The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-19
STATES WITNESS
DIES SUDDENLY

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April IS
Scarcely had the state completed Its
opening statement In the murder trial
OF Or. B. G. Hyde today when DR. G.
T. Twyman. one OF the prosecutions
, most important witnesses. died at
local hospital
He was stricken last Saturday.
Acute diycrticulitis caused death,
Dr. Twyman was for years the
Swope family physician. When the
nurses struck at the Swope residence
and accused DR.. Hyde they carried
their complaint 10 DR.. Twyman- He
called DR. Hyde to his Office and told
him he was suspected In other mat
ters than those pertaining to mis- du'
tics as physician DR.. Twyman was
In the confidence OF the Swope family
Upon him the state depended largely
to prove DR.. HYDE bled James Moss
Hunten TO death. He was also eN-
pected to testify regarding the alleged
attempt Of DR.. Hyde TO poison Miss
Margaret Swope. Miss Swope was DR.,
Twyman's patient when, 1t Is said. DIR.
Hyde tried 10 kill her,
When MI Hyde's attorneys took a
deposition from DR. Twyman he re-
fused to crlticise DR.. Hyde. Without
going into detail, DR.. Twyman said
he approved. in general. DR.. Hyde's
work in connection with the Illness of
various members of the Swope family.
So valuable did the state consider
the testimony OF DR.. Twyman that at
one time Prosecutor Conkling thought
of dismlsslng the jury. which had been
chosen but not sworn, and awaiting
the recovery OF the physician before
beginning the trial
Wife Remains Loyal.
DR. Hyde snt calmly between his
wife and his father In the criminal
court room today aud heard himself
described as man whose greed for
gold made him poisoner and muir
derer.
1t was Attorney James ID. Reed,
who, In the COURSE OF his opening
statement for the prosecution, thus
painted the physician.
Throughout the long ordeal of the
excoriatlng address Hyde listened at
tentively. At no time did he reveal
a sign of perturbation Whom Mr. Reed
closed Mrs. Hyde turned patted her
husband on the shoulder. and said;
You did fine"
Many Clashes Occur.
A few feet behind the Hydes sat
Mrs. Logan o. Swope. mother OF Mrs.
Hyde, and employer OF Attorney Reed.
Sho. too. paid strict attention to the
address. but displayed no emotion.
Many members OF the Swope family
were present when court opened. Tho
state objected 10 the presence of Mrs.
Hyde. and Judge Latschaw ruled that
all witnesses In the case except Mrs.
Hyde and Mrs Swope should be ex-
cluded from the room.
Clashes between attorneys kept the
spectators alert The defense made
early and active objection to the state
telling the Jury Of any incidents In the
Swope home not directly connected
with the death of Colonel Swope. The
court decided to admit all circum-
stances the state ayers will tend to
show a plot existed TO exterminate
the entire Swope family.
But although this ruling was made
early in the morning session. counsel
for the defense never ceased to make
strenuous arguments against such pro-
cedure. AT one time Frank P. Walsh.
chief counsel for DIR. Hyde. became so
exercised over the point that he made
a Vicious attack on states witnesses.
characterizing some OF them as "liars'
and "thieves" AS a result of the
courts decision regarding introduction
Of this testimony the whole panorama
Of incidents in the Swope home. from
the first Illness OF Colonel SwoDe. was
displayed. Every death in the house.
every illness Of members OF the Swope
family and others which the state al
leges DR.. Hyde caused were reviewed.