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THE SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 191.
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WAITE ACCUSED OF
$100,000 SWINDLE
Money Spout on Mrs. Walters,
Sn.vs Swhiiii's Aid in
( J en ml Knpitls.
1ALSK PHKTKXCKS I'SK!)
ORANti UaI'IPH, Midi., Miirch '.'."l.
Fruncl X. MaticiiMi, Ainlttiitit Dlnlrlrt
Attorney of Now Yorl, cild to-night he
ImiI evidence attalnM Or. Arlhur E.
Walte In connection with the HrntliR of
Sir. and Mr. John K. IVck which would
inake the run- one of the tnoitt dunlin
In criminal hlxtury. Mr. Matictn-o ha
followed Walte'H career il!ice In- left the
tlcntal ili'prtnient uf the rnlvviMty of
Mlchlnm. Among other thing'', he iivii,
he, him found that Wulte hail ohlulneul
aumn Ui to ttOU.OUO urulrr fnlsn
pretences .nut had hquaiiilered the
mountx on Mr. A. W. W.ilterx. wh;
lived at the I'l.tzu Hotel In New York.
Dr. Utto i:. rirhultzti of New York mid
Dr. I'trry Schurtz of UiH city, who per
formed the poft inortem examinations on
the 'hotly of John II. I'ei-k. left tn-nlght
flr Ann Arhor to icmfer with lr. Victor
C. Vuuglmn, dean of the medical depart
ment of the fnlvemlty of Michigan, who
xamlnrtl the Miniiiirli, Hi-fore leaving
they iinnotinced that the tnuct of ar
Ht'lilo found were ahsotute. According
to IVrcy H. IVcl,. Ir. Sohultir told hliu
that IiIk f.'iili'T hail heen glxrii enough
atenlc to kill fully a dozen men. Dr.
Schultze liellcwd that the poison wan
Hmlnlsiered the night before (Vck died.
According t" Cuzrlla I'orhett. a ward
of Ur. I.'. II. Hull of this city. Dr. Wulto
declared In her presence last fall that
ho would "-non Imvc the Peel; millions
In the palm of hie hand." Pr. Walte,
ulie. myt, made this statement before
Ills wife and Miss forhett. When asked
how he would iiceompllsh It. he replied
that he vvn welt xerscd in Ihn wa)s of
the world and could do almost anything
he desired.
The hotly of Mr. IVeli has been placed
under a guaid of four armed men. This
ptiv.iuUon a taken to-iluy by Assistant
District Attorney Maticuso of New York,
Mr. MancUMi declared that lie feared all
effort might be made tu steal the bisly I
It was said to-day b Pi rcy S. Peek
that lr. Walte made enj efTort to as
sure the ceniatli,ii of the body before
he returned to New York. The body
was taken to nil undertaking establish
ment wheie the llri-t autopsy was per
formed wiille Dr Walte Mir tit the Peck
home. He exported the body to arrive
there, and when ! did not come he went
to the undertakers. Several physician"
acin present and he nsked tu see the I
k..i.. ii& .. .,...1 '
bfldj". He was tettleed
"I "illy want tu place a little flower
beside the white face." he pleaded. "It
wa one of tile wishes of Clara, my
Wife."
Tin: second refusal was curt and he
left. For two days, however, he kept
tiisl-tllig that he be allowed to open the
ritlln. Ai ihe end nf thai time, when .
the body was -e.iled in u cemetery vault. 1 itupor from drugs. With the din-tor were
be left for New York, first sending u.lMward Walte, hi- ..rother. who is em
telegram to Mrs A. W. Walters at the I ployed In the New York Public. Library.
Hotel Plaza. New York. and Hay Schlndler. a private detective.
It ..... I l ...I... .l..l.,... I I... ..... .r.t-.li...l h. l..t..i. l'..eL' h..n
I en j c i i iiu miin iri.vu" n, i
that Dr. Walte held a seml-liv pontic
Influence over Mis. Walte. She answered 1
his every whim. It was this condition,
that led her tu make out her will as
he requeste,, before h, .eturned to N.-w .
ioil. I iivj ei,- ,n no,,..-, ....w 1
when she agieed. and the paper was '
made, out and witnessed the next tlay. In I
it she bequeathed the entire share of her
estate to him. it Is said that he now
has this paper In his possession.
Mrs. Walte Is still Ignorant of her hus
band's arrest. Although Mr. Maticuso
and Dr. Schultze told her that a "sllgnt
investigation was
It. nnmntiu tliev did .
' 'IS? n n fe-.red
N hen she le ans the
Tah- U will ' m u a, ce
not touch on the.
a! rri.tuten nun iieu nir in. uw
exact state of affairs It will unbalance.
her mentality. She has Implicit contl-
dence in her hu-band and she teleeraphs
to him every day. She said to-dSy that ,
she did not believe "War en would pol- found and turned over to Judge Swann
son her papa and mamma, because lie later three kinds of sleeping tablets- a
loved them ti inch." quantity if five grain tablets or trlon.il.
Percy S. Peck admitted to-day that.., quantity of live grain tablets of sul
the fatal Illness of Ills father was not ption.tl ami thre glass tubes nmtaliiliu
the first which had seized him while be , lu,rj, ,,( vorouul sodliini
visited tho son-in-law In New York. On, ,n ,k lllollPlt lf tt.m,'Ki.try fiecdoui
nis return irtun a visit las; ticiooer n"
told atsiut a spell which necessitated his I
. .. i 1...1 it. .
hi It at tils father fe t . aiVountably I
mange anS thai ! theUelidlng tlhvslctans '
were much puzzled over his condition.
em.s, y in Ul " w h Vr. J
Walle find knew bin. intl.c.alelv. ad.'
vised against the man Inge of Dr Walte
and Miss Peck, Mrs. Peck went to Dr.
MassMInk and asked for his opinion and
he replied thai the ceieinony should Hot
th performed under any conditions. Dr.
Masselluk also gave the detective, other
Information which will be used.
Autopsy lllapels Suspicion.
