New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
Waite Hurled 1t at Her as
Parting Gift, and Went
Off WhiStling.
SSH! THE DETECTIVE
TOOK HER TALCUM!
Maybe It's the Doctors Poison
Mrs. Van Palmenberg
Stands by Friend.

A ring, a Whit Of talcum powder and
smothered SSH" were the high
water marks Of interest yesterday in
the story Of Mrs. Margaret Weaver
Horton, "the woman Of mystery" whose
belief in the innocence Of DE-. Arthur
Warren Waite is still mistaken.
The ring is the one which has shone
and twinklcd and wIuked all through
the case so far q circlet Of platinum
set with diamonds and sapphircs, and
valued al about $1,000, IT IS said. II
was once Dr. Waite's. Until yesterday
il was disclaimcd by Mrs. Horton, but
last night she declared that IT was her
own.
clear. cold sparkle Of her beautiful
brown eyes for q moment rlValIed me
gems in question.
this with her previous statement mat
She had never accepted any gifts from
Dr. Waite.
"She didn't accept IT," explained her
attorney, Harold Spielberg.. III was
thrown at her Dr. Waite threw II at
her. and ran out of the room and down
the stairs, whistling Dixie. They did
lot meet again.
That Disturbing Ring.
Since the day when DR.. Waite tossed
all those diamonds about so carelessly.
the circlet has been the occasion OF more
disturbance than Gratiano's "Paltry
hoop Of gold" which figured IN that
other and much older case. with pa
iamas and toilet articles, II first shared
a modest place in the suitcase lett Dy
DR.. Waite in the studio where Mrs.
Horton and he studied French Later
IL was removed 90 the home OF Mrs.
Dorothy Van Palmenbcrg, lO5 west
Seventy-second Street. and still later IL
came into the possession Of Detective
RAYMOND c. SCHNEIDER, who still has lt.
Mr.. Spielbcrg said yesterday that ne
did not intend TO take action TO get
possession of the ring for his client
but that he had employed detectives 10
find out where 70 was.
The ring. with its radiance. quito
outshone in interest the simple stoT!
of LOYALTY 90 Dr. Waite ,old by the
beautiful woman Of mystery
"This was Dr. Waite's own ring sfo
explained "It is q mans ring, YOU see
it never belonged 10 Miss Catherine
Peck. lie gave 10 10 me when he said
goodby az the Berlitz School
Now for the talcum powder and TIE
"Sgbi" Detective SCHNEIDER yesterday
visited the Horton apartment, at %
West Eleventh Street. and took away
some talcum powder, according TO Nj.
Spielbcrc. IL was purely a friendly
cali, Mrs Horton said. II was sup
posed that he was looE.ng for poison
powders which Dr. Waite might have
left behind him. Talcum powder was,
of course, rather q denouement, and
as any woman will understand-Mrs.
Horton was not pleased TO have the
matter mentioned
"Sshi" she admonished her attorney.
"Don't say anything
Mrs. Van Palmenberg Talks.
Mr.. Dorothy Van Palmenberg, Of
1O5 West Seventy-seeond Street, the
pseudo "Nrs. Warren Walters" who
made such a gallant attempt 70 take
the CONSEQUENCES Of Mrs. Horizons in
discretion upon herself, yesterday
granted her first interview on the af-
far. IL appears that woman can play
the Sidney Carton, too, for friend
sending her good name TO the gulllo-
tine chcerfully.
81 wanted to help Margaret she OK
planned.
Since tho affair was first given pub
lefty Mrs. Van Palmcnbcrg has not