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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

to Marion in this form she would have
dropped her books and her body could
not have been found lying in the ma
tural position in which it was.
Cyanide ofpotassium in crystal form
was kept for usein greenhouses by both
Mr.. Orpet, father of William Orpet,
and Mr.. Lambert. That kept by Mr..
Lambert was in cupboard which was
always locked and the key carried by
Mr.. Lambert. In the Mccormick
greenhouse that kept by Mr.. Orpet
was on a shelf in can in q room
which was seldom IL ever locked.
Cyanide of potassium was also kept in
the laboratories at the University of
Wisconsin and at the Deerfieid- Shields
township high school, attended by
Miss Lambert.
"Marion's acquaintance with Will
liam Orpet began about three years
before this and he began courting her
about Christmas, 1914"
Mr.. Joslyn said that the state had
forty four letters written by Orpet to
Miss Lambert, the first written Feb. @
1915. They were love letters. address
ed to Dearest Darling Marion" and
signed "Your Loving Billie" They
assured her that he loved her. and that
| il she loved him whatever they did
was right The letters disclosed. Mr.
Joslyn said, that the seduction of Miss
Lambert occurred last June. as In
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

Orpet said: SIT is to mail some letters
for me Wednesday morning Peterson
said he would do that. Orpet handed
him three letters, the addresses of
which Peterson did not particularly
notice. except that the top one was
addressed to an Orpet. One of those
letters was the one written to Marion
Lambert and received by her father
after her death, and would show by
it's post mark that Orpet could not
have been in Lake Forest at the time
of Marion's disappearance il he had
mailed the letter, and by the tone of
the letter that their relations We're not
at all intimate. After last July he
addressed her letters to Dear Marion
and signed himself simply Bill and he
so addressed and signed this letter.
when officers from Lake county
arrived at Madison, Orpet was taken
to the police station, stenographer
was called in and after attempting to
show that he had not been out OF
Madison he broke down finally and
admitted when trapped that he was
the man who had been seen in Helms
woods on Feb. 8. and had been with
Marion Lambert that day, but insisted
that he did not know Marion was dead
when he left her. He said she had
never spoken OF committing suicide OF
of death to him, that he first learned
OF her death through reading the pa
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

a few inches from her left hand, her
handkerchief lying in the snow close
to her body" continued Mr.. Joslyn.
Her clothing was not disturbed.
"No bottle, box, paper, or container
OF any kind was near the body and
subsequent search developed that none
was within many feet Of the place."
Further examination of the woods
disclosed, the lawyer said, that Orpet
returned twice to the body and that
on the last trip away from 1t he was
careful to step in tracks which he had
made previously
At the postoffice the police found
Orpet's so-called "Alibi letter to Miss
Lambert mailed, it is alleged, by
Orpet's friend, Otto Peterson, after
Orpet had left Madison and was in
Helms woods.
At the autopsy, Mr.. Joslyn said, and
at other examinations, the closeness
with which faint white powder ad :
hered to the skin of one of her hands,
and to her dress, showed that the
poison was administered in liquid
form. The evaporation of the liquid
left the spots. he said.
Her death was instantaneous" said
Mr.. Joslyn. "Cyanide Of potassium
when taken in crystal form or as q
powder produces death quickly, but
| it is preceded by discomfort and con-
| vulsions and had 1t been administered
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09
Evidence Against Orpet
Is Outlined to jury