An autop,y iierfornied on the body of
Mrs. Kmma King showed yesterday
that her death last Tuesday was due to
natural causes. The postponement of her
funeral had lieen ordered by Coroner
IJIordan utter lie had received an
anonymous telephone message saving
that Ihe death was suspicious. Dr.
Benjamin Siliwartz. Conmtr Itlordan's
physician, performed the autopsv.
INQUIRY IS UPHELD BY MAYOR.
leales. Catholics Arr Reins At
tacked by Mtroiia.
Mayor Mltchel sent a letter yesterday
lav'
to Edward II. Thompson of Hlchinond
Hill. Xj. I., assuring him that there is I
nothing Inimical to Catholics In the In-1
Vestlgatlon now being made into the i
work of the Stato Hoard of Charities,
He said: I
"You are misinformed if you believe '
that an attack Is being nuidii on the'
Catholic institution-. 1 do no. Mum. i
you for your misunderstanding, because '
tins impression is a natural one irom
the misrepresentations which have been which bears considerable lesemblance to
spread broadcast regarding the matter, the American hellebore, except that it
Commissioner Strong, who is conducting s more disposed to purge. It
the Inquiry, is an able, fearless ami un- has generally been known ami treated
prejudiced gentleman of high standing of as a violent emelocathaitlc, tiro.
In the community. I know hint to he duclng severe vomiting and purging,
free from bias and I am certain that he often ulieinled with gtlplng pain
will not knowingly permit any Injustice m m,t infrequent!) with great
ta be done. 1 prostration. In overdoses It
"Those wim aro clamoring against the'ul.lrt llK ., rrtut poison, causing an
Investigation are doing so before it Is , rl. burning sensation In the mouth,
completed and without knowing what the . . . ., filing of constriction In the
decision of the commissioner will be, , ,,,,.. .xfPBslve vomiting, severe ah
This is In bad grace and should be .lis-; ,,,,,,,,,,,,, prtl ., , f.b)e ,,
courage.! by the true well wishers of t(.urci,v perceptible pulse, told sweats,
thoso charitable nst tut ohm w id ren. ..,.,,..'.' ,..! ' ., u
... ..u.. . -..i . . .i . .
,ro0rthy Hinkc ," ,l10 I"or "f ""
city,
CAN'-T COLLECT CARTER NOTE.
Attachment Against Leslie Dudley
Carter, Son of Actress.
An attnthineut for )3,UTii against the
property of Leslie Dudley Carter, son
of Mrs. Leslie Carter, the actiess. was
signed yestei day by Supreme Court Jus-
nun ontcKiiu in it sun ny irvnig I,,
Kaden under an assigned claim of tlm
defunct Slock Kxchange firm of Mills
Bros, & Co,
The firm held a note given by young
Carter which was Indorsed by his
mother, but has been unable In collect,
The iiltachiiienl was granted on the
ground that Carter Is a lesideiil of Chi
cago, where hu Is an insuiauce solicitor.
He was married thero on November 17
Is it.
DR. WAITE IN COURT TO-DAY ACCUSED
AS SLAYER OF HIS WIFE'S FATHER
Continual rom I'lrst Vogr.
iiimstaneeH which caused the District
illi.i.iini i.t tub llin kiiua liofrim Ihn
tlrand Jury and to request an Indict-
men! for murder. ,
in.i. uumn,! K-,.,1 rriim bis i
Investigators In tlrand llaplds. Assla-1
taut District Attorney Maticuso, Dr. Otto
rtchullze, the pathologist of the District
Attorney's olllce, and one special invent!
gator, such positive advice that he saw
nn reason longer to defer action against
Dr. Walte. On Wednesday Mr. Man
ciiso had Informed Judge Swann by
long distance telephone and by tele
Truth lh.il un timl nit tli-in nt till
" i' ' .
examination 01 ins
stomach of Mr. Peck had rcxealed a
large quantity or arsenic, ami thin me ,
examination or me nraiu lino, uisciuseu
traces of arsenic. The discovery of
nrrenli! In the brain entirely disposed of
any theory that arsenic might have bi'en
used In the embalming fluid, since the
paralysis of circulation resulting from
arsenic to g-t Into the llue of the
brain. The undertaker win. embalmed
the body. John H. Potter of 144 la-xtng-
had "eT us'r In'HtMl.nlingm.'iu0
had heen used In the embalming till u.
tt.
M " ,s Ma iiRinii iLiiilds was !!)
:, 1
rnttnu-M ! '
IJxamlnatloii here shows criminal
record going hack to I90!, In addition
to perfect case on present matter, both
from legal and medical slaiidtsdnt. It is
estentlal for the preparation of the case
to provide against a possible future de.
fcliee of Insanity and will examine par
ents of defendant now before Ills arrest
Is made. Prof. Vaughn reports plenty
of arsenic. A complete autopsy will be
arranged. If poslb!c do not arrest de
fendant until I wire that work here Is
completed, t li es-i'ntl.il to keep mat
ter perfectly secret on account of situa
tion here."
Word lihrn to rreal.
Then In I Irand llaplds the complete
autopsy was held, Mr, Mancusn pursued .
ois nuiuiiirs nun i ik i.ii ui i'i. .tin.
questioned memliers and friends or tnei lc is waiting until the return to
Peck and Walte families and Dually last I morrow of Mr. Mancuo from llrjtid
nlslit sent to Judge .Swann the follow-1
lug telegram:
"Arrest defendant Immediately. Kvl
denie of guilt overwhelming, obtained
substantial sum of money under fnic
ptetetice.- Check up bank accounts and
h"ld up all deposit-."
Judge Swann. however, had already
acted, partly becaiifc of thi-lnforiii.'.'.'oii
obtained from the negro maid and trom
Dr. Cornell and partly bviuue of cv
eral minor discoveries. One of tb.e Hrt
acts of the District Attorney's ottlce
terday morning was the luipoundluv of
Dr. Walte's bank accounts and of papurti
and valuables he had In a safety deposit
bus. Judge Swann thought It N-M last
night not to ntak public the location of
the bank accounts ami of the safety le-
Imlt Imv.
posit bo.
