Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-16

the fall of 1915 frequent letters were exchanged. Orpst 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 testifying, said that he was certain 1 that these fears were groundless. Once he mailed her a bottle of mo- | lasses and water ito ease her mind and he brought similar compound with him for the same purpose when Forest, with her on the morning of Wednesday, February 9, last.
 Orpet testified that he made the trip to allay her fears and to explain story which had reached Marion that he was engaged to Celestia Youker, but the elaborate efforts which he made to keep the trip secret, and his subsequent conflicting state ments of it to officers of the law de- veloped into the most damaging evl- dence against him. It led to the menacing question of MT. Joselyn, reiterated again and again-"Why Why? Why? Why did you come You brought no relief; you brought no medicine; you brought no tenderness no words of love! Why did you come ?"
 "Alibi Letters" Damaging.
 On February 8, Orpet, at Madison, left three letters, post-dated Feb- ruary 9, with his friend Otto Peter son to be mailed on the latter date. Zone was to his mother. one to Marion and the third to Marion's friend Josephine Davis. They were wordad to make it appear that the writer was in Madison on February 9, the day he kept his tryst in the woods witE Marion, and she came to her death. , Orpet explained on the stand that the alibi letters, as they came to be known, were written so that if by accl dent he were seen at Lake Forest an6 word of the fact reached Marlon's par ents, who objected to him, or his oWf . parents, who expected him to remain , faithful to college duties at Madison they would accept the letters as con
 elusive evidence to the contrary. The . letter to Josephine was to corroboratt
 that to Marion. Josephine testified that she never received it.
 , On the afternoon of the eighth, In , dark overcoat which he said he hat ! borrowed to wear with a dress suit t, a party which he expected to atten' l on the twelfth, carrying the bottle O
 molasses and water in his pocket, an'
 leaving behind him the alibi letter
 and bed rumpled to deceive his land
 lady, the student proceeded by way 0 o Milwaukee, where he spent q half hou . or so between trains, to Lake Forest U. Arriving there he arranged by tele :. phone to meet Marion on her way t Il school the next morning, walked abou
 for while to make certain that hi
 parents had retired, and entered tn $ Mccormick garage, where he spen l. the night on cot.
 ,. In the morning he and Marion me Il and walked through the snow into tn t woods. Orpet testified that there wa e little conversation, and he could recol 3, feet only the purpose of it. He of
 fered her the 'medicine" and she re
 fused it. He started to leave, but sh
 called him back and asked if he wa
 going to write to her any more. II said there seemed to be no use of il ;, and started away again.
 7, 7, Saw Girl Lying in Sn0w. .s Something made me look around U I don't what-and I saw Marion lyin
 in the snow,' related the defendant Q the stand. 'I returned, kneeled owe
 her for maybe a minute. I noticed tn
 moist powder in the lines of her hant
 Her eyes were glazed. Then kind O
 fog came on my brain and I don't re y member much after that, except tha y on reaching the road I threw away tn
 medicine and made my way on foo
 to Highland park, caught train. an
 that evening arrived back at Madi
 son."
 l. Marion was missed that night an Q her body found the next morning d Orpet was arrested and told numerou S. conflicting stories prior to the tria a these being used against him at tn 70 trial. During his cross-eXaminatiot ,t which lasted three days, he repeatedl ~ took refuge in, 'I don't remember. -o He spoke in low voice, with appal V entity studied effort, but nevertheless
 became involved at times and extri K cated himself by correcting m
 previous testimony" His manner wa
 nervous, and he rarely looked at hi Y inouisitor, Attorney Joslyn.
 - Early in the case the state develope
 the theory that Orpet purchased
 two-ounce bottle from Charles Has
 singer, friend employed in a dru store at Madison, obtained cyanide C k potassium from an alleged supply N the greenhouse on the McCormic
 estate, and made solution of it bt
 fore retiring to bed in the garage.
 was charged that he either force