The evening world., 1916-06-17
JOE 'DAV|SL|KED
0RPET,LAMBERT
GIRL TOLD CAUMS
School Girls Tell of Marian's
Moods and Her Talk of
Student Prisoner.
1SIN COURT TO TESTIFY.
Witness Who Repudiated Her
Testimony Mark for the
Prosecution.

state to- day brought eighteen e,gh-
teen-year- girls TO court TO i'm
peach the testimony OF Josephine
Davis In the trial Of Will II. Orpet
for ths alleged murder OF Marian
Lambert. The girls had attended
Marian's eighteenth birthday party
on Fob. 6. three days before her death
in Helms Woods. near LUX Forest.
The Hrst Of tho girls 10 take tho
stand. Bernice Wells. testified that
Marian seemed happy at the party.
Che did not see her cry. as Miss Davis
had testified. and did not SEQ Miss
Davis and Marian alone
On cross examination Attorney
Ralph +. Potter asked:
Did Marian appear Eay-sayer
than others---as IL she were trying to
hide her troubles behind a mask Of
gayety?"
81 wouldn't say that she Just
seemed happy"
A demure miss IN unadorned blie
came next. She smiled innocently
at Mr.. Dady when he asked her name
and responded in a clear. unafraid
voice. "Florence Russell" She was
horn at Racine. WIS, eighteen years
ago.
The witness and two friends spent
the night OF tho party with Marian.
Anna Paulson. who always had done
~. was unable to stay.
Did You see Josephine Davis take
Marian aside into q room7" aaked
Mr.. Dady.
Were you on intimate terms with
Marian7" asked Attorney Potter on
cross- examination.
Not particularly"
did Marian ever ten you Of init
macy with any boy?"
NO. sir"
"Did you and Marian talk OF Orpet
after tho party?"
Yes; Marian said she had heard
that Orpet was engaged to Celes,ia
Youker. She said Josephine had
written Orpet about It, but had re-
ceIved no reply. Marian didn't know
what to think Of the report"
The witness said she and Marian
went 70 bed about II p. NJ. and talked
till 1880. largely about orpet. but she
rccollected little about It.
Did she say anything about Orpet's
character. his temperament" inter-
rupted Mr.. Dady.
"She said VIII had a bad temper
and that Mrs. Lambert had forbidden
him 10 come TO tho house" answered
Miss Russell.
Did she say anything else 10 ind,-
cate that 1t was n clandcstine AFFAIR.""
resumed MIR. Potter,
mo"
you have recollected quite a few
things since you said there was moth
ing more. Miss Russell. Do you re-
call anything more7"
Tho girls voice had grown steadily
weaker and tho NO" which she re-
turned was almost inaudible. Then
from mo depths OF hcr memory she
brought this, which set those Who
heard TO bu2.lng:
Marian SAID that 10 Davis liked
orpet. That's why she was always
coming 10 see her (Marian)."
Marian, the witness said, oonfided
that she rather enjoyed seeing Orpet
angry. Once, TO spite him." she
walked home from Sunday sch j,l
with her teacher.
she said she knew that VIII would
come around" said the witness.
Miss Minnie Rumsey. Marian's
sunday school teacher. testified she
had seen Marian practically every
sunday for thre months and once a
month At social gatherings at the
| church,
Marian was unusually gay and
! happy n all times" said Miss Rum
scy. she was always the life OF
tho party"
Frances Bishop testified that at the
birthday party she saw tears In the
eyes both Of Anna Paulson and Mar
ian because Anna could not stay all
night,
II never saw Marian whom she
wasn't happy. except at that mo-
ment.' said Miss Bishop
How long were YOU on intimate
terms with Marian? asked Attorney
| Potter "A year"
did sh@ ever toll YOU that she
feared she wss IN a delicate condi-
! tiop7" NO, sir"