Arizona republican., 1916-05-25
MRS. HORTON DESCRIBES DUAL
 CHARACTER 0F DR. WAITE

 myself, had planned to go to Hot Springs on a visit. Father appeared to be in very good health." she said.
 Some time after her fathers arrival here Mrs. Waite said. he developed falnting spells. Waite already had admitted that he innoculated him as well as Mrs. Peck with disease germs.
 The witness told of an occurrence at dinner three days before Peck's death, when Waite served her father with oysters. ana later he remarked that he felt unusually drowsy. She said her fathers condition grew gradually worse, and she called in Dr. Moore several times
 Mrs. Waite, in continuing her testi- Gnony said her husband went out on calls" at all times Of the day and night The night before her father died. she said. Waite gave him an egg nogg, and Peck complained that it made him ill. Next morning her father was dead.
 -Ars. Waite said that Waite slept on the sofa in the parlor the night be-
  to tell her of his death. When Dr. : Moore arrived, the witness said, pr. Waite suggested that the body be cre- mated. She telephoned Dr. Cornell, 1 who advised against cremation. ! After the body was removed to I Grand Rapids. Waite was very anxious | to know whether an autopsy had been l hnH | been nothing to indicate that an autopsy would be held, but Waite asked her to telephone the undertaken | and Percy Peck to ask if there was l to be an autopsy.
 Mrs. Waite asserted that on the 1 night when she and Waite arrived ir Grand Rapids. Waite suggested that body and have it cremated, "so as tC relieve her mind"
 Mrs. Waite also said her husband was present when her fathers vii was made, and suggested to her that sne make a will also. This she did she continued, and made Waite thu chief beneficiary.
 MS. " ate duueu that Ter HuSJdllt had complained because her fathel had not given her more money as { wedding present.
 On cross examination Mir Deue asked Mrs. Horton: Your relations with the defendan were purely platonic, were they not? They were the witness answered
 When did you go to the apartmen with the defendant" r Usually between and o'clocl in the afternoon" What was his demeanor?" He was always gentlemanly an kind"
 Did he ever appear to be melan choly?'
 Yes; when I played or sang"
 Describe his actions" Why, he would cry like a child.
 At other times how did he act?" Very boyish. He was alway bright and cheerful" Did he ever comment to you O his feeling when you were playing tn piano or singing?" | | Yes; he often said we were onl children"
 - Did the defendant ever ask yo n to go away with him" No. never
 : What did the defendant tell yc
 he did for a living?' n Why, he said he was doing r E search work for Dr. Muller" '- Dr. Muller had testified that Wal Y obtained through him a quantity is arsenic shortly before Mir Peck d death. Waite told him, he said, tn n he wanted the poison to kill son ii cats" Previously Waite had said l. was interested in the study of bacte Il iology and Dr. Muller had referr
 him to a former instructor of h le Waite has already confessed that -- inoculated the aged Mrs. Peck wi Ia deadly disease germs, from which S .,. died a few weeks before her husbaT
 Mrs. Horton was excused from { stand. MT. Deuell asked the court Il, instruct the jury to disregard all te ,+ timony about Waite's study of ba ;t teriology.
 The court so instructed the jul 5 The state then rested, and MT Deu made the formal motion for the d ~ missal of the case which was ( eh nied.