Murder of Hannah and John E. Peck

Hannah and John Edward Peck were poisoned with arsenic by Arthur Warren Waite in 1916.[1][2]

Hannah M. Carpenter Peck (left), and John E. Peck (right) were murdered by their son-in-law
Arthur Warren Waite, the murderer (left), was having an affair with Margaret Horton (right)

Murder

Arthur Warren Waite married Clara Louise Peck, the daughter of Hannah M. Carpenter and John E. Peck on September 9, 1915, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hannah was poisoned with arsenic and died on January 30, 1916, at the home of Arthur. John traveled from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Manhattan, New York City and he died on March 21, 1916. Arthur poisoned him during a dental exam and gave him additional arsenic in his food. When the death was too slow he gave him ether and smothered him with a pillow. He was found guilty and electrocuted at Sing Sing on May 24, 1917.[2]

People
  • Arthur Warren Waite (December 2, 1886 - May 24, 1917) was a dentist and the murderer. He was born in 1887 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Warren W. Wait and Sarah Jane Haines. He married Clara Louise Peck, the daughter of Hannah and John Edward Peck on September 9, 1915, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Arthur Warren Waite was the son-in-law of Hannah and John E. Peck. He was found guilty and electrocuted at Sing Sing on May 24, 1917.
  • John Edward Peck (March 4, 1844 - March 21, 1916) was poisoned by Arthur Warren Waite. He was born in New York on March 4, 1844, to Elias Peck and Catherine Millard. He married Hannah M. Carpenter in 1876. He died at 435 Riverside Drive in Manhattan, New York City at the home of Arthur. He founded Peck Brothers Drug Co. with his brother and sold it for several million dollars.
  • Hannah M. Carpenter Peck (April 24, 1854 - January 30, 1916) was born on April 24, 1854, in New York City. She married John Edward Peck. She was poisoned by Arthur Warren Waite.
  • Percy Seaman Peck (1878-1974) was the son of Hannah and John Edward Peck. He testified at the murder trial of Arthur Warren Waite.
  • Clara Louise Peck Waite (1887-1964) was the daughter of Hannah and John Edward Peck, and the wife of Arthur Warren Waite. She was poisoned, and became ill, but recovered. She later married John J. Caulfield (1883-1952).
  • Margaret Horton was a cabaret singer who was having an affair with the married Arthur Warren Waite.

References
  1. "Arsenic In Body Of John E. Peck, Autopsy Shows. Grand Rapids Millionaire Died in the Riverside Drive Home of His Son-in-Law" (PDF). New York Times. March 23, 1916. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. Tobin T. Buhk (2014). Poisoning The Pecks of Grand Rapids: The Scandalous 1916 Murder Plot. ISBN 978-1626196971.
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