The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-25

/ Waite Iaughed-but it was not as
! hearty a, laugh as when the district
| toorney told him he was suspected
of his father-in-law's murder.
/ s'How much do you think Mr.. PecH
was worth 20 inquired Swami.
'T know he was worth $1,000 00.'
what did you do with the money
Miss Peck gave you for investment p
els that relevant?'' demanded Waite
what has that got to do with this
Don't let's discuss that"
| did you give any Of it to the WON
an with whom you lived in the Hotel
Plaza ?''
ssNow, keep her out of this!'' ex-
| claimed Waite. Lets keep on the
main track. know you've got me,
and know the electric chair is ahead
| of me. I'm ready for it.
Ibid your wife know anything about
this?''
wife Not Implicated.
s.About the arsenic? She knew
nothing We didn't want her to know
anything. My great regret is how
this will wound my wife. She was
not In on it at all. Mr.. Peck took the
arsenic from me, and neither of us
spoke of it afterward."
He noted the exchange of g1ances
across the bed.
Eyes, yes,'' he interpreted, ST know
you don't believe me, and I know I
can't prove it. You know don't care
whether live or die now.
Say" he said suddenly to the Dis
trict Attorney, CT want you to tell me
something. What would you do if
you were in a fix like this?''
IF you refer to buying poison, I
can't conceive of myself in such a
situatfon,'i returned Swami.
ooh, what fool have BEEN burst
out Waite. what a complete ass I
have made Of myself. And now, sup
pose, I will have to go to the chair"
Always in the forefront of his mind
was the electric chair. At least half
a dozen times in. the confession he
mentioned it as a part of his inevita-
bic doom.
what are you going to do to me ~
he asked as the District Attorney
arose to go.
'ewait until you get well before I
answer you. BY the way, your father
is coming into town tonight Do you
want to see him.
Waite showed no particular con-
Germ After short consideration he
said: Il
'sOh, all right"
SCHNEIDER was about to leave when
the District Attorney got UP. From
his bed Waite called to him:
'sW11l you remain a few minutes
after Swami goes?'' he asked.
SCHNEIDER turned back. He really
has been a Nemesis to Waite, for he
has been running down evidence to
connect him with the murder of
Peck DR.. Waite did not know that
He knew they had mutual acquaint-
ances in Grand Rapids and believed
he was here merely as a friend.
waite Tries Bribery.
This is the story that was told
to the District Attorney by
SCHNEIDER:
told him guessed he could, and said
it depended on what he wanted me to
do. Every little while DIR. Waite kept
into the conversation I
guess it's all up with me-
DO you think they'll use against
me what I've told them 2 he asked. |
I said: There are several things you
will have to explain. One is that you
will have to prove that you did not
give your father-in-1aw the poison |
without his knowledge
No. Waite said. I gave it to him
in the original package
81 told him it would be very diff
cult to prove that, and asked if his
wife or the maid didn't see him hand |
the package to his father-in-law.
NO. he said. but we can say
some one did. But he added, that
be telling the truth.
II said: You are in a bad box and
it is vitality important to prove that
you did not poison that man
Sc WEI you do something for me?'
he said. will you see Dora, the
maid, and get her to say that she
saw me hand the unopened package |
of arsenic to him p
81 said she wouldn't do it. He
replied that she would IF you pay |
her.
IF you get her to say it, Waite
offered, I will pay her $1,000
q Where would I get $1,OOO?' II
said.
"'I have $4,000 he replied, de
posted with Spaulding, Mcclellan
Co., and I'll give you an order for SILL
''I handed him paper and pencil
and told him to write it out.
7 can't write it, he said. You
write it out and I'll sign it,
$50 I wrote it out and he signed
it,"
Here is the way the order reads,
per:
''Spau1ding, Mcclellan Co. Please
give to bearer, r. c. Shind-er, one
thousand ($1,O0O) dollars and charge
20 my account.
ARTHUR WARREN WAITE
Story Not Believed
When the district attorney return
I'D to his office he said he was going
that the son-in-law personally ad-
ninistered the poison to Peck. He
discounted the story of the young