The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 14

et 1 STILL LOVE HIM” SHE SAYS IN CELL! In, Signed Statement Mrs. Obenchain): Tells How Belton Kennedy Was Shot; On Her Knees Begged Him to Marry Her. ——_—_—_—_— ° (Copyright, 1921, by United Préss) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 10.—“I still love Belton Ken- nedy. I do not care what becomes of me—my interests are dead.” Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, held in connection with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, insurance broker, last Friday night made this declaration in a statement written ex- clusively for the United Press today. The woman asserted that Arthur C. Burch of Evanston, Ii, held in connection with the murder, is innocent and that Kennedy was shot by two shabbily dressed men. Mrs. Oben- chain took great care in preparation of the manuscript, which “was written in her cell at the county jail. Ser version of the “midnight murder,” which has never been excelled for sheer mystery in the criminal annals of the West, contained many penciled corrections. The ‘statement given to the United Press, that the “world may know my story,” follows: By Madalynne Obenchain i it ir fr t E “No Difference If They Hang Me Now,” She Says Los moned to convene tomorrow morn- ing. Indictments will be asked by murder trial drama fs done. the district attorney. Burch still ‘The somber play itself comes (smiles behind his thick lensed _ Rent, glagses. ’ Preliminary investigation Into the Madalynne, as death, ap- the latter enigmatic and| stolcally: Was concluded during the “It makes no difference if I am indicted, nor if I am con- ‘The grand jury has been sum- victed, nor # I am hung. Belton This remarkable photograph shows the burning of the American steamer Western Front, following an explosion in the hold, off Bishop’s light in the Scillies. The crew was _ taken off by the S. S. British Earl. ‘ HOME-MADE. 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THE SEATTLE STAR is dead, They may send me to him if they will.” Branding Kennedy, Sr, father of the murdered man, as “bitter and vindictive” toward Madalynne girl's) mother, Mra Emma Smar was standing staunchly by her sid today, “Mr. Kennedy would make ff seem | chartoe," that Madalynne had pursued his son,” Mra, Smart said, “It was the other way The y ould | exibly have more tnaist yhy, even , the day of! alynne’s martiage, Belton sent | her a special delivery letter which arrived just before the ceremony and completely upset my girl. | “Nd ono desires to probe into the | life of one who ia gone, but if vin dictiveneas forces us in self defense | to throw light, into the recesses of | elton Kennedy's past, many dix | closures may be expected.” Mra, Smart advanced another | theory—the poasibility that the shot | which killed Kennedy was intended | for her daughter, “in which case,” she concluded, “the gun surely could not have been held by Arthur| Burch.” . SAYS GIRL FORCED THE LOVE AFFAIR J, B. Kennedy, father of the slain | * *% % Touching Love Note to Him Strangely Prophetic A letter, strangely prophetic in tone, written by Madalynne to Ken- nedy before his death, was released to the newspapers by the district at- torney's office here yesterday after noon. Ono paragraph of the eplatle ts striking, in view of the events which transpired after it was written: “Please be happy, my Belton, for we never know when the cur- tain may fall for the last time, and love is all there is to this earthly life that ts of any value,” The letter was signed, “Mra. J. Bel ton Kennedy." Excerpts of the letter follow: How much un 2 BE: 4 f broker, repeated his aavertion that * Madalynne had forced the love af fair ardly am in the dark—without «| Kennedy senior sid in a| with restrained | low pa jee, vibrant eased him for the reason. me that some days ago, Alexander hotel, Mrs. Obenchain had fallen to her knees before him and urged bim: “Marry me, Belton; marry | met I can't live without you.’ “He told me that this woman had begged him for a littl gun which he carried, saying she wanted to kill herself, “Belton, you marry me, or I'll kill myself, but I won't hurt you,’ he sald she had told him.” Funeral services for the murdered | broker will be held at 2 p, m. to day. The coroner’s fury tate yesterday | returned the expected open verdict in the case, finding that young Ken- nedy came to his death from a gun-| | shot wound “inflicted by a person or | persons unknown.” * ** ed to remain here mt least for a while—as long as duty plays such a prominent part In your life— why shouldn't It also in mine? “A few times I have dreamed of you—usually we are talking thru the telephone—but there are many times wheu you seem to be very near me “I cannot say the things tn » letter 1 would like to say, pow sibly you can read between the from the insults and abuse of your mother—everyone is kind to me here—I never want to seo California again unless Lam with you. “Please be happy, my Belton: we never know when the curtain may fall for the last time, and love is all there is to this earthly life that is of any value. “You have strength of charse- ter to know whether you are do ing right or not. I want you strong enough to do what you want to do—or I do not want you ters and pictures and I will un derstand.” teuth now, or nothing. Hf you have no intentions of coming for me, all right, Just send my let aid in part STORE at all. ‘ “How do you like my (Signed) “MES. J. BELTON KENNEDY.” SHOULD HAVE BEEN BIG ENOUGH TO PLAY SQUARE More of Madalynne’s letters to her dead lover were made public by the permiasion of the district attorney's offios. “We both should have been honor able and big enough to have played fquare after I was married,” an epintle dated December 27, 1918, and mailed from Evanston, Til, said. “Mr. O. bas done more for me than anyone tise ever would. He is hon- orgble in every sense of the word and too big ever to resort to an un- truth. “Tam not worthy of him—but the least that I could have done was to save paid my bargain, but I listened to you. I believed you loved me— and I loved you. “This ix your last chance, Belton, with me. 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