Having tied up Dr. Walte's finances
Judge Swann instructed the Police De
partment vesierday morning tu scud de
tectives to Dr. Walte's apartment ..ml
to keep the doctor under the strictest
surveillance until further orders were te
eel ved. When the detectives went to the
apartment they found Dr, Walte in a
..." ...... ...u.... ... ..v.- ..
of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Pick and (
brother .0 Dr. Walte's wife.
Unable to arou-c bis brother. I M ward
Walte called Dr. Albeitus Adair Moore.
r. Moore arrived in ha-.e ami tried un-
ntmiiiiKi? 101 poiue iiiov i.. ivntfi.. ...
v.,tt,. to consciousness. He wa p.ttly
'successful only, t'mler the urge of
strong stimulants Dr. Walte recovered j
. t . . .. .u t, i, ...I '
enough .'..herence to say that he had
aacn -piemy ... sum '
begun '" dose himself with sedative ,
drugs at II ooloek on Wednesday morn-
. '. .. . .. ... .. i. i . i
?' ",n1r:l' ,lm ",r- w"l,e h,"u l,,cen lZ' 1
",B h mhe" 'tMHY "7V"y 1,h ,
""""lI' ' "oni" """""""'
lug. Dr. Jloore assumed from Hie loon i
,, , cronal and su i hona . '
,.. Koond , .,.krtl
,,r"" y'"""1 ,0,",,
In Dr. Walte's locket !r. Moore
from arm. huvllii.. Ilr VVill I..,'
" , ' " , 0 t sloni iiii liuinii bill 1
lo IT. .vioore in ii-e a siomain liuinp. nut
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hr. was resorted to later
"Why did you take this Muff
asked
I T. Moore,
"I wantMl to sleep to sleep," Walte
muttered.
Judge Swann arrived at the apart
ment at - P. M.. after keeping himself
Informed by telephone of Dr. Walte's
condition. He hoped by going to tho
apartment to persuade Dr. Watte to
mako a statement, but one look at the
figure in bed convinced him that Dr.
Wuite would Is" In no condition to talk or
to answtr to an arraignment for at
leust twttity-four hours.
However, Judge Swann made some In
teresting discoveries In Dr. Walte's
iipartment. He found no aisenic not
receptacles thai had contained arsenic.
but Is- did llud a libra! y of uimIIc.i1
b,...ks liberally devoted to technical ex-
planatloil of th effect or arsenic on in;
hiiuiaii system. Moreover, guided by I
Dr. Moore's professional knowledge, li
'found that In several of these volumes I hut I know nothing about the details.
I book marks had been in-erted at places j t Mhall ask him about them. I do know
where ihe uses of arsenic were tiartlcu ' thu. !ia Ii:i .ilw-avs been a. nerfect iren.
i larly mentioned. In the presence nf Judge J
Swann. Detective Cunnlff and Dr.
Walte's brother' Dr. Moore pointed out
passages from "Wood's Therapeutics and
Pharmacology," Vol, II., which occurred
in pages between which slips of paper
had lieen Inserted, The tlrst poor maris
was between pages 158 mid IS!'
pace LIS was this passage:
"Veratria" (an organic alkali ) and,
"VV'hllo Hellebore Yerntrillll allium
(a toot which Is Inodorous, but has a
bitterlsli taste (page invt
.K no l -er, l.llllllii-nn. iiioiillicnn, ,iii.
- "dilated pupil, trembling, loss of voice,
Insensibility, sometimes convulsions, and
, death,"
I Tho second mark in this book was
between pages 3:'4 and 325, In which
arsenic Is discussed, On page 311 also
I arsenic Is treated In detail:
"Arsenic may often be given for a
considerable limn without any other
' dlscovei able sign of Its operation than
; the relief or cure of the disease for
whit h It may be administered. (Jen-
'criilly speaking. However, it noes produce
I some obscivablo effects which serve as
a signal to the prescrlber to diminish tho
dose,"
(Hi page 313 was to bo found by any
Interested person tlm following regal d
Ing in scull':
"Sometimes there Is a slight temporary
increase of appetite," and on iiigo 313,
".Sometimes, when a large quantity of
powdered arsenlous niid Is taken on it
full stomach the poison In wholly re-
Jecjed along with the gastric content
land no III effects follow. A case Is re-
iHted In which half an ounce wus swal
lowed with IliA erfei't nf vnmltlliff and
without causing death, but such cases j
are very rare, (leuernlly the poisonous .
svmnloitiH from nrsen lima nriil mules
their appearance In aluml half an hour
.or an hour after It has been swallowed,
hut occasionally In a very few minute.
A severe burning pain Is felt In Ihn
stomach, usually Increased by pressure.
Nausea comes on ipilcklv, followed by
vomiting, sometimes later by diar
rhoea. Death has happened so
early lis two hours after the fiiklti of
.the poison, but t genera v does not oc-
.cur under eighteen hours, and some-
,.if in., uui Krnr rally mirn iiui vt I
times not for several days.'
Xlnw Poisoning; Dlscassed.
On sge HI., "slow poisoning" Is dis
cussed ns follows ;
"When arsenic Is taken In small qun-
time a condition of slow Msot.lng Is In-
,t,,red which mav eventuate fatally
This method has' sometimes been W-,
ll'V '1 b' ,M0,rr V" 'X
their crimes by giving the apiiennuicc
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'i ine uai iioweis lanes place wuu loss
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01 avpeuie, ueniiuy nnn n generally men
w....- I.. ..,''. '.""
clal or obvious smyptoins.
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Walts wan Impoislble, returned to his
rTlcf, taking with hint the hooks on thai tne body was so limp we hail trouble
ni'son. which had been marked by some I" arranging it so that It would remain
one with slips. Judge Swann makes no stretched out in the cottln. As rHfor
secret of the fact tlmt medk-al test.-. '''" Present live hours after em
mony will play a large part In the case. 1 halmlng ami Mrs. Peck's b.idy bad b.en
proldel an indictment Is returned, and embalme,! more than live hourn uirller
he Is keeping the books found In Dr. w.c, '""'"'' )"- I '"! there was some
ic.ii.i. in....... ......i.. ..,. thing lirest-nt sutllclenlly stiong to
e ...... " i- .1.- M.i i.i .1. ...
foundbookmarks In the Identical places.
they were dlscoered Judge Swann
merely raited nttentlon bIoo to certain
InforniHtlon In his p.caiesslon that bolh
Mr". Peck and Mr. Peek displayed
symptoms exactly as discussed In the J
passages auoui iiTsenn:.
