Arizona republican., 1916-06-28
ORPET CHILLED BY STATE IN
 MURDER TRIAL
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WAUKEGAN, H., June Civilian H. Orpet, who elected to tell his own story on the stand in refutdtion of the charge of murdering Marion Lam bert completed a session of cross eX animation today which left him pale and nervous.
 The course of questioning adopted by David R. Joslyn for the state abounded in pitfalls and led the wit ness over route which twisted and turned and doubled on itself with an insistence which more than once caused the witness to correct his tes- timony
 The young college student started the day as if determined to retain his composure at all costs.
 In an hour however, his composure was gone. He moved from side to side in his seat, twisted his fingers md scarcely looked at his inqusitor. For the most part his head was in- clined to one side. and he gazed out of the corner of his eyes in the gen eral direction of the lawyer, but not at him.
 At one time. one of the letters his nervous fingers.
 MT. Orpet," warned Attorney Jos lyn. Please don't twist that letter as you'll destroy it."
 The court room was packed up to the very edge of the judges bench and on either side of il mostly with women. For the most part the tes- timony was of an extremely embar- rassing nature. but 1t did not deter the women from returning to the afternoon session. During the fore noon. those close enough to hear hung their heads most of the time but by afternoon theyS were used to it.
 Orpet probably will continue under cross-examination tomorrow and pos sibly the next day and there was little hope that the case would go to the jury by the end of the week.
 Mir Joslyn dealt largely with Or pets letters today. The latter's friends express regret that much of his testimony, designed to disprove one of the alleged motives for murder could not be published MT. Joslyn led him through calm waters, along this line only to disclose Whirlpools and rapids in which Orpets craft tossed perilously but he clung des- perately to his fundamental asser- tions.
 For a few fleeting moments MT. Joslyn turned from the letters to the subject of cyanide of potassium the poison from which Marion died. This was in connection with the purchase | of some brown dope" as Orpet termed | it which he bought for Marion on ] two occasions. This was one of the places where he became confused and | under savage attack corrected himself | He bought the dope" at a drug | store at Madison. Wis. where he was | attending the University of WiscCn- son. MT. Joslyn in his most persuave l manner said that William Zink and 1 Charles Hassinger. friends of the de- | fendant out of school, clerked in the store and that Orpet and others made | it 8 rendezcouZ
 l Was there a soda fountain? Yes | Cigars? Yes Where were they | Toilet accessories? Where were they
 Orpet was able to describe the con- tents and arrangement of the stocl | with moderate confidence
 You remember a row of drugs about the middle and a big bottle marked cyanide of potassium and i
 was labelled poison and had a skull
 and cross bones on it?"
 The lawyer leaned forward an'
 hurled the question at the witness
 Orpet's shrinking attitude in tn
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