The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-15
MADALY YNNE AND
BURCH ASK MORE
TINE TO ANSWER
Court Gives Them Until
August d TO Plead to
the Kennedy Murder
Charge.

Los ANGELES. Aug 10 Arthur
e. BurCh aud Mrs Madalynnc Dhea-
chain. Hrraigncd today In the stu
perior court here on AN Indictment
charging the murder Of J. Bolton
kennedy. asked Tor AN extension OF
time m which to plead. They we're
granted until August %.
tnder the California law the de-
PENDANTS were entitled to two day'H
extension. Their attorneys requested
this be extended to "a week. to which
Judge Sidney y. Reeve consented.
Mrs. Obenchain appeared to he on
the verge of collapse Hs she listened
10 the reading Of the indictment
which charged that she ana Burch
killed kennedy. her former sweet
heart In front ut konncdys cottage
ON the night uf August b. Burch dis
played no emotion.
Mrs. Obcnrhuin was brought TO the
court room by "a woman deputy
sheriff They walked from the county
Jail to the hall Of Justice along the
street ON which both buildings are
located. Mrs. Obcnchain leaned
heavily on the dcputy's arm while on
the street aud while climbing long
flight Of stairs To the court room.
She was greeted iu the court room
by Ralph Dbcnchain. her former
husband, who sat with her during the
proceedings.
Burch was brought To tho room
over the "hridgo OF signs covered
passig.way connecting the iail with
the hail OF justice. NJ hc entered the
room Mrs Obenchain glanced casual
Is tn his direction. then looked away.
The eyes gs the prisoners did not
meet during the entire proceedings.
Prior 20 the arraigumcnt, counsel
for Mrs. Obcnchain moved that Mr.
bbcnchWn, who b. "A lawyer, practice
ing IN Chicago, be admitted to the
bar IN California Tor this ease only
Judge Reeve granted the motion.
Asa kcyrs. deputy district attorney.
then started to read the indictment
We viii waive the reading said
attorneys for Burch and Mrs. Obeu-
cliein
40 you won't" rctortcd Kcycs
and proceeded with the reading.
Mrs bbenchain stood beside her
former husband at the counsel table
leaning on the back OF chair lot
support during the reading Obenchuin
whispered To her occasionally. Wnen
Reyes read the words. For the muir
der OF J Bcltuu Kennedy. "a human
being Mrs. bbeuChaiu closed hcI
eyes and her body swHScd, Her grin
ON the chair tightoued and she ap-
pearcd tu bc about to fall, but man
aged To regain her compusurc.
Attorneys for the defendants said
thcy wished a delay iu IN" pleading
In order to have further consultations
on possible motions To bee made on
technical points at the time OF plead
Ing
The Rev Dr ". A. Burch father
of Arthur &. Eur,h. was IN the courl
room during the proceeding Aftcl
the prisoners had been taken back L,
jail, br Bur,h aud phonchain let
together IN AN automobile. They de
clinod Go give their destination.
Miss Thuima Smith. cousin uf Mrs
obonchAiu. told newspaper men today
she was prepared to testify for tn
defense az the trial Shc said sh'
knew that kennedy wished to MARI!
Mrs. phcnChuiu and that she knew %
her own knowledge rcCcut OCCASION
when he had pressed his suit tn
district attorneys office has annouuc
ed as its theory iu the case that
was Mr- Ohcnchain who WIS urginl
the marriHg"