Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-24
.0ne of the Most Remarkable
Cases in Criminal Annals of
Country Believed to Have
Been Unearthed
SUSPECT TAKEN WHILE
IN DEEP DRUG STUP0R
Death of Millionaire Leads to
Rigid Investigation and Ser
sationaI Developments Are
Expected to Follow

New york. March 23.-ln stupor
from self administered drugs. DR.. Ar
thur Warren Waite a dentist anu
we'll known as a tennis player, was IN
the custody Of detectives tonight ana
will be charged with the murder mere
on March II Of his father-ih-laW'
John r. Peck, millionaire urus
manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Men"
as soon as he can be taken into court
With the arrest of DR.. Waite the uls-
trict attorneys office believes II mas
uncovered what will prove one OF t'e
most remarka bic cases IN many years
Mr.. Peck, who is reputed to nave
left an estate valued at about Sl,aoVt-
OOO and his wife died within SIN
weeks while visiting their daughter
and her husband at their klVerSiur
drive apartments here. BY the VIII
Of Mr.. Peck his estate was equally III
vided between Mrs Waite and Percy
peck. of Grand Rapids, his son. Mrs.
Waite now is seriously Ill at Grand
RAPIDS. District Attorney Swami SAID
today he had learned she had been
instructed by Waite to make VIII IN
his favor
In Drug StuDor.
When detectives went to the Waite
1DHflIlflll lOUdN AlltN lDhAiN Ni'' >
dentist i'm bed. apparently in great
main. DR.. A. 4. Moore, the physician,
+ who attended Peck while he was here
declared Waite was suffering from
! ovcrdoses Of narcotics. Considerahl'
quantities of three different drugs
i were found in the dentists clothing
and he said he had taken some OF
each kind, beginning yesterday morn
! ing. Asked how much he had taken
! he replied Plenty
! District Attorney Swami went L
the house with stenographer to tak'
la statement from the dentist bu
Waite was in a stupor. Dr. Moore
said his patient probably would be
able to get to court tomorrow. II
the meantime Waite will be CLOSELY
guarded.
The arrest of DR. Waite was order
ed today after an investigation by DIS
triet Attorney Swami based upon TN
results of an autopsy on Pecks body
which revealed strong symptoms o
poisoning. The case was placed II
the hands of the grand jury toda.
after Dora Heller. a negro mad a
DR. Waite's home and DR. jacob Is
Cornell wealthy relative of th'
Pecks, had told stories to the distric
attorney which seemed to him to war
rant beginning proceedings asalhs
the dentist.
The grand jury investigation will
continue several days Witnesses iron
Grand Rapids and Detroit are eX
jpected here Saturday and probabl.
will testify either that day or on Mon
day. Meanwhile, Waite will be takel
to the Tombs and held without Dall
charged with murder in the first de
gree. the district attorney said TO
night. Both Or. Cornell ana Dor
Heller were before the grand jury to
day. The jury was given copies o o
1.-THE death certificates of both MI
Peck and his wife, as filed with tn
/ health department.
The maid, whom the state regarde
as one of the most important wit
nesses, told the district attorney TO
day that Dr. Waite came into tn
kitchen where she was preparing dlh
iner and poured something out OF
bottle that he told her was medicine
, into soup which afterward was serve
TO Peek at the Dentists home. TN
, occurred, she said, about two Gays De
fore the druggists death
Put medicine" in Tea.
She noticed that Peck ate only
$ little Of the soup. and expressed
l desire for a cup of tea. DIT wait
= went with her to the kitchen she as
, serted, saying. Father didn't like IN
soup. I'll put some more medicine |
the tea. Peck drank the tea, sh
o said.
DR.. Cornell said he visited Pee
T Saturday afternoon. March II. an
r talked with him for about an hou
He seemed at that time to be in goo
r. health. the physician declared. WhiI
, he was there. DR.. cornell said, he sa
Dr.. Waite go into another room whic
Peck had retired with n bottle col
tanning what DR.. Waite told him wa
medicine. In a few minutes he SAT-
r he heard Peck groaning The ne'
h morning he was called on the tel'
@ phone by Mrs. Waite and told ne
father was dead When DR.. wan
was questioned at the district atto1l
ney's office yesterday afternoon, j
admitted. according to Mr.. Swan
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