Waite Admits Killing Peck and His Wife in Confession
Dr. Waite told District Attorney Swann he paid $9000 to Kane to perjure himself about embalming fluid containing arsenic. The dentist confessed to killing John F. Peck and Mrs. Peck using germs and chloroform, citing a split personality “bad man from Egypt.” Evidence includes a bank cashing incident and a meeting in a West Fifty seventh street cigar store.
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Dr. Waite
Swann
Bellevue Hospital
Kane
Walte
Hiberty
John F. Peck
Mrs. Peck
Waite
Egypt
Mr. Peck
University
Corn Exchange Bank
Grand Rapids
Gustavo Cimiotti
Cimiotti
Dr. Watte
Cimotti
West Fifty-ninth Street
Dooling and Mancusco
Horace Foster
Is England Doing Her Part a Frank Review by Palmer
Frederick Palmer reviews England for fair play in this weekly piece. The column examines military and public effort with a critical eye toward national performance and obligations.
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England
Army
Navy
Frederick Palmer
Bad Man from Egypt Haunts Waite Case Confession
Dr Arthur Warren Waite confessed in Bellevue that a supernatural persona named the bad man from Egypt controlled him and supplied germs to kill Mrs Peck and later attempted to murder John Peck. He said normality returned after a struggle, and the bad man was forced from his soul. Evidence today focused on Waite's finances and a witness interview with cabaret singer Margaret Horton.
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Waite
Dr. Waite
Bellevue
Egypt
Mrs. Peck
Central Park
Riverside Drive
Mrs. Waite
John B&b. Peck
Mr. Peck
Margaret Horton
Plaza
R. W. Walters
Dr .Waite
Kane
Wireless
Margaret Weaver Horton
Harry Mack Horton
Horton
Swann
Arthur W. Waite
Plaza Hotel
New York
Notable Mention Leaves DA Uncertain on Arrest Motive
Wording in court filings hints at blackmail preceding the arrest as the district attorney defers on answering questions. He says he may provide clarity tomorrow.
Death Plot by Honeymoon Doctor In New York
Trial records reveal Dr. Arthur Waite bought deadly germs during his honeymoon with the aim of murdering his wife’s family and himself for a vast inheritance. Investigators say experiments on friends failed to produce certain deaths, leading Waite to arsenic as a backup.
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New York
Arthur Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Waite
Bacilli
New York County
Wishart contradicts Waite tale of little bad man
In Grand Rapids on March 28 Dr. A W Wishart, ally of the Peck family physician, says Mrs Clara Peck Waite has no knowledge of a mythical little bad man from Egypt. He asserts Dr Waite never told his wife of such an influence or any related confession.
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Waite
Egypt
Clara
Dr. Waite
Percy Peck
Bob
Grand Rapids, Mich
A. W. Wishart
Peck
Clara Peck Waite
New York
Annapolis Naval Academy Appointments Named
Congressman James A. Gallivan announced the principal nominees after a competitive examination held Saturday. John G Ormsby of Dorchester and William F Kirkwood of South Boston were named principals for appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. First alternates are John Campbell Jr Dorchester and Ernest W Litch Dorchester. second alternates are George C Calnan South Boston and Herbert Dawidell Dorchester.
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John G. Ormsby
Adams Street
Dorchester
William F. Kirkwood
East Eighth Street
South
Boston
James A. Gallivan
Naval Academy
Annapolis
John Campbell, Jr
Everton Street
Ernest W. Litch
Fox Point Street
George C. Calnan
East Third Street
South Boston
Herbert Dawidell
Appointments Fill Vacancies From Congressional Act
Vacancies were filled after a midshipman resignation and a new Congress rule allowing three midshipmen per representative. Examinations for Department posts will be held near Boston on April 18. William F. Kirkwood from South Boston, 18, a St. Augustine and Boston Latin School graduate, recently returned from France and sailed on Ranger. John Ormsby, 19, son of Mr and Mrs William Ormsby of Dorchester, is named as the other principal.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company
Herbert Dewidell
Otto Dewidelt
Adams Street
Dorchester
Mechanics’ Arts High School
George
Calman
East Third Street
South
Boston
Boston English High School
Congress
William F. Kirkwood
South Boston
St. Augustine Parochial School
Boston Latin School
Kirkwood
France
Ranger
John Ormsby
William Ormsby
Prin
Nippy's Pop Struts Across Desperate Ambrose in Sunday Post
A bold color comic page titled Nippy's Pop features the character racing through a frame with Ambrose in a dramatic chase. The scene promises lively humor and visual punch for readers in the upcoming Sunday Post.
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Nippy
Desperate Ambrose
Next Sunday Post
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Ari
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the “Egyptian
Judge Swann
Cornell Medical College
Rockefeller Institute
Willard Parker Hospital
Parke Davis Company
Detroit
Colliers the National Weekly
Arthur Warren Waite
Silene
Donegal
Markwell
Filene
Mien
Filene Cobbler Service
Sanitary
Harvard
Ernest Litch
Gallivan
Tremont Street
LA France Models
Park Street
Sterling Colt
Turn Colonial
Hailpurn’s ‘Famous Women’s Apparel Shop
Winter St
Hailparn’s
Hunter Rye
Old Taylor Whisky Srz
S.t
Soover
Gordon Dry Gin
P. B. Aleore
Roessle Bock Beer
GinterCo
Union St., Cor. Elm ¢Ports
Canal St
Haymarket Square
Summer St
South Terminal
Washington St. Fer
Bromfield St
Washington St
Tremont St
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