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I know what IL the matter. They are
saying that you killed that man. You
surely did not do that7'"
"Wha did he reply" pressed Mr..
Brothers. h witness unlocked her
white gloved fingers.
"He said Yes. I did," she said.
'Wha did he do them"
"He tried to kiss me, but I would not
permit him"
The witness got the tablets and gave
them to the defendant later. when they
were parting he tossed a ring into her
lap and $40 in money.
What did ne sayT'
HE said hat I would never see him
again that II was fareweli-(her voice
fell to a whisper) that was all"
Mrs. Horton admitted that on Thurs
day, the day Waite was taken to Belle
vue, she and her friend. Mrs. Won ain
enberg, drove past the Colosseum. where
the Waite apartment was. This line
was not pressed and Mr.. Brothers went
TO the section Of her testimony In which
no required all his skill to bring about
results.
did you over get any letters from
the defendant after he went to the hos
pital or to the Tombs?" he asked.
The witness hesitated and then replied
With an affirmative nod Of her head
Did you get a letter from him when
he was In the hospital delivered to you
In Mr.. Deuel's officer"
YES"
you showed that to Mrs Won faIm-
enberg?" An Affirmative nod.
what became OF It after you read
tt7"
II burned It."
WHO asked you TO 10 this?"
Mr. Deuel. and the doctor"
Now, l want you to remember the
| contents Of that letter." said Mr.. Broth
ers. Tell me all you can remember
OF IT,"
II can't remember II At all.
"Oh. yes, see II you cannot. How Old
It begin7 Dear Margaret wasn't f?'
YES"
We'll. 20 on"
The witness shook her head. and Mr..
Brothers resumed.
Wasn't there something In II about
la chaise or sedan"
YES, there was something about that
He said I do not think I will go to
la chaise or sedan. but"
But what?" was the patient query.
Expected to Go 60 Matteawan.
".But.'" che continued. 81 expect to &c
to M~atteawan.'
please go on"
"In be nice to them there and get
out in a short time.
She leaned back. her lips compressed
but Mr. brothers was inexorahle.
you wrote an answer to him."
"Yes."
The witness did not remember wha'
she said.
Wasn't there something IN It about
four or forty years."
Yes" came the reply. 81 said 1t dc
not matter to me whether he would b'
gone four or forty years. would wal
for him"
Over In tho corner Horton. the nus
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"Did he defendant pay for the les
sons?"
yves. he made the Arrangements, but
I always paid him back"
This came very quickly and en-
pha,ically. waite was watching this
witness with frank curiosity and in
terest. She never glanced his way,
however. Nc one saw their eyes meet.
You also studied dramatics?"
I w studied expression at . studio
further down the same street.
"Expression7 What do you mean BY
that"
Exactly what I say-exprsssion.
We learned how TO express ourselves?
What did you studyT"
Romeo and Juliet and Longfellow
things like that
You also took a studio at the P1aza
Hotel7' said me examiner.
Yes" vas the prompt reply. I'VE
took that to study languages and
music"
How often would you 70 theref"
Every day for an hour-between I
and 5 o'clock In the afternoon"
The defendant kept some Of his per-
sonal belongings .here7"
Yes, his shaving materials and other
things"
Did the defendan, ever speak to you
o Mr.. Peck's condition."
Yes. he said he was very ILL.,"
you receive a MESA "a from him
when he was in Grand Rapids"
Yes. he telegraphed me to meet him
~ the Plaza. ! went there and he did
not come"
What did you dor
j telephoned TO his apartment and
ne told me not to phone him any more. .
What did ne give as a reason"
He said,' was the slow reply. some.
body is after me-"
What did you dor
i removed everything from the room
at the hotel and took them away in q
dress suit case. all except the paintings
mat belonged TO him. l took them &c
my home"
that
Yes; when I told him ne asked m,
why IN the world I had not thrown
them into the river"
"When next did you see him?"
monday AT The Berlitz school. w,
did not talk together. Tuesday ne tolt
me that he was still being Swallowed
wednesday ] was taking my German
lesson when he came In and said n,
wanted to speak to me outside"
What did you do"
IL went into the hail with him. n.
asked me to get him some trional anc
suifonal tablets and gave me a dollar
TO do IL. I got several boxes for him"
Mr.. Brothers was not so much IN
terested In that Very suavely he re
peated:
Did ne say anything else to 20,
that day.
II don't recall" began the witness
and she stopped. The examiner repeate,
the question and finally came the reply
Yes
Now tell us. Mrs. Horton"
We'll. when we got out In the hal
he was very nervous. l said to him
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"pid the defendant" asked Mr.
Brothers. ever prepare foo FOR your
father"
lie d!d. He nkca 20 russ about the
house"
"Did you ever know hin 20 put any
thing IN his foodH'
Yes, he said he was putting a tonic
In fathers cup
This was early IN February and Jus
tice Shearn excluded Il as too remote.
He would not allow the wife to tell OF
soma milk toast for the same reason.
The purpose that was in Mr.. Deuel'e
cross-cNamiuatiou. which began at 3 Ii,
was not disclosed lie simply made thu
witness toll of Or WaI'c's courtship
from the time of thoir first acquaiu,anca
in 1906 up to the marriage on SCp'em-
her .. 1915 -" told Of their corre-
~srondence Will" no was away Of hts re-
turn, OF his profession Of love In Chris
mas week 81 1914. OF his following her
mother and herself to Florida n the
Bahamas.
you had a high regard for him %
asked the lawyer.
yes" was the answer II admired
him immensely. l knew how he had
worked his way through college. He
told me how he had taken a two wears
couISS ~ th bIiN III SN'lltIt anu
how he was kind TO his parents.
