New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
MAN FROM EGYPT
YATES MIR. HYDE
Dentist Led By Second Personal
ity-COnfeSSeS Two Murders

terday afternoon that he killed his
mother-in-la law, Mrs. Hannah Peck ,
that he had given disease germs to
her, and shortly before she died had
dosed her with morphine. He also
confessed that he had later killed her
husband, John e. Peck, with arsenic.
and that his first story that he had
bought arsenic for Mr.. Peck at Mr..
Peck's request was false.
In making this confession Dr..
Waite represented himself as the vic
tim of an evil influence which dom
mated him in his crimes and which
he pcrsonitied as the man from
Egypt Almost in the same breath
he narrated to District ATTORNEY
Swami a perfectly coherent story of
how he first feared that the poison
ing of his father-in-law would be
discovered he bribed the man who
embalmed Mr.. Pcck's body to say
that he had used arsenic in the en-
balming fluid.
Plea Of Insanity.
The part Of DR.. Waite's confession
relating to "the man from Egypt
was taken to be the groundwork for
a defense plea of insanity, and his
admissions concerning the under
taker to show that before his arrest
he was making plans to justify a plea
of mot guilty"
DR.. Waite's confession was made
In various conversations with differ
ent persons who went to see him
at Bellevue hospital Yesterday He
first talked to his brother, Frank A.
Waite, and r. G.. SCHNEIDER. a private
detective employed by the Peck fam
lily. Later he talked to District Al
torney Swami, Assistant District Al
torneys George N. Brothers and
Francis X. Mancuso, Detective Cum
milf, and Walter r. Deuel. of SO Mas
sau street, who appeared yesterday
as his counsel
Says He Gave $4,000 Bride.
District Attorney Swami and his
assistants saw DR.. Waite in his bed
IN the private room of the alcoholic
ward at Bellevue, to which he was
removed yesterday from the prison
ward. When the, party entered the
room DIR. Waite said he was ready.
Wiling, and eager to make q full and
complete staten ent, but Mr.. Deuel.
interrupted, saying that in his opin-
ION the patient was too weak to talk.
A. complete statement was therefore
prevented, but Mr.. Swami proceeded
to ask few questions. He first asked
the dentist whether any one had az
sisted him in his crime, and he said:
Yes. 7 returned from Grand Ra- |
oids on Saturday, March IS. after |
having taken Mr.. Peck's body there. |
knew that an autopsy had been
performed and that arsenic had. |
therefore,, been discovered.
The next morning Eugene Oliver |
Kane of 427 West Fifty-seventh |
street. an embalmer employed by the |
company which had !
charge of Mr.. Pecks remains, came |
TO my apartment to collect his own
and the undertaker's bills. told
Kane that 7 would give him $4,000 |
If he would swear, whenever uues- |
toned, that he had used arsenic in
Mr.. Peck's body and if he
would prepare an embalming fluid |
arsenic, a sample of which
might be shown to the District At
tornev as similar to that used on
Mr.. Peck.
Kane agreed, and the next day.
Monday, 7 went to the garage of
Gustave Cimotti at 1905 Broadway,
near 115th street, where I kept my
automobile, and gave Cmotti a
check for $4,000. which I asked him
to cash for the University Branch Of
the Corn Exchange. Bank next door
Cimotti did this. and brought the
money to the garage, where Il waited
for it.
4 then went in my car to a cigar
store on the south side of Fifty ninth
street, near Ninth avenue, where, by
appointment. | met Kane. There are
oil he
and I passed the money to Kane in
one of them. He went out and went
one way and I went out and went
another"
Brings in Man From Ecypt.
Before leaving Bellevue District
Attorney Swami asked DR.. Waite
whether any one besides Kane was
connected with his crime and it was
then that the dentist told of his
"Only this other fellow replied
DIR. Waite in answer to the question.
what other fc1low?" asked Mr.
Swami.
THE man from Egypt" said Dr.
Waite. THAT is, he was born in Egypt
in his present life. He has lived in
other ages, but his present reincar-
nation was in Egypt, and he came to
me from there a long time ago"
"Describe this man." answered tho
District Attorney.
Il never saw him." answered Waite
81 have only heard him. But he has
been with me always. He made me |
do evil. I felt his influence, and |
to shake him off. T did
everything I could to get rid of him,
but he stayed with me. always MAX |
ing me do as he wanted.
IT feel now that I can shake him
off. Now that he has made me do
this last act, L believe I can get rid |
of him. He seemed to leave me last
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