The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-29
INTENDS
/. TO SEE WAITE TODAY
Complains Prosecutor Tries to
Prove She Got $4,000
From Alleged Poisoner.

NEW YORK. March 29.-Unless the
plans of her lawyer, Harold Spielberg,
go wrong. Mrs. Margaret Horton will
have an interview today with DR.. Ar
thur Warren Waite.
The man accused OF poisoning his
wife's parents and "the woman in the
case will meet In the prison ward OF
Bellevue Hospital.
SO far as evidence bearing on DR..
Waite's confessed crimes Is concerned.
the meeting is not expected to de-
velop anything of Importance. Every
thing that Mrs Horton says TO Dr.
Waite and all that he says to her will
be spoken in the presence OF many
Mr.. spielbers will be present; SO will
woman ~ Of mystery" So, in all iikeii.
hood will an Assistant District Attor-
ney Mr.. spielberg said reporters might
Mrs. Horton told a reporter she want:
ed to see Or. Waite because he had
been VERY good and kind" to her. but
she denied that the suggestion for such
an interview came from her. She SAID !:
when was in the district attorney''s
Office last Saturday they asked me "
7 would not like to see DR.. Waite ana
replied that I would be very glad TO
why not7 DR.. Waite was my friend.
nothing about It,"
Questioned by Aides.
Mrs. Horton and MIR. spieloerg ex-
! pccted to see DR.. Waite yesterday
| afternoon, but the meeting could not be
arranged. DIR. Waite was being re-
moved to the prison ward. Another and
| greater obstacle was that Mrs. Horton
and her lawyer were kept all afternoon
In the District attorneys office answer
) ing questions propounded by Assistant
District Attorneys Dooling and Brothers.
She and MIR. Spielberg went to the
criminal courts building at II o'clock
I'm the morning and returned to spiel
4 berg's office about o'clock. There was
from 2 o'clock until 6. At the end OF
the ordeal Mrs. Horton looked weary.
Il don't mind answering questions II
they will help anybody" she explained
as she sat In Mr.. spielberS's ofnce
| but they seemed to be asking only the
silliest things they could think OF
They seem to be trying to prove that
accepted about 5000 from DR.. Waite
! or that Mr.. Horton did. There IL moi
| a wcrd of truth in any statement like
never accepted n penny from DR.. Waite
| He never offered me money except once
| when / was going to take a taxicab ht
pulled out a $40 bill and wanted me &c
| u W poy wi tit ShAh
mo. thank you ! told him. MIR
Horton gives me all the money I need
I never accepted a gift from him OF
any kind.
| Was Hotel Singer.
Then they asked me II had not
been a cabaret singer In Cincinnati
and II that was not how / met Nj
Horton. Perfectly absurd! In the
early winter OF 1914 was singing
for one week in the Metropole Hotel
which had just been opened. MIR
Horton was staying there at the time
and he obtained an Introduction "a
me. l was then Mise Title Margaret
Weaver. We were ms rried in Gin
cinnHti on February II. 1914.
! 81 was never n cabaret singer.
never sang In any hotel except the
Metropole and that was only for tho
Opening week, but ! sang at enter
| tainments and concerts because ]
was then studying at the Cincinnati
College of Music and needed Nhe
money. ] was supporting myself and
paying for my musical education.
The thing that hurts me most,
Mrs. Horton continued, "ls the I'm.
just things they are saying about
my husband. Mr.. Horton has acted
like a man. lie has tried to pro.
just kill anybody who says near
things about him.
They asked me II DIR. Waite told