Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-24
STATE RESTSITS
CASE WITH ORPET;
LETTERS READ
Court Listens to Many Epistles
Written by Orpet to Marian
Lambert Previous to Her
Death

Waukegan, Ill. June 23.-The state rest
ed its case against Will H. Orpet, charg-
ed with the murder of his former sweet
heart, Marian Lambert, today, after sew
eral more letters the youth wrote TO the
girl had been read.
Keep yourself for ME alone" Orp,
wrote on May Is. 1915. The next day he
complained; The only way l could get
through my classes today was by think
ing there would be a letter from you,
but there was none. There is no fun in
anything without you. Try 10 love me
for that means more to me than anything
in the world"
Wrote from Madison
This letter, like the others. was writ
ten from Madison. Wis, where Orpet was
attending the University of Wisconsin.
On the 18th he acknowledged receipt Of !.
letter from Marion.
Il could not tell from your letter wheth-
er you are for me or not Do not write
that way. If you love me, loosen up
On June he expressed happiness at a
good letter from Marian. Only abou;
10 days and l sbau see YOU and kiss YOU
very much. I am glad you are still gooc
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Affection Subsidies
BY Nov. 3, after the summer vacation,
Orpet addressed her merely as Dear
Marian and spoke OF seeing her on
Thanksgiving. But I don't suppose you
care" he wrote.
In this and subsequent letters he had
stopped pleading with Marian for warmer
expressions Of her regard.
Late in November he wrote that he
hoped that she got the stuff" all right
Zee. : he wrote: Letter received this
morning and was surprised to hear tina.
there was nothing doing Vet. Don't see
the doctor until have given you some
thing TO take"
Will try 10 go down to see you
February q" he wrote in another let
ter. viii call YOU up Feb. s-re-
member the date. Il will be under the
same conditions. Remember. II all is
not all right, il will be when I see
YOU Don't tell anyone about the
home then
The Abb letters
The next letter was one of the So
called aHhi letters. post dated FEB. :,
at Madison. and mailed. il is alleged,
by friend, while Orpet was at Lake
Forest. ii spoke in common place
terms Of school work.
The last Of the letters introduced
by the state was one from Marian 10
Miss Rumsey. her Sunday school
teacher. II was written the night be
fore her death and was found on her
body on the 10th. II read:
Her Las. Note
Your note came yesterday and !
want TO thank YOU more sincerely than
you can imagine for il. l am very
glad that you think that there is a
possibility Of my amounting to much
after ALL l was very much afraid
that YOU thought that l was a silly
on account of what IS termed my gig
giles. At first I just giggled before
thought life was nothing but a joke
and felt no responsibility. But lately
it has been because l really was not
happy So I tried 10 disguise my feel
ings that way.
You may think il queer for one 20
laugh when they really want to cry,
but am rather queer anyway. But
now I efel much better and I sincere
~ want to be some one that will do a
little good anyway. I thank you once
more for your good wishes with love
Marian"