New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23

s s11so the the T Wedding. " she declared,
she had given Dr.. Waite about
$4,000 in checks or the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company on his str'"-
mcnt that he would invest II for nor.
Miss Peck said she did not know what
the investments consist Of, as she had
never seen them.
To a reporter for The Tribune Miss
Peck made the following statement yes-
terday:
both my brother and his wife had
been out of health for several years, so
| was not surprised by their deaths.
Last winter while my brothers family
we're in Florida he was very sick az the
Astor Sanatorium in New York. Dr.
Albertus Adsir Moore, who IS house
physician for the Park Avenue Hotel,
attended him. and he was again called
when my brother was taken sick during
his recent visit here Mrs. Peck was a
sufferer from diabetes and her death
was attributed to that disease. THINK.
Her physician. Dr.. ". H. Porter was
secured through some Of her relatives
named Cornell.
Mrs. Peck's body was cremated a.
her own request.
INV brother died Sunday, March II,
a. 1870 in the morning. lie had not
beeu well for several days, but ms
illness was not the heart trouble and
rheumatism that almost caused ms
death the preceding winter. FRIDAY
afternoon before ne died he commenced
vomiting. a symptom, which ] recall
now. DR.. Moore said he could not undcr-
stand. saw my brother Saturday
afternoon about o'clock. and he '0Ii
me then that he felt that his organs
had about given out. His body was
taken 20 Grand Rapids for burial sun
dav by Dr. Waite and my niece.
According 20 Miss Peck, DR.. Waite
was opposed 10 be practising all
though he had no Office.
About n wear ago hc returned 20
Grand Rapids. where hls family lives
and whore he had received his carly
schooling. There he renewed ms
friendship with Miss Clara Peck, whom
he had first met in their nigh school
DAYS. Their marriage was fastened
al the request OF Ms Peck, who, being
almost an invalid, wished 20 see hcr
daughter settled In life before her
death. The wedding took place last
September. and the couple came az
once 20 New York and TOOK an apart
mcnt az 435 Riverside Drive. Although
he was in modest circumstances, his
wife's family provided very well FOR
their daughter. and their house was
splendidly furnished. The automobile
which brought Or. Waite into the
Yorkville Court yesterday belonged 70
him before his marriage.
"Dr. Waite always seemed very
busy" Miss Peck said. HE was al
ways hurrying out 20 the practice
which. il seems now. he did not have.
Ny niece appeared 10 be very happy
/ with him. He is frank, outspoken
/ man Of twenty-nine."
/ Dr.. Waite accompanied his wife on
both trips 10 Grand Rapids with the
bodies of her parents. lie renamed
only a few days az the time OF Mr.
/ Pock's funeral.
Miss Peck admitted that she knew a
+ telegram mad been sent 10 some one IN
/ Grand Rapids regarding her brothers
death.
New York Public Library. who lives az
1910 Hull Avenue. The Bronx. is a
brother Of Arthur Warren Waite
District Attorney Swami waited m
his Office until late yesterday after
4 room expecting another visit from DIT.
Waite. In the meantime John Is.
I Stanchfeld. Of the firm Of Stanchneld
/ & Levy. called him up on the telephone
and asked him If he desired another
interview with DR.. Waite. District At
torney Swami replied sifrmRtively and
asked Mr.. Stanchfeld whether he was
acting as counsel for Dr. Waite. Mr..
Stanchield replied that he would let
B him know definitely little later.
When seen az his apartments late
last night DR.. Waite said he had moth
/ ing TO say.
/ 81 prefer 20 await developments be
fore making any statement he replied
\ IN answer 10 all questions.
District Attorney Swami has assigned
one Of his representatives 20 question
the maid in the Waite apartments.
I She is known 20 the Office merely as
! Dora ,
/ A friend Of Arthur Waite's. who hn
/ known him IN his high school days, saId
last night that Waite had received a
/ scholarship in Scotland while az the
! University Of Michigan. THIS scnoiai
/ ship involved FIVE years work ~ physi-
! cal research and therapeutics Tor the
| Scottish university IN Africa. Nc
| friend ,Aid he had received several icy
ters from Waite while he vas IN South