Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-09
MRS. OBENCHAIN
G STORY
ON STAND TODAY
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his former wife. who was then NADIA
lynne Conner and a student at the
same college. Arthur c. Burch. CO
defendant with Mrs. Obenchain also
was a student there at that time. His
first meeting. the witness said. was
at a college dance and, from then on,
their friendship r7pened. -
Their engagement was announced
in June, 1914, about the time the
witness graduated from the law
school of the university. This en-
gagement was broken Off the follow
ing September, though they continued
corresponding, the witness said
0benchain. testified. that he came
to Los xngefes to sec M%adalynne fol-
lowing his discharge from the army
in December, 1913, having learned
witness testified, that he learned of
her love for Kennedy. He told her,
Obenchain said, that it could be moth
ing but a passing fancy that he would
take good care of her and they would
return to Evanston, ILL.,, to liyc, where
she could get we'll and forget Ken
nedy. They were married January l,
1872 ,s ". -r
In answer to the question: Why
did you separate?" Obenchain, replied:
She Couldn't Forget
Il saw she was not getting better
and the way that she cared for this
other man was stronger than /
thought it was at first, and some way
she couldn't throw it of. She was
not well. I told her / was going down
Mrs. Demond testified that Mada-
lynne Obenchaan took a room at her
house in LOS Angeles under the name
Of Connor. Upon objection. the court
refused to permit the witness to test
.fy regarding the reason Tor use of
this name, as later given by NADIA
lynne. Kennedy called on Mrs. Oben-
and sen many gifts Madalynne had
decided to return to Chicago, she tes-
tilted, and the witness and defendant
went to the home OF Kennedy's par
ents to return the gifts. kennedy's
mother told them that he was not
home but as they were driving away,
Kennedy came running to the car.
When Madalynne told him that she
was going away, and Thought 1t best
for them to consider. everything off"
the witness said: Kennedy com
don't say anything like that. Please
don't, go. l can't live without you.
just be patient with me-
aud have 1t out with him, but she said
no, that Kennedy was sick and worry
ing about her. I then told her the
best way for her to do vas to get
away from both us-to get by herself
and decide what was best. l could not
STAND to &c her worrying herself sick
--tc. see her health failing"
Shortly after this conversation, the
witness testified, he wen to Chicago.
Mrs. Obenchain came to Chicago In
May, 1921, the witness said. and he
saw her frequently. She told him then,
Obenchain' testified:
ralph, ! hardly know what to do.
I just CANT forget Kennedy. He
wants me to marry him."
Obenchain said that his wife atfhat
time asked him what she should do,
and that he answered:
tits your heart; do whatever you
He went on. before she left she
had made up her mind to marry Ken
needy in California"
After Mrs. Obenchain had arrived
In, California, Obenchain said. he ~.
ceived q letter from her :statins that
Bolton Kennedy's mother had been
threaten a law suit to make. Mrs. Ken
nedy prove her statements with re-
gard to Madaynne, Before this lot
ter ;sHs received the witness said. he
received a. wire from Mrs. Qbenchaln
telling him TO disregard the letter.
Kennedy Neehed Her.
The prosecution made no effort on
cross examinationsetb break down
Qbenchain's testimony, and he WA
questioned only briefly.