Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
The Man With The Burning Ambition Is Seldom Fired


everything here and going abroad
until his parents would become
reconciled to the marriage"
Later in the letter, she testt-
fled, Kennedy said he had arrang-
ed for their marriage at San Fran
cisco. June IA, she went to San
Francisco, she said, and July
came to Los Angeles, where she
met Kennedy every day until July
IL. when the break occurred when
Kennedy's mother visited Mrs.
Wilson.
Kennedy telephoned and apol-
ogized and said he did not believe
he should see Madalynne for sew
eral days but would telephone
soon, she testified. He did not
telephone until July II, when she
hung up the telephone on him, be-
lieving that he was false, she said.
1t was about this time. she said,
that she made the entry in her
diary.
Mrs. obenchain then testified
that Kennedy urged her, during
the summer of 1921, to go to Santa
Ana and marry him. This was
after she had obtained her divorce.
She said she refused, telling him
that she wanted to talk to his par
ents. She said that during this
time, early in the summer of 1921,
she corresponded from Los Angeles
with Arthur Burch, her co-defend-
ant. who was then in Chicago.
Mrs. Obenchain said she also
received two letters from Burch
during that time and that these
letters were, to the best of her
belief, In her trunk at the Alex
andria hotel when she was arrest
ed after the shooting. She said
she never had seen them since.
These were not offered In evidence
by the state, and the defense then
began to try to prove their con-
tents by Mrs. 0benchain's evil
| dence.
This attempt precipitated
heated wrangle between the at
torneys, which Judge Reeve halted
| by excusing the jury until 2
o'clock and then letting the at
torneys discuss the admissibility
Of the evidence in the absence OF
the jury.
Mrs. Obenchain said her letters
| to Burch told him of the ISLANDER
GUS" statements Mrs, Kennedy was
reported to have made about her
to Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Demond.
An effort to prove the contents OF
these letters also was being made.
Mrs. Obenchain, In testifying
concerning her correspondence
with Burch, said she was at that
time on friendly relations with
the Burch family and with Burch
himself, but had never been
Burch's sweetheart, or he hers.
She said she knew that Burch In
| tended coming to Los Angeles dur
ing the summer of 1921 but did
not know the exact date. 1t was
at this point that she halted and
the jury excused. 1t was expect
ed by counsel that the court also
would rule on the admissibility oi
the first letter the defense had
sought to offer, which has been
left undecided.
The letter which brought tears
to Mrs. Obenchain when 1t was
cad by her attorney, follows:
Dear Talapsha:
How beautifully you have re-
.nembered me, dear Madalynne
Everything you have ever done
Tor me will always be cherished
Do you think me cold, ungrateful
All, no, 'tis only that wander In
.he dark and oh, Madalynne,
cannot see the light. l know II
lives, but the darkness is smoth'
sring, smothering me. II only
an lift the black mantle away
and up from my shoulder and steI
)ut into the glorious days.
"Oh, my Madalynne--do mo-
udgeh arshly. Can you not heai
he wild cries, far, far out on th'
deserts yellow sands where tn
blood red sun is dipping now t
sleep.
UCrod h1aca vptt TaIanaha