The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-18
Or. HYDE SCORED BY COUNSEL


I qualification of his desire for money
though in reasonably good practice
he made love 10 women and unde
the guise Of 4 sweetheart obtained
from them large sums of money
amounting to thousands of dollars
\ TWO distinct instances OF this kinG
fell under her observation. Ii trans
Fired also that he had been a grave
robber."
Or. Hyde's Unconcern
Mrs. Swope became leconciled II
her son-in-law later. however, it wa.
explained. and accepted him into he
family and worked for his best inter
ests"
A peculiarity which many people
have noted in Dr HYDE Is his uncon
celned manner. He has neve
shown signs OF perturbation since h
was first accused of the murder an,
tlagedy in the Swope home. In ie
gard to- this phase OF the accused
mans nature, Mr. Reed spoke in pass
ing Hyde's only exclamation wheI
he was first told by Dr.. G.. r. Twy
man. of Independence, of the ssusp
cions against him was: well
wouldn't that beat you," according q
Mr. Reed
The deaths in the household wer
taken up chronologically, Mr.. Rec,
attempting 10 show that DR. Hyd,
had planned his conquest of tn
wealth of the Swope heirs with cur
ming. The first step. according /,
Mr Reed, was 10 do away wit
Hunton, as executor of the Swope es
tate, and then get the position him
self Therefore, said Reed, the ply
sician dew two quarts of blood from
Bunton's body after he had bee
stricken nv apoplexy. and in fou
minutes Hunton was dead. Said MI
Reed:
Now for the purpose that movei
Hyde 10 do this thing. Hunion wa
executor OF the will, as the evidenc
viii show, HYDE wanted his place
Within few minutes, less tha'
ten after Hunton had died. while tn
mans blood was still wet on hi
bands, Hyde called Miss Kellar,
nurse. 10 him and said he wanted Z
see her. Shortly thereafter. with
an hour, he gid see her and reQuesie
that she intercede with Colone
Swope to the end that he, Hyde, b
made executor in Hunton's nlact
This was declined by Miss Kellar.
Details OF Col. Swope's Death
Details of Colonel Swope's deaf
were then entered into. II was n
hearsed how, at DR.. Hyde's order
Miss Kellar gave Colonel Swope
capsule. Commissions ensued Agai
at Hyde's orders a bypodermic inje'
tion was given. Death followed. Ha'
ing completed the history OF the cas-
TO this point, Mr. Reed said,
THE foregoing evidence might b
said 10 be the first evidential chaptt
that makes plain the plan and tn
scheme of Dr. Hyde TO accomplish a
acquisition of large part of tn
Swope fortune. Hunton was dea
and although Hyde had not been spt
flied as executor in Huntons plac
Swope was dead, and dead too. wit
out change In the will that left Il
family. OF which Hyde's wife WI
one, the great bulk OF the vast 10
tune.
The next testimony that will
introduced will be indicative OF II
fact that tho newt move in the carr
ing ont of this plan and mrDose W.
10 remove rs manv members OF Il
I Ga, tI,. .fsxh ha 10 IN or
that the fan Of each would swell y
fortune that he. through his wifi
wnuld he able To control"
A LENGTHY recital of how Dr IIyC
obtained typhoid and diptheria germ
Of Dr y L. SteWaft, and the aDDea
ance Of typhoid fever in the SwoI
residence followed This tYDho
could not have come from the wat
used. II was said. because the wat
came from cistern and was We
filtered Ii was on the occasion
nr.FHyda taking dinner with II
SwoDe family on November 25 III
he is thought 10 have spread III
Germs. il was said.
Reed Continues Statement
thrlsman Swopes death was .tonc
Cd lightly upon. and then the STA
. came 10 the alleged attemnts of r
Hyde 10 poison Margaret Swop
Three indictments are pending nc
/ against him on this charge and un
today little was known of the tes
w0ny of Witnesses that led 10 the
| dictment. This is the story, brief
as told by Reed:
On December q, Miss Swope W
stricken with typhoid. DR.. G. 7. Tw
man was placed in charge of the
nent. one night. while the girl W
supposed 10 be almost recovered.