The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25

Copyright by Underwood 4 Underwood. 4
the dinner and went 10 bed. Or. Waite
went out. saying he had to see a patient.
! | retired to my own room across the
hall from his. l do not now when he
returned"
What occvrred on Friday"
Finds Father III on Return.
II left the house n went UP to
Broadway on some errands. When l
returned my father was very III. vomit-
ing and pale. He was III al, that night.
| found him still III the next morning.
saturday. and / gave him some soda and
water, as Or. Moore directed over the
telephone"
Where was the defendant all this
time?"
"He returned home that night and
went into my fathers room about 8
the next morning. Or. Waite got
a barber for him and then told me
that as | must be tired out by my watch
ing he would rVmain home that day and
look after my father
There was another break In the
woman's voice, but she quickly recovered.
Her voice was now louder and more
distinct.
She and her husband remained home
that Saturday. There was a codicil to
Mr.. Peck's will prepared that day. .eav-
ing Mr.. Waite. Sr.. father OF the de-
PENDANT, $4,000 on account OF an old
friendship. The aunt, Catharine. came
in to witness the execution OF II and later
Or. Cornell called. Or. Moore also was
there that afternoon and the defendant
went out with him to get some medicine
lie came pack later as DR.. Cornell was
leaving.
What nour,shmen, was your father
| 4, lI,.y n' ~-aG a ntlnGftnn
He could eat but very little. made
linn an II and re could take but =
little of 1t. covered the glass and put
II in the ice box"
"What became Of THAR
Later II was gone and my father
told me that Or. Waite had given It TO
him." Her voice faltered again.
"IIe begged me not to make him any
more, as it had made him very sick.
she continued.
What time did you retire that nignt?'
asked Mr.. Brothers.
Tears rolled down the cheeks OF the
witness as she answered very low:
AT 1890 that night"
The adjournment for the noon recess
saved her from a further breakdown.
Harry Ladenheim, the nurse who
took care of Waite after he was found
suffering from an overdose OF heart de-
p~ressants. told of some OF Yates re-
marks Just before he was taken to Belle
vue Hospital a prisoner. Among
them was a direction for the nurse to
give the detectives on guard his Jewelry
and send them away.
Then Mrs. Waite, or Miss Peck. reap
peared on the stand. this ume WIN ner
veil removed
Tell us about arrangements made
by Or. Waite for sleeping that nightT
said Mr.. Brothers.
:. waite watches AGED Man..
"Dr. Waite suggested that II would
be best for him to watch over father
} that night. He had a sofa removed
from the living room to the 'front.' room
=, and l made up a bed for him there
= This was just outside my fathers bed
I. room door"
what did ne say to your"
. .IIe told me to 20 to bed and get q
s good nights sleep, as l was worn out
/, He would look after everything"
. when next after o went to bet
did you see DIR. Walter
II was awakened by him At 1850"
what did he say" The witness
controlled her feelings with q stront
, effort.
> HE told me to come quickly ant
see father: that something had hap
pened. I sprang up and asked X n
, we're unconscious. ! did not want Il
, see him II he did not know me, IL
! looked at me and ! asked: You DO no
r mean he Is dead He said: I'm afrait
he is Then ! tainted.
$ what next did you know
e "Dr. Waite was placing hot water bag
! at nv feet and feeling my pulse
She remained in bed thereafter an
later after DR.. Moore had seen he
fathers body he and Or. Waite cam
into her room. One sat on one side o
the bed and the other on the other,
what was talked about?' asked MI
Brothers.
: "Dr, Waite suggested cremating tn
body. and the " men TAXED ao0u
G that"
. Did you protest. ~
II did not exactly protest said tina
7 had heard of persons sent to crema
tories who were not crcmated. ID
Moore said that such a thing was a
r right and he was strongly In favor OF !
= Roth mon talked. II was resolved I
q leave on the 3 O'Clock train the mex
afternoon
@ The witness remembered the visits q
y Dr.. Cornell and Arthur Swinton ana the
u said she and the defendant boarded IN
u train to go to her fathers nome me
arrived there safely and went to he
hrother's home. She knew nothing the
about the X. Adams telegram nor tn
autopsy.
Did Or. Waite have you telcphon
about this%'
> eyes. he had me telephone to Perc!
> my brother, asking II an autopsy wa
being held. Percy answered me ina n
4 such thing had been held
. Thereafter they left her brother
= home and went to a hotel.
g DR.. Waite started from Grand RAPID
for New York on Friday night. Sh
went to the station with him and gay
him an anectionate farewell.
"What had he said about crematio
before this?" asked tho Assistant Dill
trict Attorney,
THE last night at the hotel he told m
that he would accompany the body to II
q crematory at Detroit so that ] could I
certain that everything was all right"
Mr.. Brothers picked up several nc
count books, one OF them q thick ieathe
backed volume.
"Do YOU know theseT