thought a great c OF him. My
mother did too
One Brcak in Courtship.
There was only one break 20 the
courtship, and that was In August. 1915
They exchanged letters every day and
sometimes he wrote two or three. Once
No 1iI pa, ,rpttn 10, ,hr., Ia,u Gil,
and her mother came on to New York
She offered to break the engagement and
return the ring There was "A houss
party at bethlehem, where he was coo
and she was angry, but II was al
smoothed over. In the last part OF her
testimony she said that she had been a
very happy wife, lie had always beer
kindly and considerable and only after
January had he taken to staying away
n little, She left the stand finally n
3 80 o'clock and took her place in q
chair at the side of the witness box.
a. +. Spaulding, a broker with hon
Or. Waite maintained hn account. wal
on the stand about five minutes, tell
ing OF n $4,000 check for Eugene -
Kane which was never sent. and ther
the persons In the court room crowded
forward az Mr., brothers called Mar
garet Horton"
Mrs. Horton. who had been sitting a
her husbands side, arose composcdly
She too was in black. hut hal
gown was low cut shaped Will
"A chiffon edging. She wore NJ
veil, took the oath without n tremor An,
somewhat defiantly faced the prosecu
tors. She used several accents befoi'
she finished her testimony " hour anc
twenty minutes later, Starting win
the broad "a she finally returned TO tn
sharper twang Of the middle West, Sh'
said she was "a years old. born In Gin
%cinnati. married Harry Mack iiortoi
two years ago and was a professional
singer,
when did you meet Or, Waite q
asked Mr.. Brothers.
81 met him January ] at tho Academ,
of Music. where ! was singing.
"You became very friendly very sooI
after that"
yes"
Evidently Mr.. BROTHERS was not goinl
to be blunt in his qu~estioninss, for tn,
next query was.
"Did you take up the study OF Ian
guages together"
Yes, at the Berlitz School In Thirty
fourth street-French and German"
"Iiow often did you take lessons to
gether?"
Sometimes twice q day. sometime
three times, every day except Sunday
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70 Ills u ~ " = NA' 'F''
$500 a month. The aged retired drug
s,s, promptly sent the $500 and it was
accepted.
Mysterious Woman or stand.
Elizabeth Hardwick. the myterioue *.
Adams" was more important before her
identity vas known thar as a witness. be-
cause she was on the stand only about
two minutes.
She testified that she had known the
Pecks for years and that she had lived
witch her uncle. pr. Cornell. at Somer-
Vile. She said that OF Monday, March
i3. she came 20 New York very early
and sent the telegram TO Percy Peck
at Grand Rapids. and Justice Shearn
would not allow her to tell any more.
Y was told later. however, that after
Mrs Swinton and Miss Swinton met
Waite and Mrs. Horton at the Plaza
Hotel, February 90, that as the uncle
had been coolly received at the apart
ment following the death, and that a
family council had been held the wit
ness deemed it her duty to convey her
susriclons - the son.
While Miss Hardwick was on the
stand a side door had opened and Mrs.
Clara Louise Peck Waite, who has
dropped the last name, came quietly IN
heN'Td 'la Jury hON ana look "a rnhlr
screened from the eyes In the courtroom.
Mr.. Brothers turned when Miss Hard
wick departed and said quietly Miss
Peck"
A, i,s,,r, ,,,o- sbe o,,oare5 a,d
took the oath. being attircd in the
deepest black and wearing a wide
hr!nmod black hat from which dropped
a black veil so tilted that when she
took the chair the entire portion Of the
courtroom to her right. including the
table where the prisoner sat. vas cut
m from her view, Never once during
the day did she alter that position and
ONLY when the prisoner was being re-
sec him,
Teen she stood M as Margaret Hor
ton walked from the stand and sazet
Tor a moment at the back Of tho man,
form She had plenty Of opportunity to
study the woman who had come INTO he,
rfe. for she sat about four feet from
hh' AT his wife's appearance Waite
gave the only indication Of feeling h,
had displayed. He shot one Ella nee TOWARD
Se black robed figure "a she took IN.
oath and then hunched down IN hi,
chair, bringing his hand TO his cheek, ant
N that position re remained for IN
next thlr,v-fve minutes.
'N'''5 SAVE nfT Hattie HS tIfrt
Louise Peck IN a low but distinct voice
Ehe DID not talk loud enough for all IN,
jurors a, first and Mr.. Trant, jurymar
No. IL. whispered a request that an,
speak UP,
Wife Of Accused Man Tell. storx
Car, Va, mica vo,. ,o,o, ache,
Mr. Brothers Ths wi,noss shoot ho
head rora,Iva,v h,, ,aIl,aa ,o,dar '"
She s,i1 w., he. ta,ho,os .aai,h u.,
good when no c,ma 90 ,,'s,, 80, w..
CRY. Hs was mn :" ~
bei,os ~ was aoIe 70 go ABOUT ah'
a lively ,,.o-as, IT, NV
'When ala W hoonn,n en- 81, .. ~
Rro,bars $50 "' ~" IA aSh'n MI
"Ahor, D..
s-on,cb 49,, t',' 'et'f" "e u'"--'ro"
,cUan rlyN"'e'
"yos nr q rnss'cian.
VT sioore' ny br
,1ut =" uclchnahI
"r.ps "e'e your pans
"ue, anu mad made arrangement
.,,,tN iiot springs about March g.
.r''' nun you GO"
."r ae'ehdant ~ersuade us to post
'Ip inc trp''
mat day, sh" added, her fathe
y" nrSt seized with "A painful illness
~ hhh been ailing the day before an,
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The THKEE WOMEN IN HE WAIIE CASE.
A BOVE, to left, Miss Elizabeth c. Hardwick, the niece of Or. Jacob
- Cornell. who sent the mysterious telegram signed tx. Adams" that
started the investigation resulting in the discovery that John +. Peck
lad been poisoned. To right. Mrs. Clara Peck Waite. daughter of Mr..
Peck and wife of the mar accused of causing his death. Below, Mrs.
Margaret Horton, the studio companion of DR.. Waite, who testified
Yesterday.
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Continued from First Paes.
mothers death?" asked Mr..

