New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-25

Gu, a check for that amount and II
The detective complied. Watt
scrawled his name in q shaky hand an'
gave the slip back TO him. SchlndIeI
Immediately informed Mr.. Swami o,
hat had occurred.
At 7:15 last night Waite was carrleC
on q stretcher from the apartment II
which lis -rother-lr- law, Anna Marli
PECK. had died suddenly on January 3O'
from which his tathcr-In-iaW mad 10.
lowed her. on March -, just SIX weeks
later ard was taken 20 Bellevue. LNl
6ence which reached the District Attor
nev late Yesterday shows that th'
vounr surgeon-deutist had purchase'
other poison before me time or Mt
Peck's death.
Other significant Information wa
turned over 20 Ir. Swami yesterday
/ This was embodied IN p typewriter
statement sens 20 the District Attorney
bv T.. II. Williams. a clothier OF ~
broadway. Mr. Williams knew Mr.
Peck well. He had made many suits OF
clothes for him. The OLD man otter
stoned I'm at the shop while IN New
York 10 chat with his tailor.
Before the middle OF February Mr
WTTams's statement says. Mr.. Peer
was always hale. vigorous and interest.
ed IN life. On February p he stopped
in al the tailors store. lie appeared
male and listless. and complained OF re-
currlng cramps In MS stomach.
"Did YOU ever have such pains after
eating p" he asked Nr. Williams. "They
bother me very often. The other DAY
I ate some ice cream ~ my son-in-isW'
mouse. and the cramps that had after
ward were frightfuL'
"Why don't you 80 20 q doctor M
tailor asked him
"Oh. ! haven't any faith in physi
cans" the old man responded. - !
sor-in-law gave ne something 10 cur'
il and IL didn't do any good.
"What DO YOU think is the right thlni
for man 20 do when he Is cornered y.
On Monday night Or. Waite asked
+bst oyestion. he had called UP his
ernt-in-lav-. Miss Catherine Peck. q
her apartment IN the Park Avenue
Hotel His voice sounded strained anC
desperate.
Talked Of Suicide to Aunt. -.
"What would you think Of suicide
Re demanded before the woman eou!C
reply. Half believing that he was "
lest. Miss Peck told the dentist 20 come
20 her hotel and talk things over he
and she had been on the most afec
tomato terms. S. deeply did she trus'
him-and still trusted him. up 70 yes
terdsv. that she had turned over 10 hin
$4,000 10 invest for her.
lie came 20 see her at that nigh
and took her out with him in his auto
hos q Z n.
lesslv about the city. lie talked only
i,tlc Some worry seemed 70 be sittinI
besvi1v mon him. Miss Peck told hin
n "brace up." But her words had NJ
anparent effect. lie seemed 10 be dread
iuC something. ~.
The next day he went 10 see the DIS
-yict Attorney. NJ. Swami had request
cd tis presence. Whatever black fea
lurked behindhis graceful, vel -groome'
fe.,ro his manner bore little sign o
f. He chattcd calmly enough with MI
ouestfoner. and after he had answere'
an questions with perfect sef-contro
Wr. Swami told him bluntly OF m
charge hanging over MIN.
you arc suspected Of poisoning you
father-in-law with arsenic the prose
cutor said.
For moment Waite looked aston
isbed Then he threw back his hea'
and shocked the District Attorney o.
launching I, was not strained H.
roared long and loud, as though SOM
one had Just told him an exceilen
Joke. u
81 think tha, IS the funniest thing
ever heard Of he gasped al last
"Why. / never had any arsenic IN N!
life" .--,
Il can scarcely appreciate the Joke
Mr.. Swami replied shortly.
Whereupon Waite laughed again
"But ! do" he remarked, stll ohucK
Ing. 81 think IL is really the funnies
thing ever heard
Only One Smile Left.
Even then the terror Of capture mus
have been gripping him the heIpies
fear that made him take tablet aIte
tablet Of trioual in order 20 forget nj
dread in sleep.
he smiled only once yesterday. dur
ing this. his second interview VIII
the District Attorney. That was ~hen
living in bed surrounded BY those "h'
had come 20 hear his confession, NJ
turned his head and saw stenogra
phcr. who had accompanied Judg'
Swami, standing Do the background.
Get up DO front here he invited
almost loosely. you cant hear, wa!
back there"
The mans thin. handsome face wat
darkened BE- the beard spT0uting sbou
his unghayen jaws. Hi eyes, made
more brilliant by his psilor, watche'
the District Attorney closely. His voice
was weak and his few movement
languid, but his mind seemed clear AnC
active.
About his bed in the little room
stood Mr. Swami, George =. Brothers
Assistant District Attorney, who hac
questioned him fruitlcssly during th'
morning: SCHNEIDER, Cunif and th'
male nurse. who has waited upon hin
since detective who entered the apart
ment 20 arrest him. found him IN
stupor from the effects Of the drug.
The stenographer sat at "a table from
IT.