Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-11
UNBORN CHILD
NOW FIGURES IN
KENNEDY CASE

| to come, We do not believe murder was
| premeditated.
1--WE will present idence to the grand
| jury TO show that B ,ch, with a shotgun
In his hands, approached Kennedy and
insisted that he marry her at once-that
! night. In an effort to brighten Kennedy.
we believe Burch fred.
According to a neighbor, an interval
of minute and half elapsed before the
second shot. In this period. it is our
| contention that an argument ensued and
that Kennedy, despite the shotgun point
ed at him, attempted to draw his re-
volver.
HE wasn't quick enough. He was
found dead with the revolver in his
hand. Tnis scene was expected to bring
about a marriage-and ended in muir
| der"
Burch, in his cell, gave the United
Press mis- first authorized statement to-
| day:
II knew Madalynne obenchain when
we were In college together. We were
good cbums then; that was all. l will
/ tell the story as soon as my attorneys,
who will include some Of the most promi-
nent in the country, are definitely decided
upon.
SAYS PARENTS
BACK HIM.
MY parents are behind me and have
the fullest confidence in me- That means
great deal TO me. My father is on the
! way here from Chicago ! expect to see
him in a day or two. Meanwhile the
| rest must wait.
Il feel that any statement regarding
Madalynne and myself should come from
her." he explained "She is in great diff
hcuity. l would not want TO cause her
any trouble don't mean regarding this
case-but mental trouble"
In response to subpoenaes more than
fifteen witnesses gathered at the court
house today to testify before the grand
jury. one of the most important wit
nesses is a clerk in a gun store whose
| testimony and identity has been guarded
with closest secrecy by the district at
torney and other investigators.
officials admitted, however. that this
clerk has partly identified Burch as the
man who tried to buy l. guage shot
gun shells loaded with balls from him
ten days ago When told that the store
had no shells OF that sort the man,
! whom the clerk ls said to have declared
looks like" Burch, bought shells con
tanning the largest size shot in the house.
SECRET WITNESSES
TO APPEAR.
1t also was intimated by officials that
several secret" witnesses we're scheduled
TO appear at the hearing and their testi-
mony will be sprung as surprise
Deputies and attorneys carefully guarded
the identity OF these witnesses. but il
was learned that from them the State will
seek TO establish several important
points.
"One Of these is where Burch went
on several nights when he hurriedly
left his hotel room. Another is where
he was, on the night Of the murder, and
third Is the route Of the death car
on the night of the murder.
If the grand Jury fails to return In
dictments II Is stated that attorneys fol
Mrs. Obenchain and Burch will star
habeas corpus proceedings TO obtair
their releases from Jail
, THINKS BURCH
BOUGHT SHELLS.
One main strand was woven into tn
net of circumstantisl evidence entanglinl
Burch today. 3 matter Of few hours be
fore the grand Jury wa sto consider tn
array Of facts against him.
The district attorneys office produced
; secret witness and confronted bin
with Burch
This man was Elsa Howell, salesman