Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15

Chicago. Feb. 15.-William II. Orpet
| University of Wisconsin student ac-
| cused Of poisoning his former sweet
heart Marian Frances Lambert, whose
frozen body was found in the woods o!
Lake Forest last week, changed his
story toay, according to States Attor-
ney Dady, and admitted buying an
empty bottle from a Madison, Wis.
drug store just before going to keep
a tyrst with the girl In the north shore
wood. i~2r"r .r4,s., =.
near the scene OF the girls death has
puzzled the authorities. In the opin-
Ion Of the prosecutor, Orpet's adn1is-
sion today strengthens the case against
him.
Chicago. Feb. 15.-Search for the
bottle in which was carried the poison
which caused the death of Marian
Frances Lambert. Lake Forest high
school girl, was continued today by
detectives. who are endeavoring to es-
tablish a connection between the girls
death and the mysterious absence from
Madison, Wis, of William II. Orpet,
University Of Wisconsin Junior.
The assertion by the police that a
drug clerk in Madison admitted he had
sold Opet an empty bottle and the
finding OF poison crystals in an ash
heap in the cellar Of the Orpet home.
are the principal deveIopme tents of the
past forty EIGHT hours in the Lake
Forest mystery.
Poison Presence Explained.
gardner on the Mccormick estate
OF which Orpet's father Is caretaker.
Is said to have admitted putting the
poison In the ash heap This was ex-
planned By the elder Crpet by the
statement that the poison had been
Used to Kill insects on ShruhbeFy but
tnat IT'S Inferior duafity nad rendered
IL useless. F3 ~
states Attorney Dady, OF Lake
county. said today he regarded the dis
covery OF the poison and the clerk who
sold the bottle as tho last link In the
chain OF circuinstantials evidence BY
which he expects to convict Orpet and
SAID ne was ready to present his evil
dence to the coroner's jury.
Orpet and his attorneys continue to
reiterate his Innocence.
po'son Purcnase Revealed.
just ne1ore Orpet lett Madison to
hold clandestine meeting with Mar
ian Lanhpert ne purchased two ounce
bottle.
lie mad asked the druggist for
one-ou capsule and was told they
didn't come That size
Ralph J. Daddy, states attorney Of
Lake county, and other authorities
engaged In solving the mystery Of
Miss Lambert's death In Helms
Woods, believe Orpet poured a guam
tity OF poison into this bottle, gave
IT to the girl to drink-telling her It
was medicine-and that he threw the
phial away as he was going back to
Madison. ~
Says He's Guilty.
Mr.. Dady stated last night that after
weeks investigation he is certain
the girl was murdered by Orpet, who
feared he might become involved in q
scandal. 5M
Orpet and Marian had been sweet
hearts. They had been intimate, and
last fall the girl believed the crisis
had come. She let her supposed con-
dition be known to Orpet, and he sent
her a powerful drug.
1t made her worse because there
was nothing the matter with her.
She thought ut was not doing the
work and thru a girl chum again
asked aid OF Orpet. F
Arranged Meeting.
He wrote, arranging q meeting in
Helms woods. He rumpled up his
bed SO his landlady might not know
he had left Madison. He wrote an
al1pr' lemer. which ne gave to a
then mail It.
He Heft Madison on Tuesday and ar