Arizona republican., 1916-03-25
ADMITS BUYING
 POISON; SAYS II WASF0R SUICIDE
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 NEW YORK, March 24.-Confession was made today by Dr. Arthur War ren Waite. according to District At torney Swann, that he bought the poison believed by the authorities to have caused the death of his father in-law, John E. Peck of Grand Rap ids. Michigan but he asserted that he made the purchase at the request Of the millionaire who was Respondent and wished to commit suicide. Another remarkable development late in the day was the statement made to MT. Swann by Raymond Schindler, private detective, that MT. Waite had asked him to attempt to bribe Waite's negro maid, Dora Hil Her, to corroborate the dentists story.
 If she will say in court that she heard MT Peck ask me to buy the arsenic" Schindler told the district attorney, Waite said, and that she saw me give 'him the package unop- 1 ened. I will give her a check for S1, ,000' Dr. Waite, according to the detec- tive, thereupon signed what purport- ed to be d check for S1,000 to the order of the girl, written by Schindler on a sheet from his notebook. This "check' now is in the possession of MT Swann. Schindler said Waite did not known he was a detective. Dr. Waite was taken to the prison ward at Bellevue hospital tonight. MT. | I, t..,t kept under the closest possible sur veillance, because Waite had ex- pressed regret that the drugs he took Wednesday had not killed him and that he wishes, he were dead.
 When first questioned by Mir SwaDn on Tuesday, Waite is said to have laughed heartily, and declared why, this is rich. I never purchased arsenic in my life and have never had any"
 In making his statement to the dis trict attorney today, Waite was self possessed and spoke with evident de- liberation. But when he was ques- toned about the alleged misuse of s40,000 entrusted to him for invest ment by Miss Catherine Peck, sister of John F. Peck. and in regard to a woman he had previously admitted having lived with, apparently became indignant, saying: That has nothing to do with the subject in hand.'
 Yes he said, according to Mir. Swann, T bought the arsenic, but I know you wont believe what I am going to tell you, so I'll probably go to the electric chair. Mr Peck was an old man and he was very despOn- dent over the death of his wife. One day he asked me to buy some poison for him. l Go not remember whether he said he wanted arsenic or not. went to see a physician acquaintance; told him I wanted to kill a cat and asked him to recommend me to his druggist. He called the druggist on the telephone and told him I was all right l also told the druggist wanted to kill a cat. took the poi son home and handed tne package to MT. Peck. I never saw it again.
 The poison was bought OF March 9 and Peck died on March F. The district attorneys office has infor- nation that the dentist made other purchases of poison between Decem- Der T and March '. Mes. Peck died here on January 30. It was after Waite was confronted with written rec ords of some of lis purchases that he made lis alleged confession How much was Peck worth, do you know?" the district attorney asked him..
 Yes, I know" Waite replied. "A million dollars
 Mrs Waite had no knowledge of her husband purchasing poison, Mr. SWann said the dentist told him. My regret is that this will wound my [ wife very deeply the dentist added. Nobody knows anything about the subject except myself, and l can't prove what I say
 pr. Waite told the district attorney he had never taken drugs in his life until last Wednesday, when he said he took them to make him sleep.
 Mr. SWann has been reliably in-