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PASTOR SHARED WAITE.
Reel IU~tixRtOr ~ Autopsy ON Nr,
peck's body.


'rNHp h''ios. March :i.--it was dis
'''sei TODAY tiat Or. \. W. Wishart.
pastor OF the Fountain street Baptist
thIr''' was the real power in the in
N'S'I-ttou into the death OF MIR. Peck
ana t'ht ne ielt Will. he was preaching
ne fIn"ril sermon and Waite sit near
'h' ''ii!n that Waite Was the one re-
S'"h''nI- for the mans death.
rs soon a. the mysterious telegram
.""' Y" fer'y Peck demanding the au-
''PsN IT Wishart found ur. Perry
''.'I'I ana They took steps tor an M
1'f! br. Wishart also prevented
ah' from seeing Mr.. Re Ks body.
A'r.'g III" funeral Waite constantly
20 inc lac" Of the corpse, and IN. pas
"r noting everything that Waite did.
VIZ mead with his sermon. feeling GER
n Al IN" tim" OF the part Waite had
'a!e1 ~ Wy. l'e'k's death.
S,S.,',n' pistrict Attorney Mancuso
w." Nork said to-day Or. Wishart
= wonderful. If i, had no, been for him
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SWAMI DID NOT WARN WAITE.
"estist Not Told Co~nf~ssion Would
he lsed AHainst Him

pis'r'ct Attorney Swami said after an.
no.Hclng that DR.. Arthur Warren Waite
a admitted that he bought arsenic and
49, y 10 his father-in-law, John r..
.eV"' mat he had not warned the dentist
aat anything he said might be used
ea'As' him. Judge Swami said also
way Il" was not legally required 10 to
warn an accused man.
IN discussing this question last night a
pomin"nt lawyer and former public OH
80 sad that II was true that a prOsecu-
=. "eed not warn "A suspected person be-
.Ve attempting to get him to confess,
W. tha' the prisoner might refuse to
answer such questions, and could not be
'o'ced to do so.
n'cording to this lawyer and to others.
vvuers'on OF the Court Of Appeals makes
WE possible. While admitting this and
.vnc"dlns that according 10 the letter OF
w. "a" such warning need not be given.
sn'.,sf We'll known legal authority said
wa, Judges generally and many lawyers
a,' That 1t was desira bic and WAS con-
,.a'red better practice for the District
""'"Tne! to give this warning and AFFORD
Wv scrus"d person every opportunity to
1,ssape the consequences OF such con-
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NOTE MAY BE MURDER MOTIVE.
Itentucky Girl COn, piatucd 81 ~.
tcutiOus TO Another.

LEXINGTON. k! March ?i--A lctlcl
found OIL Nh. body Of Miss Eva gregory,
who Wa sssasSins'-d near iiar,iin
Springs Yesterday. ADDRESSED to Ciar.
.Nce 9uieClns, Arlington. III. expressing
di~pleasure AT his attentions TO Mis-
Ella Monroe. seemingly has cleared up
the ~, steiy of her death.
Mis- Monroe - in jail at Elizabeth
charged vita murder. VIII Dupir,
. farmland employed by Miss Monro-'s
father. Is A-ld a. an a'compl.ce.
officer Say that Dui!n admitted Dor
owing "A small bore shotgun from 4
n"ighhor and leaving ~ at IN" Monro
home. Whether he did this a. the ro-
uu-s. ~ Miss Monroe IL unknown. Piece,
Of shell uadding found in the clothing ~
the murdered Girl indicate that the u
wts Of small bore.
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SHOOTS HIS ENEMY
AS CROWD LOOKS ON
Gunman Seeks Out Victim in
ThrOmG at West 23d
street Ferry.

The crowds and the lights at the West
Twenty third street ferry 1T s 40 O'Clock
last night did not deter the enemy who
sho' Jerry paiy. known as Jerry the
Lug. The bullet entered Days fore.
head lie probably will die. The po-
lice caught a man who was running
away. Witnesses said tina, he did the
shooting.
Everybody aroun the ferry called
DAILY Jerry the Lug because his bust
ness was carrying luggage for ferry
passengers. many Of whom knew him
we'll ". wac II years old and
he lived AZ i4O Tenth avenue. The
prisoner. jeremiah Harrigan, 20. % -"
West TNenty-tf'h street. just around
Ia. corner from DAILY nome. il charged
with felonious assault. but II DAILY dies
the charge will he homicide.
There was A GROVE at the ferry and
ing ard a well filled fsrryboat Was dock
ing when a man who had been talking
TO paly shot him. Terrified women
screamed. men shouted Then Harri-
gan ran. Eystsnd.rs accused him.
Harr'gan would say nothing after he
wac arrested.
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MYSTERY WOMAN IN
PECK CASE FOUND
Mrs. Horton Says She Had a
studio at the Plaza With
DR.. Waite.
THINKS IN INNOCENT


