The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
GIRL TO WED ORPET
IF YOUTH Is FREED
Miss Celeste YOukcr Tells Him
So in Cell Where lie Awaits
Murder Trial.
WRITES TO HIM EACH DAY

WRITES TO HIM EACH DAY
CHICAGO. May 1e.-Mirs Celeste YOU
ker of haywood, Ill, will marry VIII
Orpet II he is acquitted of the murder
Of Marian Lambert at his trial in Wau-
kegan.
The University OF Wisconsin under
graduate has had this assurance from
the lips of the young woman, for whose
love he cast aside the pretty Lake Forest
high school girl who died at his feet
from cyanide of potassium In Helms
woods last February.
Once during the trial to-day Orpet, AZ
he sat between his father and mother at
his lawyers table. drew from his pocket
furtively a letter written In Il feminine
hand on monogrammed blue stationery.
A. he glanced at 1t his eyes sof,ened
and his faint sheer melted into a happy
emile.
The letter was from Miss Youker. One
IL delivered at the Jail every day. Orpet
watches for them eagerly, If they fail
TO arrive by the first post he IL restless
and morose until the afternoon mall
brings the coveted cpistle.
Miss Youker's visit to her sweetheart
has been kept secret. 1t occurred on
Tuesday evening. but news OF 1t did not
leak out until to-day. The pretty young
woman, who formerly taught chemistry
In the high school at De kalb, arrived
at the Waukegan Jail with her brother,
Claude Youker OF Lake Blur. and his
wife, formerly Miss Marguerite Mason.
and Charles Orpet of Winuctka. VIII
Orpet's elder brother.
Brother q Surprise.
Few persons in waukegan knew that
the boy on trial for murder before Judge
Charles II. Donnelly had a brother. The
Tuesday night visit was the first Charles
Orpet had made upon his brother since
the latter was lncarcerated In the Wau-
kegan Jail a few days after the tragedy.
Miss Youker was permitted to see the
prisoner alone. Sheriff Griffin escorted
tho young woman to the floor on which
Orpet Is imprisoned. She slipped quickly
to the bars that shut off the row of cells
and stood waiting In silence in the dim
light of an electric globe.
The Sheriff called Orpet. The youth
a smoking u pipe over a magazine
story In a corner. He laid aside the
bcok with Il sinothered yawn and lohnged
forward to see what was wanted. His
eyes fell suddenly upon the silent iigurc
standing in the corridor. He had not
seen Miss Youker since last Christmas,
when she visited his home in Lake For
est. He recognized her Instantly even In
the half light
Celeste he cried. rushing toward
her with open arms.
swirl
Despite the iron bars that held them
apart they embraced and kissed eaci
other and laughed happily as II ne
tragedy ever ,.ad east its shadow over
their romance.
For half an hour the boy m trial for
murder and the gl.l whose love has
known no change or shadow of turning
stood clasping hands through the bar
and talking softly.
you don't believe these charges. dc
you, Celeste 80 said Orpet.
course | don't" replied the girl.
II am innocent. 7 Will be INDICATED
When thist trial is over | will walk on: OF
court free"
II am sure YOU will. Keep up YOU:
courage. My loyalty has never wav.
cred. II you want me YOU may have
me as soon as you are given your lib
erty."
you know ! will want you
For half an hour more M. and Mrs
Claude Youker and Charles Orpet talkc,
with the prisoner.
Miss Youker has made no statement
Of any sort since her fiarcc was ar
rested for the murder of Marian Lam
bert. She Is tie daughter of th'
Rev. Clayton Soukcr, VINO formerly oc
cupied the pulpit of the Methods
Church In Lake Bluff.
Denieq Selling Vial.
What may prove a Jolt for the stat
In the prosecutor of Orp-t developed TO
day when Charles w, HassinSer, outsid'
Of court. r%epudiated a statement previ
ously made TO the prosecuting a~ttorne,
L-l LID n,,A, na ~. - IN.
ounce vial the day before Miss Lander
vas found dead in Helms Woods.
Hassinger, a young druggist in Madi
son, Wis, where Orp.t attended In
university, WAS relied on by the Stat
to prove that he had sold this empt.
vial to the defendant, At the time o
Orpet's arrest iiassinger voluntarily de
clared to the police that such Il transac
ton a occurred.
Frank Lambert. father Of Marian Lam
bert, denied dramatically in Judge Don
nelly's court room in Wauke.an to-da,
that his daughter had committed suicide
1t was his first demonstration OF hi
convictions. He was sitting as usual Il
one of the back seats of the room
Charges that his daughter took tn
poison because she had been thrown owe
by Will Orpet, now charged with he
murder. angered him.
II can't keep away from the court,
he said. Our side will prove Orpet'
guilt and 1t will prove that he frame
an alibi to conceal II. All the storie
about her being inspired to take poiso
because OF a chemistry lesson az
wrong.
Four death threat letters were 'turnc
over by Frank Lambert TO State Attol
ney Dady to-day. The missiyes, couche
in almost identical terms and in the sam
l,.,1tpvi,ipy thrnat,nnJ a, '.y.t lf,n'