The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-11
WAS NOT HIS WIFE
DR.. Waite, Who Recently Left Mitchell.
ElOped With Another Woman from
Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland Papers Announce His Depart
Ure With a Nurse in a Hospital
Has Returned There.
Building and Loan Association Hold the
annual Meeting for the Election
Of Its Officers. /
ANOTHER WAITE CHAPTER
The Suspicion Confirmed of DR..
Waite's EIopement With An
other Woman.

At the time Of the sudden depart
ure OF DR.. X. &. Waite and the wo-
man who posed as his wife there was
a pretty strong suspicion that they
were not mar and wife. Parties in
the city had received some indefinite
information from Cleveland which
lead them to believe that this DR..
Waite was the man badly wanted in
Cleveland for the desertion of his
wife and children. There has been
no positive proof that Waite and the
woman with him were other than
what they represented themselves to
be. until the arrival Of a clipping
taken from the Cleveland Daily World
which gives a full account Of the sud-
den disappearance Of Ii. Waite and
the woman, which occurred in May.
The article is reproduced below:
l)r. f.. b: Waite Misrepresentation
inent physician is missing and so
is Miss Smelser, a trained nurse at
Huron Street Hospital-Doctor
Waite had a large practice but he
sold it-Has a wife and family in
the east end.
DR.. Kent B. Waite, member of the
staff Of Huron Street Hospital, and
one Of the best known surgeons in
the city of Cleveland, has mysterious
" disappeared.
The Doctors whereabouts is m
known, and likewise is that of Miss
Lulu Sarah Smelser, a trained nurse
who graduated with the class of 1901
from the Huron street Institution.
In The meantime Mrs. Waite and
her children are spending lonely hours
in their home at 631 east Prospect
street. Mrs. Waite was seen there
Saturday by d reporter for the Daily
World, but refused absolutely to say
a word about her husbands absence.
When Informed Of the visitors OBJ
lect her careworn face gave a twinge.
She patteo one Of her little ones on
the head and sadly said:
"You must excuse me. l will not
say a word about this matter. What
has occurred concerns only myself and
chiidren.n
From friends of Mrs. Waite it was
learned that her only desire was to
keep quiet about the affair for the
sake of her little ones.
Doctor Waite had handsome Offices
on the sixth floor Of the Rose build
ing. While his name still appears On
the door there has been added another
that of DR.. 4. W. D. Finke. Doc
tor Waite has not been in his office
for three weeks and during that per-
iOd neither bis wife nor friends have
seer him.
Some weeks ago DR.. Waite in con-
Versation with DR.. Fjnke, who is a
young practitioner, told him that
be knew of d physician who desired
to sell his practice and asked him if
he wanted to buy it. Finke replied
In the affirmative and was surprised
about three weeks ago when DR..
waite informed him that his practice
was for sale.
Three weeks ago Friday the sale
vas consummated and DR.. Finke took
possession Of the office. Doctor
Waite's diplomas, however, still re-
main on the walls and he has not re-
turned to claim them. "When Doc
tor Waite left me here,'' said Doctor
Finke. che said he was going to New
York to take a postgraduate course.
Or course his leaving so lucrative d
practice as he had here was a com
plete surprise to me and all his
friends. I had no idea as to what
caused him to leave the city,
When Waite disposed of his Office
furniture he also got rid of his horses
and carriage. Mrs. Waite is the own
er of the home in which she lives
the property having been made over
to her when it was bought by the
doctor. She was also left a number
Of book accounts, which she is COL
Letting.
Doctor Waite, who is about forty
years OF age, graduated from A delbert
college. He was an exceptionally
bright practitioner and had a splend.
id business. He was a popular teach
er and a fine lecturer.
For the last half a dozen years be
has been on the staff of Huron Street
Hospital and tor many years Was in
timately associated with the destinies
Of the Cleveland Homeopathic Col
lege. He held the title of professor
of genito-urinary and rectal diseases
The case Of Doctor Waite is IA sad
one and his many friends who knew
Of the circumstances have with his
wife tried to make him see his error
for a long time.
For months. it Is said. the doctor
didnt spend a single night at home.
It is alleged that he was living in "a
Summit street house, only returning
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