Mrs. Margaret Horton. who says she is
,so wife OF Harry Mack Horton. an
electrical engineer. who lives AT Sc Wes,
Eleventh. street, said Yesterday after.
noon tina, she was the woman who was
often seen with rr. Waite at the Plaza
Hotel. between February 90 and March
IL. Mrs. Horton, who IL "A contralto
singer, explained the meetings by saying
,is, she and Dr. Waite had n studio at
the Plaza. Her husband holds her en-
tirely innocent OF any w%rongdoing.
Mrs. Horton admitted that Or. Waite
had written "Mr. and Mrs. A W. Wal.
tiers. New Rochelle" on the hotc!
register. but she did not know that. she
said. until sne read II In the newspapers.
The bags that were brought to the hotel
by Or. Waite contained nothing but
PICTURES ana DOCKS Tor the studio. she
said
she and Dr. ate were 10 study music
and foreign languages together, Mrs.
Horton sara. Ut waite alone IL blamed
by MI norton TOT 'eadihg mis- wife into
an embarrassing SITUATION.
y cannot peiieVe that Dr. waite n
guilty OF the crime OF which ne Is ac-
cuse'' NrS 'ioI'on saiu 'aS' h'ght'
ne appea'eu l'a"" AN" 'are'ree'
We Ne"' " y" ',v"' "e IVo" III tne
Wv" ""'"
ing on rh'n nN.m"e' VI '"e'e WIS not Il
INNS Von,e"
NIs' I".''" sa'" S"e "iu MOI co"e ior-
"drn a. mN because s"e wanted 10
snelu "eIse'' y" "e' "usoan" from pup
W''!. an" :, "e'suse sne "hn any
'none.' oI s"'e'u'ns ", Na''e' th'sis
why me mas re"na,"eo w 'ne apartment
or 'rIehu sn.s ,he "rs. uetai's o' me
CRIME "e.c Puo'Sne"' nus tIieho, s"'
sa,u, u "ns' p"'"'"N van 'ai'nehoere'
i"o "es' 'eNe"'. -se'ou" street.
WIS hvr'on s"l" sue met u" waite
~ un' rcrn'A S'noo' VI y
WAS i"'r''u'ea 10 wv" '"a' '"! might
pId'''f sPe'N'"s ,"nsuakeS 'oee'hcr.
sNo IS - years o'o an" has achieved
sohr' success as a s'iser' "ne recent!
sag a. inc strand ih'atre' NJ ana
Ms 'iot'oh we're married on te"ruar!
~ l?lt WIS. ttorton came tIom ''n-
c.Anau ana inherited >I".o"o.
1T. waite ana ! went 10
together 10 VAIN FRENCH sa'd Mr. HoY-
tor YESTERDAY. VIC uancth together IN
tie Hotel iiazs ana we TOOK walks to-
ceths- soon learned ne was an ac-
,o'npI'shci pianist ana he learned ! was
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DIR, CORNELL GAVE NO CLEW.
Says tie Didn't stop Pcrk's body
From Being CrrnHtcd.

