The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25
VI Have Them Guessing.
They Think I'm Crazy"
He Wrote.
WIFE WEEPS AS SHE
TELLS TRAGIC TALE
Married Life Always Happy
-Gives Events of Night
Her Father Died.

Three women-Elizabeth c. Hardwick,
mans wife, and Margaret Weaver Hor-
ton. the "other woman"-brought the
trial Of DR.. Arthur Warren Waite for
tie murder OF his father-in-law. John f.
Peck, 10 a dramatic climax yesterday.
Miss Hardwick was the "K. Adams"
whose telegram had set in action the in
,,stigation which had brought about the
uia..
The wife, calm but repressng her
emotions only by a strong effort. mar
rated the experiences of her married life.
beginning with the whirlwind wooing and
ending with the parting with her hus-
bard al the Grand Rapids station on
March Il. when he started for New York
city and prison cell.
Rapidly the wife told of the marriage.
tire talk about money, the premonitions
os the death of her father the actions
during the fatal Illness the preparation
a. the food. the fatal cup OF eggnogg.
the urging of cremation, the suggestion
Received.
Mrs Horton, sullen and self-possessed.
tcs.ed only by sledge hammer questions
T. make any answers at ALL told OF her
t1rre months companionshp with the
r.An, their language lessons. voice les
song. dramatic lessons. their Studio at
-" Plaza Hotel and then. almost in
monosylables of the mans confession to
ser She testified regarding the letters
written 10 her from the hospital and
nom the Tombs in which Waite de-
Cared that he would not get the chair"
but an asylum for the criminal insane.
from which re would return to her in a
le" years and then, almost in a whisper.
Mrs Horton told OF her reply that she
MD wait for him -four years or
forty"
"Littlc Man From Egypt" BObs In.
Nalte's Joking illusions TO the little
man from Egypt" saying she must laugh
= read IT, mis- telling her that II she
continued to love him it was all woreS
while, came just as reluctantly from Mrs.
Horizons lips, all concluding with her
statement that not until two weeks ago,
uHoer the strongest pressure by the Dis
ir't Attorneys office, had she placed
these facts in the possession Of the
Prosecution.
Percy Peck. son Of the man who
me State says was murdered could add
only one tense moment to the day, and
mat was when he told how, with the
IL Adams telegram in his pocket and
The autopsy already ordered. he had met
the defendant In the station at Grand
Rapids and quietly demanded the checks;
when would put the body of his father
IN his possession. In the clash of wills
me son proved the stronger and withou.
word Of explanation began the work
winch revealed the truth.
The speedy progress OF the trial on
Tuesday had cleared the way for the big
DAY III the Criminal Branch Of the Su-
pFeme court yesterday morning Many
persons, n" majority of whom were
women, got past the door somehow and
were as near the railing as they could
get early.
fercy Peck, his wife. Miss Catharine
feck, the sister of John Il. Peck; Miss
iiardwick young school teacher. who
hres with her unc.e. DR.. Jacob A. Cor
nell AT Somervile, and a few friends
loon seats at the side. Harry Mack
horton. his wife and her sister were
hdrk against the wall. Mrs. Won Palmer.
0rfg' Dora Hitler, the negro maid, and
"'her witnesses were back in the cour,
room, all silent. all