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Show SPECIAL FAVORS IN JAIL DENIED Matron Asserts Madalynne Obenchain Slipped No Notes to Convict LOS ANGELES Julv 2" V denial that Mn Mailulynne ,,.n. -bain ha'J been granted special privileges In tho Los Anceles county tail form d ini Of the testlmonv Wednesday in her trial for the murder of J. Bell on Kennedv. This came from Mre. Kan-nle Kan-nle L. Lowe. ail matron, called bv the defence In nn attemot to refute the testlmonv of Paul P Roman lb it while he was an inmate of the tall. Mrs. Obenchain had tried to get him to testify falsely for her. DENIES KNOWLEDGE. I Roman testified that Mrs. Obcn- rhnln passed notes to h'.rn. making this reouest on several oi caslons w hen she passed him while being taken to and from court. Mrs Lowe testified that no notes were passed while she had Mrs. ' Oben-lialn In her charge. but said she had not accompanied the defendant on all the trips to court. j Mrs. Lowe said .Mrs Obenchain i toid h:r she had talked with Roman t v Ice in t he jail. ' She told me ho wanted to tell her something of Importance about her case," the matron said; "1 advised her that she tell him to see Mr. Ou"i-chain. Ou"i-chain. Later she told me Roman refused re-fused to tell his stoiv to anyone hut herself." "It Isn't nn unheard of thing for prisoners to smuggle letters to one another in the Jail, Is It?" asked Deputy Dep-uty District Attorney Keyes. "No, it Is not." replied tho witness. RICH WITHIN JAIL. "And hasn't Airs Obenchnln been , extended privileges In having visitors at the matron's quarters Instead of in' the visiting room?" "No more than any other girl." "Wasn't there a riot In tho 1all a few days ago because of privileges I grantc-d her?" "Thero was a riot, but It wasn't oyer Mrs Obenchuln. 1 Several other attendants nald ihev saw nothing of th" alleged communications communi-cations between Mrs. Obenchain and Roman. |