The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-25
DR. WAITE PAYS TIE
 DEATH PENALTY
POISONED HIS FATHERIN-LAW IN HOPE OF SECURING FOR
 TUNE THROUGH HIS WIFE.

Ossining, N. Y.. May 2t-Dr Ar thur Warren Waite was executed al Sing Sing prison at 11.10 o'clock to might for the murder of his father in-law, John E. Peck of Grand Rapids. Mich
 The young dentist walked calmly and with a firm step from his cell to the death chamber, accompanied by the Rev A N. Peterson, protestant chaplain of the prison He faltered however, as he neared the electric chair, but recovered quickly and noddy to the group of physicians prison officials and others who had assembled as witnesses. Waite submitted quietly to Inc ordeal of being strapped in the chair and went 10 his death without a word of protest or goodbye Three shocks were administered within four minutes
 The two hours before his death Waite spent in prayer with hs spiritual advieer Just before II o'clock the clergyman asked he con demned man if there was anyone to whom he wished 10 send a message Of farewell.
 ''No. thank you.' iDr Waite replied with smile "There really is no one 1 know to whom l care to send a fare. well message"
 Not even to your mother?" aueried Mir. Peterson.
 "No, sir to no one" Ros the an swer.
 The chaplain declared that Waite, who confessed that he had poisoned his wealthy father-in.aw in the ex- pectation that his wife would obtain large share of the wea thy Mr. Peck's estate, seemed to look upon his approaching doom as a wonderful ad- venture.
 Not once during the day did Dr. 1 Waite lose his composure. He main tained the same smiling indifference that has marked his stay of almost a farewell to his brother. Frank A. Waite at o'clock. The brothers had spent nearly the entire afternoon to- gether talking over family matters
 All that Dr. Waite said at parting was well, goodbye, Frank"
 They clasped hands for a moment Tears sprang 10 the brothers eyes but Waites eyes were dry and there twas 8 smile on his lips.
 Frank Waite returned to New York after making arrangements with an undertaken in Ossining to take Dr i, Waites body after the execution. He refused to say where the body would be buried, but said 1t would not be sent to Grand Rapids.
 Dr. Amos o. Squire, the prison phy sician, examined Waite in the after noon and was astonished to find his temperature and pulse exactly nor nal. Dr Squire said this was the most remarkable instance of nerve he had ever seen in a condemned man, and he has examined more than 40 on the day before they went to the chair.
 I " dltt NdH dWuAtutu dL b Q tlOth h this morning after a night of sound sleep. During the day he ate three hearty meals. At suppertime the principal keeper asked him if he de sired any special dish. in view of the fact that it was to be his last meal
 "No. l think not" Waite replied after some deliberation. 
 An autopsy on Waite's body showed a trace Of an old meningitis of the brain it was said Dr Squire one of the physicians who performed it. said E might have been caused by a blow He said it migi5 have led 10 headaches and pam. but could not state whether it was such as Go have caused crlm inal tendency Waite's heart. it was sad. was musually large.