Names: Burch, Arthur C. (Arthur Courtenay), 1893-1944 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: The jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch gathered at Beverly Glen, where the murder took place. One group is huddled on the right and others are scattered on the left, some of whom appear to be smoking. In the background are cars and small cabins. Reported in "Burch and Jury View Murder Scene in Glen: Prisoner Jokes and Laughs When He is Taken to Death Spot; Bereaved Father Follows," Los Angeles Times, 01 Dec. 1921: II1.
Date:: November 30, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: According to early reports of the case, Madalyne Obenchain and J. Belton Kennedy arrived late at Kennedy's summer cottage in Beverly Glen. In the darkness, Obenchain asked Kennedy to retrieve a lucky penny she had left nearby and while he was attempting to find it, Arthur Burch shot and killed Kennedy while hidden among brush beside the staircase leading to the cottage. This was never proven however.
Date:: September 2, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Five men seated in front of the judge's bench and another man farther behind. Court appears to not be in session at the moment.
Date:: December 8, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Mugshot of Arthur C. Burch, accused of the murder of John Belton Kennedy.
Date:: 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Arthur C. Burch walking in the middle of Deputy Sheriff Fox and Deputy Sheriff Nolan. This photograph was taken when the jury and Burch were taken to the scene of the crime. Reported in "Burch and Jury View Murder Scene in Glen: Prisoner Jokes and Laughs When He is Taken to Death Spot; Bereaved Father Follows," Los Angeles Times, 01 Dec. 1921: II1.
Date:: November 30, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch gathered in between some trees and grass. Arthur C. Burch is seen in the middle with a hat on, looking at the camera. This photograph may have been taken when the jury for the Arthur C. Burch trial were taken to Beverly Glen, Los Angeles to see where the murder took place. Reported in "Burch and Jury View Murder Scene in Glen: Prisoner Jokes and Laughs When He is Taken to Death Spot; Bereaved Father Follows," Los Angeles Times, 01 Dec. 1921: II1.
Date:: November 30, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Arthur C. Burch (left) walks to the Los Angeles County Courthouse with an unidentified man beside him.
Date:: [between 1921 and 1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Judge Sidney N. Reeve, left, observes Mrs. Elizabeth Besenty, right, on the witness stand. District Attorney Asa Keyes sits with his back to the camera to the left of an unidentified man. An American flag hangs behind the judge's bench.
Date:: December 8, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A group of people are seen walking beside a courthouse building. Cars are parked along the sidewalk on the left.
Date:: [between 1921-1922]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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