New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
SNOPE TOOK TONIC
Family Feud apparent at
Il dHSds InQuest.

Kansas City. Mo Fen THAT Colonel
Thomas II. 6wope. the millionaire, whose
death on October 8 has been the subject or
an inquiry for the last month to determine
If he died from poisoning took a patent
medicine containing IRON quinine and
sUychnine I'D to within a few DAYS Of his
death developed AT the inquest in indie
pendence to-day
ms testimony was given ny Miss Pearl
Keller, Colonel Swope's nurse Miss Keller
cared toT Colonel Svvope from September
i until the day Of his death She testified
that the millionaire took the mixture daily
IN addition TO the treatment given him by
Dr. + g HYDE. Previously. in deposi-
ton taken in damage suit Of DR.. E {.
HYDE against an attorney and two phy
=icIans who are interested in the Swope in
vestigauon. s ". Panzler Office partner
Of Colonel swope. testified that Colonel
Swope took patent medicine containing
strychnine While al his Office
Physicians say thar the fact Of Colonel
Swope having taken much of this Concoc-
ton would explain the presence Of poison
in his vital organs It was pointed ont
that Colonel Swopc was in a weakened con
dition when he last took the medicine.
Eight witnesses besides Miss Keller testi-
fed during the DAY. Irr. F. /. Stewart
testified that while he had no part in the
autopsy other than writing down the rec
ords, he knew that no hemorrhage Of the
brain visible TO the naked eye was found
Colonel Swope was supposed to have died
from apopleNy-
The inquest TO-DAY brought together for
the first time in several weeks members OF
the Swope household and Dr. B. c. Hyde
Mrs. Logan II. Swope and her daughters,
Miss Lucy Lee Swope. Miss Sarah Swope
and Miss Margaret Swope, sat on one side
of the room with their attorneys, while
Dr. Hyde and his attorneys were or the
other. There vas no sign Of recognition
between The TWO parties. Mrs HYDE was
not present. Her husband explained that
she was in
Mrs. Swope and Miss Keller we're served
with suhpceuas TO-DAY by an attorney from
the Office of Frank T. Walsh. DR. Hyde's
attorney. n appear and give their deposl-
tfons in the libel suits brought by Dr.
Hyde against John q Paxton, the attor-
nev. and DIS. Frank Hall and Edward l.
Stevsrt. Attorneys have been attempting
10 serve the sUhpoenas for week.
Dr. HYDE filed q suit FOR SleooAA for al
legged SANDER against PaXtc7 to-day and
service was obtained upon the attorney at
:
Paxton was dismissed ny DR.. Hyde in or
der to avoid giving his deposition be
fore the inquest over the body Of Colonel
Swope began.
The uaur Of Or HYDE first entered into
the Official records Of the case today when
Miss Keller testified that she was called
by him TO take care Of Colonel Swope,
Miss Keller also testified regarding the
actions Of Colonel Swore. when his old
friend. Thomas Moss HuuroU, died from
apopiezy two DAYS before the miIliouaire's
death She said NJ F5unton died Al night.
hut that Colonel SwoDe was nor told Of his
death until the following morning. The
nav vas broken n him while he vas in
bed Colonel Swope eroaned when he heard
Mr.. Huuron was dead. pulled the bed cloth
ing over his head and said
Foor Old Moss
The blow Of his friends death grteved
Colonel Svore greatly and he went into
seclusion for hours, refusing IN see any
one hut m FanEler. his financial agent.
The inquest adjourned when Miss Keller
had told her story I'D 10 the DAY before
Colonel Swope'E death. She vii be re allied
tomorrow