Evening star., 1921-08-13
NAVY DIVERS TO AID
GUN-BARREL HUNT
Officials Believe 1t Is Part of
Weapon Which Slew J. BEL
ton Kennedy.
BY the Associa ted Press.

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Los ANGELES; Calf. August 10
"A Navy diving crew, at the request
of Sheriff Traeger of Los Angeles. has
been ordered to aid today in the
ocean side search for the missing bar
rel of a shotgun. the rusty stock of
which was turned over to District
Attorney Woolwine here by a beach
camper near Santa Monica canyon
mouth. Officials declare their belief
that it is part of the weapon used in
the Staying of j. Belton Kennedy,
broker. Kennedy was shot near his
summer cottage in Beverly Glen,
eight miles inland, August 5.
The stock was found by the camper
the day following the shooting. 1t
is part of an old-fashioned 12-gauge
vestigators point to the fact that the
charge which caused Kennedy's
death came from a 12-gauge gun.
Others point out that the firing pins
are probably too old to cause what
! they say were extremely clean-cut
12-gauge shells found in the glen
near the scene of the killing.
Authorities Are Silent.
Authorities refused today either to
confirm or deny any statement made
in connection with the piece. al
though Mr.. Woolwine announced he
had reason to believe" that the shot
gun butt was part of the gun used
in the mystery shooting.
Arthur c. Burch of Evanston, H.,
former college friend of the dead
man and now under Indictment for
the murder, was said to have been
| identified yesterday by motorist
who says he encountered Burch in the
roadster said to have been in the
o. 10 iOh nf fl,n cI@
meeting occurred, he said, near Santa
Monica canyon mouth, where officers
recently declared that they believed
the slayer of Kennedy had gone in a
machine, throwing the gun used into
the ocean. The witness said that his
the man inside the car was wearing
dark goggles. Such pair of goggles
was found on Burch yesterday.
Woman Declines to Talk.
Because she does not want to be
unfair Ito person in whose in
nocence" she believes, Mrs. Obenchain
in an interview declared she pre-
ferred to remain in Jail rather than
tell anything further regarding the
events leading up to the death Of
Kennedy, who she one day hoped to
| marry.
She said she might previously have
given details that would have shed
light on the tragedy and gained free
dom for herself had she not been
"dazed" when first held by the police.
She refused to name the person
who she claims would be the sufferer
should she tell her story. When asked
II 1t was Arthur c. Burch, also in
dlc1ed IN connection with the Ken
ne neuy saying. g. she refused to answer.
saying; Mr. Burch is not talking.
Why should I discuss his affairs -,
Nh Dsx-
Il do not want any one to pitv me
because l am here" she added, "Reinp
IN Jail means nothing to me. I think
only OF the loss I have suffered"
>. d. FOX, deputy sheriff of los
angeles county, who was summoned
from Arizona, where he was in
xestigatlng case, arrived today. was
1aRen iaas 10 10 the county Jail and began a
ioHg talk with Mrs. Obenchain.
said that Fox had been recalied chse as
cause Mrs. Obenchain had safS De-
would talk freely if she conId taI's
to him. eouio talk
fcx was one of the first invest,,.-
Tors assigned to the Kennedv cssa
Mrs. MIS- Obenchain met him when she
was taken into custody last Fr;dav "
night and the officer said TO-DAY that
sne expressed faith in his fairness 49,
| nad asked to see him. Gil"
Wnen Fox left the women's dena RI
ment OF the county Jail he declined
70 talk to newspaper men and hnr-
rleo to the Office Of the district At.
| torney. al-
BURcH CONCERN SOLD.