New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
WAITE CONFESSES
DOUBLE MURDER
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the rest of the ward by white screen.
His head moved restlessly TO and fro
upon the pillow. His eyes rolled stu
pidly. He gazed at the visitors in a
vacuous fashion and said nothing.
As the group approached his bed he
turned his face away and rubbed his
forehead dazedly with one thin hand.
"Dr. Waite" Mr.. Duel said loudly,
"here is some one TO see you. You re-
member Judge Swami"
But the sick man only blinked
drowsily and said nothing.
Don't you remember me-" Mr.. Swami
said. stepping forward. 81 saw you
last Friday
Again the man rubbed his forehead
and eyes in an aimless fashion.
well. perhaps that Is true" ne said
az last. what is il? ! did 1t all
right" Then he continued with the
amazing statement concerning the
bribery OF Kane.
II had become known yesterday that
the District Attorneys Office was IN
possession OF information which
showed that Waite Immediately after
his return from Grand Rapids. week
ago last Saturday, drew from the Corn
Exchange Bank, University Branch,
50 800. This he received in cash. What
he did with it no one was certain until
his confession TO Mr.. Swami.
Gustave Cimiotti, proprietor Of a
garage at 1906 Broadway, where Waite
kept his car, cashed the check for
Waite.
lie said yesterday that Waite hat
come to him a week ago Monday an
asked him to cash a check for $4,000.
Garage Man Cashes Check.
81 told him." the garage man said
chat couldn't handle such sum, bui
he said TO me;
"'That's all right, ] just want yoy
20 act as my agent and take 1t arount
the corner to the Corn Exchange Bank
! am having trouble with my family snc
am being watched "
Cimiotti complied. and after an OF
cial Of the bank had returned with hin
10 the garage and was satisfied thai
Wal was there, he received the
geon dentist, demanding q receipt fo'
the amount. This receipt is now II
the hands OF Mr.. Swami.
The car which the young man drove
is still in the garage. Its cushions still
reek with the odor Of perfume. II
would seem that they had been spongeC
with scent perhaps TO please the
Oriental cravings Of the Man from
Egypt. The $4,000 was, it is believed
turned over TO Kane.
With the announcement made By
Percy Peck. son OF the murdered cou
pie, yesterday, that he bore no malice
toward Waite, and would abide by the
authorities if justice were done, the
last stumbling block in the way OF .
plea of insanity was removed from tn
path Of the combined forces of the
Waitcs and Pecks. Walter Drew, al
torney for Miss Catherine Peck. an
nounced Yesterday that Mr.. Duel had
been retained 10 investigate the case
upon this ground.
District Attorney Swami. however, is
firm in his intention Of trying the pris-
oner as normal man. 81 should be
very much surprised If insanity we're
given as the cause OF Waite's crime,
he said yesterday. 81 am not very
keen on these insanity pleas"
Members Of the District Attorney
staff warned reporters only a few hours
before the Man, from Egypt entered
upon the annals Of New York crime
lore, that from now OF mass Of evil
dencc would probably be brought for
ward tending 10 show the unbslsnce1
condition Of Waite's mind.
A story published last night purport-
ing 10 have had its source in Mr..
Swami. was pronounced by him as abb
solutely false.
This described at length tho man
ncr in which Waite had experimental
upon his friends with the bacilli which
he Ind obtained, and added that the
District Attorney possessed informs-
non showing that several OF these had
been inoculated by the man.
no such evidence has entered my
Office Mr.. Swami said Yesterday. "The
story Is entirely false"