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r j THE ' OREGON ' DAILY - JOURNAL' - P ORTLAND, MONDAY, .MAY 15. . 1915. V,' '. .'; .",'' H -.' : " 1 .... 1 ', 1 & ORPET GOES niiimminiimi nm.iii.mm FDR HIS LIE CHARGED MH GIRL'S MURDER State's Witnesses Against " Student Number 100 and somi s ' Glasses ftfteirs ' Classmates May Testify, ' Heire off TEnoinnip ' MsMssV sLhsBSbbbS JURYMEN ARE NEIGHBORS Tim Vsmlrs of 136 Expected to Bo " DiipoMd ot Swiftly! Wssk May Bo Mssdsd for Jury slsction. Waukegan, 111.. May 16. (I. N. S.) ! William H. Orpet wai called to ko on ''trial for his life today for the murder ; of Marlon Frances Lambert In Helms , wood the ninth day of February. It greatest .tragedy. With the opening of me trial there ' came the startling: announcement from , State's Attorney Ralph J. Dady that hla list of witnesses for the prosecution . has been Increased from 60 to 100 This addition to his already overwhelming- forces is supposed to be the result of his recent hurried trip to Madison, Wis. The classmates of Orpet there have heretofore stood staunchly by him. Whether or not they have been, swung- over to the side of the - prosecution remains to be seen. It was rumored here today that this was the case. Jurymen Orpet's Helffhbora. The first venire of Jurymen contains - lit names. Strange to say, these men .' are I almost to a man residents of ' Shields and Deerfleld townships. It 2 ''tyaa on the border line between these townships that the tragedy occurred. These men are neighbors, many of them friends of the Orpets and the Lamberts. For this reason it was ex pected that the first venire would be disposed of swiftly. A week at least. . It is expected, will be consumed in the selection of a Jury. The love affair of the University of Wisconsin boy and .the gardeners daughter, and its dread ful climax, have been talked of and read! In the remotest corners of the country. ; Orpet Is Thin and Ascetic. Orpet. pale, thin and ascetic In ap- . pearance, came Into the courtroom fol lowed by Sheriff Elmer .Griffin. He ". took, a seat beside his counsel, former t District United States Attorney James H. Wllkerson, of Chicago, and Leslie jP. Hanna, former state's attorney for Lake county. State's Attorney Dady was assisted by States'B Attorney David R. Joslyn of Mcjienry county. Judge Charles H. Donnelly of Wood . stock la to hear the case. He was se lected after the withdrawal of Judge Claire Edwards of Waukegan. Charged With Girl's Murder. Orpet was Indicted for the murder of his former sweetheart on March 6. , Death resulted from cyanide of potas . slum, poisoning. Suspicion was immediately directed ,' to young Orpet when it became known he had a secret love affair with the girl. A letter from him to Marion was produced to show that, although he was in Lake Forest the night of! the tragedy. he was seeking to give the impression .kA . J If. .41 IUIII tie WHS III UUUIIUU, Tlariv anri Mrtffln tmmHlgtklv wnt to Madlaon and brought him back to Lake Forest. He admitted being with the girl Just prior to her death under "the three trees" near the Sacred Heart crossing in Helms woods, but he said that he did not see her die. He protested and ever since that has said that he was innocent of her death. Four Persons Are Injured in Accidents S.. Oelsler Suffers Broken X.g- When Motdrcyel Collides With Furniture Track; Auto leaves Boad. Two accidents on the Columbia high way near the Portland Automobile club yesterday afternoon brought minor in Juries to four persons. ' E. Oelsler, 55 years old, suffered a broken leg when a motorcycle on which he and his son, Joseph, were riding ran into a furniture truck. The Gels- lers, whose home is at 430 East Ash street, 'were attended at St. Vincent's hospital. Joseph Oelsler was somewhat bruised. Mrs. Charles E. Gossett of Latourello and Roy Parsons of Bull Run were bruised and cut when an automobile bearing them, Mr. Gossett and Gos sett's little girl, ran off a culvert .bridge on the side road to Duke's place. Qosaett was driving the ma chine, a new acquisition. Dr. S. P. Bittner of Gresham attended them. Captain Delaney of Engine ocmpany IS reported to Deputy Sheriff Phillips that a milk truck and a .small automo bile went over a slight grade at the side of the road four miles this side of Scappoose sometime yesterday morn Ing. He saw the machines while trav ellng over the road, and was told that though four persons in the atuomobile were bruised, none was seriously hurt. The road is narrow at the place. little Girl's Ig Broken. Virginia, the small daughter of Mr. and- Mrs. R. E. Darrell of 441 East Twelfth .street, sustained a broken leg last night when a motorcycle on Which the tnree were riding was struck by an automobile driven by JV M. Grant or 387 Fourth street at Front and Meade streets. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell were considerably bruised. Motorcycle officers sent from the police station reported back that they found evidence indicating that the automobile cut the corner. Germans Driven Out Of British Trenches loots BoooTsr iost Oround Bear Ar anentieres After harp Hand to Hand v right With ths Tsutons. . London, May 15. (I. N. S.) The Germans have once more driven through the Brltlshx lines in northern France and again have been driven out. Following the usual heavy bombard ment with every class of big gun. the Germans Saturday night made three separate attacks on the British trenches about the Ploegsteert woods, north of Armentleres. which is ten miles north east of Lille. On of the attacking detachments entered the British trenches, but in the other two cases ths Pcots rallied to the defense and after a sharp hand to hand fight at the edge of the en trenchments, dispersed ths assailants. W. M. 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