| Up to the time of her death, the
lawyer said, she betrayed no thought
of death. Her activities were as gay
and cheerful as ever to the last. On
Feb. three of her girl friends spent
the night with her. On Feb. 6, she
entertained eighteen of them at her
birthday party. Feb. z she was alone
and Feb. s, Josephine Davis, a chum
stayed with her. She met Orpet Feb.
and her body was found in the snow
of Helms woods the next day.
She answered. d telephone call from
Orpet on the night of Feb 8, unnoticed
by her parents and Miss Davis in an
adjoining room. On the morning of
Feb. 8, in her usual good spirits, the
lawyer continued, she and Mi9s Davis
started for school. She was to have
helped serve at an entertainment at
the home of her Sunday school teacher
that night She carried, along with
her school books, skirt and an apron,
in q bundle.
At the Sacred Heart station of the
interurban road the girls met Verne
Jackson a friend. Verne, it was learn
ed later, had noticed a young man
standing, apparently waiting, In Helm s
woods, but the fact made no impress
sion on her at the time. Marion had
at school She spoke to Josephine
Babout 1t, and concluded not to go. She
| handed her bundle to Josephine.
Goodbye, old top, I'll see you
later she said to Josephine" related
Mr.. Joslyn.
The two girls took the car leav-
ing Marion standing on the platform
smiling and happy went on the
lawyer" She was never seen alive
again by anyone except William
| Orpet.
| Marion'S parents did not expect her
to return until the train at sos p. m
because of the party Mr.. Joslyn told
of how Mr.. Lambert's anxiety increas-
ed as train after train arrived. and she
did not come. He telephoned Orpet's
home and found that the young mar
had not been there. He was supposed
| to be at Madison, Wis, at school,
The lawyer recounfed how, early or
the morning OF Tuesday, Feb 10, be.
/ fore it was daylight. Lambert took ur
1.-THE trail in the snow and finally found
| where Marions footprints Joined those
of a man. Snow brushed from los
/ showed where they had seated them.
selves, and footprints indicated sew.
eraI places in their rambling trai
where they had stopped evidently tx
talk. He came finally, upon a bit o.
4 green cloth torn from his daughter
skirt and later upon the body itself.
Marion lay on her left side, he
Il head to the south, her left arm undei
i her in natural position. the schoo
4 books still between her arm and he
body her right arm across her breast
y the glove from that hand off and iyinl
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

Waukegan, ILL.,, June 8. The
circumstantial evidence on which the
state will rely to convince q jury that
William H. Orpet, 20-year-old Uni
versity of Wisconsin student, murder
ed his former sweetheart, Marion Lam
bert, high school girl of Lake Forest,
was outlined to the Jurors in Judge
Donnelly's court here today by David
r. Joslyn. Mr.. Joslyn in states attor-
ney of McHenry county, but came here
to assist States Atty. Ralph Dady in
thesprosecution of Orpet.
The points on which the state will
rely in it's efforts to convict, as dis
closed in Mr.. Joslyn's remarks. are
1-Orpet's waning or vanished af-
lection for Miss Lambert and his belief
that her physical condition presaged
serious trouble for him.
2-That he made elaborate efforts
to establish an alibi by mussing up his
bed to make it appear he had slept
there when as matter of fact he
was on his way to Miss Lambert. and
by leaving letters to be mailed after
his departure from Madison, Wis
By his contradictory statements
and final admission that he saw Miss
Lambert die.
by the alleged fact that he pur-
chased an empty two-ounce bottle
from drug store at Madison.
5-By the alleged fact, as establish
ed in the belief of the state, that the
fatal drug used was in solution.
e--By the fact that no container was
found near the body, as would have
been the case, in the states opinion
had the girl carried the poison her
self.
by the fact that while the poison
in crystal form was kept by the par
erts OF both Orpet and Miss Lambert
and at the respective schools attend
ed by them. it was more readily ac-
cessible to Orpet.
'sThe charge Of murder" said Mr.
Joslyn, sis equally applicable whether
Orpet forced Marion Lambert to take
cyanide of potassium. or whether hi
induced her to take it under belle
that it was a drug likely to relieve hel
supposed condition"
The attorney asserted that tht
autopsy plainly showed that the youns
woman was not at the time of he
death, nor for some time prior, in &
delicate condition, but he said that ii
her innocence 1t was quite likely sh,
had believed otherwise.
Mr.. Joslyn pictured Miss Lambert a.
girl s'of considerable natural beauty
intelligence, with a disposition who's
chief characteristic was unvaryinl
cheerfulness, great modesty, love 70
the society OF her girl friends furnish
ing the life and spirit Of each specia
gathering, entertaining her CIR
friends at her home constantly, an,
frequently spending the night witt
some girl chun.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

