Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-29
Tells How He Slew Them,
but Puts Blame on
"Alter Ego'' or "Man
From Egypt. -

NEW YORK, March .S.--Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite confessed this after
noon TO the murder Of his father-in-
lew. John 4: Peck. and the la,,er's
wife.
After da! Of haunting memories.
the tall, athletic young dentist turned
on his prison pallet At bellevue Hos
ptai and said 10 Detective Raymond
c. SCHNEIDER and the attendants:
. Il Killed them both killed Mrs.
Peck b. giving her germs all mixed
. together Oh. there were lot OF
them. When it was time for her to
! die gave her big shot OF morphine.
: II tried germs on Mr. reck. The
| action OF the germs was TOO slow lie
would not die. SO gave him arsenic.
: That killed him.
TO SCHNEIDER and later 20 District
Attorney Edward Swami the prisoner
said he was under the influence OF his
alter ego" whom he described as the
man from Egypt"
AMAZING CRIMINAL.
Is MASTER OF TRAGEDY
His eyes staring. running his hands
registering insanity with all the skin
, OF q master of tragedy. this amazing
, criminal narrated details of his life
| long battle with the banaI man from
Egypt"
Waite told the story OF his double
murder 10 Detective SCHNEIDER He did
not repeat his confession tonight 20
District Attorney Swami. who had gone
TO the hospital for that purpose. The
Interview between Judge Swami and
the prisoner was cut short By the
'eniists newly retained counsel Wal
ter Il. Deuel..
He did. however. tell Judge Sw7nn
All about the man from Egypt" He
talked great deal more nationally IN
, the presence OF Swami and the latters
assistants George y. Brothers and
Francis y. Mancuso, than ne had tro
hours earlier TO SCHNEIDER.
In "a calm manYer he told Judge
Swami also how he had planned %
clear himself of murder by suborning
perjury. This statement sent Brothers.
Mancuso. Swann's secretary. Horace
Foster. and Detective John Cunir late
tonight TO the home OF Eugene Oliver
Kane who cmbalmcd Mr.. Pcck's body
TELLS or BRIBING
EMBALMER WITH $4,000
Waite told Judge Swami that he had
given the cmbalmer sa.0.o in cash TO
swear that the cmbalming huid in
jectcd into the body of Mr. Peck con-
tained arsenic Judge Swami told the
story AT 10 o'clock tonight when he
met newspaper men AT the National
Democratic Club.
This is ;Ee way District Nttorrcv
Svann quoted Waite
i returned from Grand Rapids on
! SATURDAY, March Is. knew then
that was under suspicion. knew
would be arrested and tried FOR mur-
der. ! knew arsenic would be found
, iu Mr.. pcck's stomach
"a, o'clock Sunday morning. Kane.
the embalmcr. came to my apartment,
in tho Coliseum, to collect his hill and
thar Of tho undcriaker | arranged
Their for consideration Of s9ocV cash
that Kane would swear on my tIial
that ne had put arsenic in the en-
balming nuid.
Il arranged for Kane 10 make up
some sample cmbalming fluid anG take
IL to the office OF district attorney He
was to tell YOU, Judge Swami. :hat IL
was his regular custom (" put arsenic
ia the nuid. Kane agreed To my scheme.
and arranged 10 meet him next morn
ing. Monday. March 20. and pay him
the money.
Next morning at 10 O'clock ! w,nt
TO the garage Of Gustave Cimiot,i. o906
broadway. My car had been stored
there FOR several months. had n
large account at the University branch
OF the Corn Exchange Fank. which
adjoins the garage.
EXPLAINED HE HAD
TROUBLE: WITH FAMILY
j went to Mr.. Cimiottis Office on The
second floor and made on. q cheek for
S9,3oo to him. / asked him 10 go ncAt