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Show Convict Tells About Letters Of Madalynne Prisoner Expected to Resume His Direct Testimony In Kennedy Murder Case; Enderln-Missives Enderln-Missives Introduced LOS ANGELES, CsL, Juns 14 (By A. P.) Direct examination of Paul Roman, Ro-man, a convict, who yeeterday teetlfled Mrs. Madalynne Obsnchaln sought te persuade him to give fslse testimony In hsr first trlsl for ths murder of J. Helton Kennedy, will be resumed In ths superior count Mondsy morning. Thr wss no session of ths trial today, adjournment ad-journment having been taken until Monday. Roman eald he had been asked to teetlfy that ha had heard "two ragged men" plotting to kill Kennedy after having tried to blackmail him. At her first trial Mrs. Obenchaln teetlfled aba aaw "two ragged men" disappear In a clump o( buahea directly following the ahootlng of Kennedy In Beverly Glen. August S last. . A score of letters, which Romsr Identified as having keen written te ttrth by Mrs. Obenobala while he was a pnonr in Folsom pnitnttsry, were introduced. These letters, couched id terms ef effsction. referred to . the "story" Roman eald he waa to have ' teld on the wltnaae eland. Roman did not teetlfy at the previous pre-vious trial ef Mrs. Dbrachaln. but waa a wit nee for th defence at both trials of Arthur C. Burch, her codefendant. HI testimony on these occaaloaa waa that evidence Introduced by the ststs that a thorn similar to a species found In Beverly Olen had been extracted from Burch'e knee waa a "frsmsup." |