The Washington times., 1921-08-10
bROKERWAS.
WARNED Of.
FATAL END.
Kennedy confided to Mother
Premonition Of Death-May
Indict Mrs. Obenchain.
BY CHARLES Il. HUGHES.
International News Service.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 10.-Belief
that j.. Bolton Kennedy, murdered
Los Angeles insurance broker, receiv-
ed warning Of his impending death
few hours before he was slain, was
expressed by officials today or
learning that the victim, twelve
hours before he was shot, sobbed out
to his mother the fear that death
was near at hand.
Had -frcmonitfOn.
Before leaving his home last FRI
day morning, preceding the night
on which he was shot on the steps
of his mountain cabin, in lonely
Beverly Glen, young Kennedy. plain
ly perturbed. placed his arms around
his mothers neck. laid his head on
her shoulder and told her Of a
premonition of his death.
Mother. I'm not going to live
very long" he Is quoted as having
said. but / 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 stricken over
the tragic Staying of her son, told a
close friend of the incident. which
was related today to officers work
ing on the case. Investigators be-
lieve that the young broker had
received some word that his life
was in danger.
Find Warning Note.
This theory was substantiated by
the fact that a note OF warning.
scribbled 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" was signed "A
Friend"
At the end OF a conference Of
four and one.half hours between
District Attorney Thomas Lee Wool
wine and 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 tomorrow. A cor
oner's jury late yesterday found
that Kennedy came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by
persons unknown with the intent
to commit murder"
While the district attorney wa.
locked in star chamber session with
the enigma woman of the mystery,
Arthur c. Burch, held in the county
jail as a suspect. was closeted with
deputy district attorneys, who sought
In vain to obtain a statement from
him. Burch was elusive throughout
and answered all attempts to question
him with II have nothing to saw"
VIII Hold Man And Woman.
While Woolwine refused to discuss
his long interview with Mrs. Oben-
chain, 1t was unofficially reported that
indictments will be asked against both
Burch and Mrs. Obenchain.
Mrs. Obenchain today showed
signs OF a disheartened, fatalistic-at.
titude toward the entire affair.
III they indict me, very we'll" abe
said. "If they find me guilty, / shall
not grieve. Even IL they should give
me the extreme punishment of hang.
ing, i should never demur.
Because this life, IL seems TO me
after the happiness j have known so
often Is but mere school for the life
to come, life that Is dream now
because my Bolton has gone there.
Were II not for my mother and
sister I would not have sought an
attorney. l would let the law take
its course without protesting
word"
Widespread search for the gun
with which Kennedy was killed ~
being continued today. 1t stiil re.
mains the one big missing link In
the long chain of evidence IN the