Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-22
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an end Of the discussion.
Miss Pearl Keller. the nurse who was IN
the witness chair at adjournment time yes
terday, was recalled to the stand. She
again took UP her story OF the illness Of
Colonel Swope.
Pink Box Referred To,
The pink box" that has figured so
prominently in the mystery OF the death Of
Colonel swope. was recalled by Attorney
Reed. Miss Keller said Or. Hyde had a
pink box in his hand when he gave the
capsule to Mr.. swope.
did the box look like this3 asked At
torney Reed holding up a pink paper box
obtained from Brecllein's drug store, where
DIR. Hyde Il said to have bought cyanide
OF potassium capsules.
ut looks like Il. but / can't say II was
the same box. :" replied the witness.
Attorney Walsh objected to the testi-
mony regarding the box going into the
record. The court sustained the objection
on the ground the evidence was Of too
remote a nature to enter into the case.
Attorney Reed announced he was through
with the witness for the present. but
would probably question her later.
At this point Of the trial, DR.. Hyde. for
the first time, entered actively into the
eohAhCN VI MS GaSh IN the EOMIt EOOlhs
Obtaining a copy OF Miss Keller's deposit
ton, taken recently in a civil suit, he
studied It carefully. A consultation be-
tween him ana Mr. Lucas followed. Then
Mr.. Lucas said the defendant insisted that
Miss Keller give all Of her testimony
against him at this time.
Typhoid Epidemic.
Judge Latshaw permitted the state to
ataoaNN,r ~, wrft,.-.. a4-a~dF,r Nha 4.t1h1ta
epidemic In the Swope house, saying IL the
testimony was shown not to be relevant to
the case it would be excluded.
on December II. said Miss Keller, she
went to the swope, house and took charge
of Miss Sarah swope. The Sunday follow
ing. she testified. she heard that DR.. Hyde
had given Miss Margaret swope a hypo-
dermic injection. DR.. Hyde asserted, she
said, that he had given a harmless inJec-
ton of camphorated oil for intermittent
pulse.
"on the day following the giving Of the
Injection" testified the witness. HI saw
Margaret's arm. II was on a pillow and
was badly swollen. The girl appeared to
be in great pain" Upon objection Of DR..
Hyde's attorney that portion of the answer
regarding the girl appearing to be in pain
was ordered stricken out.
The contention Of the state is that DR..
Hyde, instead OF giving Margaret swope an
injection Of oil, injected "pus' germs into
her arm.
Girl Has ConyuIaions.
ON December 10, Shortly after Or. Hyde
had left the house. said the nurse, Margaret
swope passend into a CONFUSION. Miss KEEL
Ter was attracted by the patients moaning.
Dr.. G. T, Twyman was in charge Of the
girl, u.+
.Wha was the appearance Of Miss
Swope?' asked Mr.. Reed.
'Her teeth were clInched. Her eyes d.
lated. She was making a most peculiar
moaning sound" said Miss Keller.
How did this sound compare with that
made by Colonel sT9pss when ne was in a
1T was yerY. aiIamillls22 ,s'7e4
n answer was h66fdersd stricken out
Other nurses, said MISS Keller. asked her
to take charge Of a portion Of the con-
tents Of the stomach OF Miss Swope.
she put the oe5ecta IN a bottle and gave
1t to Thomas swope, Jr., she said.
Miss Keller related how, ar the ibehest
of Dr. Twyman, all OF the medicine in the
house was destroyeds Immediately after
Margaret Swope sufferedla CONFUSION:
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the Swope residence, and the state made
every effort to inject the story OF the up
rising Of the nurses against DR.. Hyde,
Amid a storm Of objection from the de-
fendant's counsel, the witness managed to
tell that the nurses held a private meeting
in Colonel swope's room. For what pur-
pose this meeting was held, she was not
permitted to say, t- r
The state managed, to show, however
that DR.. Hyde and his wife left the house
on December IS.
ION what day did DIR. Hyd and his wife
last leave the Swope house7" was asked.
con this day" replied the nurse,
"Was there any sickness in the Swops
house after Dr.. Hyde left2'
There was not"
How did the patients who were Ill when
Hyde left progress after his d~eparture3'
Very WE'LL" ~
Miss Keller closed her testimony for the
state by telling, briefly, about Miss Lucy
Lee swope being attacked by typhoid
fever four days after her return from New
U..tr a, the oOmDanu ~ nr HYDE