The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-03
BRIDGEPORT WOMAN
 ENTERS AS WITNESS IN DR. WAITE TRIAL

former resident Of Cn'S cltys at "A | West Way, is to have prominent part in the prosecution of Dr. Arthur G. Waite, of New York, accused of pois-
 oning his wealthy father-in-law, John B. Peck. of Grand Rapids, Mich. The trial is set for May 22.
 Through condolences of Mrs. Mar garet Horton, the studio mate of Waite, who resided in the same build ing with Mrs. Won Palmenberg, made to her, the district attorney was yes terday placed in possession of such material that a, full confession IS sa1& to have been wrung from Mrs Hor- ton of the incidents prior to the Peck poisonings.
 Mrs. Won Pa1menberg has told the district attorney that Mrs. Horton ad- rnitted her relations with Dr. Waite for the first time on March 21. On the afternoon of that day, Mrs. Von Pal menberg said, Mrs. Waite gave her diamond ring she had received from Dr. Waite. Continuing, Mrs Von Pal menberg said:
 ''The next morning between and 10 o'clock she came up to the apart ment unannounced She was carrying a suit case marked A w. W.
 '' This is his suit case,' she told me T took it away from the Plaza last Saturray and hid it in the basement of the apartment house -(No. 56 West Eleventh street). This morning had Hattie, the maid, get it and bring it to me at the elevated station. Two detectives were watching us. stepped back and ran downstairs to the street, where had a taxicab waiting for me. The detectives went on the train i We opened the suit case. The first thing we took out was a suit of mans clothes. That is pr. Waite's,' she ex- plained. He kept a.e>change of cloth ing at the studio, because he some times stayed there over night We took out a pair of mauve-coIored silk pajamas, a dress shirt, a negligee shirt. handkerchiefs, collars, a shaw ing outfit, a pair of silver military brushes and a, woman's silver mount7A ed hair brush marked with large in itials e. P. w.
 < That was his wffe's brush she explained. Next we took out a Chi nese silk kmono of exactly the same shade as the pajamas. T used to make myself comfortable in the stu dio- when he wasn't there,' Margaret said.
 Tt was then that. Margaret began to admit things.
 .:Oh, I have never lived before she exclaimed. For the first time knew what love was. Now know that I can sing, because know what it is really to live
  Peck's death Waite called. her the telephone and said Well, he's dead, and won't be able to see you for a few days. I'm going to take his body to Detroit I'll be back as quickly as I cam
 .'very often,' she said, ..he used to discuss with her how much money he would have if Peck were to die He laughed when he spoke of his aunt, Miss Katharine Peck, Margaret said, and told her that Miss Peck was so fond of him that she would give him anything.
 From March 27 to April 19 she came up to my apartment almost ev- cry day. She showed me letters he had written from Bellevue and later from the Tombs. She let me read the letters and then burned them in the garbage can and watched them as they burned. I would make copies of would read them and then write them down from memory IS soon as got a chance.
 Margaret said MT. DeueI brought them out to her and that MT. Deuel also carried Dr. Waite letters from
 s.on April Is, when Mack was away in Springfield, Margaret brought up a letter from Waite-four or five pages closely written. I jotted down most of it.
 .. Dear Margery, he wrote You see, Margy. dear, how have exoner- ated you from everything, What becomes of me now remains with you and depends on your attitude toward me. I have told MT. Deue1 every thing. You can trust him with any thing. He knows all about the tab lets
 .He wrote that he thought he would never get La chaise,' but that if Le Sedan (the chair) was in his way he might accidentally tumble into it.
 !" But it was worth all, Margy. darling he wrote. what I'm going through now, for the three months we have been together. dream over those hours by night and day. You are ever before me. I love you bet ter than anything in this world. For oky A a