Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-26
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 The trial was adjourned at 10 O. clock until tomorrow morning.
 NEW YORK, May 25.-Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, on trial for the murder of his father in law, John E. Peck, took the witness stand in his own be- half late today and barred the sordid secrets of his life in an effort to save himself from the electric chair. Ear. | Her in the day his counsel indicated he would prove the clients confessed poisoner of his wife's parents was in sane at the time the crime charged a gainst him. was committed.
 The prisoners story was devoted | largely to admissions of series of thefts from the time he was boy un- I til he pilfered money from the purse of the girl who was to become his wife He told also of his wooing of his wife who sat not far from him in the court room with head bowed while he testified. The young dentist was preceded on the winess stand by his father, Warren Waite. and his brotn- CTS. Frank and Clyde. The fatfer told oe a taint of insanity in his fami- | ly in the hope of thereby aiding his son. All three related incidents in the dentists life designed to show he was peculiar even as boy and that he always was a problem for the fam fly
 The testimony of relatives was sup plemented by dispositions of famils friends and college classmates of Waite who told of his thefts and pc culiarities. Walter R. Deuel. counsel for the defense, in his examination of witnesses and by the depositions.. sought to show that Waite was men tally unsound.
 Waite seemed calm when ne took the witness stand. The court room was sultry but he buttoned his coat tightly around him. He smiled almost constantly during his examination, but appeared resigned and not defiant
 Cruel As Child
 The dentist commenced his story by recalling that as child he was cruel to animals. He yawned as he told of shirking home work in his school I examination papers. copied them from papers of his classmates. stole from everyone for whom he worked as a boy and then robbed his fraternity brothers while attending the Univer- sity of Michigan. His face flushed as he recounted some of the escapades of his student days.
 Stole At colIeoe
 His total thefts during his freshman year at college amounted to about $500, he said. He was expelled from his fraternity while a sophomore for stealing. but was reinstated in his senior year. Tn his second college year he paid part of bis exnenses by waiting on table and caring for fur mace. At that time he began to at tend church regularly although he had no religious convictions. He asserted however that he did not steal during the time he was church attendant.
 Cheated In Canada
 After leaving college he told of a trip through Canada where he made his living by cheating at pool. He then went to Scotland where he took a special course in Edinborough Uni versity. He said he "doctored" his diploma from the University of Mich igsn so he could get credit for certain studies and thereby shorten his course in dentistry.
 Pilferei In Africa
 From Edinburgh Waite went to South Africa where he travelled for a ] dental supply house He said he stole | $500 fror his employers the first | year and increased the amount each year of the five he worked for them. i He also told of hushing up by the pay rent of small sum. a scandal in which he was involved with a young woman.
 Unon leaving South Africa, Waite returned to the United States and vent to Grand Rapids 10 live Soon