Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1910-05-19
CONDEMNED MAN SITS MOTION.
LEss. UNABLE TO COMFORT
oRIEF.sTRIcKEN WIFE.
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
PRISONER REMANDED TO JAIL
LIKE ANY OTHER CON.
VcTED SLAYER.
HYDE CASE CHRONOLOGICAL
TOLD.

1909.
Oct. flames Moss Hunton, cousin
Of Col. Thomas II. swope, died sud.
denly at the Swope home in Indepen.
dence, Mo-, a surburb Of Kansas City,
supposedly by apopIexy.
Oct. 3-Thomas H. Swope dies sud.
denly, exactly as Hunton had died,
supposedly Of apopIexy.
Oct. 9-WiII Of Thomas II. Swope
filed for probate. The estate was val.
ued at $4,000, 900, and Of this $1,ooo,ooo
was left to members Of the Swope fam
lily.
Dec. miss Margaret swope, niece
of Thomas n. Swope, stricken with ty-
phoid fever.
Dec. 2-chrisman Swope, nephew Of
Thomas II. Swope, stricken with ty.
phoid.
Dec. 4-Miss Cora Dickson, govern.
ess in tho swope home and a cousin
named coppese, stricken with typhoid
fever.
Dec. 5-Stewart s. Fleming Of
Maury county ,Tennesse, who was
visiting at the Swope home, stricken
with typhoid.
Dec. 6-Chrisman Swope dies.
Dec. 9-Miss Sara Swope, fourteen
years old, niece Of Colonel Swope,
stricken with typhoid.
Dec. 11-Miss Stella swope, niece Of
Colonel Swope, stricken with typhoid.
Dec. 1s-Miss Lucy Lee, relative Of
Colonel Swope, stricken with typhoid
In the Swope home four days after her
arrival from Europe.
1910.
Jan. BODY Of chrisman swope sc.
eretIy exhumed and an autopsy held.
Jan. 11-Body Of Thomas H. swope
secretly removed from tomb in Forest
Hill cemetery and stomaehs Of both
Swopes taken to Chicago for analysis.
Feb. e-coroner's jury finds Thomas
n. Swope came to his death as result
Of stryehnine capsule administered by
Or. q. c. Hyde.
Feb. 1o-Dr. 3. c. Hyde arrested on
charge Of murder.
April 11-TriaI Of Or. 3. c. Hyde
begins.
May 11-Evidence submitted to jury.
May 13-Areuments Of counsel
close.
May 1e-Found guilty In the first
degree.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 1--we, the
jury. find the defendant guilty of muir
der in the first degree as charged in
the indictment and assess his punish
ment at Imprisonment in the State
Penitentiary during his natural life.
(Signed) FRANK CLAYPOOL, Chair
man."
Such was the verdict in the trial Of
DR.. B. Clark Hyde, accused OF the
murder of Col Thomas H. Swope. Kan
sas City, millionaire philanthropist.
1t was rendered at 1922 O'Clock Mon
day morning.
Doctor Hyde sat motionless as the
verdict was read.
AS the words of conviction were
spoken Mrs. Hyde broke down COM
pletely and tugged at the arms of her
husband. His two sisters, Mrs. Hop
kins and Miss Laura Hyde, mingled
their tears with hers, but the physi-
clan stoically and with the same fixed
expression of the mouth, said not a
word. For a time he was even un-
able to whisper a word Of comfort.
"Oh, Clark" cried Mrs. Hyde when
the verdict was read by Judge Lat
shaw.
She threw her arms about his neck
and wept silently. Then she patted
her husband on the cheek.
Doctor Hyde sat motionless.
He looked firmly at Judge Latshaw
while the verdict was being received.
AS the words Imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary during his natural
life," were pronounced, his eyes fell
to the floor.
Don't worry. dearie." he said to his
wife. as she clasped him in her arms.
Mrs. E. N. Hopkins and Miss Laura
Hyde. sisters of the physician, looked
distressed but did not break down.
They tried to comfort Mrs. Hyde and
appear brave before her.
I'VE shall hope for the best" they
said.
I've do not understand this verdict.
Clark is innocent"
II haven't lost hope" declared Doc.
tor Hyde.
At 1915 o'clock the jury raped
upon the door OF its room to indicate
that a verdict had been reached.
From almost the first the majority