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Show Jury In Obenchain Case Is Deadlocked LOS ANGELES, July 29. (By International News Service) The jury that tried Madalynn Obenchain the third time for the alleged murder of J. Belton Kennedy, wealthy young broker and her former lover, reported to Judge John W. Schenck late today that it was hopelessiy deadlocked and asked to be excused. The judge refused the request and instructed the jury to reach a verdict ver-dict if possible They returned to the jury room to resume deliberations delib-erations From meager information leaking from the jury room it was : indicated that the seven women and five men holding the fair defendant 4 fate in their hands, were divided into two camps, the division believed to be eight to four. There were no indications how they stood as to guilt or innocence. inno-cence. Attorneys for both sides would not concede tonight that another an-other disagreement was probable. |