The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-04-22

money. In the qualification of his
desire for money, though in reason
ably good practice, he made love tc
women and under the guise OF a
sweetheart obtained from them large
sums of money, amounting to thou.
sands OF dollars. Two distinct I'm.
stances of this kind fell under her oh,
seryation. 1t transpired also that he
had been a grave robber"
Mrs. Swope became reconcted to
her sonIn-law later, however, it was
explained, and accepted him into her
family and worked for his best in
terests.
A popularity which many people
have noted in DR.. Hyde is his uncon-
cerned manner He has never shown
signs of perturbation since he was
first accused OF the murder and
tragedy in the swope home. In regard
to this phase of the accused mans
nature, Mr.. Reed spoke imposing.
Hyde's only exclamation when he was
first told By DR.. G. T. Twyman. Of In
dependence OF the suspicious against
him was: "Well wouldn't that beat
you" according to Mr. Reed
The deaths in the household were
taken up chronologically, Mr.. Reed at
tempting to show that DR.. Hyde had
planned his conquest Of the wealth of
the Swope heirs with careful cunning.
The first step according TO Mr. Reed,
was to do away with Hunton, an ex-
ecutor of the swope estate. and then
get the position himself. Therefore,
said Reed the physician drew two
quarts of blood from Hunton's body
after he had been stricken by apo.
plexy, and In four minutes Hunton
was dead Said Mr. Reed
Now for the purposes that moved
Hyde to do this thing Hunton was
executor of the will as the evidence
will show, Hyde wanted his place.
within a few minutes. less than
ten after Hunton had died, while the
mans blood was still wet on his hands.
Hyde called Miss Kellar. nurse, to
him and said he wanted TO see her.
Shortly thereafter, within an hour, he
did see her and requested that she
intercede with Col Swope to the end
that he, Hyde, be made executor in
Hunton's place. This was declined by
Miss Kellar."
Details of Col. Swopes death were
then entered into It was rehearsed
how, at DR. Hyde's orders Miss KelIar
gave Col Swope a capsule. Con4ul- /
sions followed Again at Hyde's or
ders, a hypodermic injection was Civ
en-. Death followed. Having com
pleted the history of the case to this
point Mr. Reed said
"The foregoing evidence might be
said to be the first eyidential chapter
that makes plain the plan and the
scheme Of Dr. Hyde to accomplish an
acquisition Of large part of the
swope fortune Hunton was dead. and
although Hyde had not been specified
rs executor In Hunton's place. swope
vas dead, and dead too. without a
'hange In the viii that left the family.
If which Hyde's wife was one, the
,reat bulk of the vast fortune.
"The next testimony that viii be I'M
reduced will be indicative Of the fact
hat the next move In the carrying out
# this plan and purpose was to re-
move as many members Of the Swope
amily as might be 10 the end that the
all Of each would swell the fortune I
hat he through his wife, would be
bic to control"
A lengthy recital of how DR.. Hyde s
btained typhoid and diptheria germs !
[ Or, T., L. Stewart and the appear. {
nee Of typhoid fever in the swope
followed. This typhoid
ould not have come from the water
sed Il was said because the water
anne from a cistern and was fully fil.
cred Il was on the occasion Of DR.
Iyde taking dinner with the swope
lmily on November 25 that he Is
lought to have spread the germs, It
as said
Chrlsman swope's death was touch. /
! lightly upon, and then the state
anne to the alleged attempts OF Or. II
yde 10 poison Margaret swope Three e
dictments l, pending against him Il
this charge and until today little
as known Of the testimony Of wit
asses that led TO the indictment Il
his Is the story briefly, as told by el
eed k
On December 2, Miss swope was Il