The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-19
DR.. HYDE FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE
Convicted Man Goes Back to
His Cell, and Will Be Treated
Now as a Common
Prisoner.


Prisoner.
Kansas City, May IL. Behind
the bars Of the county jail DR.. B.
clark Hyde is confined, convicted
Of numbering Colonel Thomas H.
Swope, his wife's uncle, on last
october 8. The jury, after being
out since last Friday, returned its
verdict this morning. The prison
er smiled.
Out in her fashionable home in
Forest avenue, Mrs. Hyde and two
sisters Of the convicted man weep
and hope. All of them believe the
supreme court will reverse the de-
cision. In Independence, Mrs. Lo-
gan o. Swope, motherinlaw of DR..
Hyde, Is near collapse. She is
clad to be Endorsed by jury for
her ceaseless prosecution of her
daughters husband, but the shock
of the conviction has made her
nervous and weak. She was not
present today when the verdict
was returned.
DR.. Hyde will be sentenced late
this week. At first Judge Latshaw
thought he would sentence the
prisoner Thursday, but it will
probably be Saturday. The ply
sician's attorneys will ask for a
new trial and then appeal the case.
By law, DR.. Hyde cannot now be
admitted to bail.
"Oh, Clark" cried Mrs. Hyde
when the verdict was read by
Judge Latshaw. She threw her
arms about his neck and wept ST.
lently. Then she patted her hus-
band on the cheek.
DR.. Hyde sat motionless. He
looked firmly at Judge Latshaw
while the verdict was being re-
ceived. As the words "imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary dur
ing his natural life" were pro-
nounced his eyes fell upon the
floor.
Comforts His Wife.
Don't worry, dearie," DR.. Hyde said
to his wife. as she clasped him In her
arms
Mrs. e. NJ Hopkins and Miss Laura
Hyde, sisters Of the physician, looked
distressed, but did not break down.
They tried to comfort Mrs. Hyde and
to appear brave before her.
I'VE shall hope for the best" they
said. I'VE don't understand this YER
dict. Clark is innocent"
II haven't lost hope" declared DR..
Hyde.
Within 10 minutes after the verdict
had been rendered the physician was
on his way to his CELL Mrs Hyde re-
NAMED in the court room for some
time She was extremely weak.
Neither Mrs. Logan o. Swope nor
any of her children, except Mrs. Hyde,
was in the room when the jury re-
ported.
Treat that prisoner the same as
any other" Judge Latshaw ordered
County Marshal Joel B. Mayes. "Give
him few privileges and no luxuries."
The usual custom of permitting pris-
oners to send out for their meals will
apply In DR.. Hyde's case. But he must
sleep in a cell.
II will file motion for a new trial
and then take an appeal in the case,'
said Frank P. Walsh, chief counsel for
DR.. Hyde.
The verdict came unexpectedly.
Every attorney in the case had given
up hope of the jury, which had been
out since Friday night, coming to an
agreement. 1t was reported this morn
Ing that one juryman vowed he would
vote for acquittal until I die Of old
age"
Mrs. swope shrieks.
When news of the conviction was
forwarded by telephone to Mrs. Swope
In Independence, she shrieked and
dropped the receiver. She refused to
make statement. It Is the belief Of
court attaches that the supreme court
Will be unable to reach DR.. Hyde's case
for at least a year on account of the
crowded condition Of the docket In the
meantime the prisoner may be kept in
the county Jail or sent to the states
prison at Jefferson City by Judge Lat
shaw. The law of Missouri prohibits
murderer to bail
Judge Latshaw was obviously per-
turbed by the actions of the jurymen.
Half an hour before the verdict came
In he decided to change his plan Of
discharging the jurors tomorrow morn
.nS, IL tHey ulu not agree. ne planned
10 hold them for several days longer.
Only small crowd was in the court
room when the announcement came
that the verdict was ready. However.
the news spread rapidly and every
inch of space in the court room was
occupied when the judge took his seat.
There must be absolute quiet in the
room," said the court. 1.-THE marshal is
ordered to arrest any one making a
demonstration"
Hyde Removes Overeoat.
From out Of little side room Dr.
Hyde. his wife and his sisters walked
and sat down at the defense's table
The overcoat the physician had worn
Tor two days, as IL he were ready to
go home, was conspicuously absent
Judge w. 7. Johnson and John III. Lu-
cas-, attorneys for the defendant, came
IN and sat down. All of the states at
torneys were present. The group at
Dr. Hyde's table was hopeful. but in
clined to nervousness.
Reports. unauthorized, but persistent
We're that for many hours the vote
had been IL to 1 for conviction. The
arrival at an agreement made it prac-