Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-29
DRUGGIST TELLS
MORE Of CYANIDE
DR.. HYDE BOUGHT
Swope. Recalled to Stand, Re-
counts Having Seen Doctor
Drop Capsules on Sidewalk.
Nurse Identifies 0dOr
DEFENDANTS BOND is
REVOKED: GOES TO JAIL

hind the bars OF his narrow cell in the
county Jail. DR.. B. {. HYDE this morning
looked upon a scene that was new and
strange 10 him. All about him were
common prisoners In the same tier OF
cells with him were drunkards. thieves
and robbers.
Dr. Hyde was in jail once before. on
last March :. But he was only i'm the
hospital ward then His room was large.
rCOmy and airy. There were four win
d0ws In IL He could walk about and ex-
ercise himself. No one was in the apart
ment to bother him. That time he did
not mind his incarceration.
Today DR.. Hyde made no objection TO
his quarters. But when an attendant
came TO the prisoners cell with a tin
plate covered with bread and a cup OF
coffee the prisoner refused the food and
turned away with wan smile One OF
DR.. Hydes friends sent him a breakfast
from a hotel
Jail attaches said the prisoner slept
well last night He turned out his light
with the rest of the inmates of the jail
at $50 o'cvlOck and retired to his cell.
DRUGGIST Is RECALLED.
Hugo Brecklein. the druggist. was re-
called today. He dipped his hands i'm
wet solution Of cyaninde. The defense
vigorously objected TO this demonstration
because the indictment named no pOisOI-
except strychnine. Judge Lathshaw per-
mitted the demonstration. however. be-
cause other poisOns" were mentioned IN
the indictment.
Miss Van Nuys. the nurse who testi-
fed yesterday TO smelling cyanide on
the hands CT Thomas II. Swope. Jr.. af .
ter he had handled some capsules dropped
by DR.. Hyde, smeIled the poison on
Breckleins' hands and said the odOr was
the same as that from Mr. SwOpe's hands.
The refused n q frrrx To
smell the druggists hands
Thomas II. Swope was called, and tell
ing of his finding the capsule. said:
on December IS. while walking down
Pleasant street. in Independence, 1 saw
DR.. Hyde approaching me A block from
me he crossed the street.
STEPPED ON PILLS
Just after he stepped off the side
walk he dropped something and stepped
on IT, second time he repeated the &C
ton.
when he passed on I went to the
point where the articles had been dropped
and found a broken capsule in the snow.
put it in my pocket.
Going home I showed the capsules
to Miss Van Npys and my mother. I no.
ticed a peculiar smell about my hands.
u was Ike burned almonds. Miss Van
Nuys SmeIled them when / called her at
tention 20 H.
Three or four weeks later recalled
T. had smelled the Odor before-it was
that OF cyanide of potassium
He formerly used cyanide in gold test
ing while mining
Accompanied by John @ Paxton. an
executor OF the Swope estate. Mr.. Swope
said he returned 10 the place where the
capsules were dropped and there found
fragments from three capsules. The
fragments were scraped up and placed
IN an envelope, he testified
Mr.. Paxton took the capsules 10 Chica-
60 and scientists reported there was cy-
anide in them.
Judge Lafhshaw ordered that at all
times DR.. hyde should be brought into
and removed from the court room out OF
the presence OF the jury in order that the
jurymen might not know he is in the
custody of the authorities.
BOND REVOKED BY COURT.
DR.. Hyde's bond OF 100000 was re-
vOked and the physician was placed in
the county Jail BY the order OF Judge
Latshaw at the close of the criminal
court session last night. This action
means DR.. Hyde must remain in prison
until he is declared innocent by a jury
or is permitted by the court to furnish
new bond.
The action OF the court was due to
the nature OF the evidence presented by
the state against DR.. Hyde. without
notifying any one of his intention Judge
Latshaw summoned County Marshal
Joel Mayer into the courtroom after
the jury had been removed and said:
In view OF the testimony that thus
far has been given in the trial the
court is constrained to say that it
amounts 20 = presumption that. under
the law. deprives the defendant of the
right to so on bond. and he is hereby
remanded TO the custody of the mar
shall"
Mrs. Hyde stared at the judge as he
spoke and when he had finished she
threw her arms about her husbands
neck and sobbed Historically.
Mrs Logan c. Swope arose from her
seat and hurried from the court room
as soon as she understood the import
OF the Judges words.
Later when she met Mrs. Hyde stand
ing with an attorney I'm the nail. sob
bling. she passed quickly by, boarded
her automobile and went home.
Scarcely had the court ceased speak
ing. when Attorney Johnson Lucas. rep
sthsAbnn the. z-hPh, he-bto NIB NIB NIB
resenting DR.. HYDE. had the following
statement entered into record:
WOULD AFFECT JURY.
The defendant maintains ana alleges
that the remanding OF him to the coun-
~ Jail, pending the trial Of his case.
will have the effect OF prejudicing his
right before the jury, II being con-
strued as a declaration on the part Of
the court against his interest and lead
fng the Jury to believe he is guilty Of
the ofrense charged and asks the court
10 rescind the order upon that ground"
The defendant will not be locked up
with the jury nor in the same place
with them and the knowledge cannot
come to the jury from anything that
the court can prevent" answered Judge
Latshaw.
Deputy Marshal Joseph p Gilliwee
took charge OF the prisoner. Mrs. Hyde
left the room in the company OF friends
"a n Egvda walked away 10 iafl