The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
SHAMS INSANITY TO CHEAT
THE CHAIR, CONTENDS PROSECUTION

eighteen different times and read a diary
Of his observations. They were ques-
tons and answers OF the defendant and
deductions therefrom. He summed up
all this by saying that Waite Is a man
absolutely lacking In moral sense, a
pronounced egOtist and supremely self
ish. Entirely confident of himself. he
would seek anything he desired use
any means to attain his ends.
The physician quoted this one state
inent OF the defendant made at the
Tombs:
Never Loved Any Dine In world.
81 have never loved any one That
can remember-not my father MOI
mother nor brothers. ] never consid-
cred them my equals In intelligence.
education or charm. ! am a most charm-
ing man. so they tell me.
u have always gone after anything
] wanted. " wanted money I took
II II | fancied n woman I won her II
anything stood in my way I removed IT,
did YOU ever low your wife" asked
the a~licnist.
mo, did not. She was not my
equal In intelligence or attractiveness
She was only n means to an end. I
wanted to be great. I wanted money.
! wanted to be regarded n learned
Were you going to kill our wife" -
We'll. not for six months at least.
until the others were out Of the way"
What were you going TO do then"
why. when I got my first million
dollars I was going to purchase an es-
tate NJ the Hudson or In Connecticut
| tool; some trips up In Connecticut
looking around. Then 7 was going TO
marry a beaut ful. charming woman. my
equal IN intelligence"
Did YOU love Mrs. Horton
"Oh. yes. temporarily. I suppose. !
love her better .han all the Waites and
the pecks put together. | suppose tina,
is because I cannot go TO her now"
pr. Earpas iesurrected the man from
Egypt" lie said Waite told him he
had always 'hought that In a former
existence he lived in Egypt about the
tire of Cleopatra and Cesar. This mar
from Eey ~" Vas simply his former self.
OF which he was the roircarna;ion
Wns 20 Km wife In six Months.
Several times there were references
TO tn. time set for killing his wife. the
mental exnert said. BAT the man agreed
IN the main that he would wait for six
months in order To- acquire all the
w 60 ~ wv 'NhNf " ~
declaring that waite has o Of the
physical symptoms Of a diseased brain.
Then Nj. Deuel. brought forth the
h,potlc'lcal question. This n took
thir;N-thr-c minutes 20 road and con-
sisted ~ ghteen typewriter age II
D. ,1udcnytl al 'Uc evidence taken for the
defence and concluded by asking that
with ;hat stat OF facts assumed could
the o,peri say Y at tine time OF com
Nait;inI the crm. tho defendant was
sane" H.. Karpas said. Decidedly rot
adding tina the man was suffering from
moral imo.oilit ~. moral insanity or moral
,diocy.
He explained ;a;s by say .ng that Waite
id not know the nature and all of
the qualities Of his acts. that he had
no perception Of wrong or feeling. II
was progressive - his relations he
F CAM more complex vii maturity. he
ginning with small stesliHrs IN youth.
~. Earpas did not seem % fave vol
with Mir. Rro.ha-o. At the outse; lie
, admitted tlnt +. would take an expert
10 tel, the man was crazy. \ broker,
mcrcA.ut OF other bus ness man could
not sell II.
Mr.. Brothers then asked about the
doctors experience with insane Grim
,nais ~ R-ll.vue aud the Manhattan
Asylum Tor t c insane.
/ "Irs,r- criminals do not have a mo-
! i've iur their crines 2' suggested Mr.
Brothers.
NO" answered the expert promptly.
"Then II this defendant had a motive
for his crime he ~ sane