Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-26
IUUN. edItsf isuVU.
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tionless throughout the long direct ex-
animation bv Assistant District Attor-
new Brothers. dropped his hand from
his chin and raised his eyes towards
the witness. The wife of the prisoner,
dressed in deep mourning and sohblns
quietly at intervals, sat directly behind
the jury box.
Mrs. Horton, with a trace of sadness
i'm her voice. first told how she had
net Waite last January when she was
singing in a New York theater. He
T-aS gentIemanly and kind TO her, she
said. and they struck no a fast friend
shin Waite was interested in her
voice and later inquired the name OF
her vocal instructor. 60
"He said he would like to take vocal
lessons himself she added. "and L IN
troduced him to my teacher"
Mrs Horton then told how she and
waite had studied modern languages
and music together for which Waite
insisted" on paying. and finally of the
rental of the studio.
PLATONIC RELATIONS.
Ar Brothers did not appear to be
CONCERNED about Mrs Horizons eXplana-
tion as to her relations with Waite
further than to establish the fact mat
they studied together and engaged the
studio" under the name of Mr. ana
Mrs. Walters. -,
aTrs Horton: your relations with the
defendant were purely platonic' were
they nOt?" -
s.Thev were" answered the witness.
.sWhen did YOU go TO the apartment
with the defendant
Usually between and o'clock in
the afternoon.
"What was his demeanor?'
He was always gentlemanly ana
kind -.
yes. when 1 played or sang"
Describe his actions.
WHY he would cry like child
al other times how did he act!
sVerv boyish. He was always bright
and cheerful
enid he ever comment to you on his
feeling with respect to his actions when
YOU were playing the piano or sing
ing?" -,
dren."
go away with him?'
'.No-never."
what die the defendant tell you he
did for a living?'
why. he said he was doing research
work for DIR. Muller"
DEFENSE COUNSEL HEARD
Walter r. Deuel. counsel for DR..
Waite. began his opening address Tor
the defense when the hearing was re-
sumed this morning Mr.. Deuel. said he
expected to finish the case Tor the de-
tense by Friday night.
Mrs. Clara Peck Waite sat near the
iurv box partly hidden from the gaze
of the spectators. Miss Elizabeth d.
Hardwick. who sent the TX. Adams" mes
sage giving Percy Peck warning of sus-
picions of murder, was in the court
room, as were also Warren w. waite
father of the young dentist. and FRANK
A. Waite, his brother.
Mr.. Deuel. told the jurors It would be
shown that DR.. Waite was OF unsound
mind. He also announced that the pris-
oner would take the stand.
Waite's history. the attorney added,
would show his mental weakness while
his father and two brothers would testi-
~ as to the prisoners condition and
concerning circumstances in his early
life Counsel promised to produce alien
lists TO show that Waite's mind is dis
eased
Frank a. Waite. the dentists brother,
was the first witness for the defense.
He said that because DR.. Waite had
large head. the other members OF the
Waite family 'poked fun at him.
He said his brother Jagged on the way
to school when a child and was always
getting into trouble with other boys.
The brother described visits to Waite's
apartment when he lay in a stupor from
narcotics and said the dentist then talk
ed at random and in his lucid intervals
acted far differently than when normal
4 DR.. Waite. the witness said, never Sfs-
tcussed his intention to marry Clara
SPeck until after their engagement was
announced. Cross-examined Waite said
ne remembered telling a physician at
eBellevue hospital there was no epilepsy
smentaI deficiency nor criminality in the
Waite family. He said he did not see
his brother reading a book on arsenic
land did not recall hearing Arthur say
, after the death OF Peck that he had been
lstold he could get arsenic from a gardener