Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-13
SCHOOLMATE OF
MARIAN LAMBERT
GIVES EVIDENCE
Prosecuting Attorney Charged
With Hafshness Towards
Witness in 0rpet Case Girl
Tells of Friends Last Days,


Waukegan, Ill, juno l9.---The most
case in the orpet case, I'M
less the defendant takes the stand
himself, took the stand today.
She was Josephine Davis. chum Of
Marion Lambert, the school girl, for
whose alleged murder on February 10,
WIN II. Orpet University of Wiscon-
sin student, is on trial here.
Miss Davis, a high schol girl talked
simply, directly and with studied pre-
tcision, both as to fact and expression.
when did you first meet Marion
iLambert? asked states Attorney
Ralph Dady,
when | was in eighth grade, she
responded. She did not become an
intimate frienG of Marion until third
year high school. she explained
lagain.
J Would Not See Prosecutor.
| Miss Davis had been regarded as
peculiarly states witness and She
was called to the stand BY Mr.. Daay,
hut it developed that for the last six
weeks she had been living with friends
in Chicago and had declined 10 see
him. The reason did not appear.
She was questioned on direct exam
nation by David II. Joslyn. who is
assisting Mr.. Dady. James II. Wilker-
son, chief of counsel for the defense,
complained 10 the court of what he
called Joslyns "harshness to the girl, ~
land gave other evidence of desiring
10 protect the witness.
Her testimony differed but slight
~ from that told at the inquest, and
later before the grand jury, but in
one slight respect it did. and Mr. JOS
Ilyn's alleged harshness developed over
this change
Before the grand jury she testified
that at all times Miss Lambert seemed
fun OF the highest spirit. Today she
ling the winter when, although not
Respondent she did not appear to
have her usual vivacity
do you mean to say that YOU re-
member better now, after four
months, than you did three days after
Miss Lainberts death % demanded
Mr.. Joslyn.
yes, the girl answered quietly.
las ! have thought great deal about
it things have come to me that it did
not recall at the time
Before the grand jury Miss Davis
testified that on February 9, we ran
down the road. glorying in the bright
winter morning. this was the day of
Miss Lambert's death. Today she adj
mitted the testimony, but qualified It
by saying that while her chum was
happy, she did not necessarily seem to
he without trouble.
The girls had spent the night at
the Lambert home, and Marion had
answered The telephone cali, said TO
have come from Orpet, arranging for
the meeting next morning, in Helms
woods. Miss Davis testified that her
churn planned to go TO party the
night of the 9th and besides her school
books. carried bundle containing
white skirt and an apron, as she was
to assist in serving refreshments.
At the interurban station, Miss IA
Wis said Miss Lambert suddenly re-
marked that she had no recitation
periods during the forenoon and, CIV
ing the bundle 10 Miss Davis and
promising to meet her later at school
went to Helms woods. where her
body was found subsequently in
snowdrift.
f. O. Orpet, father Of the youthful
defendant, concluded his testimony
in the forenoon. Or. Il. Il. Lacount
testified to making an autopsy on the
body of Miss Lambert.
There was nothing to indicate that
She was enceinte,' he said.