New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-22
Determined to Aid State
Avenge Parents Husband
Is Accused of Killing.
81 WONDER HOW LONG
IT'LL LAST?" SHE ASKS
Dentists Wife Studies Court
PrOcedure-Fears She'll Be
Frightened at First.

81 have cried 30 much that do not
believe ! can ever cry again" Mrs
Clara Peck Waite said last evening
On the eve Of the trial Of her hus-
band. DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, who
is accused of killing her father and
mother, she was firm in her determine
ton 10 do all in her power to aid the
prosecution.
az have suffered 40 much that ! am
numb calloused to all trouble, all SEN
sation," she said. 81 have never been
in a courtroom during a trial in my
life. know nothing of the procedure.
! am only wondering how long it will
be until il is all over"
Mrs. Waite, or Miss Peck, as she
prefers TO be called, although the
divorce. which cuts of from her name
the name OF the man who is accused
Of poisoning her parents, does not be
come legal until July /, was shown
roughly sketched plan Of the court
room of the criminal branch Of the
Supreme Court, in which the trial
will begin this morning before Justice
Shesrn.
"Where will | sit7" she asked.
The position OF the witness box was
pointed out to her.
Interested In Court room.
where will the men who question
me be? Oh, what questions will they
ask me? 1t seems to me that have
done nothing but answer questions for
strange men all my life"
The oblongs marking the positions OF
the lawyers tables seemed strangely
far away from the witness chair to her.
"Wiu have 10 answer in a loud
voice." she questioned. Wont they
come up and stand near me? ! don I
know how | will feel when first go on
the stand Perhaps for few minutes
! shall be frightened. but | am sure
that it won't last long
She pointed to :he jury box. "Inat
is where the jury sits, isn't II! lhey
are the men who must near my testl-
monv. I wonder il it will take long TO
get the jury. SO much has been pup
Iished about the case that | suppose
good many of the men will have formed
opinions beforehand. | hope they won't
keen me on the stand very long. |
have been through so much-so much'
She paused. H.
"Nill there be many people in the
courtroom ?" she asked after moment
She was told that the courtroom was
not large and that. with the witnesses
and newspaper men. there would not
be much room left for spectators.
Lawyers Prepare for Trial.
Nevertheless. suppose there will
be a crowd Of curious people there.
cant understand why they should want
TO come suppose they want 20 see
what the principals in this horrible
thing look like. II is all so strange TO
me. Sometimes ! wake up in the night
and wonder if II all isn't horrible
dream and If it won't pass away, ana
then suddenly comes the real eaton
that. unbelievable as It all IS. It mas
happened and must go on bearing the
heavy load. Ten days two weeks
perhaps a little longer and the trial
will be over and | can go away some
place where it is quiet and take my
loneliness with me-
Assistant Attorney Dooling yesterday
sncrt several hours in his Office, with
Detectives Gallagher and Cunih,
checking up evidence. and District At
tornev Swami occupied several hours
in preparing his opening address
20 the Jury, which he will probably de-
liver Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday
morning.
rs Witnesses for State.
Il was announced yesterday that il5
witnesses have been subp9naed TO tes-
tify against DR.. Waite. Deputy ASSIST
ant District Attorney Mancuso returned
from Grand Rapids yesterday, accom-
panied by twenty witnesses for the
people. all Of whom. it IS the expecta
ton OF The prosecution. will TESTIFY 10
the competency OF Waite from child
hood 20 the present day.
Waite will be taken from the TomDs
10 the courtroom shortly before ~
O'Clock. and promptly at l0:3O William
Penney. chief clerk OF the court, VII;
call the prisoner to the bar. -,
Newspaper correspondents iron,
Grand Rapids. Detroit. Chicago and
Ann Arbor. in addition to representa-
tives of local papers, will be present AZ
the trial