Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-25

dressed in deep mourning and sobbing
quietly at intervals, sat directly behlno
the jury box. 49,
Not a line of testimony has been
brought out by the prosecution touch
ing upon Waites mental condition
when the state rested after Mrs Hor.
ton had finished her story. Several
alienists were in the courtroom. now
ever, waiting to be called in rebuttai.
Tells of Meeting Waite.
Mrs, Horton. with trace of sadness
in her voice. first told how she had met
Waite last January when she was
singing in New York theater. He
was gentlemanly and kind to her. she
said, and they struck up fast friend
ship. Waite was interested in her voice.
and later inquired the name of her
vocal instructor.
He said he would like to take vocal
lessons himself" she added. and ! in
troduced him to my teacher.
Mrs. Horton then told how she and
Waite had studied modern languages
and music together, for which Waite
insisted on paying. and finally of the
rental of the studio"
Mr. Brothers did not appear to be
concerned about Mrs. Horizons expla-
further than to estab lish the fact they
studied together and engaged the
studio" under the name of MIR. and
Mrs. Walters.
Mrs Horton: Your relations with the
defendant were purely platonic, were
They were" answered the witness.
When did you go to the apartment
with the DEFENDANT
usually between and o'clock In
the afternoon.
What was his demeanor2"
He was always gentlemanly and
Did he ever appear to he melan-
choly?"
yes, when ! played or sang"
Describe his actions.
why. he would cry like child
AT other times how did he act?"
Very boyish. He was always bright
and cheerful
Did he ever comment to you on his
feeling with respect to his actions when
you were playing the piano or sing
ing?"
Yes. he often said we were only
children"
Did the defendant ever ask you to
go away with him."
.'No-never."
What did the defendant tell you he
did for living?"
why. he said he was doing research
work for DIR. Muller"
Where Waite Got Arsenic.
DR. Muller. who was Waite's New
York physician. had testified that Waite
obtained through him quantity of ar
senic shortly before Mr.. Peck's death.
Waite told him. he said. that he wanted
the poison to kill some cats" Pre-
viously Waite had said he was inter-
fed in he nf hap erio nd
DR.. Muller had recommended a former
instructor of his. Waite already has
confessed that he inoculated the aged
Mrs Peck with deadly disease germs, |
from which she died a few weeks be-
fore her husband
Mrs. Horton told of receiving a let
ter from Waite after his arrest. in
which he wrote that he supposed he
would get the chair" although he
might be put in an insane institution for |
a while. and then get out. He added. |
according to the witness, that he was
ready TO make a fight for life If as
sured that Mrs. Horton still loved him. |
Mrs. Horton was the calmest witness |
tkat has yet testified, and yawned |
YEARLY at some of the prosecutors |
questions. |
When Mrs Horton was excused from |
the stand MI. Deuel. asked the court to |
instruct the jury to disregard all tes-
timony about Waites study of bac- |
teriology. The court so instructed the |
Deuel. made the formal motion for the |
dismissal of the case. which was de- |
MED.
Mrs. Waite's Story.
Mrs. Waite. who preceded Mrs. Hor-
ton, temporarily gave place on the |
stand to Harry Lade nheim. a nurse at |
Bellevue Hospital. who testified that |
when DR.. Waite was in that institu-
he repeatedly called for his wife, and |
said:
Poor Clara, I hope she doesn't find
out about the other woman" |
Mre. Waite. who was then recalled. |
said Waite slept on the sofa in the |
parlor the night before her father died. |
and Weakened her to tell her of his |
death. When DR.. Moore arrived, the !
witness said, DR.. Waite suggested that !
the body be cremated. She telephoned |
DR.. Cornell, who advised against ere
nation.
After the body was removed to Grand |
Rapids Waite was very anxious to
know whether an autopsy had been or
dered, said the witness. There had
been nothing to indicate that an au-
topsy would be held, but Waite asked |
her to telephone the undertaken and
Percy Peck to ask II there was to be
an autopsy.
Mrs Waite asserted that on the night
when she and Waite arrived in Grand
Rapids Waite suggested that she would
go to Detroit with Pecks body and have
It cremated, so as to relieve her mind"
Mrs. Waite also said her husband was
present when her fathers will was
made and suggested to her that she
make a will also. This she did, she
continued. and made Waite the chief
beneficiary. but left one of her fathers
buildings 70 her brother and $4,000 in
charitable requests.
MY husband smiled continued the
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