Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-14

Waukegan- ILL.,. July 14.-AttOr-
ney JoSl!n began speaking at 2:20
o'clock. The court room was
packed.
Yr. Joslyn intimated early in
his remarks that he would not ask
the death penalty.
Waukegan, Ill. July 1.-THE final
nlea for the acquittal Of William H.
Orpet on the charge Of numbering
Marian Lambert was resumed by
James H Wilkerson. his senior coun-
sci, at the opening Of court today. Mr..
Wilkerson viii be followed by David
R Joslyn, special prosecutor aiding
States Attorney Dady, who will make
the states final plea.
Mr.. WiIkerson said the keystones
on which the state bases its case have
been swept away and insisted that
there was not a bit OF evidence left
which would not be more reasonably
reC0nciled with Orpet's innocence
than with guilt.
Mr. Wnkerson also attacked the
methods employed by the state, stat
Ing that the cross examination was
brutal and that if the state had plac-
ed any credence on the spots found
on the girls coat that it would not
have waited three months to give them
significance.
At the noon recess today there was
sa.ld---$a4 be- 7ssEs%~1s5TnSp set~-tt+at the
case would be in the hands Of the jury
tonight
Attorney Joslvn Of the prosecution
began speaking this afternoon. He
told reporters he expected to finish
before 6 o'clock This would consign
the case to the jury by o'clock.
History Of Case.
The case of Marian Lambert and
william H Orpet in the course Of its
development became one of the most
perpIeXiuE in the annals Of criminal
history. Motive paraIleled motive, &C
ton paralleled action, opportunity
paTalleled opportunity until the marks
OF murder and Of suicide became sub
syanually as one.
In the end the guilt or innocence
Of the defendant, SO far as the adduc-
tion Of actual fact was concerned,
went 10 the jury on the mystlfying
niceties Of chemical analysis and Or
pets own compromising conduct The
mystery attracted unusual interest IN
all parts of the United states and
Canada
Trial Of the case, including selec-
ton Of q jury. occupied the better part
Of two months There appeared IN
evidence A letters writ eIt " f-H9t
10 Marian over d period Of q year; bot
ties and boxes containing samples d
cyanide from the Mccormick estate,
from the Deerfeld high school labora-
tory. from Kraft's drug store at Lake
Forest. and white powder scraped
from Tariau's hand and from spots
on her cloak; the girls garments; d
magazine article dealing with the use
Of cyanide as a fumigatoT IN green
houses, the chemistry text books used
respectively by the high school girl
and the college student, a copy OF the
Wisconsin statute dealing with the
sale of poisons. and a bottle OF mo-
lasses and water
Five chemists, all of whom were
specialists in t0xicolOgy, one alienist,
two surveyors, druggists, street car
men. an undertaken, school teachers,
police officers, reporters and friends
Of the Orpets and Lamberts were
among the long array Of witnesses
who testified.
Ralph w. Dady. states attorney OF
Lake county: David r. Joslyn, states
attorney Of McHenry county and Eu-
gene NJ Runyard appeared as counseI
for the prosecution, and James H. Wal
kerson. former United States district
attorney at Chicago, Ralph + Potter.
his law partner. and Leslie p Hanna
Of Waukegan. for the defense. More
than d thousand yeniremen were eX-
amiued before a jury, said by couhseI
upon its selection to be above the aV-
erage in intelligence and character
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