The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-08
She Entered Into Conspiracy
With the Prosecution.
WROTE HIM PLANT" LETTER
But Accused Youth Failed to
Fall Before Treachery.
Long Case Will Go to the Jury
Next Wednesday.

Waukegan, Ill, July S."lne dying
flame of viii Orpet's last love affair
has flickered across the scene of his
trial.
Orpet cast aside Marion Lambert,
,of whose murder he now stands
charged, in order that he might marry
Celestia Youker, pretty young school
teacher. Miss Youker had written
him some letters which were discov-
cred by the states attorneys when they
searched his room.
Those letters have never been pro-
duced at the trial although they
would have aided in establishing mo-
tive for the crime. The reason why
they were never produced came out
when Miss Youker's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Marguerite Youker, went on the
stand.
Celestia Youker naturally did not
want to have the letters published.
Mrs. Marguerite Youke- told how
States Attorney Joslyn came to CeSes-
tia and made a secret compact that he
would not disclose the letters, provid-
ed she would write a certain letter to
Orpet by which the state hoped to
trap him into an admission Of his guilt.
Celestia yielded and played her part in
the plot in order to save her letters to
Orpet from being made public
On Cross Examination.
Cress-examined by Attorney Potter:
Q. You were present when Attor-
ney Joslyn gave Miss Youker a type
written document? A. Yes.
Q. What was said?. A. heard
Mr.. Joslyn say to Miss Youker, You
wouldn't want your letters published,
would you?"
Q. Did you see Miss Youker copy
the letter to Orpet? A. She copied
it, but l didn't see her do it.
Q. What arrangement was entered
into between you and Attorney Joslyn
Mr.. Joslyn asked me if he prepared
tho letter would 1 carry it to Will
Orpet. I agreed TO do it.
Mrs Youker carried the decoy note
to Orpet in jail.
But the plot failed Celestia's care
typewriter manuscript prepared by
the states attorney, brought this
singing reply from Will Orpet:
He Called 1t Bunk.
Dear Celestia: Your letters all
bunk. Whatever Joslyn says is lie.
I'm awfully sorry you fell for it.
Even if your faith is not enough to
| can still fight it cut alone. Good
bye, then. I'm sorry for the trouble
this has caused you and I'm glad, glad
you showed me this now. Don't come
near here. I've got enough to sta md
without having you dragged into the
papers dSdll We IOlQ the truth.
WILLIAM"
Orpet's reply came out inadvertent-
ly at the trial, but the decoy note and
the love letters that Celestia had writ
ten are still carefully guarded by the
prosecution.
Most of Fridays session of court
was consumed by a further eXamina-
ton and cross-examination of DR..
Ralph w. Webster. whose assertion
that the poison found in the ashes of
hide of potassium had been knocked
to pieces by the experts for the de-
Tense.
Webster Explains.
Doctor Webster crawled out of the
hole in which he found himself by
saying he had merely tested for
cyanogen and had dubbed 1t cyanide
of potassium because it was COM
monty called by that name in the
/ trade.
Frank N. Blakes1ee. court report
er, refuted all the coroner's jurors who
had sworn there were no cyanide
spots on Marion Lambert's coat at the
| time of the inquest. He swore posi-
| lively that the spots were there in
February and the defense's sternest
REORGANIZATION failed to make him
waver.
| The state will put in more evil
dence in rebuttal today and then IN
all probability the trial will close or
Monday and Tuesday the lawyers Will
make their final pleas, each side tax
| ing a day and on Wednesday the case
will go to the jury.