The evening world., 1916-05-22

suicide. But in the last few days be
has shown symptoms OF new ner-
vous breakdown. Pale. with an obvi-
ously determined effort to look
game" he faced his ordeal rather de
family. lie repeated his boast OF IN
difference TO his end; said he knew
he was going to the chair and his
only regret was that he had made
such an ass Of himself and hurt
Clara" Clara Waite. who was mar
ried to him last September whom he
had fascinated her by his prowess AZ
tennis. his dancing, his adventures as
. wanderer all over the world and an
. coming leader in medical science.
regarded him with cold hatred. Her
petition for a divorce 10 pending In
Michigan. charging him with cruelty
TO her In numbering her parents.
planning to murder her also, and with
misbehavior with other women.
| Since his confession broke down
her passionate faith In his innocence
a few days after his arrest. all tho
love she ever had for him has turned
to loathing and hatred. She has
even offered to take the witness
stand " IL were necessary for his GER
tain conviction-as tho District At
torney now believes IL was not.
| Inc o'her woman Mrs' MAR
garet Horton, the pouting, doll
like beauty who permitted Waite,
| while nj. u,,o wo. .orrow,ny over
On. 49, g.. -. A.
'"o uoa'"s OF Mr. ana Mrs. feck' u
establish studio for him and her
self at the Plaza, under the name Of
Mr. and Mrs. Walters. was also at
nand ana was certain OF being called
40 "i'hess ior the state.
Her attitude toward the prisoner Is
less openly hostile. Long after Mrs
Waite repudiated her husband Mrs
Horton maintained her belief In his
innocence, and by her utterances and
manner has always sought to bear
out the angry protests OF her young
and aggressiveiy loyal husband that
she is the ch,idishly innocent victim
OF tho unworthy s,lspiciona of
worldly city. She has admitted nj
times. howeyer. her knowledco ~
wnito's studv ~ noI.orJ nd disoaae
germs and once or twice has nut fnr-
ward a s,,snicion ,hat oh. ,n,sh, p T.,
tine hava hacnm,o ,,a,,. - ~, -
barsoiS ''.''i Va '"'"'
a. ho ,o,L. o,. 49, -, ,
,hns. 10 ~. ool eno Iour' toonn
49, o"t ."V pe's SONS mo whose
N'o .au 'ooN ioi ahcetion W
any pityVotner thah mat OF con-
ss",p.In,s ,p n,s nro,her FRANK, a nprarian
~ the [uDi'c liprary, ana their ola
iether. HIS mother' VINO has been In
the city since MS arrest has peen
kept at FRANK Waite's home by III
ness almost constantly and has been
advised against attending the trial.
rR,ckv Ann auicrx A., u,a
o
LIFE.
Until tho day of his arrest. March
"a, no man could have shown iess con-
fidence in his ability "to Rst awav
with murder" II was well founded.
II the District Attorneys study of his
twenty-nine years of life means any
thing. Tricky and a resourceful liar
as a boy. he was Obliged to leave
Michigan by the discovery of his mis-
APPROXIMATION of SsO0 IN Y, NJ. C.. A.
funds. To his home after that came
unvarying tales OF his success in life.
He was q dentist and q wonde rfully
resourceful physician, the stories ran,
In Great Britain and In Europe. He
had gained vast wealth In Africa. BY
the time he returned to this country
a little more than a year ago he was
easily able to make new acauaint-
ances believe he was a graduate of
the medical department OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan, Of the Universi-
ty Of Glasgow, and that his scientific
attainments, especially as a student
of bone surgery, were highly regarded
In the upper strata OF scientific spe-
cialists. When he returned to Michi-
gan TO marry Miss Peck, last fall, all