August Orpet was seeking medicine
from his friend. William Zick. ''for a
girl in trouble at Lake Forest"
Miss Lambert seems to have tried
to break away from Orpet," said Mr..
Joslyn. "But again in November we
find Orpet seeking medicine, this time
from Charles Hassinger, his friend in
the drug store at Madison. Miss Lam
bert showed some of 1t to Josephine
Davis"
1t was on Jan. 20. the attorney ex-
planned. that Miss Lambert learned
that Orpet was betrothed to Celestia
Youker. teacher of chemistry at De-
Kalb, ILL.,. but whose home was at a
suburb of Chicago. Correspondence
after this led up to the meeting in the
woods and to Miss Lambert's death
Mr.. Josiyn took up Orpets visit to
Lake Forest. He said:
Son Tuesday noon, Feb. 8. William
Orpet purchased an empty two ounce
bottle from Charles Hassinger, clerk
at Tiedeman's drug store in Madi-
son.
"On Monday night, Feb. Z, Orpet had
attended moving picture show with
Otto Peterson. and they then had gone
| to Orpet's room. When Peterson. arose
to leave Orpet said to him. VIII yor
| do me a favor and never tell anyone
about it?' Peterson replied. i don't
know. that depends on what 1t Is.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

pers. Later he admitted he saw her
fall as he was leaving her, and thai
he knew she was dead when he left
her.
'The evidence will show that beyond
question Marion Lambert war
murdered, for under the circumstances
attending her death she could not have
committed suicide"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23

Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of
the Supervisors and Township
Commissioners to see that the
funds provided for roads and
bridges are promptly and
economically expended, and the
Supervisor is hereby required to
keep separate road fund &C
count with each township from
property tax and commutation
tax.
Sec, 9. The salary of Town.
ship Commissioners of Chester
field county shall be ten per
cent, of all funds which 20 into
their hands, respectively: Pro-
vided, said tax per cent. does not
exceed two hundred dollars,
which shall be paid as other
claims are paid by the County
Board of Commissioners.
Sec. 10. All claims against
the said county arising on ac-
count of work done, service rem.
dered, or materials furnished
shall be filed with the County
Board of Commissioners of said
county at least one day before
such claims are paid. in order to
allow said Board an opportunity
to examine into the said claims.
And all claims filed for advance
made to the chain gang of said
county shall be approved by the
person purchasing same before
paid. if the purchase is not made
by the Supervisor.
Sec. II. The provision of this
Act as to the election of Town.
ship Commissioners shall 20 into
effect at the expiration of the
term of office of the present in
cumbents, but all other provis-
ions hereof shall go into effect
Immediately upon the approval
of this Act by the Governor.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23

A Georgia man tells of a min
lister in a town of that state who
received a call from a large and
wealthy parish in the North.
In accordance with the usual
custom the clergyman requested
time for prayer and considera
ton. A week or two elapsed.
a friend, CHANGING to meet the
youngest son of the divine-a lad
of somewhat irreverent turn
asked:
well, Henry, how are things
with your good father? Is he go
ing North?"
Dad" replied the son, "is still
praying for light; but. sir, be-
tween YOU and me, most Of his
thinga arc packed"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Operation a Success. Though
Patient Died.

Waxhaw Enterprise.
DR.. Frank Niven being some
what of noted surgeon, under
took a very serious operation on
his bull dog some days ago.
The operation consisted in the
removal of the major part of the
dogs ears and tail. Drs. Bob
Howard and John Collins we're
called to assist in the operation.
DR.. Howard administered the
anaesthetic while Collins held
the patient.
As all good surgeons see that
their patient is we'll anaesthtized
before operating. DR.. Niven
stood with scissors in hand and
chizzle ready when the patient
was well under ether. BY the
time one ear had been removed
ii was plain that the bull had
passed to the great beyond. DR..
Nlven was SO absorbed in the
operation that he failed to real
ize the serious condition of his
patient, and continued the oper-
alton till complete, which was
an entire success, though the pa.
tient died. 1t is thought the dog
was suffering from an acute at
tack of edocarditis. which rem
dered him unable to bear either,
and died from anaesthetiZa,ion.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
What Is That Boy Doine.

THAT boy Johnnie, remarked
Farmer Brown, "would be a
great bov if he was not all the
time q protecting when he ought
to be a working"
"Projecting?" we asked.
what do you mean?"
"Oh, he is always studying up
something and making all sorts
of tool experiments. Why, first
l knew he had one cow dry and
another one nearly bursting
with milk; he said he was trying
the effect of timothy hay COM
pared with a balanced ration.
Then wondered what kept him
so long down at the sheep barn,
and when I investigated 1 found
that he was weighing the hay
and grain that he fed to a pen of
lambs. He said he wanted to
know what it cost to make a
pound Of mutton. Blamed if he
didn't find out, too, and proved
to me that I had better either
buy oats or knock the dumb
lambs in the head. Oh, he is a
protector. all right, but he wor-
ries me half crazy sometimes
when need him with the field
work."
Let the boy alone. Better en-.
courage his projecting" and di.
rect it by sending him W to
study the work of the expert.
ment station. That boys thought
will some day be worth more to
that farm than the muscle of
several strong men.-The late
Joseph E. Wing, in Breeders
Gazette.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Monroe Feels Sure Body is Nc.
NeeIy's

