New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-23
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at was murder in the first degree,
Mr.. Swami concluded. "Waite's sole
object was to obtain easy money. lie
was actuated by no passion, envy, ha-
/ tired or malice. Pure and simple, II
was first degree murder"
Dr. Moore, the first witness, told OF
making several visits TO Mr.. Peck, whom
he had previously treated for heart
trouble. The physician was puzzled by
Mr.. Peck's case, for he found his heart
in good shape. Believing the patient
to be merely run down. he prescribed
tonic-one that contained no arsenic.
Doctor Found Peck Dead.
"Dr. Waite called me up early on the
morning Of Sunday, March H." DR..
Moore testified. "He said he had been
trying to get me for some time-that
he was afraid something had happened
TO Mr.. Peck.
81 hurried to the Waite apartment.
DR.. Waite, in his bathrobe, met me at
the door. He took me right into Mr..
Peck's room.
'Mr Peck was lying on the bed. He
was dead.
OOE Olu man. Hdlu W diLc, sudh
ing his head. Too bad!'"
WAS there any talk Of cremation ?"
asked Mr.. Brothers.
yes; the subject came up. DR..
Waite said he was worried by story
that persons supposed to be cremated
often are not. | told him IL was just
talk"
when did you next see Waite ?"
H. E.I
called me up the previous Saturday
lie told me that while he was away
two men from the District Attorneys
Office had been in his apartment and
wanted TO know if he could be held in
any way for Mr.. Peck's death. / told
him Certainly not!' All this was over
the telephone.
When he came to see me, by ap-
pointment, he asked me If ! had read
the newspapers. / told him | had and
that things looked bad. In our tele-
phone conversation | had suggested
that he demand an autopsy. On
Wednesday he told me that one had al
ready been held and that enough ar
senic had been revealed 70 kill two
men"
Was his manner at this time any
different than on the occasions of your
other meetings with him."
Always Calm and Pleasant"
"No; he was calm and very pleasant
DR.. Moore told further Of visiting
Mr.. Swami with his story and OF visit
TO DR.. Waite in his apartment after he
had taken $50 grains of sulphonal, We
ronal and trional. He said Waite told
him he had taken the drugs because he
ell np
fed, he had heard Yates denial to
Judge Swami that he took the drugs
obtained for him by Mrs. Horton-with
suicidal intent.
Describing a subsequent visit to
Waite, when the dentist was told pur-
chase OF arsenic had been traced TO
him, the witness said Waite admitted
having been the purchaser.
"He said" testified DR.. Moore, that
he got the arsenic for Mr. Peck and
didn't know what Peck did with it-that
he just handed il TO him. He explained
that the old gentleman didn't want TO
live.p
Court was adjourned shortly after
o'clock, following a contamination
that shook no point of DR.. Moore's tes-
timony. The trial will go on at 10
o'clock this morning. The state has 105
witnesses under subpoena and probably
will spend the balance OF the week in
establishing its case. Medical testi-
mony will consume most of the session
to-day.
The District Attorney is prepared for
a defence of 'compulsive insanity"
There is no such a thing as impul-
sive insanity" said one of the prosecu-
tors staff last night. LAS the name i'm
plies, its victims commit crimes on i'm
pulses beyond their control. 'Compul-
sive insanity | believe, will be held up
as opposed to impulsive-tho victim
being driven to crime by stress of cir
cumstance"