steps of his
mountain cabin in lonely Beverly
Glen, young Kennedy. plainly per
turbed, placed his arms around his
mother. laid his head on her Shout
der and told her of a premonition of
hissdeath.
Said Goodbye to Mother.
Mother, Pm not going to live very
long" he is quoted as having said,
but I don't want you and father to
worry about it."
Pressed for reason for his strange
assertion, Kennedy told his mother
that he didn't know why he felt that
way" but that he felt that his death
was near.
Mrs. Kennedy, grief-strieken over
the tragic Staying of her son, told a
close friend of the incident which was
related today to officers working on
theg case.% Investigators believe that
the young broker had received some
word that his life was in danger.
This theory is substantiated by the
fact that q note of warning, scrubbed
on a piece of wrapping paper. was
found near the murder house the day
after Kennedy was shot. This note,
stating your life is in danger" and
signed "A Friend" has been taken
over by the authorities.
Goes To Grand Jury.
At the end of a conference of four
and one half hours between District
A T LIT.
Mrs Madalynne Obenchain, held as a
material witness in the murder, the
former announced that he would place
all the facts before the grand jury to-
morrow. A coroner's jury late yes
terday~ found that Kennedy came to
hiss death from a gunshot wound in
flicted by persons unknown, with the
intent to commit murder"
While the district attorney was
locked in star chamber session with
the enigma woman of mystery, Arthur
c. Burch, held in the county Jail as
a Suspect, was closeted with depty
district attorneys who sought in vain
to sobtain a statement from him.
BuFoh was evasive turnout and
answered all attempts to question him
with II have nothing to say
While Woolwine refused to discuss
hisslong interview with Mrs. Oben-
chain. it was unofficially reported that
indictments will be asked against both
Busch and Mrs. Obenchain.
Mrs. Obenchain Disheartened.
Mrs. Obenchain today showed signs
of p disheartened, fatalistic attitude
toward the entire affair
II they indict me, very WE'LL she
said. IF they find me guilty, I shall
not grieve. Even if they should give
me 1.-THE extreme punishment of hang
ingS should never demur.
Because this life, it seems to me,
after the happiness have known so
often, is but a mere school for the life
to come, a life that is a dream now
because my belief has gone there.
Were it not for my mother and
sister, 1 would not have sought an
attorney. would let the law take
its course
Widespread search for the gun with
which Kennedy was killed is, being
continued today 1t still remains the
one big missing link in the long chain
of evidence in the case.
Funeral services for the murdered
man will be held this afternoon.