Monroe, Feb. 16.-This COM
munity, the home for the past
several years of Consul Robert
Ney McNeely who was drown.
ed when the British steamer
Persian was torpedoed. has been
naturally greatly interested in
the press reports of the finding
OF a body washed ashore near
Alexandria, Egypt, which is
thought to have been that of the
Young Government official who
was going to his first post of
duty. There is little doubt here
that the body IS that of McNeely.
Carl Griffin, manager of a To-
cal mems store, from which Mr..
McNeely bought furnishing,
says that he sold to Mr.. McNeely
the goods mentioned in the press
dispatch with the exception of
the trousers.
Clayton Laney, one of Mr..
McNeely's most intimate friends
and a former roommate here,
says that the watch reported as
found on the body is undoubted-
ly the one his friend wore when
he left Monroe and entered the
employ of the Government.
Rufe Mcclellan states that he
traded to Mr.. McNeely the watch
described several weeks before
the latter left this city. He also
says that Mr.. McNeely placed a
photograph of his mother in the
back of the watch
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Ephram "Fessed Up;" Other
Monroe Items.

Monroe Journal.
Mr.. Walter Lemmond, a car
inspector, fell from the top of a
car "Wednesday and was severe
ly hurt about the back, neck and
shoulders, though no bones
were broken. The cars were
standing still. While crossing
from one to the other, Lem.
mond's foot slipped and he fell
TO the ground beside the cars.
Mr.. Jas. T. Shute has secured
a patent on a gin brush. 1t is
designed to make a gin with
which it is equipped gin wet
cotton and the poorer grades.
Mr.. Shute was in the gin busi-
ness for thirty years or more
and knows what glnners need;
hence, his invention.
Mr.. R. F. Knight, who for 9
years was with Mr.. F. B. Ash
craft, gave up his position the
first of the year for the purpose
OF returning to his farm. How
ever, he changed his mind and
has accepted a position with the
Skies Company as manager of a
new store which they are open
ing next door 10 their stables.
Mr.. Knight is a good business
man and a gentleman of the
highest character.
Ephram Laney, an old and
highly respected negro, was in
the Recorders court Wednesday,
charged with the theft of mer-
chandise from the Henderson
Snyder Co., whom he was dray
ing for. Recorder McRae let
him off with $25. .a1d costs. The
case attracted aAuf of interest.
as Ephram was considered one
of the best darkies in Monroe.
When he appeared before the
Recorder. Ephram didn't resort
10 the usual tacIics OF lying and
deceit, but made a clean comics
sion, saying that he just ''got
behind"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Thief Found and Jailed.
Lancaster News.

Lancaster News.
Mr.. E. B. Funderburk's store
at Tradesville was broken into
and robbed on Sunday night,
February 9th instant, and about
$4,000 worth of goods stolen.
Mr.. Funderburk went to work
at once to find the thief and
goods. He came to Lancaster
last Saturday evening and was
soon rewarded with success. He
swore out warrant for Jim
White, colored. and had him ar
rested and jailed, and then he
Immediately hired an automobile
and, together with Constable
Caskey, went to Jim Whites
home, a few miles above Lam
caster and found a great many
of his goods which Mr.. Funder-
burk identified as his property.
Jim White now does not hesitate
to say that he is guilty. He said
at first that Barnes Cauthen, an
other negro, who lives near
Tradesville, was also guilty, but
now says that he was alone when
he went into the store and that
no one else had anything to do
with it.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
stockholdes of the Pageland
Hardware Company will meet
on February 2S, 1916 for the pur-
pose of dissolving the corpora
ton. The business will here
after be conducted as a partner
ship,
" !. J. Watford, vice pres.
b. 6, Watlord, Treas,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23

In a rural court the old squire
had made a ruling so unfair that
three young lawyers at once pro-
tested against such a miscarriage
of justice. The squire immedi-
ately fined each of the lawyers
IS for contempt of court.
There was silence, and then
an older lawyer walked slowly
to the froIt of the room and de.
posted $40 bill with the clerk.
He then addressed the Judge as
follows:
Your Honor, | wish to state
that | have twice as much con.
tempt for this court as any man
70 the roem'vYouth's Conpan.
tVbt
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Seaboard Florida Limited d Wreck
ed near Richmond.

