The Washington herald., 1916-03-27
WOMEN ARE QUESTIONED
Revelation of New Trend in
Case Comes After Mrs. Pal
.menberg Testifes.
MRS. HORTON GIVES DETAILS
Companion of Dentist at Plaza Stu
do" Says She Was Promised Hand
some Jewels by Accused.
'ecial to The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
New York. March 26-At least one
other person is suspected of having been
implicated with DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite in the million dollar poison plot"
that resulted in the deaths of John f.
Peck, the dentists father -in-law, and
the latters wife
This was the startling tack that the
district attorneys investigation took to-
day. Very guardedly-and at the mo-
met when members of the Waite and
Peck families were seeking to have the
defendant come through" with a COM
plete confession-officiaIs Of the district
attorneys office and detectives limited
that others were cognizant of Waites
schemes TO murder for money.
The sinister revelation came after Mrs.
Dorothy Palemberg, living In West Sew
enty-second street, had been closeted
! with Assistant District Attorneys
Brothers and Dooling for four hours.
Friend OF Mrs. Horton.
Mrs. Palmenburg is next friend" to
Margaret Weaver Horton, she of the
velvet eyes and the dove-like disposition,
who shared studio" room with Waite
at the Hotel Plaza under the name of
| Mrs. A. W. Walters" The examine
ton of the two women has practically
| absorbed the entire energy OF the dis
trict attorneys Office for two days.
/ us anybody else implicated with
Waite?" DooIing was asked when Mrs.
I pa rr1ep Inn ha.y
of anger out OF his office.
The evidence we have is sufficient in
the case of Waite alone" was the meas
ured and significant reply Of the assist
ant prosecutor.
You mean that certain phases of your
Investigation now point to one or more
others being implicated with Waite"?"
! Yes" replied Mr.. Doolng.
Who else knew of the murder scheme
beside Waite himself?"
This is so big point" answered Mr..
Dooling. after a pause. that don't
feel that 1 should say anything about it
at this time"
Wants to Go to "Chnir."
Waite today moaned out a desire to
be taken to the electric chair at once.
formalities.
why don't they take me out and have
it over with" he cried at one period Of
the day.
Waite early in the day begged that
Mrs. Horton be sent to him.
mond SCHNEIDER. a private detective,
through whom he sought to make an
offer OF sl,o0O to Dora Hitler, the negro
maid, to perjure herself.
Waite is playing a crafty game" said
SCHNEIDER tonight.
I Il don't know whether he has hopes
to have Mrs. Horton tell q story that
will aid him in some way. i told him he
might see Mrs Horton tomorrow IL she
and the district attorney offer no OBJ
lection
Mrs. Horton said tonight that she was
through with Waite"
! Husband Continues Loyal.
II With her was her husband, Harry Mack
Horton, who says he is an engineer Hor-
ton asserted his utmost loyalty to his
pretty wife. Husband and wife said they
had intended leaving town for the week
end. but the district attorney wishes them
to remain.
rs Mrs. Horton under guard7r Assis-
tant District Attorney DooIing was asked
after his interview. She can't leave"
was the reply.
| rs she watched?"
Il won't say" responded Dooling. She
Is under a continuing subpoena calling
for her appearance during a certain
period Of time 49,.
| In his guarded statement Mr., Doolins
gave hints indicating that Waite. during
the period when he was planning and sue
cessfulIy accomplishing the murder of Mr..
and Mrs. Peck for their money, was him
self the victim of a certain coterte
Spent Money Lawfully.
Waite spent money on a lavish scale.
He always seemed to be well supplied
with cash. Mrs. Horton. DooIing re-
yealed today. says that Waite offered
to buy her expensive jeweiry at Fifth
avenue shops.
1 She has not yet admitted that Waite
bought anything for her." said Dool-
ing. but we are eliciting new and
more important information from her
4 at every interview.
She now admits that Waite was
paying for her tuition at a dramatic
school. She was registered here as
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