Evening journal., 1922-03-15

MRS. MADALYNNE OBENCHAIN.
LOS ANGELES Marck l5.-Tears
came TO the eyes Of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain yesterday as she listened
TO the opening argument i'm her be-
half in her trial on the charge of
numbering her sweetheart j. Belton
Kennedy Alfred f. Macdonald.
who made the argument, dwelt
upon the love which. according to
the testimony, existed between the
defendant and Kennedy. declaring it
showed she had no motive for plot
ting Kennedys death
one of the three women on the
jury wept when Macdonald read a
letter Kennedy wrote TO Mrs. Oben-
chain. containing the appeal. Love
me always"
The attorney declared TIE States
theory that Mrs Obenchain was
woman scorned" had been dis
proved, and that III anything. this
was a case Of man scorned."
Macdonald will resume his argu-
ment today. According to the au-
nounced program. he will be fol-
lowed by Jud r. Rush senior de-
fense counsel, who will address the
jury for the rest of tke day. Asa
Keyes. Deputy District Attorney.
will make the final argument tomor-
row.
Charles W. Fricke. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney. closed the first argu-
ment for the State yesterday. appeal.
ing to the jury to render verdic
lin accordance with the evidence"
There probably never has been
case, Macdonald said. In which
greater love and affection appeared
than al the present trial.
III IL hadn't been for the efforts
of Kennedy's parents 10 prevent IT,
Macdonald declared these two
souls would have been married to.
day and probably had one or two
little ones running around this court
house"
Mr. Macdonald sprung a surprise
with his last words &C. re jury:
II am going to show you in the
morning. out Of the mouths OF the
states own witnesses in this case
that j. Belton Kennedy mot his death
In Beverly Glen az the hands Of two
roughly dressed men. just as Mad
alynne Obenchain said he did.
When court convened yesterday
Mrs Obenchain looked more as she
did during the first days Of her trial
Apparently knowing that so far a.
her personal efforts were concerned
4 the trial was over she came into
court smiling. The tired and wor
ried look she had worn since takinl
the witness stand in her own defens,
had vanished
Resuming his argument yesterday
Mr. Fricke referred 20 Mrs. Oben
chains story as a canned state
ment." and asserted It was mad,
To- order and had been planned .
He told the jury that her "mor,
than ordinary intellect" permitte,
her TO have IAN excuse for ever,
bit of discriminating evidence" H
. also argued that Mrs Ohenchain
"like any person on trial for n muir
= der as brutal and cruel as this
wouldn't hesitate IN having conven
lent lapscs of memory"
Mrs Ohenchain sent for Burcf
Fricke said. because She realized sh
was "in a peculiar position" havin
/ obtained a divorce and told friend
{ of her love for Kennedy The great
E est thing in her mind. Fricke De
claredi was 20 meet Burch az IN
81 train when ne arrived here in july
a 1921. and toll him OF her trouble
Be- with Kennedy. After Burch hear
To- her story. the greatest purpose n
A had Fricke said. was 10 watc
r. every movement Kennedy made.
L Referring TO the telegram Mr.
? Obenchain sent 20 Burch shortly b,
r. fore the latter's arrival here.
which Burch was asked TO "brir
l. the friend had last summer
" Fricke said:
~ "What Burch brought with hi
.e was a shotgun. That's the friend
,e Inst summer"
N Frickc argued that il was the I'm
m shot fred that killed Kennedy. a.
called the jury's attention to tes
,- mony given at the trial by medi,
90 ~ IINA ~ WAAN NNANfM AAAAA n'NAANN.
~ death was instantaneous.
"a 1t was therefore impossible
Kennedy 10 have called 'Good-nig
Madalynne. after the first shot.
Mrs. Obenchain told you he di,
=. Fricke told the jury. But th'
was some one there to say goo
eo night. Madalynne. after this 81
Us crashed into Kennedy as he
re- there bleeding and dead. That v
ne Arthur Burch. IL was ne who cal
IT. and II was Burchs 'good-nig
ay Madalynne' that this defend
ne heard"
The jury was told that there '
something in the relations exist
between Kennedy and Mrs. oh
rk chain which she failed TO reveal
NJ. her testimony. Fricke said:
IS. Take the simple little quest