RARITAN. y. j., March :i-Ir J,'un
Cornell. a relative Of JOIN T.. Peck, has
denied the authorship OF any knowlc 'E'
of the telegram signed "k, Adams, .
which halt,d tn. cremation of NJ. l'eck's
body and led to tho autopsy dis"lu".ig
the presence Of arsenic in IT,
pr. Cornell when seen ~ his hnni"
her, said that detectives from th, Man
haitian District Attoru, vs. office sad
called ON him AT his home, hut that h"
had been unable to Civ" them amy !r-
formation of Importance.
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There was 10 douh, tina, Mr.. Wait"
u the other members az III" accused
4. niist's family ln,end to stitch 10y hun
M matter what happened. While the
no,h.r. who. Nhsn she hiI consented o."
rcm.iu N TIE Rrcr>. PLEADED that her
husband and son frtuk conn" back to he
with "th, news AZ soon As possible.
waited ia the Huh avenue hon" her
husband sat patiently N Bellevue for
a,mu~, an noun Tier br Connolly had
20 tell him that tho county authorities
had refused permission even I" relatives
TO visi, the prison ward,
When Mr.. waite and his son, Frank
had left the hospital l'r, connolly went
TO pr. Waite's cot and found hun siiN
living inert. Dr. Connolly aroused the
patient a bit and fhen asked him what
drug or drugs he had taken.
u took" answered pr Wali" after "
moment, 1.-TWO dozen ttVs grain tablets
of %sulphona. last Wednesday AZ noon
There seemed IL doubt in III" minds
Of bellevue physicians late last nirl :
that Or. Waite would fully recover.
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suppo.e," replied Waite. Nov. Judge.
you have set the law on me and | en-
pect to go 10 the electric chair. because
! can prove what I'm telling you. |
am sorry I did no, die from tho effects
Of the dope l took. How much did |
take. anyway? Well, 1t doesn't matter
II was "A lot"
Did MIR Peck say anything when YOU
gave him the arsenic asked Juis.
Swami.
YES. he thanked me-" said Waite.
Waite observed at that moment that
the District Attorney. S;enograph.r.
who was busy taking down notes of the
questions ana nsWerS va not fairly IN
the si'kroorn. out Was ""arly concealed
around 'h" door,amh 4 NE adjoining
room. .
oh, hero. One ort o. ;ht..' add
Ware. CON" 'ver hers and - by IN"
bed II you want 20. | know you've g.
Inc. What lhc use
"Did our wife know anything about
his natter" said Judge swami. ~
she AVA" ira, rc. father Ma Del 9
helped 20 COMMIT. suicide ."'
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The annual ha rqust Of the New York
Alumni chapter q: Sigma oh viii
be held Tonight In the Hotel Manha,-
tan The alumni trt-provinc. conven.
ton IL now IN session in the city,
Eurr Mcintosh will appear with his
Intrh banl.
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S,eli. Z.Iicn. IL wears Did of ~
North SiNth street. Williamsburg. was
taken 10 the Kings County Hospital
Yesterday after she had tried to leap
from "A window during a violent spell
Of insanity In her nome. overstudy was
SAID {" ho responsible.
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judge swarm. however, will proceed
~ preparing th" more serious ncrus,-
ton and viii present to the Grand
,Iury "Nid.ur" that Dr.. Waite secretly
poisoned Mr.. Peck. Yesterday afternoon
the pharmacist who supplied the arsenic
receipt appeared before the Grand Jury
and ave testimony. lie n the most
important witness yet discovered.
Yates ant by marriage. Miss Cathe-
rins Peck. may be a witness Of almost
eutIsl importance. Last Monday night.
the day that Waite discovered he Was
suspected Of poisoning Mr.. and Mrs.
Peck. he called Miss Peck OIL tho ,"lc-
phone and asked her what size thought
would be the right thing for him to do
under the circumstances.
What would YOU think OF suicide for
"a man III my positi' n" he asked.
Miss Peck was horrliied. She begged
him to stinen hte resolution and told
him tina II HI was innocent, as lie
strongly I,rofes.ed TO be. to defend his
same from slar""r.
When Judge Swami was asked why
he refused to Disclose the name of the
druggists with whom Waite dealt in
procuring arsenic he said il was be-
cause of heir importance as Grand
Jury witnesses, Finally he admitted
portant information. br. Richard W.
Muller Of 10 East Fiity-eichth street re-
fused To discuss the case. but il is be-
lieved that the arsenic was bought in
Lexington avenue
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This resolution was prompted by 'he
had weather that has prevailed durlnr
the conference here. The weather has
been a serious dra whd'k 80 the confer
eu,.. A number of the delegates have
been made III because the, have had 10
go through the suow ami ic" to and
from the CONF rene" church.
The other r, solution. when was pa ~scl
with little discussions. Wa a request TO
th. General conference" 10 pass an on
ablin- act which would permit The "oa-
sulidation Of the New York East ton
ference with he New lurh Conference.
Those back of IN" consolidation say that
H. the churches of IN" EaS' Conference
are contiguous 10 New Work city they
should be ilrlulcG N N, Sew York
Conference
The church representatives held two
separate sessions. IA" clrigyin"n and
laym.n dividing =" 'rausaC business
The ~clcrgymen mot in - paul's and the
laymon in he FIRST church.
There wil. he no af'-rnouh or evening
~tSS IplS Tomorrow
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CLOSE METHODIST
VOTE ON DELEGATES
Four Ballots In Picking Minis.
ters tO Go To Saratoga
Conference.
MORE VOTING TODAY

