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Show NEW EXPERT LINES v FDR DRPETHEARING Defense Expected to Prove Girl's Disposition Was Toward Suicide. "WAUKEGAN, UK, July 3 TVhen the trial of Will H. Orpet, former University Univer-sity of "Wisconsin student, accused of the murder of Marion Lambert, is resumed re-sumed in Judge Donnelly 's court hero Wednesday two lines of expert testimony testi-mony are expected to be developed by the 'defpns. Dr. William O. Krohn of Chicago, noted as an alienist, is to take thi stand, it was announced today. It is said that he will testify that in his opinion Marion Lambert's disposition and frame of mind were such that the N suicide theorv of the defense is logical and consistent with the physical facts alreadv adduced. The other lin.i of reasoning he is expected to support is , that Orpet 's mental construction is such that he is incapable of murder. " Dr. Krohn is said to have made an extended ex-tended study of Orpet. Other evidence is to be presented, it is said, that thero were no spots on Marion's coat when it was produced at the coroner's inquest. It is said that other members of the coroner's jury will give testimony corroborative of that already presented by two members mem-bers of the jury. The state, however, is said lo bo -t working on a plan to rebut this testimony, testi-mony, and that this plan contemplates the calling of at least two members of this coroner's jury to deny statements alreadv made regarding the coat. Just who these jurors are has not been indicated. in-dicated. The jurors who are hearing the Orpet case are enjoying a holiday house party at the home' of Len Bartell, the first juror selected, at the north end of Channel Chan-nel lake, near the Wisconsin line. Mrs. Bartello and their children have evacuated evacu-ated the home for the time being. Three deputy sheriffs are iu charge of the iurors. |