Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-22

him back to face the woman-and
the body.
He viewed both calmly and in
sisted that he was innocent of i'm
p,ication in the crime,
This was August 8, three days
after the brokers' murder. The 20
lice were at their wits end for
solution and they raked Burch by
crosS-eXamination almost feverish-
ly.
He proved he had been in Me-
vada on Saturday within twenty
four hours after the killing. If
something definite could not be
gathered quickly, other persons Of
perhaps more importance might be
scattered in hiding over the length
and breadth of the country be-
fore the mystery could be pierced.
Damaging Evidence.
But out of the slender diffident
youth, the skilled masters of the
third degree drew the admission
that on the night of the murder he
had hired an automobile. Check
ing up, they found the car and
learned that the young man who
hired it gave the name of ]. W.
Jones and an address which proved
to be the home of Burch's only
relatives in the city.
A close study of the Kennedy
grounds and road nearby, which
had been surrounded pending the
investigation, showed the imprint
OF set of tires in the mud in sew
eral places-and the tread Of the
tires was that of the hired automo-
bile, The garage records showed
that the car had been hired at Z
and returned at II on Friday night
and the killing was done be-
tween 8 and 10, according to the
best estimates possible.
On this the minister's son was
held without bail as material wit
ness, sharing the status of NADIA
lynne, with whom he was not per-
mitted to communicate.
Detectives were sent to Chicago
to trace the movements of persons
concerned in the mystery, and an
other squad went to Los Angeles to
dig into Burch's local affairs. Both
parties returned with evidence.
1t was learned in Los Angeles
that Burch had rented room in a
hotel directly opposite Kennedy's
! brokerage office several days be-
fore the shooting.
A woman, whom Burch had de-
scribed as his cousin. had visited
| HIM in this room. The hotel keep
er identified Burch as his guest and
when he saw Mrs. Obenchain he
identified her also-but explained
that she had worn a wig on her
visits to the minister's son.
Madalynne frankly admitted a
friendship for Burch, and conceded
that she had received $S5 from
him, but explained that this was in
payment for debts.
Went West at Her Bchest.
Then it was brought out by the
admissions of both that the young
man had come west at the behest
of the sirl-for what purpose was
not made clear.
Ralph Obenchain. now an active
attorney in Chicago, who has come
to Los Angeles to defend the wom-
an who spurned his love. bore out
in substance what his wife had
said, and added that he still was
paying her $50 a month alimony
He agreed with her that Kennedy
had broken up their home.
When questioned by detectives,
Madalynne insisted that she and
| the minister's son were "purely
platonic friends" and that he had
nothing to do with the killing OF
Kennedy.
AS for Burch, he fought every
question put to him. declining tc
talk at all unless given an oppor-
tunity to consult a lawyer.
Mrs. Kennedy. mother of the
murdered man. told of his receiv-
ing a scribbled note which read;
"Your life is in danger.-A
Friend"
She told. too, Of hearing her sor
say:
"I don't know why it is. but
have a feeling that something may
happen to me very soon. ] gues:
/ won't live very long, but dom
want anyone to worry about me.