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believe she will figure heavily in the
poisoning mystery, he would IKE 10 nave
her story.
Calims Positive Evidence.
Francis Mancuso, head of the homi-
eide department Of the New York dis
trict attorneys office, who II !r Grand
Rapids. working on the case, reported
that he had positive evidence against
Waite.
1--WE have an open and shut case
against this man." he declaved. Tire
case 30 far has been n sensation, but
the biggest sensation Is yet 10 come.
Before we are through. we will have
ploth in criminal annals"
Mancuso carefully guarded The vital
facts he has In his hnnls.
Waite needed money" Mancuso con-
York City that cost HIM 5000 a year.
He did not work. Where did ne ret tho
money? When this question IN ans
wered the sensation will be made
1--WE have traced Waite's life from tho
time he left Grand ltapids and entered
the University of Michigan. There In
his first year he began his career. He
stole a dental Ilate from classmate
examination. He completed his college
course. but did not win u scholarship
abroad as he claims. After graduation
he went 10 Scotland where he studied
for three weeks ami then went to South
Africa, where he worked as a dentist
In Cape Town for 800 month.
He soon had considerable money.
Where he got II. I 10 h1t knnw.
wealth. He introduced himself into tho
medical and dental circles Of New York
as an authority on oral surgery. He
claimed to have performed. some CT tho
most Difficult. feats known to oral
formed one. But his money and smooth
talk got him by"
Bank Deposits Held.
Acting on the telegram received from
Deputy District Attorney Mancuse. con-
| Quoting an Investigation at Grand Rap
| ids, District Attorney Swami has I'M
pounded DR.. Waite's bank books and
hns held up his deposits. He has re-
fused to divulge what the figures show.
While at Grand Rapids, Immediately
after the burial of Peck. DR.. Waite and
his wife are each reported to have made
, their wills. Hers was made at his urg-
| ing. and under Its terms he would re-
| ceive half of the Peck fortune instead
| of IL per cent he would get " she were
to die intestate and without children.
lie is said to have agreed to make his
| his fortune amounted to S40OOO.
Statement Of Maid.
In her statement made to District At
torney Swami and Assistant District
Attorney Embree, Dora Hitler. the
maid, said she knew little about the
circumstances Of Mrs. Peck's illness aud
death, because she was seldom In Mrs
Pecks sick room. and that the care Of
Mrs Pack had been undertaken by Dr.
| Waite his wife, Mrs. Clara Louise Peck
Waite. and Mrs. Lynch. e trained nurse.
The maid was unable to say whether
| there was anything suspicious about the
violent illness which ended Mrs. Peck's
life.
she was able to testify explicitly. About
| two days before Mr.. Peck died (she was
unable to recall the exact hours OF the
occurrences) she was in the kitchen OF
for the fsmily-the doctor and his wife
| and the aillng father-in-law.
As she removed the soup from the
| range DR.. Waite entered the kitchen
and poured a few drops Of liquid from
a small bottle Into one OF the plates of
| soup.
DIR. Waite put something in the plate
of soup" the maid told Judge Swami.
and then said to me. Dora, here IL
some medicine for father. You taste
his mouth Is sore.
Il tasted the SOUP continued the
maid, land found that II was cooling
all right 1 didn't taste anything mr.
touched a teaspconful to my lips. Then
carried Mr.. Pecks plate into the din
ing room ard set It before him.
II noticed that no tried 1t and then
made a face-didnt like II for some
reason. He locked W. at HIS daughter.
| Mrs. Waite. and said kind of peevlshly.
| Clara, you're a poor housekeepcr II
that's the best kind OF soup you can
have made in this house. Mr.. Peck then
| pushed the sour away from him. and
| said he would like to have some tee.
Medicine" Also in Tea.
II loft the room Just then and went
into one of the other rooms for some
thing i wanted before returning to the
kitchen. When I got back to the
kitchen. there was I,r. Waite. He saij
to me. Dora. father said he would like
| n cup OF tea. He didn't seem to like
the soup. so ] have put ao,nc OF the
| medicine into his tea lr. Waite car
RED Mr.. Icck's cup OF ton into the
dining room himself. ] don't know for
sure that Mr.. Peck drank Il. wasn't
in the dining room, hut the cup waA
empty when l cleared the table"
Dr. Cornell, who practiced medicine In
his younger days, but whose means are
such that he was able to retire. told
Judge Swami that he visited the Waite
apartment on the evening OF Saturday