The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-14

sent Her Medicine.
Richeson sent Miss IAnnen med4-
cine, inducing her TO take it under
the plea that his work made post
punement in their marriage necessary,
land assuring her she was doing no
wrong by following his advice. She
took the medicine. but without the de-
sired result.
While Richeson was giving medicine
ito Miss LinnelI the Edwar ds family
began TO wonder why the young min
lister kept postponins ne public an
nouncement OF his engagement 10
Violet. and Richeson saw his chance
for wealth and influence slipping away
by exposure Of his relations with Miss
LinneiI. should he announce his COM
ing marriag e before ne Was in n posi-
ton 10 safely jilt the trusting young
choir singer
Richeson telephoned TO Miss Lin
nell. He told her not TO tell OF their
prospective meeting, but some Of the
young women at the ! W. G. A. knew
that she was going out to dine with
her friend " The girl w&s very hap
ny when she returned from the din
M Richeson had given her some
medicine which ne said would be sure
+ 10 have the desired effect, and the
girl was happy because she had been
worried more on Rjcheson's account
/ than On her own, and va thinking
of his happiness
Miss Linnell wa@ found dead VA .
room ar ina y " {. a. she had
been killed by large dose OF evaride
!of potassium. II was proved that
Rlcheson had bought the poison and
had given il to her as a harmless
medicine He was convicted of muir
der and paid the death penalty.
The Orpcy Parallel.
The case of william Fl Orpe<. uni
Iyersity student, ard Marian Frances
Lambert;
Marian Frances Lambert was raised
in Lake Forest. village of mil
tlionaires. Her father was a gardeAer
lon one OF the largest estates. From
childhood she was devoted to the
church. going through the sunday
school from the infants class, singing
in the choir when she grew up and
working for the guild. She was loved
by all in the chJrch.
Miss Lambert became pupil a the
DeerfeId High school. She was a
pretty winsome girl OF sunny dis
position and was great chum OF all
the girls Of her age In the school.
Vt high school Marian met William
Fl, Orpet. the son of the superinten-
dent Of Cyrus RI. Mccormick place
In Lake Forest The boy was her
senior by four years in age and was in
the senior class in the high school
when she entered for her first year
, They had known each other before,
but their close friendship began at
the high school and later they beca me
lovers the girl giving her whole heart
to the Young man.
Three years ago, after finishing his
course At the Deerfield High School,
Orpet matriculated as student IT the
University OF Wisconsin. The separa
tion did not break off his love affair
with Marian Lambert and they cor
responded frequently and had fire.
quent meetings during vacation.
from their school days Orpet and
Miss Lambert had q trusting place in
I, Helms Woods, meeting at the three
sentinel oaks where the girls dead
body was found in the snow. II was
at these meetings that orpet promised
to marry Marian and al of her
friends knew that she looked forward
TO her wedding with the young man
who had won Der love and confidence.
and that the announcement Of their
engagement was waiting upon OrpetS
graduation from the University and
entrance upon a career.
His Horizon l,roadencd.
---- Al hg--t-niEetsits, of Wisconsin
young orpets horizon broadened ana
he found a new interest and ne"
love III Miss cclistis Amelia Nouker,
IA beautiful and brilliant Young wo-
man, the daughter of a clergyman
orpe, paid his court TO her and De-
ra1nc an accepted sutton. Their en-
"a cement WAS 10 be announces, bnE
orpet had fair excuse for post
ponement in his studies.
There was another reason why he
could not announce his engagement
to Miss ycuker. 1t was the claim OF
Marian Frances Lambert binding
claim that would blast his happiness
should il become known to his fiancees
either before or after their wedding.
IL it had not been for her supposed
condition, Orpet could have lifted Miss
Lambert with laugh and turned to
Miss Youker heart. and fancy free and
ready 10 become her husband, The
other, of course, could have been
turned qf as school girl and boy af-
fair.