New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-24
Son-in-LaW Poured
Liquid in Peck'S Tea
Says Maid.
DENTIST SAID ii
WAS MEDICINE
Book, Marked at Arsenic
Reference, Seized in
Death Apartment.

Unconscious from an overdose OF
5rues. DR.. Arthur Warren Waite
gnder suspicion for more than
week Of having poisoned John f.
Deck his wealthy father-in-law, was
yesterday placed under arrest on a
warrant charging murder. Because
4 his condition, he spent the night
:, his home. the Colosseum, 4@5 Rlv-
ersjde Drive. where Peck and his
aged wife died suddenly within six
weeks Of each other.
With Waite was Detective Barney
Flood. Of the District Attorney ;
office. and a graduate nurse working
under the direction Of Or. Adelbert
A Moore. Or. Moore was of the
an;rion last night that Waite would
sc sufficiently recovered to-day to
pe-nit of his arraignment IN the
-.-.bs Court and his committaI to
Tombs 20 await the action OF the
and Jury. which yesterday began
#. consideration Of the case.
Waite Receivers Consciousness.
Toward midnight Waite fully reeov-
e,,d consciousness and realized that
he was under arrest. lie talked freely
with his jailcrs. but just what he said
or the topics discussed were not made
public. except that he asked if his law
ve-. knew what had happened.
jus. who his lawyers are has not
b.s, decided. on Wednesday night 1t
vs, believed that John r. Stanchheid'
Of S,aUchacld ( Levy, would LOOK ou,
f,- bis interests. but at the Office OF
tts. f-n yesterday it was said that
,to matter was under advisement-
Tn. decision 10 place Waite under
arrest was the climax Of day OF var'ed
Developments in a case that promises
., rsr. wit. the great murder my'-
..-.. that New York has known m the
last. m j., arc involved the elements
.t.. made the Fleming and MoineuN
cs.as r.moLe. while the world famous
vavbrick case in Euclandis recalled by
,b, declaration Of Mss Catherine l.
Peek. sister Of the dead man, that her
brother. Ike the victim in the May
b-.cE case. was addicted 20 the use OF
arsenic the poison he au ,opsy shows
Killed Dim. :s ;,
This. a. book on poisons seized I'D
U~ Wei-r'. library shows, IS a cuihu-
'4tvc poison. that is not readily eilih-
mated from the systcm a. arc Hary
other r..-orr. and may cause dcath Ds
the accumulation Of small dose Iu
.bcmselt-s harmless In the NayoricS
case Do Was urged that thus explained
ne presence Of poison M the. dcad
mans body and friend OF waite ;
suggested last night that this might
be- fto ar.aer 10 the finding Of the
chemists employed 20 work on the case
.n Michigan.
Important Link Missing.
Those chemist. ard other witnesses
arc expected 90 reach this city TODAY
from Grand Rapids, Mich. From tnat
cts Yesterday afternoon Assistant Dls-
tr.ct sttorrcs Frank \. MaucusO wired
Us,rict Attorney Swami advising that
Na.'o be- arrested. as the case against
BIN was conclusive. Maucuso also ad-
scd ttat Waite bank accounts be
checked up and the banks ordered 70
bold an funds DO tneir posse SION.
The arrest however. had been de-
r4cd upon before this telegram WAS
recgcl. while the fevcra, banks m
Ht.cr Dr. Waite had funds and safe
deposit company where he had vaut
frc instructed not 90 give up money
.f allow a.s boz 90 be opened without
ar order from the District Attorney s
,Ncc
The con .ocucc Of Marcuso that the
'r ara.rt the prisoner is -onc!lsi'e
I1f shared iu thc District Attor-
.DF Office Indeed. Mr. Swami ~ss
.f.ns u admitting that most I'M
Iprart ir< Ir the chain Of evidence
ufaIng Ir that nothing mad been
.Dln4 ycf % show that Waite ~ aay
-ne postcsEed cnic in any form,
Ihe Gaze against Waite" he told th>
.fpW,cf, 'is baEcd upon huspiciou; T;
,Jc1ms'anccs. sud the fact that he had
10 and opportunity"
ihIfi ~ there circumstances again u
Ha1c uas fhc testimony q Dora HllIer,
'tc rrYrD maid Of ali work employed
a fte Waite apartment. After she hal
ft'ltf1 before the grand jury ana
been committed ~ the House Of Deten-
.on 40 material witness, she said that
fD0ly before Peck died sne an"
waite pour fone tuDstance. he said va,
tf4.cine. into soup and tea pfepared
~ pccl's use.
Te soup. the Hitler girl said, Peek
ID9sed 70 eat On the ground that y
~ nol taste good, and thst few min
ger iatcf thc tea the old man had or
e''ec was dDscd o. the soup had been
me, pho ra.d. had been done openly
sl1 shc thought that Hrs. Waite a,
vi a. sac knew shout ~.
(hE f1ppO8ition wss proved 70 DC
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