South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-17
Six Girl Friends of Marian
Lambert Called to Give
Testimony Refuting
80" Davis.
ASSISTANT GARDENER TO
BE IMPORTANT WITNESS
Man Who Threw Away Cya-
hide Stored in Greenhouse
Declares Defendant
Tested Poison.
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international News Service:
WAUKEGAN. H., June with
the hue and CRY OF conventions end
ed. Lake county settled placidly back
today 10 watch the fight which VIII
Orpet Is making to escape the gall
lows for the death Of Marian Lam
bert. For several weeks now the
case has pursued its turbulent
course with first one side and then
the other appearing TO have the ad-
vantage of the legal jockeying.
Today the advantage seemed to be
with the state. When court opened,
Judge Donnelly had under consider
alton a request from the prosecu-
tion-and a protest from the defense
that Percy Longland, assistant
gardener on the Mccormick estate,
be called TO the stand. IL was Long
land. the state contends, that threw
away tho cyanide Of potassium
stored in the Mccormick greenhouse
az the order of Edward Orpet. the
boys father. who is overseer of the
estate LonEland already has confd-
cd 20 the prosecution. according TO
States Atty. Dady. that he was told
Ito throw the stuff away three days
after Marian Lambert was found
dead and TO forget that ne had it.
The gardener also is expected 70
testify for the prosecution that Will
Orpct knew of the poison i'm the
greenhouse.
Made Test Of Poison.
During the or -istmas vacation, six
weeks before M rian Lambert died.
Orpet tested the stuff 20 see if il
had lost its streuGth. according to
the states attorneys
Should Judge Donnelly grant tho
request 20 allow Longland TO testify.
10 viii prove a stumbling block Of
monumental proportions i'm the path
Of the young students acquittal
The crowded court room also had
choice morsel OF gossip today Tt
was reported that Celeste Youker.
the young school teacher. for the
love Of whom Orpet is alleged TO-
have done away with his high school
sweetheast. has decided 90 come
forward and testify from the wit
ness stand 10 her engagement with
Orpet That Orpet and AIiss Youkcr
were engaged has never beeu adj
mitted The state has contended
that they were. and 10 expects. If
proof can be shown. that this viii
further convince the jury that the
Young collegian had reason for
wanting 90 see Marian Lambert
"out OF the way"
Girl Friends Testify.
Six girl friends of Marian LAM
bert the ouly surviving members of
what was known as "the eighteen
bunch, came 20 court today 20 tes-
tify OF their knowledge Of their
former chum's moods and personal
affairs. They were produced by the
states in hopes of giving the lie Co
The testimony OF Josephine Davis.
given last week that Marian was
moody and depressed. because she
thought Will Orpet's love was slip
ping from her
Particularly were the girls Ques-
toned ABOUT the party given ON
Marian Iamberts 18th birthday at
lfl noiiif- nc was nl IIl~ parry IllAN
Josephine Davis sworc Marian was
depressed and had sobbingly threat
ened 20 kin herself ir Orpet did not
marry her.
Bernice Wells OF Lake Forest was
the first 10 take the stand. After
replying 20 the usual questions OF
whether she knew Marian Lambert
"a ell and Of her presence at the
party. states Atty. Dady asked:
Was she happy or unhappy
" henever YOU saw her during the
last three months Of her life
SAY Marian seemed Happy.
The defense objected 90 the ques-
uon. but was overruled by the court.
The sirl answered.
she was happy"
Did YOU notice auythine about
Der that would lead YOU 20 believe
that she was not Hght-hearted ard
gas because she was harboring "a
secret trouble
Me- replied the witness ~Sbe
'"as~ appeared ughf-hc3urd tud
-1f vas aIvt,- laughing ruG
-Hra frd f..r- tHH- tn4t mad.
shs rest Of ~ laugh