The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22

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ing Dr. B. c. Hyde as a man whose
tendency in boyhood was toward com
mitting acts Of torture upon defense
less animals, which displayed itself
in later life in the form Of abuse Of
the poor and helpless and found its
elimination in the most colossal muir
der plot ever conceived, Attorney
James A. Reed today made the open.
ing statement for the state in the
physicians trial here.
In leading up to the motive which
the state claims caused the alleged
murders to be committed. Mr.. Reed
explained an oyerpo gerlng greed for
money had manifested itself in DR..
Hyde. With purpose of adding 10
his wealth, said Mr. Reed, the physi-
clan made love to women and then OBJ
tanned money from them
The greater part of the statement
was a repetition of the charges made
by state witnesses against the pbysi-
clan In depositions given before DR..
Hyde's attorneys, recently. The deaths
of Col Thomas II. and Chrisman
Swope and James Moss Hunton were
dealt with in detail The charges
that DR.. Hyde was responsible for
the spread of typhoid fever in the
Swope house, and that on three oc-
easlons he tried to poison Miss Mar
garet Swope, composed consider.
able part OF the address
Little new developed regarding the
findings of the Chicago scientists who
made the analysis in the cases of the
two Swopes. 1t was stated by Mr.
Reed for the first time that the state
would show Col. Swope was poisoned
with syanide of potassium as we'll as
stryehnine, and that strychnine and
cyanide had been given to Ghrisman
Swope.
The story of Col. James M Hunton's
death was made a little more clear.
According to the statement Dr. G.. T.
Twyman protested against DR.. Hyde
bleeding Hunton to such an extent as
he did DR. Hyde was indicted for
killing Hunton by bleeding
For the first time since the trial
started, the court room seats could /
not accommodate the people Hun.
dreds came to hear Mr.. Reed speak
and were turned away. They who
were fortunate enough to obtain
seats heard Dr. Hyde severely grill
ed for Reed did not mince words.
THE charge that brings the defend
ant to this bar of Justice is that of
having with deliberatlon. premedita-
tion and cold and calculating purpose
one of Missouri's most dis
tinguished citizens, the klnsman of h
his wife, a benefactor to him. said
Mr. Reed IN opening his address.
"The proper investigation Of this
charge compels, the state believes.
The investigation Of series Of crimes
each of which is a part and parcel of
gigantic scheme of eriminalty; mu IN.
yestigation Of a sequence of law.lnvad. ,
Ing wrongs so far-reaching. so tire. ,
nendous and ruthless IN IT'S concep. Z
ion and partial execution as TO chal. q
enge the horror and establishment of !
he world and TO stand without paral.
el in the annals Of crime 4
Early IN his address Mr. Reed h
Iwelt at some length upon the intro q
Iuction Of Dr. Hyde into the swope n
amily. Mrs swope, when importur. r.
d by the physician 10 give him the n
.and Of her daughter. started an in- Il
estigatlon Of the physician and thus. n
aid the attorney, Hyde's character
'as first shown to her I'm IT'S true light. O
the investigation he said O
Her investigation disclosed the n
act that he was possessed of abnor- n
lally cruel tendencies That as G
uy ne toftued animals, character Ia
tic which manifested itself when as q
man and a physician he held the I,
osition Of city surgeon and IN that II
ositlon he so demeaued himself to 4.
ard the unfortunate pauper patients Il
rat fell to his charge that he was dis. "
larged for eruelutles.
The specific occasion for his dis e,
iargo was the injection Of oil Of mus. c.
Ird into the body OF an unfortunate II
oman, who was in his charge as DO IN
&c surgeon The injection OF OF of OF
ustard Is as productive of acute "
sony as would be oceasloned by scar. n,
g the part SO treated with a white n
Il iron n
"Her further investigation disclosed