1 Li pi (Is for developments In the case, but
meanwhile the ilrnnd Jury Investiga
tion will continue, as will the outside
labor of Judge Sw-ann's ngents. Dr.
Misirc will be called before the tlrand
Jury tc-d iv to tell In detail what he
know about the Illness and th death
of Mr. Peck.
As soon as tsisslble Judge Swann also
will gtlestlon more pnrtlcukirly tliau he
has yet done Miss Catherine Kllen Peck,
11 slslcr of John E. Peck, who lives at
the Park Avenue Hotel, who, by her
own statement, placed In Dr. Walte's
hands 5 10.000 for investment. Mii
I 'tt.'i .it n trlenlinnrt i.nni'er-u.ltl.i!! ttilhi
Judge Swann estrday suggested that
het brother might have taken tt dose of
arsenic by mistake.
Ilr, Walte Hears of Autopsy.
"Don't you think," she said, "that on
that Saturday night lie might have been
taken 1)1 and have gone to Dr. Walte's
study, found a bottle of arsenic theie add
titken a doo by mistake for somethlm;
else? I am merely suggesting this as a
piwsiblllty."
A careful search of Dr. WalteV apart
ment revealed no arsenic whatever or
any ireeptaele that had contained
.,,,1.,
'"""; ., k , . . . , ...
e .lled on her at the Park Avenue lloM
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., . .l. ,il il.il lliere U Kiilnir to
' ,ro r,l'" 7?.'.'.'. ' . 'il w 1, " a La
liatuial death.'
II "tin oil ..nit.u .v, juiifcf rt..tt
llform(.(, la. v, Walte ,ent a telegram
It was on March "0. Judge Swami Is
to jvtcy H. Peck In Uratul lUplds urging
f f H, hc,d Th) liUt0p.
. . . .cverH, dlty(, previously.
... ... ,h., ,llul --. ,ft
MISS Peek HAId tHrtt SI1S HSU
ee lier brother at Dr. Walte's
day ufternoon at 4 o'.i.s.-k. ten
fore hi, death, and that her br
on Hatur-1
hours Be-1
' hi, ,t, .,. U nt her lirother was
fore hln death, and that ur l rotner was
In excel ent spirits. He told her that h.
was going tor an automobile ride on
Monday inoyning
At !! o'clock on Sunday mnrnln;
when Dr. Walte called me on the phone
tnd told me my brotlicr woe dead," satd,1,l'1 Ml", Peck were married In dram!
Miss Peck. "I wasn't greatly surprised, 1 Itaplds on .September I'.iir.. and the
except that he hud seemtd so well on I aeildlng was one of the social events
Saturday afternoon. When 1 talked of the year In that clt. Alter a long
with Dr. Walte about the death he told honeymoon the Walte- took the apart
ine that lirother John had expressed a , nieut on January I. 191'!, nt Riverside
"-" """'"."'...
to be crem.ileu anil tnai is wnai nr.
..., ..,.., m rin when he and Mrs
Walte took the body to draml Kaplds and !
wl,"S, w,uU' "avc .doe S,"d I
i""1 " nepnew. ercj, uujir,
self I never Heard Itroiner aonii express
any wish to have his body cremated. , the Saturday afternoon before his
"I can't say I whs surprised when 1 inother-ln-law die,) he won the mttro
was told that lirother John's wite had i polltau Indoor tennis championship in
died, She had been a reat sufferer all j the Twenty. second Hegiment annorv.de.
of her life. She too died on a Sunday ' featlng Abraham Hassford of llartsdale.
morning, and it happened that I saw
her aNo on the Saturday afternoon be.
fine her death Saturday, January 'J9.
She had been quite 111, but she seemed
to be much better.
tiave Him 40,000.
"Dr. and Mrs. Walte received an in
come of 2fiu a month from brother
John. I gave them $3,000 each when
they were married last September. Dr.
Walte never asked me for a dollar, but
I had a lot of confidence In his Judgment
I inn I iteieeii m ins ill, hum ., i.true pu I
" rr . .omethlng like 540.-
n,in. . .,rVcr asked him to refiort oil
investment, lie merely told me
tiut hn had placed the money profitably
tleman, Ho does not smoke or drink
or swear.
Miss Peck told Judge Swann that Dr.
Walte had told her that he had office
room with Dr. 1.. W. Doxtater of 67
Maills.it) avenue, a surgeon dentist, and
that he went to various hospitals to
tierform operations. Dr. Doxtater, who
Is likely to be a witness before the
ilrand Jur), told Judge Swann that he
I1...I1C u,.n Ilr Will... Itefu'eeii Senium
hep, 191.', and March 20, when Dr.
vv alle came to ms nines ana nsscu it it
would be imsftlhle to open an ofllc with
him, March In Is the date that Dr,
Walte, accordlns to th District Attor
ney, tlrst heard that he was suspected :
the date of his call on Miss Peck and of
the sending of bis telegram to Percy S.
Peck.
Dr. Waite, .ludgo Hwann has learned,
seemed alwa)s well supplied with
money, llti maintained an apartment
ut th Plaza Hotel for a young woman
who is no longer to be found there
and who Is of no Importance In the
present Investigation, according to the
District Attorney, Her present where
abouts are known, however, and If
Judge Swann finds that testimony from
her l necessary he knows where to
send for her.
At the Plaza Dr. Walte was known ns
Dr. A. W. Walters mid the young
woman as Mrs. A. W, Walters. They
icglstered at the Plaza on February 'i'i
and gave up the apartment last Satur
day Judge Swiuin was told that Dr.
Wallrt had Interested himself in the
young woman before he married M:s,
Peck. The initials of Arthur Warren
Walto unt! A. W. Walters are the same."