r~EERsxiLL. n. v. March o4--The cleo.
to the General Conference to be held at
Saratoga was thc cause of a spirited
session to-day of the New York Methodist
Episcopal churches in their annual con
ference here. IN the case Of the minis
teriai delegates Il, was necessary to take
four ballots before the required number
were selected. Inc ~balloting tor the lay
delegates and their. reserves was also
vigorous. When the session closed to-
night only one Of the ministerial reserves
had been selected. The others will have
to be. balloted on at the openiirs OF the
session tomorrow.
The names of the ministerial candi.
dates elecsed to Me Saratoga conference
o'clock we're:
First ballot-TSe Rev. j.. :. Tpple,
president of Drew Theological Seminary.
who received 2It votes III. Rev. James
Il. Day, Chancellor OF the University OF
syracuse. VITO received .15J votes. and
the Rev. Allan Macliossie of New York
city. district superintendent, with 1855
votes.
Second Ballot-Thc Rev. Richard l..
! Wilson Of Osslning. elected with 1873
voteo.
THIRD Ballot-Thc Rev. Archie n. Bail
of New York city. elected with 10 votes.
Fourth Ballo,-The kcv. William L.
Thompson. elected with 8, votes.
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WAITE'S PARENTS
HERE TO AID HIM
Father Goes From Train TO
Bellevue. but Can't See
the Patient.
DAZED. SAYS \ BROTHER

Slowly recovering from the FiSt II"
the drugs" was the rcpor, OF DR.. RUFUS
r. Reid. the admitting surgeon at belie-
vue. after an examination Of Dr. Arthur
". Waite, vino was taken into the nos.
pital at 3 o'clock last night.
Dr. Harold Bates, ambulance surgeon,
arrived at the dentists Riverside Drive
apa,t ments shortly after I o'clock ana
accompanied by an assistant went up 10
Or. Waite's apartment. The dentist' sun
I'm a half dazed condition. had heen
clothed 20 the extent Of putting on a
blue shirt. striped dark trousers ana
socks for his trip to BELLEVUE
who are your" he asked Dr. Bates,
and the ambulance surgeon told the
dentist, he had come from Bellevue to
take him to the hospital. -
why 10 "A hospital" Or. Waite
wanted to n after "A moment You re
not going to take me to prison doh l
want to be taken'to o prison"
The ambulance surgeon ana Dete'-
tives Cunniff. Flood aud SCHNEIDER as
sured Dr. Waite that he was no, being
| taken 10 prison. Plankets were wrapped
! abou, him and he was carried down 20
| the ambulance on "A stretcaer, where ne
! Law with his eyes half closed. lie spok"
only once on the way down To the hos
,itai and then to ask "A question whirn
had been answered for i'm "A Few minutes
! earlier. What hospital are you taxing
me- to-"
When he had been looked over ny Nv
-" -. H. GOT, Inns t,s, glimpse
""u - !, a. ,,iud v,s clear
" in,e'n "aa ,h,, mas surrounded
him. 70, Ward 81 IL the prison ward
=. o.on ,i,n, Ia ceiling , few
fee. from tho walls and with u Policeman
Wv .a.s .,,,cd "A, "A desk lust
IN un,'"."l ',M"'g hnr,,J .,,.I
ou'"'o' b" WV" "
...... u...a
'''''
l,r. Waite had been king not.onltHs
OF the cot for An hour when ms la'iltr'
/, commission merchant OF 'itand fl,plhe'
and his brother. Frank \. Wa'te az w.
New York Public Library. arrived Al
the hospital 80 try 10 see the dentist
Warren W. Waite, the 'ather. an "o"
gray haired man Of about b" Years
"a. in tho office Of Bellevue looking
about him slowly IN - confused way ~
,rc VINO realized that something mo-
me.tou. had happened. but was unable
20 grasp what II all meant.
The dentists parents had arrived
three hours earlier and had been met
b. their son Frank, who Immediately
took them to his ho,u" at SOL HUI ave-
nue.. The bronx. Inc accuse" H'U :
,uu,sl.r mas not been N good health
for som. years. the shock of recent
event. and the reports she read N
u,p.rs. which she ana her husband
/ bolgh, on tho train While coming East.
50 affected her that; Frank Waite
! .,ruuplv advised that she rest for :,
Jay or 50 before trying t. see Or.
waite.
"N.. don't wan, TO ask for IN, unusual
! priv. g.s." the dctor's father. a hiudly
faced gentle ,nok-n man, said To- the
newspaper man while Or. Connolly Of
| H,,leyu.. who had been instructed by
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Ia. waite Writes a Check.