Richmond. Va, Feb. 17-E]ev
en- persons were injured, several
OF them seriously, when the
northbound Florida Limited No.
10 on the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. crashed through a tres
tie spanning Kingsland Creek,
eight miles south of Richmond
at 1910 o'clock this morning.
The engine passed over the tres
tie in safety but the baggage car
leaped from the track tearing up
the ties and rails and through
this gap four corches plunged
and turned over on their sides
at the bottom of the 20 foot en-
bankment. Fifty seven passen-
gers were aboard the trash ane
that there was not heavy loss of
life is attributed to the fact that
all of the derailed Pullman coach
es were of heavy steel con-
struction.
The derailment of the limited
ives caused directly by the drop.
ping of an arch bar on the rear
truck of the engine as the train
approached the trestle. The bar
opened a switch where the track
branches off toward toward pit.
AS the front truck of the bag
gage bar struck the open switch
it left the tracks and ran on the
ties a distance of 1000 feet until
1t struck the guard rail on the
trestle. This broke the air
pipes and applied the emergency
brakes which derailed the Pull
mans and the five cars went
through.
This was the third accident
which has befallen the Florida
Mmtited within the .Aast two
weeks. On Tuesday a>of last
week it was wrecked near
Southern Pines. N. c., when En-
|gineer David K. Wright was
kp,ed. And again on Tuesday
sash disaster
'als zll4ll(lne0f. NC, when a ne-
gro fireman was killed and two
trainmen we're seriously injured.
e The limited today was in
chnrge of Conductot L. w. Rem
and Engineer w. ]. Lowery.
captain Rem who has been
I'm train service for 20 years,was
in the baggage car when the
crash came and escaped with on
ly a sprained hand, although the
car turned over.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23

Say, pa, | had a fight with
Billy Brown today"
THAT so? Did you whip him?"
Sure. You dop't suppose I'd
be telling you about it if ! didn't,
do your" -
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-02-23
Get This Parcel Post Bulletin.

his products by parcel post, and
the housewife who wishes to use
this method of securing country
produce for her table, will find
many useful points tn Farmers
Bulletin 703, Suggestions for
Parcel Post Marketing" This
bulletin, in addition to explain
ing the postal rates and measure
ment limits for parcel post mat
ter, discusses in some detail the
types of containers which are
most successful and the methods
of grading and packing produce,
so that 1t will reach the consul
mer in good condition, and be
attractive in quality and appear
ance. In treating standards for
parcel post shipments, the bulle-
tin tells now to select, handle
and pack poultry, and how to
grade and pack the various fruits
and vegetabls which the average
farmer is likely to market
through the post office.
The bulletin points out that
one of the common obstacles to
establishing parcel post commu-
nication between farmer and
consumer is that the farmer may
be unwilling to offer goods at a
price which attracts the custom
er, or that the consumer may
offer a price lower than the
farmer can obtain at a local mar,
ket. TO quote the bulletin:
mot only must the farmer
have something additional to the
usual price to compensate him
fol the extra work, container,
and postage required. but the
consumer must also have some-
thing to attract him to marketing
by parcel post. In determining
what the price shall be, 5ofAFs a
farm price and the retail prir&
paid by the consumer when ke|
markets in the. ordinary way)
should be taken into considera-]
ton. The consumer must re-.
ceive either a better article att
the usual retail price or an article
of the grade usually purchased
at some concession in price.
1T is probable that the point
which will make the strongest
appeal to the average consumer
is that he can secure by parcel
post a fresher, brighter, more at
tractive, and thus possibly a bet
ter product than he can obtain
otherwise.
The average producer, as a
rule, does not realize the impor-
tance of appearance as a factor
in selling goods and frequently
is careless and Indifferent in pre-
pairing produce for market. The
consumer, on the other hand re-
lies very largely upon appear
ance in selecting food supplies,
and unattractive articles are
passed by promptly.
IA personal acquaintance
should be established between
producer and consumer, when
they come into business contact.
This will help a great deal in
furthering parcel post marketing,
and also will eliminate many of
the misunderstanding which
may occur from time to time.
A definite understanding should
exist as to the duties of each in
regard to remittances. claims for
damaged or spoiled produce, and
the preservation and return of
containers"