The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21
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DID GIRL END LIFE
OR WAS she KILLED.
to-day they are uncertain whether
her death was murder or a
suicide.
Miaa Lambert. rs. high school
student. waA found dead In the
woods near her home by her
I father.
Tho father. care,aker OF mil.
iionaire's estate at Lake Forest. a
waukcgan suburb. notified the
police.
orpct was arrested in his room
In Madison. Wis. two days after
ward.
GOV SAYS GIRLS DEATH
WAS CASE or SUICIDE
He sald Miss f.amrrt took poison
because he told her he was to mar
~ Niss Celestial Youker Of De
kaih. M
States Attorney nady. however
charged Orpet with murder.
In their search for the poison
which caused the Lambert girls
death. officials today encountered a
tangle Of possibilities.
/ Orpet studied chemistry. and had
access to tho university laboratory.
/ Miss Lambert studied chemistry
at her high school. and could have
obtained the poison there.
The parents 81 orpet and Of Miss
Lambert had polsonA In their pos
session. used In the gardens on the
estates whore they were employed.
And Miss Youker. whom Orpet
has visited NJ DE KAlh. IL n chem.
istry Instructor
Prosecutor DRdy said Orpet had
access TO her laboratory
Authorities hope 10 get some
light on these matters today when
they question Miss Josephine Davis.
Marians chum.
Miss Davis. according 20 Orpcta
parents. will give testimony indi.
eating Miss Lambert planned
suicide.
oRpET CLAIMS GIRL
FEARED DISGRACE
Orpet and his parents say Miss
/ Lambert took her life because shc
feared public disgrace soon.
Orpet has acknowledged he knew
this. and that when he met Miss
Lambert by appointment in the
woods late last "Wednesday. she
begged him not 20 leave her. be-
cause Of her fear OF diagraee.
Miss Youkcrs friends we're won
dering today n she will break her
engagement 90 orpet. as the stu.
dent has predicted. when she
( learns Of his predicBment.
/ Some didn't think she would.
shes a loyal girl" they said To.
day. and win stick by Bill in
| trouble"
/ Celestial IL OF different type of
I beauty than Marian Lambert. She
/ is more calm. more stately.
She IL an instructor in chem
istry at Norman university I'm DE
Kalb.
In his cell in the Lake county
Jail today. Orpet told his relations
with Miss Lambert. but denied he
caused her death.
Il had made the appointment 10
meet Marian In the woods" said
| Orpet Il didn't love her. and I
don't believe she loved me | told
her ! was thru with her. and that
| was TO marry Miss Youker.
LETTERS TELL PLANS
FOR MEETING IN WOODS
She begged me not TO leave
her repeated. I am thru with
you. and walked away from her.
Il got on car and went TO Chi.
cago. and then returned TO Mad.
ison didn't know she was dead
until ! read about II in the pa
pers
When they question Miss Davis
1 today. authorities are going to
/ ask how Miss Lambert acted when
she received from Orpet letter
| summoning her To the meeting I'm
the woods. from which she never
/ returned.
This letter was sent to Miss
Davis by orpet. who asked she de.
liver II to Miss Lambert. The let.
/ ter said
Dear Marlan:--Jo has told
me you are pretty sick. / hope
everything is all right now.
and that YOU will soon be IN
and around. I'll try 10 get
down 10 see you. probably the
9th OF February. and viii call
you up the evening Of the sth.
Remember the dates. II will
be under the same conditions
as the last time. Remember.
III everything is not all
right by the time | see YOU It
viii be then. Leave Il 10 me
MlAInt Lan Lnnnn..-l L.