your mothers deathT eske Mr..
Brothers.
Yes" wss the reply 'rhe defendant
sold me about February 1 that my father
was getting along in years and suffering
from the shock of my mothers death,
and he would not be surprised II his life
was Of short duration"
Then he told Of the X. Adams teie-
rram-"Suspicions aroused. Demand an
su,opsy"-and what he did then. That
brought him around to the telegram re-
cs,ved the day before his fathers death.
sent by Waite. but signed with Clara's
name, telling Of the fathers progressing
illness. Then he told of the meeting at
the station.
demanded Checks for Body.
II went to the station" said the wit
ness, after making arrangements with
Or, achurtz. met the defendant. We
greeted one another. and then l held out
nv hand. Civ me the checks for the
BODY I said"
what did he say asked Mr.. Broth
"He said nothing replied the wit
mas me stood there looking at me.
Their very slowly he put his hand In his
pocket and brought out the checks.
which he rave to me. 1t was all with
out a word
Later the witness said that Waite
made every endeavor to find out what
was going on. lie sent word to the
witness that Mrs. Peck and his wife
van,ed TO see him. The witness did
no, 70. lie had telephoned from the
hotel later that his wife. Clara. was
strongly opposed to an autopsy.
"D!d you tell him an autopsy was
being performed" was a question.
NO. was the prompt answer.
Later Waite asked Peck II his wife
could &c, the Income from her half of
the estate before the will was admitted
70 probate.
II told him no." said the witness. who
\ the executor. The estate In all
amounts to 1000. 000.
Waite was present At the reading or
n. will. which left all to tho brother
md sister, but he had MOI learned
then whether the autopsy had been
performed.
There were more questions about
Wa,,e's standing in the family In which
IN. witness said that his father had
never been particularly In favor OF the
man. although the mother had been
strongly attached to hin.
rha, brought in a letter written in
New York by Waite TO Mrs. John +.
Peck IN which he declared that he was
far from angry because the father had
allowed the daughter only $500 a month,
u. did not need the money. He would
take care Of his own wife. Only his
h-,de Nigh. feel hurt because the father
had not been more generous.
He asked that his be shown 10 Mr.
Peck. S- There was also testimony
ina. Waite had sent a $500 check back
10 his father-in-law, who had promised
$500 a month. The aged retired drug
e,s, promptly sent the $500 and it wac
accepted.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
SIX DEAD, RESULT
OF One CRAP GAME
Negro Loses Nickel in Game
Begins Wholesale Murder
And Then Kills Himself

