Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-13
Junior in University Of WiScoO-
sin Is Held Prisoner Until
Certain Details Can Be Full
" Cleared Up,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SEES FLAWS IN STORY
Wants to Know Where Deadly
Drug Came From and Why
AIibi Was Prepared in ADJ
vance, He Declares,
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Chicago, Feb, William II. or
pet University of Wisconsin junior,
who is said to have left Marion Fran
cos Lambert whom he had lifted, 60
die Of poison IN llalm's woods at Lake
Forest. suburb, was charged with
murder today and held in the Wau-
kcgan Jail without bail
Orpet, who Is 20 years old. is said
by Ralph j. Dady, states attorney at
Waukegan. to have admitted TO him
that he had been intimate with the
girl who was but 8 years, old. lie Is
said to hay, stated further that Miss
Lambert had feared for four months
that she was 10 become n mother de-
spite drugs which he purchased for
her ANA which made her i'll.
Mndc Secret Trip.
Orpct. ii Is charged. made secret
trip from Madison to Lake Forest last
Tuesday nieht, He called the girl on
the telephone and made an appoint
mcnt which was kept In the woods
next morning At this interview Or
pct said he told her he was TO marry
Miss Celesta Youkcr, II Is said
that she then took "A quick-aetinB
poison ANA that Orpet saw her die,
Frightened. he rushed away, and
caught a train back to Madison. The
next day, Thursday, the BODY was
found
Before leaving Madison Orpet Is
said to have tried to arrange IN allbl.
He wrote letter to Miss Lambert
and left ii In the hands OF friend to
be mailed "Wednesday afternoon. NJ
that time he was on his wav back to
the university. Tie had left his room
at boarding house in condition to
suggest that he had occupied II Tues
day night
Miss Youkor Is said to be an In
structor in chemistry at normal coli
lege at Dckalb, III. II In said that she
was schoolmatc of Orpet AT Lake
Forest before he went TO the uniNcr-
sity.
Prisoners Statement.
The prisoner is an athletic looking
Young man, dressed in regulation col
lcgc rarb no "A reporter he said,
# met her by appointment In the
woods. told her not TO tell anyone
/ was coming. / mussod up my bed
in the boarding house at Madison 50
my landlady would think I had been
there. / arrived at Lake Forest late
Tuesday night. ] called her by tele'
phone at her home on the Jonas kup-
penhcimer farm. told her ! would
be waiting the next morning ut the
Sacred Heart station Of the Chicago
and Milwaukee electric line. saw
her when she passed toward the sta
ton with her chum, Josephine DAVIS.
| was hiding behind tree aud beck
oncd to her Soon She came back
"Wo started walking told her
| was through with her She cried
and begged me not to give her up.
We walked and talked in the woods
about two hours.
FINALLY told her there wai no
use talking amy longer-thal ! had
made up my mind was going TO
marry Miss Cclestia Youlter. start
cd AWAY.
Il heard her cry ont for me to
come back. | kept on walking.
II was some distance away whom
/ turned again. / saw her fan TO the
ground | ran back. saw she was
dying.
Il remained with her until | was
sure she was dead. Then | hurried
to the station and took an electric car
and came to Chicago. ] caught a
train at Chicago for Madison. Then
sent letter TO her ! did not tell
anyone about what had happened, be-
cause / feared 1t might reflect on her
good name
q. T.. Orpot, father of the prisoner,
and superintendent of the cyrus Me
CurmiCk estate at Lake Forest. re-
tnined James H. WilkersOn, former
United states district attorney here,
to defend his son.
states Attorney Dady at Waukegan
said tonight
we had to charge Orpct with MUIR
der because II was the only way we
could hold him He is The man who
WINS with the girl but there are other
things to be cleared up. We haven't
found where the poison came from
sud we have not fathomod why orpet
was 50 careful to frame an hlibi "