The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-18
new YORK WICKED,
SAYS MRS. WAITE
OTIS Women Must Reform il
the City Is to Grow
Better"
HOPES DOCTOR MUST DIE

~ there was ever a dislllusioncd
cor,n she ~ Mrs. clara Peck Waite.
rbo has como to New York from Grand
rapids. Mich. to testify for the state
a. the trial Of her husband. Dr. Arthur
warren waite. for the murder of her
n,her. John H. Peek. Relieving N a
,,p,al punishment Is wrong. except in
exceptional cases. she says this IL one
~ ,he exreptions-tha, death seems to
no the ou,S just punishment for so hor-
rihlc \ crime
Mrs. waite is staying with old friends
4, Cl,rcnont avenue. She had a long
,,ls with District Attorney Swami yes
,.rdav morning and again last night. In
.he afternoon she received reporters for
,ov minutes. Her dress, hat and
vol were black. with a touch OF white
Or the hat. She did not raise her veil.
81. IS a slight. blue eyed. fair haired
young woman. doing her best to fight or
nervous breakdown. Now and then
,hs neutrality-suspicious. she recalled in
dents Of married life that seemed
limos, IDEAL" little attentions from the
ever so devoted dentist to which she now
suaches significance that she doesn't
Ike TO dwell upon.
Joy ~ Living Gone.
"r have lost everything" she said.
-Id'e means nothing TO me. | might
have been able TO forgive Dr. Waite for
hs association with Mrs. Margaret
Horton. That is nothing compared with
the loss OF my parents.
IF seem to be different from many
somen in New York. My goodness. l
never saw such a place as New York
We're women seem to think nothing OF
soing about with married men. ! was
brought up to believe that men should be
a. good as women. and i am sure that
Woman should set the example by being
above reproach. legally and morally.
Those who don't are as much to blame
az the men. Mrs. Horton knew Or.
Waite was married. She went with him
smply TO get what she could from him.
n New York is to grow better Its women
must reform.
"Bu, | care nothing about Mrs. Hor-
ION now | am not thinking about her.
Or Waite could ave had her and a num-
her Of other women IL he had only
shared my parents. They were all In
he world to me. n in taking them he
nigh, as we'll have taken me.
Il do not even ,hink OF DR.. Waite
any more. on July l l shall have my
decree OF diNOrCe COnsluer my sen
sr.. row. | dc not think OF the trial
ether. do not know what Is prompting
no TO testify-it must be my parents.
HI, | do know that DR.. Waite never
-e,lly loved me. or he would nevet have
made me suffer the way I'm suffering
new
DisIikes 20 See the Doctor.
The financial affairs Of the wa!r
household seemed to puzzle her in retro
s7ect. She said that she had her "
bank account. always bought her own
c.o,hes and complied with Waite's de-
mand that she be always we'll dressed
There was also a Joint bank account
and she never questioned her husband
about his expenditures. although they
: seemed to her e~xtravagant.
Sac said she didn't want to see DR..
waite again but supposed she would
have 10 a, the trial. which will begin on
Monday,
IL suppose the trial will be short she
added. at is a mockery, but OF course
ne Jaw prescribes IT,"
She was asked II she believed DIT
Waite intended to end her life also.
The detectives tell me he did" she
I.p!ed. 81 don't know what to think.
Her brother. Percy Peck, and his wife
are also IN the city and will be called
10 testify against DR.. Waite.