New Britain herald., 1916-05-26

wanted it for killing cats.
 'How much arsenic did you give MT. Peck asked MT. Deuel.
 "All of it, was the reply. " A little at first and then more until he had 1t all'
 'How did you give it?" ''I put it in food, oatmeal, rice pud- ding, hot milk, soup, and anything it seemed proper to put it in
 Then Dr. Waite told of putting couch outside of Mr. Peck's bedroom door on the night he died so that ''he could hear anything that happened. 1T slept a while,'' he said, "and then I heard groan. I went in and gave him chloroform.'
 ''Tell in detail what you did" MT. Deuel instructed
 Knew Victim Was Dead.
 Well I had heard that aromatic spirits of ammonia would relieve pain. But I didn't have any aromatic spirits. but my wife had some ch1or- oform she had used for cleaning. and I got the bottle. 1 put some of 1t on a handkerchief, and said to MT. Peck, Here S some ether and ammonia; it will help you' He said, All right'-I think he said All right'-and I press ed the handkercnleI ONeI HIS nose until he was etherized.'
 Then the witness said he went out of the room, and returned a few min utes later. "Then, ne Sa1o' l 1ound there was no pulse.
 The witness said he then called Dr. A. A. Moore. who advised him to call an undertaken. Waite sa< he called and undertaken and went back to bed. He said he got up to let the. under taker into the apartment, and went to sleep again.
 Then the witness told of leaving at 5 o'clock the next day for Grand Ra- bids with the body of MT. Peck.
 It was just before the close of his testimony that Waite was asked py MT. Deuel in a sharp tone.
 What was your purpose in admin istering these germs to these people
 CT Wanted Their Money" reply.
 "Why?"
 Because I wanted money"
 Whose money?'
 Their money"
 "when did YOU conceive this idea? ?'
 About the time I met Miss Peck.
 Did you have any reason TOT stopping giving germs to Miss Kath- erine Peck?"
 "Yes, if my wifes parents died first. Miss Katherine wouldn't get much of their money, anyway. r
 Did you intend to kill Mrs. Peck ?'
 Why. yes; I did that first of all.'
 Did you have any reason TOT Kill ing her frst?''
 The witness was silent a moment and then answered: NO, only that she was the first to come to see us.'
 MT. Deuel asked Waite if when he got to Grand Rapids with the body of MT. Peck, anyone salo anythlnS to him about the autopsy
 'No." was the reply, II didn't think there would be anything like that.'
 Waite said he stayed in Grand Rapids two weeks. He said he sent a telegram to Mrs. Horton from Grand Rapids telling her to meet him al the station and then when she failed to do so, he telephoned to the Plaza hotel but she was not in. 'I didn't go to the Plaza as I had in tended" he said, ''because I thought someone might be on my trail. When I got to my apartment the su- perintendent told me some one had been there inspecting it, but he didn't tell me who it was.' Waite said he made plans to play tennis that afternoon, but didn't be- cause he couldn't find anyone to play with.
 Accuse Kane and Potter. That night" he continued, Pot ter, the undertaken, called on me. 1 asked him what the embalming fluid was made of and if it could be fixed so it would appear it contained arsenic. He told me Kane had done the embalming and that it would have to be fixed with Kane. l asked him if he could fix it and he said it would cost money-he mentioned ] $10,OOO.
 The next night Kane came to see l me after Potter had telephoned him. 1 l told him what I wanted and he said 1 he could fix that all right. Waite then related his experience i with Potter and Kane, much as he