Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-25
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite,
Charged With Having PoiS-
oned Father-in-Iaw, Says
Peck Was Suicide,
TRIED TO HIRE GIRL
TO COMMIT PERJURY
Victim Of Dentists
Avarice Was Opposed to
Taking Medicine, Tailor As
SertS He Was Told,
r.v MORNING .ou.-.l SPECIAL ls.sso w,as

was made today by DR. Arthur War
rem Waite, according to District At
torney Swami, that he bought the
poison believed by the authorities 10
have caused the death of his father
in-law, John e, Peck, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, but he asserted that he
made the purchases 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 Mr. Swami by Raymond
Schindler, a private detective, that Or.
Waite had asked him to attempt to
bribe Waites negro maid, Dora Hill
lier. to corroborate the dentists story.
Offers $1,000 Bribc.
If she will say in court that sho
heard Mr.. Peck ask me to buy the
arsenic SCHNEIDER told the district at
tornev Waite said, "and that she saw
me give him the package unopened,
! viii give her a check for $1,000"
Dr. Waite, according to the detect
i've, thereupon signed what purported
To be check for 81 600 to the order
of the girl. written by SCHNEIDER, on
a sheet from his notebook. This
'check" now is in the possession Of
Mr.. Swami. SCHNEIDER said Waite did
not know he was detective. Dr..
Waite was taken to the prison ward
at Bellevue hospital tonight, Mr..
Swami said he wanted the dentist
kept under the closest possible sur
veillance because Waite had expressed
regret that the drugs he took
Wednesday had not killed him and
that he wished he were dead.
Denied Purchase.
When first questioned by Mr..
Swami on Tuesday, Waite is said to
have laughed heartily and declared.
Why this is rich, | never purchased
arsenic in my life and never had any
In making his statement to the dis
triet attorney today, Waite was self
possessed and spoke with evident de-
liberation. But when he was ques-
toned about the alleged misuse of
$4,000 entrusted to him for invest
ment by Miss Catherine Peck, sister of
John Il. Peck, and In regard to Il
woman he had previously admitted
having lived with he apparently be
came indignant. saying: THAT has
nothing to do with the subject in
hand"
Finally Admits Charge.
"Yes,'' he said, according to Mr..
Swami, 81 bought the arsenic, but
know you won't believe what | am 60
ing to tell you so III probably 90 to
the electric chair Mr.. Peck was an
old man and he was very despondent
over the death of his wife. one day
he asked me to buy some poison for
him. | don't remember whether he
said he wanted arsenic or not went
to see a physician acquaintance told
him | wanted to kill cat, and asked
him to recommend me to his druggist.
He called the druggist on the tele-
phone and told him ] was all right. |
also told the druggist | wanted to Kill
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handed the package to Mr. Peck. |
never saw it again.
Other Poison Bought
The poison was bought on March .,
and Peck died March -. The dis
trict attorneys office has information
that the dentist made other purchases
of poison between December II and
March z, Mrs. peck died here on
January 80 1t was after waite was
confronted with written records Of
some of his purchases that he made
his alleged confession.
How much was Peck worth, do
you know" the district attorney
asked him.
Yes, know Waite replied "a
million dollars"
Mrs Waite had no knowledge of
her husband purchasing poison,
Swami said the druggist told him.
My regret is that this will wound
my wife very deeply" the dentist ad-
ded. Nobody knows anything about
the subject except myself and ] can't
prove what | say
Wanted to Sleep.
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.. Swami has been reliably in
formed. he said. that last Monday
night DR. Waite telephoned to Miss
Peck and asked her what man
should do when he had been cor
nered.
Would you think Of suicide?' the
dentist is declared to have asked Miss
Peck, who advised him to come to
see her Immediately Waite went to