Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-23
Concludes by Reading More
Letters Written to Mar
ian Lambert.
ORPET'S LOVE
GROWS COLD
Letters Also introduced to Show That
Orpet Sent Medicines to Miss Lam
bort and Was Surprised at Slowness
of Results - Defense Expected to
Spring Several Surprises in Testi-
mony to Be Offered.

Orpet. charged with the murder OF his
sweetheart, Marian Lambert today. af-
ter more letters the youth wrote to the
girl had been read by David r. Joslin,
of the counsel for the prosecution.
Keep yourself for me alone" he
wrote on May 26, 1915. The next day
she complained, THE only way l can
get thru my classes today was by
thinking there would be a letter from
fun in anything without you. Try to
dove me, for that means more to me
than anything in the world"
This letter, like the others. was
written from Madison, Wis.,, where
Orpet was at the University Of Wis
consin.
In the twenty eighth he acknow-
lodged receipt of letter from Marian.
"I could not tell from your letter
whether you are for me or not. What
have l done or failed to do?" he asked
Don't write that way. If you love me-
loosen up"
Love Grows Cold.
On June he expressed happiness at
good" letter from Marian. "Only
about ten days and will see you and
kiss you very much. lam glad you
are still good Keep 1t up and when
get home we will take the lid off"
BY No. 3, after the summer vacation
Orpet addressed here merely as Dear
Marian" and spoke Of seeing her on
Thanksgiving. But suppose you
don't care" he wrote.
In this and subsequent letters he had
stopped pleading with Marian for
warmer expressions of her regard.
Sent Her Medicine.
Late in November he wrote that he
hoped she "got the stuff all right.
Dec.7 he wrote Letter received this
morning, and was surprised to hear
that there was nothing doing yet. Don't
see doctor until I have sent you some
stuff to take"
He wrote to Josephine Davis Jan. 81,
II don't know what to think of Marian
being so sick. write and tell me all
about it." The next day he sent
letter to Marian, care of Josephine.
30 has told me you have been pretty
sick" he wrote to Marian.
Defense Is Prepared.
The first installment of some i'm
pressive testimony by which the de-
fense confidently expects to batter
down the commonwealth's case and
raise more than a reasonable doubt
that Will Orpet is responsible for the
murder of Marian Lambert will be in
troduced tomorrow in his trial in Wau-
kegan II the present program is fol-
lowed. .u...
Attorney James II. Wikerson ana
Ralph F. Potter have said they pos
sessed convincing evidence that Or
pet did not give the girl the poison
which caused her death.
Promise Many Surprises.
The nature of this evidence has
been carefully concealed. but they
promise many surprises for States At
torney Dady, Of Lake county, and
States Attorney Joslyn, of McHenry
county. who have exerted themselves
to obtain a conviction. 1t would not
be the first surprise the prosecutors
have experienced during the trial. un-
expected testimony by three of their
own witnesses being highly favorable
to Orpet
The state will rest It's case today.
1t was announced, with the reading Of
to Marian while he was in Madison
attending the University Of WISCONSIN.
Ask Much Stricken Out.
The defense Immediately will f1.e
several motions to have certain testi-
mony stricken from the record. These
will includes:
Testimony relating to cyanide Of
potassium buried in the ash heap in
greenhouse under the control Of Orpet's
father, because, 1t Is declared, there is
nothing connecting the defendant with
1t or connecting it with the cyanide
found by analysis in the girls stom-
ach.
Testimony that three spots on Mar
ian's coat were made by liquid cyanide,
because, 1t is charged, there was no
proper custody Of the coat.
A hypothetical question resulting in
the expression Of an opinion that Mar
ian's death resulted from liquid cyan
ide, because, it is argued, all the ele-
ments proved in evidence were not In.
cluded in the question.
Statements Of the authorities by
orpet, because It Is declared they were
made under duress and he was not
warned beforehand.
s T est iinioT1y of Everett Frisanza, re-
porter. on the ground that he conspired
with the states attorney to have him
self arrested for the sole purpose OF
getting near Orpe. and extracting in-
from him.
Testimony Of telephone operators