The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-10
MADALYNNE S0BS
OVER OLD LETTER
Nearly Collapses During
Longed-for Opportuni-
ty to Face Jury
KEEPS EYES ON JURY
Explains Why She Wanted
Letters Back After B. Had
Shown Himself False

vItrtsa stand, telling her own story
fnr t.e first time, Madalynne Oben-
chain. on trial for the murder OF j.
pelfon kennedy. broke into tears
today when one of the passionately
vorJti love letters sent to her by
Kennedy was read aloud by her at
touay. Iud Rush.
For a minute OF two Mrs. Oben-
oalp was on the verge Of a coll
fans, she tossed her head and her
sboullcf shook as she sobbed. Then
sbo quickly buried her face in her
black fur neckpiece and pressing a
bgpGLrrrhief 90 her tear-filled eyes,
repainci her composure.
The letter read by Rush was one
written by Kennedy to Mrs. Oben-
chain thanking her for a gift aud
telling Of his struggle to overcome
His parcnts objections to their mar
rIasC.
She smiled at the clerk rs she was
sworn as witness. Her opening
testimony was that she had been In
the county Jail for seven months.
since the morning OF August 6, last.
when she was arrested following the
shooting OF Kennedy at his Beverly
Glen bungalow. She said that she
was not allowed access to her letters
or property Bince tnaJ llme.
Keeps Her Eyes on Jury.
sh. was pale and spoke quietly
yaough not hesitatlng in her an
svers TO questions, but It was nee
essary for her attorneys 10 admonish
her TO speak higher. Her eyes were
upon the Jurors most OF the time.
Sayirg that she kept a diary of her
activities in 1921, she referred to 1t
frequently 10 fresh her memory.
II arrived in Los Angeles January
7. 1921" she said. II did not meet
Mr.. Kennedy for some time al
though | saw him once or twice
on the street. on January IA /
telephoncd TO him asking that he re-
turn my letters. He refused TO re-
turn them until / consented to see
him.
Il refused to see him. On my
second telephone conversation jan
urary a. he said he would never re-
turn them unless l saw him that
night.
Il consented to see him that night
and waited for some time in the
street and then saw him approach,
accompanied by his father. We
talked for some two hours.
He Refused Her Plea.
Referring to her dairy for the
dates, which were every three or
four days after this meeting, with
Kennedy, she testified that she had
meetings with Kennedy. She con-
tinoally asked him for the return
Of her letters, saying that she
wanted everything ended, believing
that that would make 1t happier for
everybody"
Kennedy wanted to continue their
relations, pleading with her ito bear
with him" Kennedy told her that
owing to his mothers Illness he
could not do that which hiss "heart
asked him to do she testified.
Mrs. Obenchain's first tear after
she took the stand came when her
counsel read what purported to be
letter from Kennedy to her after
r Il was printed In a local newspaper
and which was not produced by the
district attorney when he offered
other correspondence.
The letter as read was written
by Kennedy to Mrs. Obenchain Just
after she left suddenly and without
informing Kennedy of her intention,
Tor Chicago. After the purported
text had been read. drawing Mrs.
Obenchain's tears, argument began
on the admissibility OF the letter in
evidence
"B. Is False"
false"
Tho foregoing phrase. was read
Wy Mrs. Obenchain from her diary
's Of about July IT. She said "B."
meant Bolton, Kennedy's given
name. This entry was made during
her visit TO Los Angeles within three
weeks of tho dpnth nF KnnnnHN
This was written after Kennedy's
mother was said to have made a
sanderous statement about her and
VISITED Mrs. Louise Wilson, Mrs.
obenchain's confidant, in an effort
to prevent marriage between Ken
hedy and Madalynne. Kennedy did
hol see her for several days and
JAILED to keep a promise to tele-
phone her, this prompting her to
testified.
She testified concerning many
Ireters she said she received from
hehnedy while she was in Chicago
IetWeen May and June last year
anu which she said were in her
wr,uhk az the time OF her arrest.
me prosecuting attorney denied
tney were in the trunk. In these
.tuers, she said, Kennedy advised
i. hsr TO stay in Chicago and wait for
lul mat he was planning to get
damay from everything here and GO
ns abroad until has parents would
osToine reconciled TO the marriage.
:. Later in the letter, she testified
Nehnedy had arranged for their
tsialIldEe at San Francisco June "A.
ne went TO San Francisco, she
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