The unusual haste with which the
body of Mrs, Peck was shipped from
Manhattan and other Incidents which
In Ihe light of recent developments the
authorities consider important were told
to a resirter from Thk Sun last night
by Kdgar II. Crane and John F. Mc
dowan, who ure now partners in the un
dertaklng business at 268 ICIghth ave
nue, but nt the time of Mrs. Peek's
death were employed by the Campbell
undertaking Arm, which had charge of
the embalming and shipping of Mrs.
Peck's body.
"I recall the details of the funeral
arrangements of Mrs. Peck," Mr. Ontnct
said last night, "because the extreme
naste and other circumstances out or
line ordinary impresseu uotn ."nr. .w
Mlownti and myself tit the time. Mn.
I ''wk had died early on the morning of i
January .iv, ami w enioaime.i
1... ....a t, A I ....nl.ll ...AM Ta-nll'-
hours after her death, or nt 4:.io o'clock ,
that afternoon, MiKlowan ami I were
sent flying up to the Itlverslda Drive j
apartments In a motor hearse at top
speed with a chestnut coflln.
Hefore this the t'ainihell linn had i
. . . . . . . ...... ... ...
i itih in um j-liwi sirec-L milium in 11111
I New York Central a shipping ease. Wo
hail been rushed n much that there
I was no time to fasten the slher handles
I or silver name plate to the coffin, hut
the handles and plate had been sent on
I to the 12,lh street station In the ship-
plug case.
i "As wo had been told that we must
Ih" . bV -1 1 '1 . i - " Vf JT.T ,
''If al i' " tV'V.
"""Jl00" ? ena Ime t'wLn'we
S l
Uomnwhat surnrlse.l th it ther.. were mi
memtVrHfUt' famdy the"? oily
s In the apartment
flody L'nnsaally I. Imp,
"Mrs, Peck's body lay In a Iredrooin
clothed only in a nightgown. When Mr
Cowan uiul t lifted the body to place It
In the collin we were surprised to find
counteract the usual effects of the power
flll ,,,.., ....,
fill embalming fluid.
"Then we made .1 record ilah to
the lltnth street station mid the body
was placed aboard the first (section of
the Wnl critic un time I'otir minutes
t.ttrr tin- second eectloii uf the exre
Teame nhing, lr Walte was on the oh
servatlon tdatforni of the setotnl -ectlon.
Mr. McCowaii and I went to him and
gave him the permit and the ticket for
the body.
'"The body Is on the first section.' we
told the doctor.
"'I'm gl.ul uf that,' he shIiI, it lemark
which lmpre.st-l us as odd at the time
'I'm glad U Isn't on this section,' ho
added as we turned to leave."
District Mtorney Swann bad heatd of
the work t'ndertal.ers Crane and Me
itowau had done in sending Mrs. Peck's
body west and last night after tile Dis
trict Attorney had a talk with the two
uislc rtnkcts he said he believed that
their testimony will he of much value.
Dr Walte was born tn Miami Itaplil1
f.vt nt -nine years uitu and Ids parents
.'til! l.ve In th.it tity. He nuclide!
school there and ivn" giaduatvd from
the high school, lie was regarded ns
a particularly bright lad who was sure
to gel on tn the world. Ater having
high school he took a course of deti
tltry in the t'nlverelty of Michigan,
but gut Into trouble in tho 'iiiimter
of ISOs on at count of an nreusatlon that
he had embezzled a sum of nmnev fiom
a storekeeper on Mackinac Island, w here,
with Dr. DoMater, In- was st'ndlng his
vacation.
The friendly Interest of Dean Hon of
the dental college enabled him to tlulsh
Ills course and to complete a brilliant
record, winning a scholarship In the
Itoyal College of Surgeons at IMlti
burgh. He won a $jnf purse in the col
lege and then went to South Afrit' i.
where he remained four year. He re
turned to the Culled States in 1MI
and went back to timid Knplde, where
lie tenewe.l acquaintanceship vvl'li the
family of John K. Peck ami courted
Mr. Peck's only daughter. Clara l.ouli-e.
They had known each other slightly
while both were going to high school,
hut the Pecks moved In social circle,
soTewhat removed from Dr. Walte's
pisltlon and It was not until lie returned.
a handsome, athletic, polished young
traveller, that Miss peel; took Interest
in him.
Had a llapltl Ctnrlhli.
The courtshiv wa rapid. Dr. Walte
. . ."
-rive auu nun street ,.vire Dr. Walte
I, now. Ills wife la In i!r..o.i T? n. I. u
at the horn- her parents occupied,
",tl to athletic sports. Dr. Walte
. ,i one m tne most sanrui tennis play-
ers in anil around New York citv. I)n
.V .. in the tlnal round, In the
national indoor championship he de.
feated Charles Chambers and Arthur S.
Cragln. but lost In the setnl-tlnals to
It. l.lndley Murray, the champion. He
was popular among tennis men.
He never practised his profession In
this country, having sufficient means to
live well without such labor, but It Is
said that lie practised in South Africa
during ills stay there. He possesses easy
manners', has a icaily fund of small talk
and Is of pleasing appearance.
tine or the smaller puzzles upon winch
Judge .swann is at work is to locate the
i . ... . . ' ...
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tile burial of his father's Imdy until all
autopsy could b had, Signed simply
"K, Ad.iins," It said.
"Suspicions aroused. Demand all-
i topsy. Keep telegram secret."
It is the belief of the District Attorney
that a ts'rfectly well liitentioned and
Indignant person who had had access to
the Walte home Just before Mr. Feck's
death w-as the sender of tills telegram
Dr Walte Is to be arraigned in the
Tombs police court at 2 P. M, to-day
If he is sutllclenlly recovered from the
effects of the drugs he administered to
i himself,
j It was understood on Wednesday night
i that Dr. Walte had letalned StuuchtleM
it Levy to conduct his defence, hut John
II. t nchtleld said )esterday afternoon
that no airaiigenirnt to that effect had
been made and that he had not accepted
a letalner. Abel Smith of Mr Stanch,
field's firm said th.tt the tlrm li.ul been
upproached and Invited to net for Dr
Walte, but that the matter had not been
closed and
that he wasn't certain It
would be.
PECKS FROM NEWBURGH.