Osceola, June ga crap
game, booze and nickel eaus-
ed the shooting of five negroes
by Harry Clark, a negro, and
his suicide last night, in a cabin
on Giles Thomas farm four
miles west Of Osceola.
Clark became enraged be-
cause he had lost five cents in
the crap game which had been
started at a negro celebration
in which whiskey is said to
have played d prominent part,
and Selling a repeating rifle
began shooting at the negroes,
Two women and two men were
killed, and Thomas, the fifth
negro. died a short time later
as the result Of his wound. Clark
was surrounded by officers
from Oseeola a short time after
he fled and when his capture
was imminent killed himself
with the rifle.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
JONESB0R0 MAN Is
shot BY A WOMAN
Shot Said to Have Been Acct
dental Proves Fatal to Jones'
boro Young Man

Jonesboro, June 25.-Louis
Williams died at st. Bernard's
Hospital in Jonesboro lastnight
as a result of a pistol shot :.
flicted by Miss Jessie Wise last
Friday night,
The woman was arrested
and placed in Jail Saturday
following a statement by Will
liams Immediately after the
shooting. She claimed, however,
that the shooting was acciden-
tai and that Williams was shot
during a playful scuffle over
the possession Of a gun.
Just before his death Will
liams made a statement to the
prosecuting attorney that the
shooting was accidental and the
woman was released.
Williams was single and was
employed by the Cotton Belt
railway.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
HOTEL CLERK IS
BURNED TO DEATH

Hot Springs, June 22.-Her-
man krootz, % years d,night
clerk, met death in a fire which
destroyed the frame portion of
the Hotel st. Charles early this
morning. twenty-five guests
were awakened by Harry
Dougherty, proprietor, and in
mates Of the Associated Chart
ties Home, which adioins the
hotel IN time to escape. For a
time the Majestic hotel was
threatened. The loss is estimat.
ed at $4,000. The origin ofthe
ire Is unknown. Dougherty said
ne kicked in the door to Krootz'
room, but the smoke and in
tense heat prevented him from
entering. He believed Krootz
mad left the hotel, but the
clerks charred body was found
IN the ruins of the BUILDING
krootz came here March 30
from 0lmstead, ILL.,. where his
parents reside.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOHN WILLIAM FETZER

John William Fetzer, son of
Capt. Sam r. and Mary T. Fet-
ger, grandson of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John P. Fetzer, and
grandson of the late Rev.
William H. and Dizzy NJ. Jerni-
gan, was born August 10,1868;
died June 10, 1916.
He was AZ years, 10 months
and 8 days old. Funeral obse-
quies were held in the Meth
odist church at Newark in the
presence of a large representa-
tive congregation of the citi-
zens of the town and commun-
ity and a large number of rel
atives on both sides of the fam
lily. This was an ardent express
sion of love and esteem the peo-
pie had for the deceased. He
had many rare and forcible
characteristics of the true and
noble man. Abundantly en-
doWdd with an excellent store
of common sense, united with
Iquietness, firmness, sympathy
and kindness of spirit, and
added to this a courage that
dared to do the right in the
face of strong and persistent
Opposition, made him an antag-
onist, when aroused to action in
defense of peace, law and ord
err, to be reckoned with as a
hero. And it is but true to say
that Newark owes him q debt
of gratitude it will never be
able to pay. He was a manly
man; his friendship was rooted
in the principles of honor, truth
and virtue.
He was a kind loving father,
and a devoted husband. That
he had faults none would deny.
The faultless life has only been
lived once on this earth
that of our Lord. No man lives
without more or less vices, and
the viceless life is found only
in Christ. "Dink' had his share
of these, but he had many rare
and noble virtues. | feel like |
did not do him justice in the
poor, limping, fearful eulogy
tried to pronounce at the
church, but | ask that this,
though still unworthy notice,
be layed upon his new-made
grave as a token of esteem, love
and regard for the many manly
characteristics he so profusely
possessed.
May God bless his widowed
wife and fatherless children,
and the multitude of relatives
and friends who lament his
death. J. F. JERNIGAN,
Paragould, Arkansas.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
LIQUOR men ARE
BECOMING ACTIVE
Money For Campaign Against
Dry Law Coming From
Brewers Outside the Stat.

