The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23

did not think MT Peck's condition was as serious as all that and added that he (Waite) should not appear so pessimis- tic"
 The morning of Mir. Peck's death Waite telephoned to him, pr. Moore said.
 T thought he must be mistaken when he told me he had just come from his father-in-law's room and that the latter seemed to be dead,' continued Dr. Moore. "So I directed him to go back and feel Mir. Peck's pulse a second time. T held the wire meantime and Waite reported to me presently that he was afraid MT. Peck was dead'
 Although he made an examination of the body, pr. Moore said there appar- ently was nothing to indicate Mir. Peck had died by other than natural causes.
 Did Waite say anything with refer- ence to his father-in-laws death?" was asked.
 Yes I think he said, Too bad, poor old man.
 to get in touch with an undertaken, say ing he desired to take the body to Grand Rapids the following afternoon and there lave it cremated
 Just six weeks ago., he quoted Waite as saying i've had to take my mother in-law to Grand Rapids on that same train"
 Dr. Moore asserted he obtained the in formation with which to fill out the death certificate from Mrs Peck.
 Asked if he had ever had any exper- fence in arsenic poisoning cases, pr. Moore said he had not
 When Waite returned to New York after MT. Peck's funeral in Grand Rapids pr. Moore said the dentist telephoned to him. He said Waite asked:
 "Do you suppose, doctor. they could hold me for MT. Peck's death because failed to have a nurse for the old gentleman"
 On March 22 Waite met him by ap- pointment Dr. Moore said.
 ''He said to me-" asserted Dr. Moore, that he supposed I had seen by the newspapers that he was suspected of the murder. told him I had and added that it looked very ugly.
 "He wanted to know if I could offer any suggestion to him. said he ought to demand an autopsy. We'll he re- piled, I would, but think Clara would not allow it.
 Waite wanted to know, pr. Moore added, whether an autopsy would de- termine if arsenic had been adminis- tered before death or in embalming fluid after death. Dr. Moore said he re- piled there was a very marked dif- ference in effect, whereupon Waite in formed him an autopsy already had been held and that enough arsenic had been found in MT. Peck's body to kill two men,"
 District Attorney Swann in his ad- dress to the jury announced the prose cution would show Waite paid the un- dertaker 5000 to use arsenic in the embalming fluid and had promised the undertaken $15,000 more when he (Waite) got possession of the Peck es- tate.
 Dr. Moore told of having been sum- moned by Frank Waite, brother of the prisoner. to Waite's appointment when the dentist took narcotics just prior to his arrest. After prescribing for Waite, who apparently was in a serious con- 'dition. Dr. Moore said he searched Waites clothing and found a number of tubes which had contained mar cotics.
 Dr. Moore was present later when District Attorney Swann visited the Waite apartment. Waite. who was much better and responded more readily to questions than during pr. Moore's pre- vious. visit, admitted he had purchased poison for Ar. Peck "heca use the old