Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-17

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Waukegan, H.. June 17.--The state
! today brought eighteen 1S-year-old
; girls to court to tmpeach the testimony
| Of Josephine Davis. in the trial OF Will
II. orpet.
The girls had attended Marian Lam
| bert's birthday party three days before
her death.
The first girl to take the stand. Ber-
nice Wells, testified that Marian
seemed happy at the party. She did
not see her cry as Miss Davis had tes-
! titled nor had she seen Marian and
Miss Davis alone at any time during
| the party.
! On cross examination Attorney Ralph
Potter asked:
! Did Marian always appear gaycr
| than others as II she were trying TO
hide her troubles behind a mask OF
gaiety?"
L wouldn't say that-she just seemed
happy"
Demure Miss as Witness.
A demure miss in unadorned blue
came next. She smiled innocently at
Mr.. Dady when asked her name and
responded in an unafraid voice sFIor-
ence Russell" She was born at Ra.
cine, Wis. eighteen years ago.
Did you see Josephine Davis take
Marian aside in room?" asked Mr..
Dady.
| No, sir"
Were you on intimate terms with
! Marlan?" asked Attorney Potter on
4 cross examination. s
Mot paticularly-1us like othsfs.s
Did Marian ever tell you of 1n-
timacy with any -boy?"
mo, SIR
did you and Marian talk oe OrpsS
after the party?"
i yes. Marian said she had heard
!! that Orpet was engaged TO Ceiesse
Youker. She said Josephine had writ-
ten Orpet about It but had received
no reply. Marian didn't know what to
think of the report"
Witness Memory Refreshed.
The witness said that she and
Marian Went to bed about II p. m. and
talked till 1890 a. m, largely abou.
Orpet, but she recollected little about
1t.
4
whole truth" admonished Mr.. Potter.
and the witness appeared to ponder
deeply.
Did you say anything about orpet's
character, his temperament inter-
rupted Mr.. Dady.
She said Will had bad temper,
and that Mrs Lambert had forbidden
him to come to the house." answered
Miss Russell
You have recollected quite a few
things since you said there was nothing
more. Miss Russell Do you recall
anything more?"
"Jo" Davis Liked orpet.
The girls voice had grown steadily
weaker and the No which she re-
turned was almost inaudible. Then she
brought out this, which set those who
heard buzzing:
Marian said that 10 Davis liked
orpet; that's why she was always
coming to see her (Marian).'
Marian, the witness said. confided
that she rather enjoyed seeing Orpet
angry. Once Ito spite him. she walked
home from Sunday school with her
teacher.
She said she knew that Will would
come around" the witness said
Miss Minnie Rumsey, Marian's Sun
day school teacher. was the next Wit
ness She had seen Marian practically
every Sunday for three months.
Marian was unusually gay and
happy at times" said Miss Rumsey.
She was always the life Of the party"
+ Marian Always Happy.
Frances Bishop testified that at tho
I'hirthday party she saw tears In the
eyes Of Anna Paulson and Marian. be.
cause Anna could not stay all night.
Il never saw Marian when she
wasn't happy except at that moment"
said Miss Bishop.
Did Marian ever tell you that she
feared she was in a delicate condi-
tion?"
NO. sir"
Mary Marshall, the next witness.
testified that Marian had been her
best friend.
Did you know that she had secret
love AFFAIR."" asked Mr.. Potter.
II knew she received letters from
> VIII ornet. hut she didn't mako q
secret of it"
Parents Objected TO orpet.
Tn the fan OF 1915. Marian told the
witness that she did not care to see
|'Orpet any more and that her parents
I,objected to him. In January. 1916.
l.however she said she expected 10 see
/ him and ask about his reported en-
gagement to Miss Youker.
Anna Paulson was the next witness.
did you see tears in the eyes Of
anybody at the party?" asked Mr..
;. Dady.
"Yes. I'm Marian's and In my own.
She said she had taken II for granted
thatI would stay with her that night"
Miss panlsan sead she ard Marian
: did not exchange condolences in tho
3 last three months In her life. Court
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