New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23
PECK AUTOPSY
REVEALS POISON
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Peck died She said Mr.. Peck seemed
20 be resting easily early IN the even
ing.
Dr. Moore last night assured Dis
trict Attorney Swami that he would
try 20 learn where his prescription was
filed. The District Attorney said that
thus far he was unable to find any
bottle in the apartment that might fur
nish clews 20 the origin and ingredl-
ents Of the medicines last administered
20 Mr.. Peck.
The prosecutor was unwilling last
r ght 20 60 into details regarding me
manner in which he had been called
into the investigation by the autnor-
ties Of Grand Rapids, where the hr't
autopsy was held. He admitted. now
ever. that an anonymous telegram sent
from some station In Manhattan 20
Percy Peck caused the young man 90
begin an investigation that ended in
an Official inquiry. This telegram Is r.
carded as a valuable document. and
efforts are being made 20 obtain the
original. from which II IS believed tha1
it may be possible 70 ind the sender.
L bore only an initial signature. and 4
is not known at present whether me
writer was man or woman.
Il is believed. however. that District
Attorney Swami is proceeding on the
theory that tho person who sent u va,
Il woman. The telegram was received
IN Grand Rapids a few days after the
Mrs.. Waite. who. with her husband.
accompanied the body Of her father ~
Grand Rapids. is still IN her parent ,
home in that city. DR.. Waite returned
20 Nov York late last week. According
80 Inflammation received By District A
torrov Swami through Assistant Dl"'
trict Attorney Nancuso, who IS IN
Grand Rapids with Medical Examiner
ccbultze. an attempt was made 70 nave
the body Of Mr.. Peck crcmated, but INC
recent of the telegram caused Percy
pock 10 postpone the cremation Nnlll
a., autoDsv had been performed.
Tearsay reports as 20 an alleged SIs-
r;c;on OF foul play in the deaths OF Mr.
peck and mis- wife were first brought 20
- District Attorney last Saturday by
10 Rev. A. ". Wishart, OF Grand
po,ids who married DR.. Waite 70
Ciara peck. and By DR.. Perry Schutze'
- rernoved the stomach and mites
80 from, the body OF Mr.. Peek ana
t,-7ed them over 70 Professor vaughn
81 Inc University Of Wisconsin. 49,
District Attorney Swami tooS the'r
statements in the presence OF "a az.
purchaU. IT,, iis official stenograpnti
If the HON icide bureau. men vi
RurchaU was assigned 10 accom- 1..'
DR. Schultz and Assistant DlstriSt -
,orney Mancuso to Grand kaptus ne
took his stenographic notes win nm
for the purpose Of checking up ." 81"
formation obtained there ,..:.od
The District Attorney mas op'@ ".
NJ
Ca,Lcrine Peck, sister OF Mr. PecK' VINO
80 =. Tho PARK Avenue Hotel, besides
',..cTents from Or. L. W. DoHtatet' "
Jt-,is, with Offices az 65' Madison
s,.a,,ue a college mate OF Dr. NaiJe -
80 y,itb whom DR.. Waite was sara ~
be practising oral surgery .ooJ
IT, ;,.erviow with DR.. waite goo "
leo in District Attorney swami OF
Gee last Tuesday. According " VA
,roaecutor. DR.. Waite sald ne "ag
P.Vdied dentistry a. Ann ABBOT ana
.ftc,Ua,d completed two-year coufse
., .bc T-niyersity Of Glasgow IN one
,,car He told the District At'otuc'
,bat he had never practised delVlS1i =
H. America and had never periorme1i
o,crat;Ons in oral surgery AZ ans -, y.
,ye hospitals in New YORK ny ~.
,s,d that representations TO thdt eHeN
which he had maze 70 "iH' Hc
H., am, Miss PECK, we're untrue ne
ser,bcr declared that he had no oc'
aunation. but was studying expression
oaSer a female teacher Of elocutionl ~
he Young Mems Christian Associa'lGIn,
tne 49,, he vas also studying In the
Metropolitan Museum Of A1t, R anu
french. German and Italian at tne Det
it, School Of Language
Made Money in Africa.
.,.a. bt. course at Glasgow. DR.
49,, IA he vent 20 South Africa,
"a made So. 900 there. which enabled
b,,a 20 bug two farms in Cape I9% ~,
ILL., are now being superintended by
w. s,eyn and his wife. ,..
Miss Glars Peck. in her statemen, y,
sald she had presented 10000 70 ne.
oiess after her marriage. and that Sne