The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
WAITE FOUND GUILTY IN
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rake. He was eating when word came
that his father was down below and
wanted to see him.
on. what IL the useg' he said. at
Will do no good. Father is "A good Chris
tian man he knows I have done wrong
and must pay the penalty what good
can come of our interview" lie con
tinued his meal without thinking. APP
parently. Of the incident again.
Mrs. Margaret Horton made the fol-
lowing statement at her home. 56 West
Eleventh street. last night in the pres.
cnce of her husband:
u am sorry for Dr. Waite's poor
mother. who Is at home all alone with
no earthly comforter. | pray God will
help her In this o of trouble. | am
sorry | brought trouble to any one, as
did not do so willingly. I was think
ing only OF my voice. 7 am sorry for
myself. My career meant so much and
was so dear to me. Ii has now become
intangible and not clear. Everything has
stopped. ! don't know where To begin.
Mr.. Horton has stood by me nobly. Not
one In a hundred would have been so
noble. / lost my father and mother
early and had no adviser. Mr.. Horton
realized this. ] have been foolish and
indiscreet. but | did no real wrong
MIR. Horton had no comment to make
on his wife's statement.
The jurors said 1t had been agreed
that they would not discuss the case.
Privately 1t was learned that only one
official ballot was taken. the remaining
time being taken up with "A discussion
of the points and the food,
Mrs. clara Louise Peck Waite begged
to be excused from talking. and so did
her brother. Percy Peck.
1T speaks for itself" said District
Attorney Swami. THE jury has re-
corded a fair verdict" said Mr.. Broth
ers.
we could only present such a de-
fence as the alienists discovered from
their examinations of the man." said MIR.
Deuel.. The court and the jury have
said that such a defence did not excuse
the crime for which the man was con-
victed. The trial was fair. everything
was done that could he done, and we
must remain content for the present"
Lawyers Complimentcd.
Justice Shearn in his charge paid n
h.gh compliment 10 the attorneys for
both sides for the dignity and CELEBRITY
with which they had conducted the
case. They returned the compliment
privately. attributing much of the credit
10 the Justice himself.
The trial began Monday morning and
lasted not quite six full court days,
with one night session. The jury was
selected In one day. which Is not only
a record for n homicide case. over which
there was SO much publicity. but 1t pu,
In the box twelve men OF n type not
usually found in such places-mer-
chants. capitalists, engineers. Il broker
a writer and an expert accountant. TIL.
presentation of the prosecution tooh
part of Monday afternoon. Tuesday and
a part OF Wednesday. The defence took
Wednesday night. Thursday and Friday
The rebuttal took less than an hou'
yesterday morning.
The District Attorney is determined
that the record shall be kept up. An
nouncement was made after the tria
that his case on appeal will be read,
within a few weeks. MIR. Deuel. coul'
not say how soon ne would be read,
with his briefs. II was thought tn
case will be argued early In the fal
in the Court OF Appeals. "a the Consti
tuition requires.
Aucnists on stand.
The final blows Of the State fell hare
and swiftly on the case OF the defence
Within ffty-four minutes after cour
opened three expert alienists. Drs. Smitl
Ely Jellifre. William Mabon and Thoma
s. Gregory. had given 1t as their opinion
i tnht lne man Itu bf'i lIhN " poe
since his first confession at Bellevue
II. had smiled and smirked. told calml,
of his murders and his murder plans
all In pursuance of a programme In
ended to convince a jury that he wa
too depraved TO be normal.
Or. Jelline testified briefly OF his oh
servations and then Assistant pistric
Attorney Brothers asked II the wines
had heard the hypothetical question q
" thA ARf n IN
true as there stated, the witness CAV
IL as his opinion that the defendant wa
not insane.
Or. Mabon. head OF the Manhatta
HOSPITAL for the Insane. was even NOR
positive II possible. Waite is simply
fair sample of the habttual crimini
type, he said. He has schooled INNS"
ali his life TO meet embarrassing G
dangerous situations with a smile.
WAS his demeanor that of a sar
man." asked Joseph II. Trant, juror n
IL.
YES" was the reply "for a man {
his type"
His emotional reactions are und'
good control, Dr. Mabon went on. h
! has feigned ever since he made his plan
He feigned on the witness stand al
in all his talks with the a'lenls,s
officials. The witness said he did NJ
recognize such a classification as NOR
imbecile." Some have accepted II, ]
said. but a person morally an imbeci
could never attain a position, conce
his effectiveness, as his man had don
DIR. Menas S. Gregory. chief aiehi
for Bellevue, caused Waite TO con
nearer to breaking down than any oth
person in the trial. He told OF the TN
, the defendant began the pose he M
;. carried through the trial. Waite. WI
. had come into court with his usual ca
, ual. smiling. Indifferent manner, crlnv'
:. AZ this. His face paled and ms ~
. went bloodless. He pressed his nan,
:. into his cheeks until the flesh at l,
edges purpled. Hts eyes dropped on u
-. table and he never lifted them.
- "Do you remember when the demean
" ~ the defendant %changed?' asked N
"a Brothers.
ne How DemeanO Changed.
~ Yes it came Just at the time he 2
is gan confessing. You see. before TN
be time he had been denying II pubic
es Finally he had reached the point VINE
he was saying that he had purchas
the arsenic at the request OF MT re
himself. In the meantime l may 5
that the man Oas exhibiting symptoi
p OF fear and remorse. He would SIT ",
III. kaod md rpDpat, Z