The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-11
ARREST HYDE FOR
MURDER OF SWOPE

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10-As a eli
max to the lengthy investigation of the
mysterious death of Colonel Thomas
II. Swope on October 3, 1909, DR.. B.
c. Hyde, husband of the late million
aires niece, was arrested on charge
! of the alleged murder of the aged phil
anthropist
The warrant upon which 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 fell
onious intent, administered strychnine
| to Colonel SWUpe on the day of his
death. Across the back of the COM
plant filed by Mr.. Paxton asking for
a warrant, Prosecutor Virgil Conkling
wrote above his signature, Il herewith
endorse this complaint
/ DR.. Hyde learned that a Warrant was
! being sought, and, with the attorneys
went to the prosecutors office to await
the return of Mr.. Conkling He sub
! to hear the warrant read. From there
the party went to independence, Mo-
where DR.. Hyde was arraigned before
Justice W, +. Loar. The physician
pleaded not guilty. He was released
on q bond of $4,000 His prelimin-
airy hearing was set for February IL
! Prosecutor Conkling originally plan
ned to have the bond fixed at SIS, 900
But Hyde's attoreys had arranged for
! sed a willingness to give this amount
/ it was accepted
The bond was signed by F. p. Neal
president of the Southwest National
Bank, and H. F. Hall, president of the
| Hall-Baker Grain company; NJ D.
Scrugss, a livestock dealer William
! Mclaughlin. a horseman. and John c.
! Cleary. Frank P Walsh and Judgn
John Lucas, attorneys.
| These are all wealthy men
The calmest man in the Justices
office in Independence was DR.. Hyd
While attorneys busted themselves
making out the papers in the case an6
the few spectators whispered loudl!
and WED with one another for Vie
Of the accused physician, he sat +
/ County Marshal Joel 8. Mayes, wiz
made the arrest and read newspaper
that told of developments in the Swop
investigation.
by the way, Mr.. Mayes." he sale
| folding up the paper, Il wish you
would call up my house and have my
wife informed that 1 will be home for
dinner. She will be worried about
me-"
| just as soon as the bond was ac-
cepted, DR.. Hyde hurried to his home
in an automobile.
The arrest followed quickly after
Judge Ralph S. Latshaw called a grand
/ jury to investigate the death of Col
onel Swope. Prosecutor Conkling
made a request for a jury.
BY dismissing his libel suit for $780,
600 against Attorney John c. Paxton,
DR.. Frank L. Hall and Dr. Edward G..
Stewart today, DR.. Hyde removed
himself from the range of the attor
neys who have been using every leg
al means known to them to get his
deposition in the case. One suit for
100000 is still pending against Att
torney Paxton. The suit alleges SIAN
der
The death of Colonel FL. Swope, on
October 3. last, was attended by cir
icUmstances that mystified the million
aires family and close friends. DIR.
Hyde had treated Colonel Swope in his
last hours, and had. in signing the
death certificate, given apoplexy as the.
cause of death.
When in December, an epidemic of
typhoid fever ragged in the Swope
household. in which eight persons
were stricken, and one, Christian