Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-16
SC0RNED HATE
MURDER THEORY
IS D0vETA|LED
Picture of Woman Spy
ing With Burch From
Window Given Jury.
Letters to Kennedy Of
fered to Show Motive
in Cast-off Heart.

Los Angeles, Feb. ia word pic
ture of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, sit
ting shoulder to shoulder with her CO.
defendant, Arthur Burch, at the win
dow of his room in downtown hotel,
both of them looking toward the office
of ]. Bolton Kennedy in building
sitting in the woman's trial on the
sitting in the woman's trial on he
charge of numbering Kennedy.
Thomas Haley, proprietor Of the
hotel in which Burch stayed, gave the
picture, under examination by Asa
Keyes, deputy district attorney.
'Burch asked permission to have the
woman visit him in his room, saying
she was his cousin, and that he would
prop the door open," Haley testified.
II saw her there four or five times.
She and Burch always were sitting to-
gether looking out Of the window to-
ward Kennedy's office. / also observ-
ed Burch daily from July "a. when he
rented the room, till August D, the day
preceding the evening Kennedy was
killed, sitting at the window"
Had Package Like Gun
Haley testified that when Burch
rented the room, he looked out OF the
window ssinstead of at the furniture
Of the room," and said he wanted the
next room south, which, it was brought
out, as more nearly opposite Kenne-
dy's office.
The evening Kennedy was killed,
Haley testified, Burrh left the room
with a package wrapped in newspapers
which ''resembled shotgun in two
pieces"
Haley's testimony closed the court
day, which otherwise was filled with
reading love letters written by Mrs.
Obenchain to Kennedy. According to
the states theory, these letters showed
the motive for the Staying. The prose-
cution attributes to Mrs. Obenchain the
rage of woman scorned."
Called Him a Coward
It is contended this is shown by such
passages as:
II wouldn't give two cents for the
rest of my life if anything happened to
YOU" written in 1917, in the early part
Of the romance, and "you are a cow
ard. laughing at a bleeding heart
written a short time before Kennedy
was killed
The letters all were read to the jury
in the trial of Burch, which terminated
a month ago, in a disagreement Of the
jury.
Always Long for His Arms
The extracts from the letters fol-
lows:
I'D like to lie quietly in your arms
and sleep-sleep till God sends me
better dream
"You seem so close to me; even when
sleeping, I feel you near and you press
my lips so hard you wake me up"
when l turn out my light, please
come and let me rest close to your
heart"
These mountains are tiresome. The
ocean, my first love, and you. my last.
are the only things that never tire me-"
Goodnight, / love you much
'.xxxxxx till Good sings my weary
heart to sleep"
Says Hubby Understood
Don't fear your letters will not
reach me. Mr. o. understands this
situation too thoroughly and me too
well to ever open my mail"
Love is all that makes this earthly
life worth while"
II want you strong enough to do
what yon want to do, or l don't want
you at ALL"
1--WE both should have been big
enough 10 nave prayed square after my
marriage. Mr.. 0. is too big too stoop
to deceit. ! am unworthy of him.
would have gone back to him and done
my duty but listened to your words,
not your acts"
Why7 Also UItimatUm
"Why did you take me in your arms
and tell me you loved me and beg me
to get divorce"'
"Wby couldn't you let me go?"
Did you ever try to make me
happy?"
II never want to marry you unless
you love meg
SGniess you come to me by the fif-
teenth, it will be the end This is
final"
More than 80 letters will be read
into the record.
IN 000 Trihesnnen