New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-27
Prosecutor Calls Case
Complete, But Hunt
Goes On.
SEEKS DENTISTS
AIDS IN PLOT
Second Woman Gives Evi-
dence-ParentS Weep
Over Son.

Activity on the part of the District
Attorney yesterday was taken as evil
dence that he Is seeking scconplices OF
DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, who has con-
fessed to poisoning John Z. Peck.
With the case against the young
dentist admittedly complete. the Dig
trict Attorneys Office has increased
rather than slackened its inquiry. All
Saturday afternoon and evening and all
Yesterday afternoon Assistant District
Attorney Dooling questioned the two
women thus far connected with the az
fair.
Mrs. Harry W Horton, the "Mrs.
Warren Walters" who visited the room
at the Plaza Hotel rented by Waite for
a studio, was subjected TO Saturdays
lengthy grilling. Mrs. Dorothy May
Pslmenberg underwent her ordeal yes
terday. The latter is close friend of
Mrs. Horton. 1t was TO her home in
West Seventy-second Street that Waite
telephoned when. shadowed by de-
tectives, he arrived in New York from
Grand Rapids week ago.
Mysterious Trails Followed.
What the significance Of this unusual
activity. on the part of the state really
is no one can learn. District Attorney
Swami said over the telephone yester-
day from his home in Park Ridge that
il was merely "to make assurance
doubly sure" His assistants confess
that they have "heard of everything
Waite did since the day Of his mar
riage," yet detectives and witnesses
come to the District Attorneys office
for long sessions.
Mrs. Horton and her husband came TO
the District Attorneys Office on Satur-
day afternoon. carrying two heavy bags
and golf clubs apparently hoping to
leave the city over Sunday. At the con-
clusion of their long conference they
returned, however, 10 their home, at
oG West Eleventh Street, where they
s..ll remain.
Woman an Angry Witness.
The four-hour session between Mrs.
Palmenberg and Mr.. Dooling, whatever
it signifed, was not peaceful by any
means. The woman's voice during the
conference could be heard now and
again raised high in indignation or
anger. She left the room looking eX-
tremely rufled. and refused snappish-
ly TO say anything
Print again what you said before"
was all she flung to the newspaper
men before she stepped into the ele-
vator ana was carried downward.
Mr.. DpollnR admitted that the wom-
ans story had an important bearing
upon tn case. He particularized TO
the extent Of saying that the informa-
tion she gave corroborated other evil
dence regarding the poisoning activi-
ties of Waite.
Immediately after the reporters left,
Mr.. Dooing. who had previously told
them that no one from the District
Attorneys Office would visit Bellevue
Yesterday, SuppeO. away lIOHl MS Vh'Nt
and hastened to the hospital, accom-
panied by Ray SCHNEIDER, the private
detective employed BY the Pecks.
The Assistant District Attorney and
SCHNEIDER were in conference with the
prisoner for more than twenty minutes.
During their talk Waite-who, as he
has become stronger, has become more
and more reluctant 20 talk about his
case-asEed - he might see Mrs. Hor-
ton. Mr.. Doonng told him that per
haps he might, if Ec we're strong
enough, to-day.
Waite Appears Better.
Waite appeared TO be in better con-
ditIon. and spoke aTectionately Of his
wife and his aunt-in-law, Miss Cathe.
rine Peck. When any question was
put 10 him concerning the case he be-
came exceedingly reticent, looked stu
pid and answered extremely slowly and
carefully.
The assistant prosecutor conferred
with Dr. Gregory upon his exit from
the prison ward. As result OF this
corf,,epce Waite will be removed to-