The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-11
DR.. HYDE, ARRESTED
IN SWOPE CASE, IS
OUT ON BAIL
Kansas City Physician Who Married
Niece of Late Millionaire, Is
Charged With His Murder
In First Degree.
Grand Jury Is Called For Saturday
to Consider Case-Prisoner's
Bail Is $4,000.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb. l1.-Dr
Bennett Clark Hyde, who was arrest
ed yesterday on a warrant charging
first degree murder I'm connection
with the death OF Col Thomas Swope
is out on $4,000 bail today. He sur
rendered quietly late yesterday, goinl
To the prosecutors office with his az
torneys. Prosecutor Conkling,
deputy and Or. Hyde and his lawyers
went TO independence. Mo. soon al
terward Here the prisoner was ar
raigned before Justice w. f. Loar. HI
/ pleaded not guilty and was released
on bond. which had ben arranged by
his attorneys.
The bond was signed by +. p. Neal
| president Of the Southwest Nationa
bank; ii. f. Hall, president OF the
| HallBaker Gr1in company; NJ. ID
Scruggs live stock dealer; William
| Mclaughlin, horseman, and Johr
NJ. Cleary. Frank p. Walsh and Judge
John Lucas, attorneys
The calmest man in the Justice
L office in Independence was DR.. Hyde
Il While attorneys busted themselves
maxim govt the papers in the case
and while the few spectators whisper
ed loudly and We'd with one another
for view of the accused physician
he sat near County Marshal Joel b
Mayes, who made the arrest. and read
paper that told OF the developments
In the Swope investigation.
"By the way, MIR. Mayes, he said,
folding up the paper, Il wish you
would call mp my house and have ny
wife informed that | will be home for
dinner. She will be worrying about
me-"
Just as soon as the bond was &C
copied DR.. Hyde hurried to his home
in an automobile.
The arrest followed quickly after
Judge Ralph Istshaw called grand
jury yesterday to investigate the death
Cf Col. Swope. Prosecutor Conkling
made a request for a jury. II will
convene Saturday.
Ply Diminishing his libel suit for 5000.
900 against Attorney John G.. Paxton.
Dr. Frank l.. Hall and DR.. Edward
]. Stewart, DR.. Hyde removed himsel:
from the range OF attorneys who have
been using every legal means known
TO them
The warrant upon which the arrest
was made was issued at the request
Of Attorney John G.. Paxton. executor
OF the Swope estate. First degree
murder Is charged The warrant says
that Dr. Hyde. with felonious intent,
administered strychnine TO Col. Swope
on the day OF his death. Across the
back OF the complaint filed by Mr..
Paxton. asking for warrant Prose
cutor Virgil Conkling wrote above
his signature
Il hereby indorse this complaint"
Death Puzzled Family.
The death OF Col Swope. Oct 8 LAST.
was attended by circumstances which
mystifed the millionaire's family and
II close friends. DR.. Hyde had treated
/ Col. Swope during his last hours and
ad, in signing the death certificate.
l. given apoplexy as the cause OF death.
L When In December an epidemic Of
Il typhoid fever ragged in the Swope
household, during which eight persons
were stricken, and one. Chrisman
Swope, lied. under conditions that
Il caused much appreh ension among tn =
attending nurses. John G. Paxton, the
executor. and Mrs. Logan Swope,
mother OF Chrisman, instituted a Wig
Il Stewart came forward with the state
nent thar on Nov. 10, DR.. Hyde had
secured from him an active typhoid
L culture. After DR. Stewart had di-
Vulged this information, Or. Hyde was
/ placed under the constant surveillance
OF detectives.
Dr. Stewart. in telling his story to
|. the attorneys OF the Swope estate and
I to Prosecutor Virgil Conkling, TX
Il planned that typhoid culture consist
ed of a test tube filed with media
on which the typhoid bacteria lived.
l A healthy growth of bacteria covered
u with media The test tube given Dr.
/ Hyde, he said, contained algal media
Y nnd millions of the minute typhoid
z bacteria.
4 Dec. 20, Dr. Hyde himself suffere Il
Z an attack stated TO be typhoid fever
E which added to the complications OF
y the case. DR.. Stewart later supplied
T the prosecuting attorney with inter
4 Cstlng evidnc bearing on Dr. Hyd's i'll.
T ness.
Il Hyde Didn't Have Typhoid.
Il when DR.. Hyde became ill.," said
z DR.. Stewart, III was asked 70 mako
/. an examination OF his blood for ty
Z phoid. he asked that / make the
/ Vidal test. This will show typhoid
4 fever even II the subject whose blood
Z Is examined sufferd from tn disease
several wears before An examination
of tn blood OF DR.. Hyde showed a fain;
trace of typhoid.
agoemwithdef tmflu etaofwyp tap Il
II then asked permission to make
the culture test This Is an absolute
\ test for typhoid IL Il is actively pres
tnt In the blood when the blood Is
taken from the patient" Or. Stewart
said that although Or. Hyde's blood
was placed side b. side in an incu
tator with blood taken from typhoid
! patient In a Kansas City hospital, II
/ remained absolutely sterile OF typhoid
/ and contained no typhoid germs.
After II was decided that the bodies
/ Of Col. Swope and Chrisman Swopc
/ should be disinterred Mr.. Paxton and
1 Mrs Logan Swope recalled DR. Hyde's
/ insistence that he be permitted 40 act
/ as physician for the family although
DR.. q. I. Twyman had for years served
In that capacity.
DR.. Hyde prescribed for Col. Swop5