Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-14
LEFT TILTED GIRL
TO DIE OF POISON
Tries to Frame Alibi by Means Of
Letter Before Visiting Girl
in Woods.
ADMITS IMPROPER RELATIONS

CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-william II.
orpet. University Of Wisconsin
junior. who is said TO have left
Marion Frances Lambert, whom he
had Tilted, to die Of poison in
Helms woods at Lake Forest, sub
urb, was charged with murder to-
day and held in the waukegan jail
without bail.
orpet. who is 20 years old. Is
said by Ralph J. Dady, states attor-
nsy at wauksgan, to have admitted
10 him that he had been intimate
with the girl, who was but is years
old. He is said 70 have stated fur
ther that Miss Lambert had feared
FOR four months that she was TO be-
come a mother despite drugs which
he purchased for her and which
made her Ill.
Makes secret Trip.
oroet. Il Is charged. made a secret trip
from Madison TO Lake Forest last Tues
dav night. He called the giri on the tel-
ephone and made an appointment which
was kent IN the woods next morning. Al
this interview orpet said he told her he
wan 20 marry a Miss Celestia Ycuker. II
Il said that she then took auiek-acting
,,oison ana that orpet saw her die.
rrirhteued. he rushed away and caught
a train back 10 Madison. The next day
Thursday the body was found.
Before leaving Madison. orpet is said
10 have tried 20 arrange an alioL lie
wrote letter 20 Miss Lambert and left
II Ia the hands OF a friend 70 be mailed
wednesday afternoon. At that time ne
was on his way back TO the university
He had left his room at boarding
house IN . condition 20 suggest that he
had occupied e Tuesday night
Normal school Teacher.
Miss Youler is said 70 be an instructor
IN chemistry at a normal college az DE
Kaib. III IL is said that she was
schooInate Of Orpet az Lake Forest be-
fore he went TO the university, The pris-
onar u an athletic-iooking young man.
dressed IN regulation college garb. To
reporter he said;
II met her by appointment in the
woods. / told her not 20 tell anyone
was coming. I mussed up my bed IN the
boarding house at Madison 30 my land
lady would think had been there. I ar
rived 1t Lake Forest lato Tuesday night.
/ called nor by telsphone At her homo on
the Jonas Kuppenheirner farm. ! told
her I would be waiting the next morning
ae the Sacred Hart station Of the Chi
cago A Milwaukee Electric line. saw
her when she passed toward the station
.a4a -. - auala n n \
hiding behind tree ana beckoned to her.
soon she carne back
Tkreu9h with Her.
I'VE started walking TOLD her wa
Through with her. she cried and begged
mt not 10 give her up. We waifed and
telked in the woods about two hours
tT1nhliy ! told her there was no uss
talking any iongcr--fhat had made up
my naind-I was goins TO marry AEisa
Celeetia Youker. i started away.
II heard her cry out for me 70 come
back. ! kept on walking.
Il was somo distance away when
tisrned again. / saw her fall 10 the
dSHn8.
II remained with her until I was sure
sho was dead. Then hurried 70 the sta
tion and took an electric car and came
- Cnicago. ! caught a train ct Chicago
for .Madieon. Then / sent q letter 10
her. / did not tell anyone about what
he'd happened because I feared Il might
reflect on her good name"
o. y. Orpet, father OF the prisoner and
spgerintendent OF the Cyrus Mccormick
estate at Lake Forest. retained James H.
Wiikerson. former United States district
attorney here, 10 defend his son.
other Thinga 70 Ne Cleared.
states Attorney Dady at waukoeau
ssid toniaht;
we had 70 charge orpst With murder
because Il was the only way we could
hold HIM. lie Is tho man who was with
tho Eirl, but there are other things e
be cleared up We haven't found whers
the poison cams from and we have not
fathomed why orpet was 90 careful 4
frame an aiibl"
Miss xoukess hssas =as called over ths
long distance telephone tonight, bui
eiicited only the statement that she wal
too III 10 answer the telephone. otherl
IN the house. including her mother, Mra
J, c. Youker OF Chicago. declined 10 an
swer questions
Il was learned that Miss Youker wa,
taken IN last suESay.