New Britain herald., 1916-03-24
ACCUSED MURDERER DEFENDS AFFINITY Dr. Waite Says He Will Never
 Give Up "Other Woman"
 WAS STUDENT OF P0ISoNS
Marked Passages in Medical Books In dicatc Dentist Was Interested in Ef- feet of Arsemc-Fully RecOverS From Self Administered Drug.

From Self Administered Drug.
 New York, March 24.--District At torney SWann said today that he would arraign Dr. Arthur Warren Waite for the murder of his father-in-laW, John E. Peck, a millionaire druggist of Grand Rapids, Mich, as soon as Waite's physical condition would per- init bringing him to court. The young dentist is under arrest at his apart ment and so far recovered from the effects of narcotics taken Wednesday and yesterday that the district attor- ney hoped to produce him in court before the end of the day.
 Investigation of the deaths of John l. Peck and his wife, in Dr. Waite's Riverside Drive home, under circum- stances which led the authorities to believe they were the victims of pois- on. continued today. The grand jury heard further evidence. MT. and Mrs. Warren Waite, father and mother of the man who is accused of administer ing poison to MT. Peck, are expected to arrive here today. It is possible they will be examined tomorrow.
 Marked Books on Poisons.
 Among the exhibits upon which the authorities are working are medical books taken from Dr. Waites library containing marked passages describ- ing the effect of poison such as that al- legged to have caused the death of MT. Peck.
 One of the undertakerS who pre- pared Mrs. Pecks body for shipment to Detroit, where it was cremated, re- called today that they were compelled ,,1o on board the train leaving here on the aftern oon of the day of her death.
 The identoity of the woman who, according to Dr. Waite's admission to District Attorney Swann was regis tered with him at a hotel as Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Walters, has not been dis closed by the authorities. They in innate, however, that it is not likely she knew of the alleged murder. It is stated that after Dr. Waite re- turned from Grand Rapids after talk ing. MT. Peck's body to that city, he directed the woman to leave the hO- tel and she has not been seen there since.
 Dr. Waites prominence as a sports man and tennis player has increased the interest in the case here He won the Metropolitan indoor championship
 
 in the national indoor championship when he was defeated by R. Lindley Murray, who won the title.
 Will Stick to Woman.
 Having recovered today from his state of coma pr. Waite became talk ative, according to reports made by his guards to the district attorney and announced that he would keep his lips In1 tn hn man with whom he lived at a hotel as pr. and Mrs. A. W. Walters
 And I will stick to her. he was quoted as saying 'I will not give her up"
 The grand jury meanwhile resumed consideration of the case with Dr. A. A. Moore, the physician who has been attending Waite, under summons to appear as a witness.
 Poison is Traced.
 Soon after Dr. Waite, had denied the charge today; District Attorney Swann announced that he had ob- tained voucher from a druggist signed with Waite's name for the purchase of quantity of arsenic on March g, three days before Pecks death. Dr. Waite made his denial to Assistant District Attorney George F. Brothers, who examined him ct his apartment on Riverside Drive, where he lay in bed recovering from the effects of strong drugs which he took yesterday.
 pr. Waite admitted, according to MT. Brothers, that he had put some thing into Pecks soup some time prior to his death. but declared that it was medicine and that Dr. A. A. Moore, the phycisian who attend Peck during his illness, had instruct ed him to employ this method Of giving the patient medicine because Peck had compained that it was bitter and had refused take it.
 Mr.. Brothers announced that Waite would be removed to Bellevue hos pital, prisoner, latter in the day. His condition was not yet such as to permit his removal to the Tombs l prison, where it was originally plan ned to incarcerate him today.
 District Attorney Swann said the druggists record showed that Waite had purchased enough arsenic to kill 1 several men.
 Dr.. Waite's Statement
 Dr. Waites statement, as repeated l by Assistant District Attorney 1 Brothers, was substantially as fol- l lows:
 ''tI is true that I put something 1 into MT. Peck's soup, but it was medi- i cine. I was advised to do this by | Dr. Moore The medicine was Ob- ] tained on a prescription by Dr. Moore | and contained a quantity of quinine | Mr. Peck refused to take it because it , tasted bitter. 1 told this to pr 1