I'll. said 10 me-" SCHNEIDER told Judge
Swami. that he had really only helped
Nj. Peck to commit suicide, said.
How do We know you didn't poison
him?
well. that's So Wait. said. but
there's the negro maid, Dora Hitler.
II youll see her In advance and get her
TO- testify to what ! told Judge Swami
I'll give her 3l.0Uo.'
~ haven't any thousand dollars to
her. | replied,
but ! have continued Waite. IN
give you IA check for it.
81 told him I didn't have a check.
book, but he insisted. so I tore "A blank
page from my notebook and wrote out
"a check payable to bearer upon Waite's
brokers: Here It L."
Judge Swami said that SCHNEIDER
showed him the check as It had been
signed by Waite, The check will figure,
OF course. In the evidence.
ut is to be kept In mind said
Judge Swami last night, that Waite
never offered any sort OF confession
until he learned that I had discovered
the receipt he gave for the arsenic,
Then he seemed willing to talk. He told
me. too that he wanted IA lawyer and
would prefer to have John y, Stanch-
Acid. ] assured him that he could have
every privilege warranted by the circum-
stances. that hs could see whomever he
pleased and bar whomever he pleased
except the officers IN duty. ! asked
him where, IN his condition, he would
prefer to stay. lie wanted to remain
IN his apartment. but there are excel
lent reasons why that Is not desirable.
10 instructed the police to remove
him from the apartment and take him
to Bellevue Hospital"
Or. Waite was taken 70 Bellevue last
night At 3 o'clock and placed In the
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ok. WAITE GAVE TO PECK POISON
PURCHASED, HE SAID, "TO KILL 4 CAT"
Continued from First Page.

Waite himself. It was a clincher in the
case.
Once Judge Swami had this informa.
'oh he ~telephoned to Detective Cunn,Y.
VINO was guarding Waite IN his sick
room. Cunnin had had his eye on the
young man all night. not too sure, In.
deed that Waite wasn't shammlns
coma wasn't pretending to be much
stupider than he Is.
As a matter Of fact. the trained
nurse constantly at waite's bedside
whispered to Cunn,r that every time
waite heard the humble Of voices in
the room adjoining the sick room his
eyes fired with curiosity. He asked the
nurse what those m~en--Cunninf and
other detectives-were talking about.
Were they discussing his case:
The District Attorney told Cunnifr that
the physician and the druggist, had posi-.
lively named Waite as the purchaser Of
arsenic.
Let Waite know about this" phoncd
Judge Swami. Tell him all we've
learned. Let him think II over. shall
be up presently"
Cunnir went 10 the sick room.
News Broken to waite.
Well. doctor" he said. they've got
some pretty strong stun on you. The
doctor and the druggist through and
IRON whom you got the arsenic have told
the District Attorney all about e. Now.
hadn't you better make a clean brcas,
OF The whole business: The Judge
tSwann) even has he receipt YOU signed
when You got the arsenic"
Not rue" Not + u 80 said Watt.
All ~, a fever. ITS "A lie"
'If you don, want to talk to me will
YOU .''K 20 me i's'r'ct Attorney
S''u ""i'e' ~ see MN ne
ue.-n' W me
."nn' No"'u no' ec' ~" we
~" 'Nf'I'n'en's unoi Z " ne
81. . '"'"es " =" ,na,s pai's -
v,.. $3.50 1872 ~ w ,ee
~. "...cs """' "
',"s' a. Wv 'arh avenue ''o'e'
''.. Wu.es nnarCIa, oPera'IonS
a n, :. uo"n o.n.. pu.Vnas.s DO
o. ~ ."unk urh.'S'' '"l'
49,, ",ns Nv" puIcnaSeS. 90 ~
- ""n "l. : ru.-
'""n "' " ''ue.
~ "" mn drScnlr >" MarVn
:" :. o"u.. nr". -"
.v,a."ro al -" ,"n,Ia, :, q. ,r,,
,.,,, 80. ,. y, a, ,",nI ,".
- a." ''"'"s ''"'
Ire. 80, ,i,, ..,,,, o,.,,,, "
,o,r.v prrn,n.rs his ...ra,,-, tior.ro
E,or,.r and - nher .rhsr wore
hnnN, w ~, a.. .,n0t.SS
w,,t, ,
- W.
'.
s,an,..L ,,ar ,ho ,,,ash,Ia ,,,. ,his
80, -. ~" - - -. ana
$50 Ill " $3.50
~ Wv" ""e
w.,.~ p,.,.n,. ,-,..-
Nalt'. AL uishaN"n' mar "lsheI"IIeh'
as complete "A contrast as could ~
'ahe'ed rom 'he hapI~r youth wn"
fsi"'en !" 'ei"'N 'nan'P'ons w"
spent secret h"ots Al rue i'"Ha ''p'e''
win a pretty young woman VINO was
us 'ne '"N~es'H"'o" "'T S"o"", !. sly
est "f Young spenders, lay aspra~i upon
a ruiniied bed lie seemed 10 nave
ised years IN the ''s' 'o''E-eish' hours
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Arsenic Purchase Described.

