Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-16
SERIES or PARALLELS
STARTS AT LAKE FORREST

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! SERIES or PARALLELS
STARTS Al LAKE. FOREST
The series OF parallels started at
Lake Forest. one OF IL series OF aristo-
cratic suburbs dotting the heavily
wooded BLUFFS along the west shore of
Lake Michigan from Chicago to wau-
kegan. for Frank Lambert, father OF
Marion, was superintendent Of the
kuppenhcimer estate. and Edward ..
! Orpct. father of tho defendant. super
intcndcnt of the estate of Cyrus Nc
cormick, both at Lake Forest.
Last summer young Grpct. then a
paihd. slender youth. of nrataen. of
sharply regular features. some what
vain OF his college opportunities and
undisciplincd as to character. returned
from the University of Wisconsin,. at
Madison. for a vacation at home. He
fell madly in love with Marion. accord
ing to his letters She had completed
her junior year at the Dccrncld High
School and was then seventeen. and
known for her Eaycty and laughter
the life of the party as one witness
put it,
When Orpct returned to college in
the fall Of 1915 frequent letters were
exchanged. Orpct destroyed hers: she
saved his, and they remained after her
death to speak of the great fear of
exposure that came upon her. Orpet,
In tcstifying. said that he was certain
that these fears were groundless Once
he mailed her Il bottle of molasses and
water TO ease her mind" and he
brought Il similar compound with him
for the same purpose when he entered
lielm's woods, near Lake Forest, with
her on the morning OF Wednesday,.
February ., last.
orpct testified that he made the trim
to allay her fears and TO explain a
story which had reached Marion that
he was engaged To one Celestial Youkcr
but the elaborate efforts which he
made To keep the trip secret and his
subsequent conflicting statements of II
10 officers of the law developed into
the most damarinI evidence against
him. 1t led to the mcnacing question
OF Mr.. Joslyn, reiterated again and
again-"Why? Why? why? Why did
you come? You brought no relief: Won
brought no medicine; you brought no
tenderncss--no words OF love! Why
did you Gomez"
ON February 3 Orpct at Madison left
three letters, post-datcd February o
with his friend. otto Peterson to be
mailed on the latter date One was 10
his mother. one to Marion and the third
10 MarionS friend. Josephine Davis
they were wordcd TO make II apDcar
that the writer in Madison on
February ., the day he kept his trvst
In the woods with Marion and she CANA
10 her death
AiiHI LET'rEKS WRITTEN
10 DECEIVE: PARENTS
rrpet explained on the stand that tho
alb! letters, as they came 10 be known
we're written 50 that IL by accident he
were seen at Lake Forest and word OF
IN" iact reached Marion's parents who
objected to him, or his own parents
WI" expected him la remain faithful
I" college duties at Madison, they
would accept the letters as conclusive
evidence 10 the contrary. The letter
10 Josephine was to corrohoratc that
I" Marion. Josephine testified that she
never receive IT,
'n III" afternoon "f the Sth. i'm a
Lark ovcrcoat which he said he had 1
'~hr""eH I" wear with a dress suit
|" a party which Ia. expected TO a.
lend ON the l2th, carrying the bottle Of
n"!aSses and water in his pocket. and
caNing behind him the alihi letters
'nd a bed rumpled to deceive his land /
a@ the student proceeded by way of
milwaukee,. where he spent "A half an
l"ur or so between trains. to Lake
'or"S'. Arriving there he arranged by. .
cI"phnn" 10 meet Marion OF. her; way
20 school the ncNt morning walked
about for a Will" 10 make certain tina,
mis- parents had retired. and entered
Ia" Mc'"rnick garage. where ne spent
he night on u cot
In The morning he ana Marion met
ma walked through the snow into the
woods Drpet testified that there was
ltt!" conversation. and he could rccu!-
'r' only rhc purport of II. He offered
I"r the medicine" and she refused IT,
IL" started 20 leave. but she called him
haci. and asked if he was going to
Wit" 1" her any more. He said there
away again.
Something made me look around
don't know what--and | saw Marion
ying in the snow" related the de-
PENDANT the stand. Il returned
kneelrd over her for maybe minute
noticed the moist powder in the lines
# her hand. Her eyes were glazed
Then kind Of fog came on my brain.
ana don't remember much after that
except that on reaching the road I
threw away the medicine" and made
my way on foot 10 Highland Park,
caught a train, and that evening ar
rived back at Madison"
Marion was missed that night, and
her body found the next morning. or
pet was arrested. and told numerous
conflicting stories prior 10 the trial,
ihcs" being used against him AT the
trial. During his cross cXam!nution
which lasted three days. he repeatedly
took refuge in Il don't remember"