Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-16
JURY IN BURCH
ChSE: IS TAKEN
OUT To DINNER
No Verdict Reached; Ballot
inc is 9 to 5, With a Ma
joFity Adverse TO Defend
ant, is Report.
tBy The Associated Prcss)

Los Angeles. Jan. 1.-THE jury
ia the case Of Arthur c. Burch,
charged with the murder of j..
Bolton Kennedy. was taken to
dinner Mt 6 o'clock this evening
fifty hours after the ten women
and two men. composing 1t, first
retired 10 the Jury ROOM,
Announcement was nado that
the Jury would return for an
evening session about 1880 p. m.
The Jury had made no attempt
to communicate with the court
since yesterday afternoon, The
jurors vent to the hall OF justice
az 10,15 a, m. today, Judge Sid
ney N. Reeve, presiding, went TO
the building a few minutes later
Int left after a short converse
tihn with the bailiff in charge Of
the jury, $780,, u,.
room until 1880 p. m. on several
occasions women's voices, raised
10 high pitch, could be heard
through the door between the
court room and jury room.
REPORTS current In the court
room were to the effect that ba'-
letting had generally resulted 3 to
with q majority adverse to the
defendant.
At 1880 p. m. the Jurors went to
1nnch returning at 3 o'clock.
I5ra ctically no sounds were heard
from the Jury room during the
,starpoon They walked eight
blocks to the hotel where dinner
was to be served to them tonight,
instead of using the motor bus
an,nIoved on previous trips.
Awaiting the results Of the de-
ltberations in the court room;
Rurch said he was still hopeiul
of an acquittal. His father, the
Rev. w. A. Burch, passed the day
an the court room. J. d. Kennedy,
father of the slain man, also was
present. Another spectator was
Ralph Obenchain, former husband
OF Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, CO.
defendant in the case.
The Jurors returned from dinner
at 1875 o'clock and Immediately
resumed their deliberations.
Judge Reeve reached the court
room Mt S:12 p. m. and immediate
" summoned the bailiff to his
chambers and instructed him 70
send for Thomas Lee Woolwihe'
district attorney. Paul w Schenck,
chief defense counsel, already was
in the court room. 1t was reported
the Judge planned to summon the
jury.
itiry brought into court. He asked
how they stood. The foreman said
"ten to two" without indicating
whether the majority favored con-
viction or acquittal. i
The Judge then asked individual
members of the jury whether they
thought there was chance OF
reaching an agreement. A number
said there was, but it was taking
considerable time"
zone woman replied that she
tbnupht there was no chance.
The Judge then ordered the jury
locked up for the night with In
str,lctions to resume deliberations
not later than 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. ,.
DESPITE the order that It be lock-
cd IN for the night, the jury re-
urncd again to the room adloin--
ing the court and it was announced
IL had the privilege OF remaining
there until 10 O'Clock If 1t chose,
In accordance to law, Burch
was brought into court when the
Judge questioned the jury. /
His smile was rather wan. but
he nodded to a few acquaintances.
lie glanced briefly at District At
orney Woolwine and hastily turned
his head away.
The jury woman who said she
believed there was no chance for
an agreement is a stenographer.