"Yyu vent to this doctor. did YOU
not, asked him to ~n,roduce ana recoih-
mend YOU TO a pharmacist and to re-
uuss. tina, pharmacist to give you ar
senic. did YOU not"
Yes, ! lid
YOU got the arsenic ana paid Tor IL
II did"
Tell me what story YOU gave to your
doctor acquaintance and to the phar-
, macist," said Judge swami.
Waite replied rapidly. fairly rafting
oil his stor! Whatever trace of stupor
might have remained from drug dosing
was instantly thrown of.
ri tell you all about H." he said.
You know mat my mother-in-law. Mis-.
Hannah Peck. died in my home on
Anuary 80. Well. some weeks later
my father-in-law came on to visit my
wifi. and me. | saw that he was miser-
able. that he had lost all interest In
life. He old me so one day--said that
he was through with living and only
sought a way to end his loneliness.
~ don't want to live any more
said Mr.. Peck. Where can I get some
poison to take" VIII you get 1t FOR
me-
Fl don't remember If Mr.. Peck asked
me 10 get arsenic. Arsenic happened
to be IN my mind. LAT this point OF
the confession Judge Swami recalled
that there had been found In DR.. Waite's
library on Thursday numerous medi-
cal books the pages of which were
bookmarked at places where the uses
of arsenic were discussed.
That" continued Waite. was three
days before Mr.. Peck died. ! puzzled
some az to how to get arsenic. Finally
I thought Of IA doctor ! knew and fig
ured he might be able to assist me. l
went to his Office.
"'Doctor.' I said. 4 have been an
noyed at night by a cat. ! can't get
any sleep. The cat wrecks my sleep.
The only way I know TO get rid OF the
beast IL TO poison her. Arsenic would
he all right, wouldn't IT,"
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she knew "o:h.ug about e.. ,a
Wac. go; 'hmg."
Thsc ~ > uom.nts hr,sl. .u IL,
:as. pa" Of Question and ouSwcI. Waite
twisting Iut iigct,ug VI 20 lbs bod
turned SHARPLY 20 lie district N;.prnvy
say he demanded. Il wan; you :,
tell mo something. What would !ou dc
II you Wee . a.. Ju, mes.
i can't conceive II my sclC lo.ns ,ucii
Il thing SAID Judgt Swami
Ia. ! snrss ! WIS an asa. al, right.
continued Wait. i was 4 TOOL. | guess
ll ~ 20 III. chair
Time after me tia: comment: g.
turned 20 his mind guess I'll go ,u
the chair"
"W"it",' ',.d judy Sv,uu. "how
much was NJ. Peck WORTH"
i hno" exactly sad he man on the
bed.
Well, tel me- hen. how much?'
~ million dollars said Waite.
10" much MONEY di you have from
Miss Peck q: tho Park .A>ouu. Hotel:
Whats tina got 20 do with tho sub.
j.c;-with this matlcr?' said Waite an.
gr1ly. Il DID make investments for
her
Did Won nave 4 speculative account
II bought stocks outright mostly
New York central and Pennsylvania.
All outright"
NO. some were bought on margin.
Did you WIN or lose. '
Il don't know which,
Miss Peck odd Judge swami ycster.
day tha, she had handed just $4,000 to
Wait" II that she had never asked him
IL reIori m he Investments because o.
her implicit confidence" in his integrity
and her foinlnsAs for hin az a perfect
gentleman.