Mlu Catherine Hail a .M Merlons
Visitor at Mnmnier Hotel, I
NKwmmuil, N. Y , March 23. John K.
Peck was born in Newburgh and for it
numlier of years conducted a drug busi
ness here with ills brother. Thtirus M
succeeding their father. John K. Peck
wits here shortly before the death of
Thomas two years ago, carrying out
plans devised bv Thomas for the lin-'
prnvemcnt of St. deorge'a Kplscopal
Church.
John I'. Peek was twice married, ilia,
llrst wife was a Mis, druimuun, He'
obtained a divorce from her mid man led
the woman who .Tied in New Yolk a
few weeks ago. (
Miss Catherine Peck, the only surviv
ing member of the fanily, siient her
Hummers hern frequently, laist season
she was visited at the Oakley bv u man
win. was said to have been Investing,
funds for her. lie wus reputed to be
an attorney, but those win. haw seen
the picture of Dr. Walte say he was
the irson who had talked with Miss,
Peck. He lias not been saen here aluce
laat summer. I
FIVE FAMOUS N. Y.
MURDERS BY POISON
Curlyle HarrlH Chrc Most Dra
matic: Patrick's the Mont
Hittcrly Kouprht,
UHCII ANA N SOUGHT MONEY
, , , ...
, Vo,"on "a"1 ln t nt th ,nort
'anions muruer cases New yora nas
known. They were the Carlylo Harris
c.ise, the case of Dr. Hobert liuchanan,
which came Just lifter Ilurrls was tried
for murder: the Holanil U. Mollneux
case, the Albert T. Patrick case and the
case of Mrs. Alice Almoin 14vlngaton
KlemliiK.
Harris and Buchanan went to tho
chair. Mollneux spent two jears In the
dtatli houso before winning hls'freedoni,
only to go Insane. Patrick was con
vlcted and after ten years In Hlng Hlng
was pardoned by dov. Dlx. Mrs. Flem
ing was acquitted of the charge of mur
dering her mother.
The Carlyle Harris case was one of
the most dramatic in the criminal his
tory of New York and was also Interest
ing because of Its Influence Uion Hu
chaiian. Harris was n student at the
College of Physic-Inns and Surgeons when
In IS9H he married Mary Helen Nellson
Potts, a student at Miss Dav's Seminary
In West Fortieth street. The inurrlago
was kept recret. the young student de
claring that If It were known It would
lulu ids career, and he took euro that
none of the consequences of marriage
should occur to force publicity. Hut
finally her mother demanded that liar
II, make the marriage known.
In January, IS!df Harris gave her a
box of pill-. All but one were harmless,
and that one contained morphine. She
showed them to her mother and said
that they made her III. Tne re was only
nnn left and she wanted to throw that
away, hut her mother said It might do
her good and udviscd her to take It.
That night she wax found partly con
scious by sonic of her schooliuaten and a
short tltnu later she died.
Hied Protesting Innoceace.
The Coroners said she died of Influ
enza and heart disease. The body was
taken to the Potts home at Ocean drove
and burled. The coflln contained only
Cie r.une "Mary." Six weeks later her
mother told of the marriage, people be
gan to talk and remember strange re
mark., of Harris's.
once .Mrs. Potts had begun to talk of
the case the newspapers took It up, and
day ufter day the reportirs brought to
light significant facts. Kventually the
authorities acted and Harris was ar
rested. The trial wus exceptionally In
teresting, made so by the qut-stions of
toxicology and medical Jurisprudence In
volved, and It was must stubbornly
fought. Hut the young student was con
victed and lie died protesting his inno
cence on May s, 1;.
Dr. Hubert Buchanan was much In
terestnl In the Harris case. Its often
talked at-iut It. "He was a bungler who
didn't know how to get away with It,"
ne sain. Hucnauan was married to a
woman who bored him. She had been a
well to-do widow, Mrs. Sutherland of r.71
llalsey street. Newark, when Buchanan
met tier, and she had drawn a will deed
ing nil her property to her husband be
fore he man led her on November 29,
1V0. She remained in Newark and Bu
chanan came luck to Ills home In New
York In WeM Hleventh street. The mar
rlage was kept secret.
Hut Mrs. Buchanan finally insisted on
coming to live with her husband. Bu
chanan didn't like that. He was young
and she was considerably older. Besides,
her business In Newark had been of the
kltul that would not bring credit to
Buchanan if it were known that lie was
married to her.
In February of lt'I the Harris case
was the inw-t promising topic of con
versation :n New York and things were
getting wor,e tn the Buchanan house
hut.l. Flu.ir, nan engaged passage on a
steamer 'u otland In April and four
days liefore s tiling his wife became 111
He called In two doctors, but in a few
days she dlf. and was burled under the
name of M.s, Sutherland-Buchanan, a
concession for which she had given Bu
chanan J.'OO.
An Ola Man's Revenue.
Hut an old man, who had lived on Mrs.
Sutherland's bounty for fifteen years be.
fore Buchanan appeared, now had a
chance tu reap vengeance for being dis
carded. Ho came to New York and In
tlmated to a Coroner that the deatli was
not without suspicious circumstances He
mentioned the will,
At an uutopr-y tt was found that the
woman had died from morphine poison
ing. Dr Buchanan, who had remarried
his first wife, divorced years liefore, was
arrested, tried ami convicted and on July
", IS?.", was executed.
The final chapter In the Mollneux
case came In September, 1914, when he
wa" sent to the New York Hospital for
the In-aiie at Kings Park. It wius pcr-
haps the nul famous poison ca,e of
.0.t j,,.;,,,,. Kolaiiil B. Mollneux Is the
',. , Ktlwaul la'slle Mollneux, lie
.-."- ...
i V"11-'1 '" xlr: Katherlne
J 'V'l.iins ny mean, oi t-jaiiine oi ptii.ts
slum mixed with bromo seltzer.
