The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-06

grave troubles the sleep Of Arthur
Warren Waite or interrupts his repose
by day.
This young man. who ~scrupulously
avoided ordinary frailties. who disdained
to smoke or drink or use strong Ian
suage. whose only vice was murder. is
quite positive that ne ran settle In the
electric chair all debts to God or q
He talked for half an hour to news
paper reporters yesterday afternoon az
he lay. propped up by pillows. in his
o In Bellevue Hospital. developing
with smiles and some f~acetlousness his
amaxins philosophy. The substance Of
II all was his belief that any crime. no
matter how shocking. may be expiated
on earth, and that a criminal may take
the road to the hereafter unconcerned
about any further r~etrtbution to be made
there.
His own repeated statements that he
IL quite sane were hardly needed to es.
tabiish that fact In the minds OF the
persons who questioned him yesterday.
| T%hroughout the interview he was as
| utterly composed as II he had been talk.
Ing about his victories at tennis. or 40
II he had been describing his travels In
South Africa.
shows Effects Of Drugs.
The effects OF the strong drugs he
dosed himself with when he realized that
he could no longer conceal from the
authorities his guilt In poisoning his
father-in-law and his mother-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. John T.. Peck OF Grand
| Rapids, Mich, were still visible. re-
| veaied by twitching nerves. gaunt. hol-
low cheeks and excessive paleness. but
his steady glance and smoothly WORKING
| mind belied the stories OF an insanity
faint.
II am Xilling.' he began. TO answer
any questions excep, those touching
| upon the actual circumstances OF my
crimes. do not want to discuss AZ
this time how | planned the murders
or Just what I did In accomplishing
them. Al OF these details will be maze
public later.
81 do desire 20 say ;hat ! am ready
willing M 9 to pay the full penaity'
I would not evade punishment II l couio
II there we're anything ! could say now
or later that would minimize my punish
ment ] would leave II unsaid.
lie paused for a moment smiling quiz
a,uiably. He had bcen writUg when the
| reporters were admitted the first pages
| Of a long statement he intends, ne says
10 give TO the public In the last hour'
| of his life, and while he waited Tor pne7
, tons he twiddied the pencil In the ringers
OF his right hard.
"Dr. Waite some one asked. are
YOU afraid OF anything in the next life
or do you believe in a fu.ute existence
~ ..Al AH 10ReA
"Of course believe IN H." he said
! quickly. "Bu I have 20 dread OF wha'
may await me In whatever existence
enter after | am through with life here
hay, tciousnt tho whole matter gu
very carefully end | rave come to 80
! conclusion tina, II I pay the fulles, pen
! atty for my crimes I shall be allowet
TO make a fresh start in the next lfs
| with nothing standing arains: me Hu'
everything depends upon my paying M
extreme p~enalty. II escaped with hal
punishment here then I could not make
fresh start there. II seems quite clear IL
me-"
You are quite sincere about all TIM
and YOU do consider that you are sane"
ABSOLUTELY" Waite replied. IL am a.
sane as anybody in the world. haN'
repeatedly assured my counsel and mn
family or Wat TACT. Sonr 'ir' u''
know who /. w~as-started that idiotl'
story abou, the had man from Egypt.
The only basis N fact for tina, yam wa
a comment | MADE in answer 10 tho per
slstencv OF Assistant District Atiorne!
pooling. said that probably SOM
wicked influence from the past, Egyp
ma,be. prompted me to commit; crime
But WASH; setious and ] didn't ex
pect 10 be taken seriously.
you had made your plans carefully
YOUR plans TO kill Mr.. ana Mrs. Peck an
your wife
Il knew exactly What | was dong,
Waite responded earnestly. 'Taeie ar
n few things hat are not quite clear u
me now. but knew what | was doing.
Asked About Amt.
Did your plans include the remova
Of another bencfactor OF yours. Mis-
Catherine Peck. our wife's aunt"
"Yourg man Waite answered smil
ingly. "you certainly have a srea
ina ginstion."
WAS any other person cogni1ant o
YOUR plot" Did you consult any one
man or woman. or get advice or az
sista nee from any person in accomplish
ing the murders"
Don't make any mistake about that.
said Waite. THE whole matter devolveI