Arizona republican., 1916-05-27

the next breath promised that be would testify
 Waite said his degenerate habits, he thought, had brought about a lack of feeling in him." the witness test- 1 fled. This and his weakness for women were changing him. He added II that he had "buzzing noise in his head and said finally: Its no use. 1 can't understand"
 He said he practiced medicine Tor the sole purpose of learning how to get rid of people," Dr. Dieffendorf de- | clared. He said he had read the Bible. He told me that when with Mrs. Peck he took $50 out of her purse on the dresser in her room"
 Waite told the alienists according | to the evidence, that he knew he | ought to love his parents but never | had very much"
 Detailing a conversation with Waite l after his trial had begun, Dr. Dieffen- dorf said:
 Waite told me he liked pretty girls; that he had tried to flirt with a beautiful girl in the courtroom but that he could not catch her eye"
 The dlltIlSl dSStIlcu Nlldl SS Aeii eAo he was able to determine the defend ant had mo feeling of sorrow, no feel ing of shame, no strength of will.' In his opinion the witness declared, Waite did not know his act was wrong. He said he made up his mind Waite was insane during his first examination of him.
 At the close of Dr. DieffendorfS eX- animation, Walter R. Deuel, counsel for the defense, announced that he rested and court was adjourned until tomor- row.
 Waite told Dr. Karpas that he had
 intended to kill his wife, Clara Peck
 Waite. and that he married her only
 for her money, according to testimony
 given by the alienist today. Dr. Karpas
 added that Waite said he did not in
 tend to stop at anything to gain his ! ends.
 Previously under cross examination
 Waite had told the prosecutor he was not sure that he would not have killed
 his wife"
 Waite declared he did not think he was crazy and denied that he had at any time pretended that he was insane,
 denied that he had ever told the pros ecutors that the man from Egypt" had killed Mir Peck, and swore that he
 slept perfectly after the murder. Dr. Waite declined to admit that he - had made himself appear worse than
 he was in order to convince the jury IA he was insane.
 The alienists for Waite testified that y he did not appear to be mentally well = and that he was abnormal in that all
 his interests were centered in himself F. Miss Catherine Peck, sister of John IL F. Peck was called. Waite testified
 yesterday that in an attempt to kill her e he had placed ground glass in marma- IS Jade and germ cultures in fish that 'u she was to eat.
 r. Miss Peck said she accepted Waite l. as what he appeared to be and told -i of entrusting her business matters to pr him. She smiled as she recalled her
 narrow escapes from death.
 q ate some of the marmalade," she
 said, when I opened the jar again l al found it full of something like sand l Tn took it back to the store and the pro- n- prietor apologized.'' l. Waite smiled broadly at her reitera ge tion of this incident The witness was to then excused.
 n- Dr. Gregory, head of the psychole.
 ghetto ward at the Bellevue hospital as was then called as the first alienis h. for the defense
 in Dr. Gregory testified that whil, - Waite was in Bellevue he asked tn.
 physician to intercede for him witt , the district attorney and also inquired If should escape the consequence , of this act do you think 1 would mak
 a useful citiZen?"
 Dr. karpas who was formerly of tn, = Bellevue hispital was called as al
 alienist for the defense. He said h, : examined Dr. Waite in the hospita 1T that he did not appear to be mentall, . well and that he was abnormal in tha his entire interest was centered LIDO, lt himself
 :. Waite told me- testified Dr. Kar W pas, that he intended to kill his wife ], He said he had not intended to stop a ,< anything to gain his ends" - When Dr. Karpas had concluded hi IS recital of Waite's conversations Wal if ter R. Deuel propounded to the alien
 ist hypothetical question six thous - and words in length summing up tn V testimony that had tended to indicat . the prisoner had inherited or develope " insanity and concluding with the ir f. quiry whether, if the facts were . - stated, he would consider Waite ir III sane.
 " In reply, Dr. Karpas said Waite W; ;c subject to diseases known to the met ican profession as moral imbecilit D, moral idiocy and moral insanity" E. Docs he know whether he is doir
 wrong and committing crime?" ask, d Mir. Deuel
 No" replied the alienist, who add
 that during his examination Dr. Wal