Mrs. Adams lived at 1 West Highly
sixth street with her daughter and son
and Harry S. Cornish, a cousin of her
husband. Cornish and Mollneux were
enemies. Four days before Mrs. Adams's
, Knickerbocker Athletic Club a bottle of
llri),.h,p .,,, (imk )om, Mrs
Adams had a headache and took some
of the medicine, became 111 and
.7 ZSZJM!FZ7VJFiJFMiiFS2!SJZ2r
"The Art
of Being
Alive"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
89c
A helpful touch, a word
of counsel and a flash of
suggestion for the needy in
heart and mind. In this
book the author shows how
much all of us require the
mental tonic of right think
ing and also shows us how
to achieve it.
JIJ'J" Book lleusrlment
.Main Flour, a.Mh ht Hear,
Herald Square New York
died In a few minutes. After a lotif
Investigation It was decided that Mrs.
Adams was the Innocent victim of a
plot against Cornish. Ills quarrels with
Mollneux were recalled and Mollneux
was . arrested.
Three Indictments were brought lie-1
fore one. was obtained on which he.
could be tried. The trial began on
November 14, 1RHV, and lasted until I
February 16, 1900. lie was in the
death house for two years before he i
gained a second trial In 1UU1! and was 1
acquitted. Hut the strain of those years
and of seeing many men go to their !
death unseated his mind.
Patrick' Ureal t-'lght.
, . , numbering at least 40,000 liersotis oil
Albert T. Patrick's case was icmark- ""mnernig in ie"i v .
able chlcflc for his wonderful tight of the Manhattan sldo of the Kast imer
twelve years which Anally resulted In all,i additional thousands, Manhattan
T'tiT'vmtir'S, I "'"'. various stations
Hlce, a wealthy widower, who died on 'along the H. It. T.'s new 1-ourth avenue
September 23, 1800. His only attendant subway over In Hrooklyn, were delayed
was Charles K. Jones, his alel. Pat- ' at the rush hour yesterday evening:
rick and Jones were first arrested on a when an accident Imppened to the run
charge of forgery connected with Wee's nlng gear of a six cur Hea Uracil train
second will, by which Patrick, who was
Bice's legal adviser, was to get u large
part of the estate. Jones was grilled
J by the pollen and confessed that Pat-
i ice, nnn fiiuruereti nice oy kivuik iiiiii
mercury and finally by Pie use of chlo
roform. Patrick was convicted and then
started his amazing light for freedom.
Many times he was within a few da)s
of the electric, chair, but he managed
to win delays, acting as his own taw
jer many times, until In tUOH dov. Illg
gins commuted the sentence to life Im
prisonment. Patrick wa, not satlstled,
refused to accept the commutation and
resumed his struggle that ended by
his being pardoned by ilov. Dlx In It'll!
The trial of Mrs. Fleming for the
murder of her mother was back In 1M",
Mrs. Fleming's mother. Mrs. Kvcllna
Bliss. Inherited considerable pmpcrt
from her father, which was to com" to
Mrs. I- enilng after lur inothers death.
Mrs. Hllss d e.l from eating clam chow-
der sent tu her by her daughter, chow-
der whbh bad ..mtaliie.l nr..ile and
,.iuln,iv. mi,.. .. .. i..i...i ...a
- v.' " ...,.v-
ted and Inherited the money.
.$8,000 RAISED BY FORGERIES.
Youna Prisoner a They Made
l.lqnnr Healer ieclal Dupes.
Frutik McCaffrey, I'i years old, of 713
Washington street, and Alexander Ma-
honey, L'l' years old, of 2!i Hank street, i
were locked up at Headquarters last
mgiii cnargeo. nun lorgtng ine signa-
- - -
t-?o " "0,iK'l'''r-'rs to checks for
...... ...... v.
The polio- say they adinlttnl that
they had raised at least U.noo by for-
gerle this city and In lloston. Their
Plan was to become acquainted with
a salooumari and then get him to write
a check for a few do lars to be sent
to a relative, giving him cash for the
amount of the check. In tills way they
obtained a sample of his handwriting,
i !- vjiirti ii in -IKJI.llUl ' Mil H
cl i:k (or anioimts tip to $1,000.
TI.oii ).. ..ve. ...I 1.1- ..I
SHOES ARE TO COST MORE.
Leathers rarce and The; -II
He
lllaher In the Tall.
An immediate Increase of about "0
per cent, in the price of all grades of
shoes was foretold yesterday by Arthur
I Kvaiis, president of the fhormnn.
There will probably be a further in
cre.tfe by next fall. ,
Scarcity of leather Is said to be the
cause for the Increase,! prices. The
American shoe manufacturers have been
making million, of pairs of shoes for
the Huropean armies, while the leather
used for enormous quantities of har
ness, saddlea, knapsacks and other nnny
uccoutremnt has further decreased the
available supply.
In addition the latest census report
shows that th cattle population ha, de
creased :n per cent. In the last ten yars,
while the population has Increased at
the same percentage.
K. H. Miry Ce.'i
hVT n ft
M
The"Lansdtawne" at $2.74
A Hat Distinctive
The "Liins
downe" is a
smart hat which
is being featured
exclusively by
Macy's. It is
made both in
Derbies and Soft
Models and in
a variety of
colors.
The Soft Hats are made in the new spring shapes and
many of the new colors, while among the derbies on
will find four distinct blocks, all uf them semi-flexible
and dyed an absolutely fast black.
Caps Just Arrived!
Only this week we unpacked the handsomest lot of English
Golf and Traveling Caps that have ever reached us.
Our own importation, too. and we're proud of it. The
cloths, patterns and cut nf thee cap are quite in the
newest fashion. Priced at $2.69.
Of course, we also carry a large assortment of other cap.
Made from imported and fine American fabrics in strip
ings and mixtures.. Price from 94c to $1.44 each.
Mar) ' Main Klnor. 3.1th Street. Il'wa). :
Smart Business Shirts
For Men of Conservative Taste
$1.69
These shirts are the big week-end special of our Men's
Furnishing Department. They are exceptionally desir
able, for in quality they are equal to high grade cibtom
shirts. Pleated or plain negligees with 'soft cuffs
The colorings are varied,
yet neat and dignified. The
very patterns that will ap
peal strongly to the man
of refined tate. The ma
terials which go into the
garments, are a line woven
Mary'k Main
MANHATTAN BRIDGE
CARS IN LONG TIEUP
Tlioiands Polaypd In Home
(.oiiig Hush Hour by
Accident.
