The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-26

| they would go to luncheon. Then at 1 80
she would go for her music lesson and
practice and he would walt.
Where would you go them
81 sometimes went home" he replied
naturally.
He would be back again after 3 and at
4 o'cloc they went to the Plaza, remain-
ing until 8. Mrs. Horton had to show
up at her home then. and he some
times wen home. They would meet
very often IN the evening and go to the
theatre or opera or take al automobile
ride.
would you telephone your wife dur
ing the day?'
"Oh. always"
"Why?"
"Oh. Just To-" said the witness.
finishing with a shrug n a gesture.
lie never met Mr.. Horton. lie said. but
he would see him sometimes.
They Loved One Another.
did you love her, asked the lawyer.
Yes"
Did she reciprocate7"
Il think she did, was the answer.
A moment later the witness caused
something Of a surprise in the room
when In reply to a question concerning
his relations with MIR. and Mrs. Peck
his voice broke and his lip trembied
as he said:
"Mr. Peck wal a splendid man, one
Of the best men that ever lived
MIR. Deuel. returned to Miss Peck then
and ushered on the murder phase OF the
confession.
DID you ever pu. ground glass in
Miss Peck's food?"
Yes" was the casual reply. in some
marmalade that she kept In her room at
the hotel
when was that"
Early in the summer. before we were
married."
Did you put n germ cultures In a
can of fish you gave herr"
Yes"
what was your idea?"
80 hat she would eat H." was the
answer, as II In surprise.
Germs Proved Ineffective.
The witness could not remember what
germs he first gave Miss Peck. but what
ever they were they were not enective'
Later he gave her the germs OF pneu-
monia. typhoid, diphtheria and influenza,
but they would not work. This was
when he had first resumed his study oil
bacteriology which he had begun at Ann
Arbor. He nae difficulty in getting the
germs and had to develop his own cul-
lures toward the last. a most unsatis-
factory method. He had procured them
from the Cornell medical school. from
Or. Heitzmann and from Parke. Davis
4 Co.
What did you want TO get those
germs for - asked Mr.. deuel..
why, to kill those people"
Waite said he stopped giving germs &c
Miss Catharine Peck when Mrs. John Il
Peck, Sr., came to town. Later he said
he had figured 1t out II Miss Peck died
before her brother her money would &c
to them and 20 come down to his wife
IL she died afterward the money woult
come direct.
He did not mention his wife's mann
any time during the day with reference
to the killing.
Now Waite" said Mr.. Deuel. towart
the close Of the night session, what wal
your purpose in giving germs to thes'
personsT"
why, I wanted them to die - cam
the cool response.
why did you want them to die?"
Il wanted their money. was the sen
t%entious
A moment later he added:
Il can't exactly say when | got tn
idea. but 1t was approximately som
time when l first met Miss Clara Pee
and made up my mind to marry her"
Waite Takes the Chair Smiling.
1t was Just 3 10 when Mr.. Deuel.. aftel
finishing with his dispositions. whispered
to Clerk Penney. who called loudly
Arthur W. Waite. Arthur w. Waite /!
The defendant, who had been sitting hal
asleep, his face resting on his chin. aros'
with a smile. The spectators in tn
court room. most OF them women. aga!i
fairly arose from their benches in thei
eagerness until the court attendants eau
toned them to keep seated.
Within an hour a great many II
the court room took advantage OF Jus
tice Shearn's permission for those de
string TO leave to go. 1t seemed as |
even the most morbid Of them had beel
sickened by the smiling. Indifferent con
fession Of th!every beginning at II year
, and sparing no one. friends. relative
or patrons.
Arthur Warren Waite" IA tn
first answer to the attorneys question
} ing as to his name as he leisurely leane'
back in his chair. crossed his knees an
rested his elbows on the arms OF tn
chair. A few feet way from him ga
his wife. but II he was aware Of 1t h
gave no sign. She tilted her hat a
first so that he could not have see
., her face had ne tried. Later she turne,
, her head aroun in amazement at tn
? bald, frank recital she heard.
l Waite said he was rs years old an
z born at CannOnsburR. Mich. He ha'
, gone first to school at Cannonsburg un
Il, he was about II. His accent wa
z very English. He could not remembe
5 his first school life.
! Always Sought to Avoid Toll.
E II remember II very vaguely he re
, piled. He had worked On his father
3 farm and had always endeavored to ea
cap any toll.
Wasn't It satisfactory" asked Nj
Deuel..
The defendant laughed. They 8 a
. not" he replied.
He recalled as he described his ter
= dency to avoid work" Once. he sale
he had been given some corn to plan
$ which he had hidden under a fiat ston
3 because he wanted TO go fishing. II
Q had escaped all toll. Yes. he sal
= calmly, he had always lied. cheated a.
shirked at school When he went I