The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-14

KANSAS CITY. May 13.-The case of
DIR. 3. c. Hyde, accused of numbering
Colonel Thomas II. Swope. went to the
jury at 9:55 O'Clock tonight.
Grown weary after more than four
weeks of Imprisonment the balloting
time was greeted with signs OF relief by
the jurymen. During the final hours OF
the closing addresses, which occupied the
entire regular court session for two days
and entered Into extra night sessions the
jurymen often looked at the clock and
moved restlessly In their chairs.
When James y. Reed closed the states
final argument tonight and Judge Lat
shaw indicated the jury was free to be-
gin voting on It's verdict, the twelve men
walked quickly from the courtroom. The
court Informed them IL would walt until
about midnight for a verdict. II none
| has been found at that time said the
court they would be sent TO their hotel
| 10 return tomorrow and continue their
deliberations.
Hyde Expects Acquittal.
DIR, Hyde smiled as the aTbiters Of his
| fate retired. Turning TO his wife at his
| side ne said
I'm eat dinner at home with you Sun
| day, Frances
on on another side of the court room
sat Mrs. Logan Q. Swopc. Clustered
| about her were all of her living children.
| with the exception of Mrs. Hyde. The
! jury filed past her as 1t went 10 Its room.
AS soon as the room was cleared suf-
| fciently, the Swope family went home.
Immediately after the Jury had retired.
| the crowd was ordered from the court
| room, but the spectators, who day by
day have fought for places from which
| they might best hear the testimony, was
unwilling TO leave upon mere request.
| They wanted To remain until a verdict
was delivered. but the court would not
permit it. III fifteen minutes after the
| close OF the arguments the marshal
cleared the room.
Every marshal in the employ OF the
| county was drawn Into service. They
were warned to clear the room as soon as
possible and to use strenuous efforts TO
prevent n demonstration.
More than q dozen personal friends OF
room with the couple The scene more
| resembled a social gathering than The
convcnIng of intimates about man upon
whom judgment that might mean de-
structiou was being weighed.
Seated in the center OF the little circlo
of people. the physician lighted cigar:
| tilted back his chair and began TO tell
stories, Soon the party was laughing
and joking.
But the aged father OF DR. Hyde was
not present, The long hours of the trial
speech was finished lie went to his hotel
| and retired,
Death Penalty Asked,
While Mrs, r. Clark Hyde wcpt con-
vulsvely. Attorney Conkling today asked
| the jury that Is TO pass judgment upon
| her husband TO intict the death penalty
| upon tho physician.
| Tie lmpassioned appeal of the prose-
Cutor did not move DR. Hyde, When MIR,
| Conkllng had ended his plea to the jury
| to send the defendant TO DEATH the ply
siCiau turned about in his chair and Sml-
ing his wife. said
why. that man wants TO hang me.
Still sobbing. Mrs, Hyde put her arm
upon her husbands shoulder, but said
nothing.
Attorney James A. Read began his final
argument for the state at o'clock to-
night
Outside the court building a giant mob
began TO battle early this afternoon for
vantage points from which TO gain en-
trance TO the night session. So unrtly
did the crowd become that several dep
uty marshals were delegated to preserve
order The throng was then lined ny
two abreast. The limo extended around
two sides or the courthouse and more
than N block beyond.
Prosecutor ConlelinGs address was Sc
we're Ho told tho jury plainly that he
believed DR.. Hyde guilty and for this
reason was working hard to convict
him He pleaded the case be disposed OF
in this trial If the present arraignment
fails 10 bring a verdict he intlmated.
the defendant would never be brought 10
trial again.
AS gentle as Mr. Conkling's speech was
severe was the final argument for the
defense delivered by Attorney John
Lucas, Lucas appealed to the jurors
upon the ground that The life of Dr.
Continued on Rage -Four.