The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
COL. SWOPE'S LIVER
SEALED IN BOTTLES
Contents of Bottles Will Be
Taken Into Courtroom
DETAILS WEARY JURY
Long Hypothetical Questions Asheu
During the Trial Which Drags
Along Enlivencd Only By
Expert Terms

Kansas City, April 30.-tSpeeiai1-An ia
Col. Fl. Swopes liver and probably ii's
entire viscera is in liquid form ana tha'
n vii, he in bottles IL it is brought into
the courtroom during the Hyde murder
trial next week was revealed during lhe
testimony of Dr. Ludwig HeKtoen TINS
afternoon on cross-examination by Hyoe
chief attorney, Mr.. Walsh. When asked
whether any of the liver of Colonel Swope
was still in existence DIR. Hektoen hesl-
tated moment and then remarked:
at don't know, but I think some OF tine
extract is.
The ereatst part of Chrisman Swope
,iscera that portion of the l1ver' kio-
neys and walls of the stomach ana por-
lions of the intestines are said to be IN
tact They are in big jars which nave
been brought to Kansas City ana car
fully sealed and guarded. These, WIN eile
bottles and jars containing the rei'liiai.s5
of Colonel Swopes interior anatomy anu
a,+racts thereof are to be produced by
the state early next week, possibly oii
Monday. ..,..oro will
with the production of the viscera WIN
come the chemical tests which nave peen
ulanned shall be made before the july.
Whether they viii be permitted hAs mt
room will resemble to : great eAloaa ~. :
chemical laboratory for the various tes.S
lfor nelson's. such as cyanide OF potassium
and strychnine, will be MADE IN ali =.
their detail. All of the tests viii De ain ~,
pl;fied to the extent of experimenllns " ~
living animals and no possioie opp. .t -, a
~ is to be lost to impress on the July ~
. ~ - ~ the reactions of these
nelson's. The testimony OF DIR. Hek'osn Il
t po was looked on with favor by the
defense His statements on oifee.
animation were to the erect INA. ~ III
tonsies on the bodies of COL hoiiias
Swope and Chrisman Swope oio nv .sised
that The microscopic examinations olo ~.
shov cause OF death in the case ol 80. -
tn ren1v to a hypothetical question VI
x,ora than 1000 words propounoeo ny
one of the counsel for the STATE, %
Hektoen declared that the oea'n
Col. Swope was due apparently, o,son
naralyzing and convulslVe po'so
Where the defense made It's leao was
,,nera DIR. Hektoen testified that ne
hod been employed by Dr. Paxton. inis
fact was brought out in all 0. ~ ue
tails Then came the admission ,roti
DR.. Hektoen that on the rlrst anaiysi Us,
made by DR.. Walter s. Hatnes. OF Sni-
600 no strvchnine was found in the
eiecta of Miss Margaret Swope and no
noison was found in the capsules whlch
had been given him for chemical ahaiy-
81. REPORTS to this effect were MADE
to Mr.. Paxton, who, the following DAY,
was sued for libel.
When Mr.. Walsh asked DIT. HEX
toen If it were not true that Dr. T.. u.
Smith, of New York City, ana Ut.
Cross. the city chemist of Kansas city,
as representatives of Hyde had mace
q futile demand on him and DR.. Halnes
for portion OF the viscera Oh Col;
Swope and Chrisman Swope, storm OF
objection was made by the state, which
resulted in arguments that lasted un-
til court adjourned. Judge Latsnaw
made the suggestion that there was
hat little law on HE subject 70 Tar aA
he knew and that he would like TO
see the little that Is on the subject.
He declared that demand should have
: been made by the defense on the state
for the privilege of examining parts
of the viscera of Col Swope and
Chrisman Swope, even though they
were in the hands of others outside
the state. He suggested the appoint
ment of commission, consisting of
the chemists of the Universities OF
Missouri and Kansas to examine the
residue of the visceras. Then he cor
rected his statement by the assertion
that it was the admissibility Of the
question that he was to pass upon.
The jury was greatly wearied today
at the long nypotnetical questions tnat
were put to the witness and they were
not especially interest until when at
times the cross examination became
warm. The jury wa sgreatly amused
when Mr.. Walsh drew from DR.. HEX
toen the fact that he had used Mr..
Walsh's book on chemistry Friday
night. DR.. Hektoen frequently refer
red to a little red-covered pocket dairy
and once when Mr.. Walsh asked per-
mission to look at 1t, he held 1t with
both hands so that 1t would have been
impossible for Mr.. Walls hto have seen
any other parts of 1t had he desired