Throngs nf liomebound tlrooklynltea
crossing the Manhattan Bridge toward
Hrooklyn. Tills tied up all traffic on
the line for more than two and one
half hours.
The Sen Beach train, which had left
Ihn Municipal Building subway station
shortly before 4:30 o'clock, was climb
ing the approach to the Manhattan
Bridge with a good crowd aboard when
p Journal box on the first car broke,
causing an uxln to fait.
The llrst car left the tracks and after
Jolting along :t few feet eamo to a stop.
As other eastbound trains came from
tho Manhattan side they were run up
to the stalled train. Policemen and
subway guards then directed the pas-
senger, to walk Imak the length of the
trains to a point ear the Manhattan
end of the bridge, where boards were
pi.,cni from the car platforms across
' ,Ilt, tlilnl rail of the westbound track.
,Thc p;l.ngcrs. In this way. crossed
, -;ifplJ. fr, , , ,.,, to ,
M.tl ,,r(jm,.nade
I ' .," ,' . " ' " , ' i'i .... w m Lift .mill
' Tiafflc was held up from 1:30 until
, ,,f,- - ...I, l 1 Tl.a .14.
la.ved passengers on the Manhattan side
Hocked to the Hrooklyn Hrldgn cars and
trains by the thousand'. No one was
Injured mid iere was no panic
MRS. N0RTHRUP HELD AGAIN.
liner More 4 rreafrd In M. Palrlrk'e
n a Pickpocket.
Mi. Catherine Nortlirup. formerly
,ir. tundolnh Flixhmrb. u mmi..r of a.
, .-it iinnii"i.ii r ....iiitKll. lllt.-lilOlT Ol
prominent Southern family, was arrested
again as sue ctiw out or .ft Patrick's
Cathedral yesterday afternoon n .,
, ,.UrKl. ,,f grand int. eny mad bv Mrs.
KnK of 33,; Welt lJlh 'street.
1 win. had co-r.prilned of her purse being
stolen while she wius In St. Ws Churoh,
I Tweiity-elglith street near Fifth avenue,
i p,, l-vnruiiry -'4.
I . Dctectlve'cirltlith, uf-slgned to llnd the
woman who tole Mrs. Klnc's nurse.
. ...... . . "
and mludful of the fact that a number
of churches have reportitl thefts during
the la'iiten services, saw Mr. Nor'hrup
tn Si. l"atrlek's and knew that she fitted
the description. He also remembered
that she was arrcMed a year ago ai
eh" was leaving St. Patrick's. At that
time she was Identltled as the one who
took a 1.120 p.,) 1 1 iiKsh bag from Miss
Dorothy Kisk, daughter of I'liny Flsk,
the Utuker, In St. Bartholomew's Church.
"I hail to steal to support my boy,"
'Mrs. Northrup said last evening. "If
any one is to bl.u-r.e It is my husband,
now in Chicago."
Ilershenateln as' a Witness,
Assistant United States Attorney
Hershensteln left for Washington' .last
night to niipe.tr before the Congre,slonal
sub-committee, lnv eMIgatlng the admlnls.
trat Ion of the Federal procutor's office
here. He took documentary evidence to
refute stories told tu the committee dur
ing Its se-lon lit re to the effect that lie
persecuted defendants In bankruptcy
ease and resort, d to improper methods
In the prosecution of Insolvency Iratids.
Attrirtiwi Are Their Lew Priees.
It is the fine ma
terials, w e 1 1
made and luxu
riously finished,
that give the
" Lan.-downe "
thatsmart touch
of individualit
so highly de
sired by the
man of to-da.
i madras
taken dinvtK
from our Custom Shirt
Department. Shirts made
to tinier from identical
weaves will cot ou s.u-t
each. The-e Shirts, readv
to wear, are priced for
mi.-, sale at 51.69 each.
Hour", 31th Mrrrt,
Dead, Mhe Taken l'..,0ll
NewH of Ihe tlemh nf lur ew ivj,.
In battle canned Mnry Xlirer, ,H
old, tif 441 WilllnniA uveiine, h iK.Mt,,
to try to end her life Mt. rii.iv, m,'
took Iodine. Duett. rs nit trv ,ii, "in
her life. M
We have been asked, nat
urally enough, whether un
der the stress of war con
ditions, we have modified
our standards this Spring.
The shortest of answers
suffices
No!
Every fabric used in all
our great stock of Spring
clothing for men and boys
we ourselves have tested to
assure ourselves that it is
absolutely all wool and ab
solutely fast color.
It is unhappily true that
it has been much more difl'i
cult than usual to maintain
these standards this season,
and it may be interesting to
the public to watch and see
how little will be said in
clothing advertising about
all wool and fast colors
how delicately an explicit
statement may be avoided.
That's why, now at the
very beginning of the season,
we emphasize these stand
ards which are the common
places of our clothing:
Alt wool, fast cnlorn. nl
course our sUtmlnnl luitrnvln
of absolute satisfaction or tjou
money back if you wa nt it.
Spring suits, Spring over
coats for men and boys, all
ready now.
Rogers peet company
Boadway Broddwdv
at 13th St. "The at J-tth St
Four
Broadway Comers" Fifth Av.
at Warren at 41st St
Browning.Kingl
& Company
The weather is all
were waiting for
Our Spring suits,
overcoats, hats,
and furnishings
are on display.
No reason why vou
shouldn't
wear the best, and
our price range
$15 to $40
makes it easy to.
While the prices
must interest you,
styles and values
are convincing.
.Vet tht Ptuf '4ae"
in Stetson S ' ILL'
away at S24 fit.
Caaaur Sqaarr at tk St
MamkatUa
raltaaSt. at D Kal Av.
raoklym.
(Batwood
EARL & WILSON
ART KAI.Kf. AMI IMIIItll!"'
This Day at 3 P. M. ii
The Old Galleries
Important Unrestricted Nth'
Oil Painting
by Ainrrlrjn A I iimiitvii Vi i
Mr. C. Beauclerc CUi
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