Little Rock, June 28.-The
circulation of the petitions for
the initiation of an act to re-
peal the statewide prohibition
law is being pushed by its pro-
motors. They are securingmany
signatures, but doubt isexpress-
ed whether they will be able
to secure the requisite number
of a little less than eleven thou
sand names by July 7, the last
day on which the petition may
be filed.
The oldtime leaders in the
saloon fights of the past arenot
active in the movement, for
most of them have gone into
other lines Of business which
they find more renumerative
and more respectable, and the
others have moved from the
state. The business men of the
city, many of whom favored
licensed saloons, are opposed
to a return to former condi-
lions, declaring that their bust
ness is better and collections
much larger than formerly. A
strong appeal is being made to
the negroes for their support
Of the movement and it is be-
ing given very generally. Paid
workers and former bar-tend-
ers are going about among the
negroes urging them to go out
and circulate the petitions, and
they are responding very gen
orally.
1t is not believed that the
money for the campaign is
coming from Arkansas, but that
it is being furnished by the
brewing interests of other
states who are anxious to re-
store this state to their market.
Some men who have hereto
fore been identified with the
Saloon propaganda are inter
ested in the management of
the campaign, and they are
sending the blank petitions to
workers all over the stae, that
they may make a whirlwind
campaign and cleanup in
few days, before any organized
opposition can develop.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK
Stop using dangerous drug before
it salivates you!
It's horriblel

You're bilious, sluggish, constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous cal
omel to start your liver and clean your
bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your drug
gist for so cent bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone and take a spoonful tonight
If it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you right up better than
calomel and without gripping or making
you sick / want you to 60 back to the
store and get your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow you
will feel weak and sick and nauseated.
Don't lose days work Take spoon
full of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver
Tone tonight and wake up feeling great.
It's perfectly harmless, so give it to your
any time 1t can't saliyate SO
LEI them eat anything afterwards.
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE


Notice IS hereby given that the fol-
lowing joint resolution. proposing an
was passed by the General Assembly
at its regular session OF 1915, and that
the same VIII be submitted to the cleo.
tors Of the State at the next general
election. to be held Tuesday. November
:. 1916 for adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment Ne. Ia
That the following is hereby pro-
posed amendment to the Const-
tuition Of the State OF Arkansas. which,
when agreed to by a majority Of all
members elected 10 each house and
adopted BY a majority Of the electors
OF the State voting at the next gem
eral election for senators and repre-
sentatives. shall become part OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Arkansas:
Section l. The county courts in
taeir respective counties. in addition TO
the county tax now allowed to be lev
led. shall have power when authorized.
as hereinafter provided, to levy an an
nual tax not exceeding three mills on
the dollar on all taxable property.
which shall be collected and expended
In making and repairing public roads
and bridges in their respective eoun-
ties. and said court shall have power.
after authority given as hereinafter
provided, to levy a tax not exceeding
three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property for n period OF time not to
exceed thirty years, TO borrow money.
issue bonds and pledge the revenues
riod OF time. to pay the interest and
principal OF any sum or sums so bor-
rowed. All bonds issued by authority
herein given shall bear a rate OF inter
est not to exceed per cent per annum.
All sums so borrowed shall be used eK-
clusively in making and repairing the
public roads and bridges in the county.
The annual tax and the tar for period
OF years shall not both be levied and
be in force at the same time in any
county-the levy OF one shall exclude
the levy OF the other.
Before any levy OF taxes herein au-
thorized shall be made. the question
OF levying such tax shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the county
at general or special election called
for that purpose. at which q majority
OF the qualified electors voting at such
an election shall have voted In favor Of
such levy OF taxes.
Approved February 2. 1913.
The above resolution was fled in the
once OF the Secretary OF State on Feb
ruary 2. 1915.
Each elector may vote fer or against
the above amendment.
witnsss my oficial signature ths
18th day OF April. 1919.
EARLE w. HODGES.
[hsAIl Secretary OF State
The Newark journal., 1916-06-29
NOTICE OF CURIA DRAIN.
AGE DISTRICT TAXES

Notice is hereby given that
the tax books for Curia Drain
age District have been placed
In my hands, and that the tax
es for the year 1915 are now
due thereon. By order of the
Board of Directors the taxes
must be paid not later than
July Is, 1916, after which time
a penalty of % per cent, and
interest, will Immediately at
tach. Payment can be made to
the undersigned or to the Citi-
zens Bank & Trust Co., of
Batesville, Ark.
CHAS. F. COLE,
Collector.