Arizona republican., 1916-03-29
CLAIMS DOUBLE
 PERSONALITIES
 CAUSE IF CRIME
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Statements indicating that he believed he was pos sessed of dual personality, the wick ed one of which impelled him to mur- der John F.. Peck of Grand Rapids his wealthy father law, and Mrs Peck, were made by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite to District Attorney Edward Swann and a detective tonight. Waite. still in bed at Bellevue hospital. where he is under arrest charged with the murder of Peck. when asked by MT. Swann if he wished to make any statement, passed one hand over his eyes and answered vaguely:
 "Oh, it's all over. He did it. This little bad man whom I haven't been able to get rid of until now-he did it all Clara (Mrs. Waite) knows how I have tried to get rid of him. I don't know who he was-he told me he came from Egypt"
 Roy w. Schinder. a detective who visited Waite just before MT. Swann arrived, declared the young dentist told him about the dual personality, asserting that he sometimes was so obsessed by the bad man. that he would run around in the park to throw of the inclination to evil
 According to Schindler, Waite told him he administered live bacteria of various diseases to Mrs. Peck. but they did not act as quickly as he ex- pected. He said, also the detective averred. that he fed germs to Peck. but when the results appeared to be unsatisfactory he gave arsenic to his father in law. Both Peck and Mrs. Peck died at Waite's apartments here, Mrs. Peck on January 30 and her hus- band on March 13. Autopsies on the body of Peck disclosed quantities of arsenic. Mrs. Peck's body was ere mated
 Tbree assistant district attorneys as well as an attorney engaged today for Waite, were in the room when Waite made the statement about the dual personality. MT. Swann said that Waite, who appeared to have recov- cred almost entirely from the effects of the drugs he took. seemed to be more incoherent and irrational tonight. He appeared at first not to recognize his visitors and when he spoke seemed to be addressing no one in particular. MT Swann said he was not satisfied with Waite's statements. He said he did not regard them as constituting a complete confession and indicated that Waite and his counsel were paving the way to introduce an insanity defense. Some additional evidence regarding Waite's alleged activities with germs was obtained today by the district at torney's office. Mir. Swann said he had found that Waite. through intermedi- aries who sometimes represented themselves as reputable physicians. obtained from the Rockefeller Founda : l tion for Medical Research, Bellevue | hospital, ard the Willard Parker Hos pital for Infectious Diseases. as well as l the Cornell Medical School. live bacilli of typhoid, pneumonia. diphtheria and | influenza. He also obtained germs | the district attorney said, by using l letterheads of physicians.
 l Another development announced al the district attorneys office today was that Waite on Monday. March 20
 before he was arrested. drew check for s9,3OG. which he had on deposit ir l a local bank This check is in the pos session of Mr Swann and a subpoena l has been issued for the physician tt l whom the money was turned over. bu 1 whose identity has not been disclosed | Mrs. Margaret Weaver Horton, wht | shared a studio with Waite at {; hotel here, was questioned at the dis. | trict attorneys office the greater par l of the day. and her own bank accOun and that of her husband. Harr" Macl | Horton, were examined. Horton sait that about SS,000 which was deposited
 tc his account during the year was ob
 taineG through the sale of wireless apparatus to the Mexican government Mrs. Horton declares her acquaintanc,
 with Waite was just an innocen
 flirtat ton
 Representatives of the district at
 torney's office are searching tonigh for the undertaken who embalmed thu
 body of Peck. Mir. Swann declared
 that Waite had told him he had mad' an arrangement with the undertake
 that for consideration of 5000 tn, latter would testify that he had uset arsenic in the fluid with which he hat l embalmed Pecks body. Waite assert ed Mir. Swann said that he actuall, raid over sum to the undertaken or
 March 20.
 The use of arsenic in embalmins
 fluid is prohibited by law in this state
 Tn a statement credited to him severa
 days ago the undertaken was quoted
 as saying none was used in the em
 balming of MT. Peck's body.
 MT. Swann amplified tonight wha
 he said Waite had told him in regard
 to his "other self" which he called
 'tke other fellow
 'I never have seen him" Waite il said to have declared but I sur, have heard of him. He was born il Egypt in the present life. but lived il
 other ages. All my evil inclination
 came from him. Because of him
 often told Clara I wanted to be alone
 Until now I have always felt the in
 fluence of my alter-ego. But I fee
 free new. feel that for the first tim,
 have cast him off and my mind is a
 rest"