The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-26

The jurors hung on over every
word the youthful man uttered.
While he talked. the father sat In
remote part Of the court room
| with his two other sons and sob
bed.
Counsel began his questioning
with a review OF Wlite's unrlly
childhood.
Passing rapidly over the subse
quent episodes in waite's career.
Attorney Duell came to the visit
of Mrs. Peck and Miss Catherine
Peck at the Waite home in New
York.
do you remember when Mrs.
Peck came TO visit you?"
Yes. let me see. really, can't
remember exactly. she and Mrs.
Waite came some time in January.
can't remember exactly when"
Did you give her bacterial"
why. certainly. | got the con
tents OF about six test tubes OF
diphtheria. pneumonia. influenza,
and reduced them TO one tube and
gave them TO her"
"How did you administer this"
"You see. | often brought the
food from the kitchen TO the dining
room and | would slip the germs
in the food or In something else"
How often?"
"Oh. | only had TO administer
them to her once. You see, she be
came i'll Immediately. They affect
ed her az, once. She remained iii
for several days. got worse and then
got better. and finally one night,
Saturday. IL I remember right, al
though | won't be sure. said !
would sit up With her. The nurse
went home at o'clock and Mrs.
Waite was tired | was 10 watch
and give her her medicine about
every 10 minutes
What did YOU do"
Well | had procured during the
day some veronal tablets, about
dozen five-grain tablets. and this |
powdered up When ! gave her her
medicine. slipped this powder in
and she took IT,
What did you 30 them"
There was almost gasp in the
room as the man, shaking his head
as If the question were trivial. re
Piled
why. Of course. then went TO
sleep"
so did she, he added momeni
later
Then followed the confession OF
the killing OF John Z. Peck, the
prisoners father-in-law.
did you administer the germs TO
Mr.. Peck?" asked Deuel..
oh yes. was the matter-of-
course reply.
What did YOU give him?"
why" was the smiling answer.
gave him large doses OF about
everything | had. diphtheria, pneu
monia, typhoid. influenza"
How did they affect him."
Not at all"
Did you try anything elseg
Yes. oh yes, got some tuber
cular spurum and procured a nasal
spray into which put il. in.
duced Mr.. Peck TO use that. but II
did not work"
How long did you keep this
method up?"
oh. quite few days, giving big
ger and stronger doses all the
time. even tried another scheme
got lot OF calomel. one-half and
one-grain tablets. which | admins
tered TO him in order 10 weaken him
so that ne would not resist the
germs. but IL failed even gave
him a half bottle OF these tablets
They produced bowel complaint. but
the man recovered every time"
Did you try anything else?"
Waite grinned.
"Oh. yes. tried many things.
| would get him to go out and ex-
pose him 10 drafts In the hope he
would take cold. would open his
windows and dampen his shee.-
with water. That did not make any
difference Once | got some hydro
chloric acid and put IL on the rad
itor in his room, hoping the gas
would AFFECT HIM. II failed. I tried
TO FIX il 40 that he would 20 out in
an automobile with me. Ny idea
was 10 stall at the top OF a steep
hill, get out and then start her
| down with him in the back seat. |
| couldn't do that. | turned on the
gas one night, but the janitor or
superintendent detected It and came
| up and awakened me"
when did you give him the ar.
senic?"
| "Oh, don't recall, really do
not. II was Thursday or Friday. !
can't recall when he took IL all"
Waite then recalled that he had
announced that he would 20 on
watch the Saturday night peck died
and give his wife a chance 20 sleep
and rest He had the couch moved
Just outside Mr.. Pecks bedroom
door.
what did you do them" asked
the lawyer.
II laid down and rested for an
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