Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-26
WAITE TELLS OF
 DIOSYNcRACIES
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est in bactertology long before his marriage, he explained After he had 1 given germs to Miss Peck for a while he became discouraged. he asserted. because of his lack of success. He l put the germs in her food, but he de- nied that he gave her arsenic.
 Was there any arsenical dypaper in her roomf the dentist was asked. Put Arnesical FIypapsr In Her Room. | "Oh, yes," he answered. .I read somewhere of an arsenica4 fiypaper, which. if treated and put in a persons pocket. would cause death. so got some and put it in her room
 Did you administer any bacteria to l Mrs. Peck ?"
 "Yes, soon after she arrived. I had been working on them for some time and had them all ready for her."
 How often did you give them to
 "Quite often. put them in her food on the first day she came and she grew i'll almost immediately"
 Gave Mrs. Peek Millions of Germs.
 He had given Mrs. Peck millions of germs, he said.
 l Asked how many kinds of germs he administered to Mr. Peck, Waite re- piled:
 "Typhoid. diphtheria, pneumonia, and others. I gave him spray and put diphtheria and later pneumonia germs in it and had him spray his throat every time he went out. They had no effect and tried to make them stronger.
 Turned on the Gas.
 'I put water in the sheets of his bed so he would catch cold, but he didn't T also put chemical compound in his room which would create a poisonous gas. but it failed to produce results. One night I turned on the | gas, but the superintendent of the building came up and turned it off.
 Gave Arsenic in Food. | 'I gave him arsenic a few days be- fore he was planning to go away. got ninety grains think. think .I it was three or four days before MT | Peck died that gave him arsenic gave him a little at first and increas- ed the dose until all of it was gone | I gave him the>dose in his food Once or twice it was in egg nogg and once in rice pudding and then once in hot millRS
 4 Waite told of sleeping on the couch
 on the night before his fatherin laws
 death so as not to disturb his wife. He got up an hour after retiring, he said and administered chloroform to MT
 Peck.
 Acquaintance With Mrs. Horton.
 Telling of his acquaintance witt Il Mrs. Horton, Waite said he heard hel sing at a theatre here Sast fall and he
 went frequently just to hear her. He met hes behind the scenes, he said
 coming "very fond of her."
 Did she seem to reciprocate ?" ask. ed MT. Deuel.
 ''She did, Waite replied. He then told of taking up with hel the study of foreign languages anC
 dramatic expression. 1, At ten o'clock in the morning" ht said, I've used to go to school to. gether. Then we would have Luncheon somewhere. Afterwards we would gt to the Plaza (where their studio was Iocated) or I would take her tt , her music instructor and would re turn for her. Then we would go tG the Plaza and study languages ant ! play for a couple of hours. In thu
 evening we often went to the opera to
 gether."
 Did you ever meet her husband 2
 the witness was asked.
 T have seen him. Did you ever tell your wife abou Mrs. Horton?
 "No."
 Dealings With EnbaIuler.
 Waite related his efforts Ito induc, Eugene Oliver Kane, the embalmer, tt put arsenic in sample of embalmint fluid which was to be sent to the dis } tr1ct attorneys cff1ce. He gave Kan, ,l $9,O00 down, he said, and agreed t , give him $4O.000 more later. Wanted Their Money. What was youz purpose in admin : tsterfng germs to all these people?' T wanted them to die" "VVhy?''
 "Why?'
 . T wanted their money" 'fWhen did you first get this idea |? About the time first met Mis Clara Peek
 Early in his examination tonigh ! Waite admitted that he had had de ! generate traits since he was boy.
 Dr. Arthur Warren Waite took tn witness stand in his own behalf lat s today and barred the sordid secrets Q his life in an effort to save himsel { from the electric chair: Earlier in tn day his counsel had stated he Wou1 2 prove the self confessed poisoner of hi
 wifss parents was insane at the tim
 the crime charged against him wa
 committed.
 q Admissions of Series of Thefts. The prisoners story was devote ? largely to admissions of series c .1 thefts from the time he was a.boy unti l he pilfered $1O from the purse of tn = mother of the girl whom he later mar } ried. He told also of his wooing of hi 3 wife, who sat not far from his in tn ? court room with head bowed while h . testified.
 Father of Accused on Stand. n The young dentist was preceded O
 the witness stand by his father, War , ren ". Waite. and his brothers, Fran
 and Clyde. The father told of a tain
 of insanity in the family in the hop d Of saving his son. All three relate : incidents in the defendants life de d signed to show that he was pecuria . even as a. boy and that his fhiever e always was a problem for the famil, Waite's Thofts and PecuIiarities. 5, The testimony of relatives was sup ' plemented by the dispositions of famil 1t friends and college classmates [ q Waite, who told of his thefts and pe e culiartties. Waiter R. Deuel, couns,
 for the defense, in his examination {
 witnesses and by the deposition
 sought to show that Waite was men if tally unsosnd.
 s Prisoner Cool on Stand. t Waite seemed calm and colIecte e when he took the witness stand. IT ! court room was sultry, but he blftor ' ed his coat tightly around him. E : smiled almost constantly during his eS
 animation, but appeared resigned an
 not defiant.