Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-27

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| Il am not sure that would not have
killed her." said Waite.
| Assistant District Attorney Brothers
then began the cross examination of
DR.. Waite. The attorney first asked the
prisoner:
DO you recall telling me that you
did not want your wife to learn OF your
relations with Mrs. Horton?"
NO" replied Waite.
Waite folded his arms and smiled at
the prosecutor as he cenied having any
conversation with Mr.. Brothers in DR..
Waite's apartment. Tie dentist said he
was surprised to learn that he had
given a ring to his nurse. He denied
also that he feigned insanity in Belle
vue or in the Tombs or that he DELHI
erately planned a false defense or read
books on nervous diseases.
Waite declared he did not tell Dis
Srict Attorney Swami and Mr.. Broth
ers while in Bellevue hospital that the
Man from Egypt" had killed John E.
Peck.
Are you crazy?" asked Mr.. Brothers.
Il think not"
After you took Mr.. Peck's life, you
could not sleep, could you?"
Attempted Suicide
| Il slept perfectly" said Waite.
You wanted to kill yourself, did
you?"
YES"
why didn't you kill yourself?"
do QJtononf at
! it, replied Waite.
You planned Pecks death to win
100000 didn't you?"
No, not that much
The prisoner denied that he had
schemed to kill John E. Peck as early
as last February.
Questions by the prosecution were
framed with the evident intent to show
that the crimes to which the prisoner
had confessed were Of nature that
did not call for personal daring.
Waite denied that his evidence yes
terday was devised with the purpose
! of developing a defence of insanity.
Questioned by Judge
| Justice Shearn, before whom Waite
is being tried, then took up the ques-
tioning and asked him If he knew it
was wrong to steal. Waite said he did.
Then l assume you knew if it was
wrong to steal, it was wrong to COM
nit MURDER"
Il don't remember
And you were a member Of Chris
! tan Endeavor Society? You learned it
| was wrong to take human life and
against the laws of God?"
Il don't remember"
Mr. Deuel. then resumed redirect ex-
animation Waite said his memory was
| not perfect, he supposed, because of
drugs The prisoner identified several
letters he wrote in Bellevue Hospital
and poem, saying he had written poe
try for several years. He said that
when he wrote the poem he suspected
that he was charged with murder.
Miss Peck on Stand
Waite having been permitted to leave
the witness stand. Miss Catherine Peck
sister of the late Jonn L. Peck, was
next called Mr.. Deuel. said he wanted
to corroborate by Miss Peck's testi-
mony the statements made by Dr. Waite
that he placed ground glass in her
marmalade and germ cultures in fish
that she was to eat.
Miss Peck said she accepted Waite al
what he appeared to be and told of Civ.
ing her business matters to him to looh
her narrow escape from death.
Il ate some of the marmalade," she
said. When l opened the jar again
. l found it full of something like sand
| took it back to the store and the
proprietor apologizeG
After answering other questions IN
confederation of Waites testimony
yesterday, Miss Peck was excused.
DIR. Menas S. Gregory. head of thu
psychopathic ward at Bellevue hospi-
tai, was called as the first alienist &c
testify for the defense. He said that
while Waite was in Bellevue he asked
the physician to intercede for him with
the district attorney and also in
quired:
IF l should escape the conse-
quences of this act do you think
would make useful citizen?"
DR.. Gregory said he told the pris
oner that he knew that he was doine
wrong and the consequences Of his
acts. The physicians declined to in
tercede.
DR.. Morris J. Carras, formerly OF
Bellevue hospital, also was called as
an alienist for the defense. He said he
examined DR.. Waite in the hospital;
that he did not appear to be mentally
we'll, and that he was abnormal in that
his entire interest was conferred upon
himself
Waite told me-" testified DR.. Car
pas, that he intended to kill his wife
He said he had not intended to stop
at anything to gain mis- ends"
Waite gave me the impression of
marked egotism. as icing an egemani-
&C in marked degree" said DR.. Kar-
pas. Waite told him he did not take
his first proposal to Clara Peck very
seriously, that his object in marrying
her was to obtain social position and
financial standing anc that he was not
accustomed to having girls refuse to
marry him but to accept him right
away.
Waite told me he intended to kill
his wife as soon as they got to New
York" continued the alienist HE
said he knew he would stop at moth
ing to gain his end. discovered a lack
of moral sense He thought onIv If