Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-06
Eleven Indictments Returned
Against Kansas City Physi-
clan for Death of Millionaire
Thomas w, Swope.
ALLEGED HE SOUGHT TO
MURDER WHOLE FAMILY
Charged With Having InocuIa-
ted Entire Swope Household
With Typhoid Fever Germs,
Receives News Calmly,
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Kansas City. March 5.-Dr B.
Clark Hyde. husband Of "A niece of the
late Thomas Fl. Swopc, was indicted
on thirteen counts in eleven indiet-
ments returned by the grand jury that
has been investigating the Swope mys-
terry for the last three weeks, at 6:35
o'clock tonight.
Two indictments charge first degree
murder in connection with the deaths
of Colonel Swope and Christian
Swope. DR.. Hyde is alleged to have
given them strychnine tablets causing
their deaths
one Indictment accuses Dr. Hyde of
manslaughter by bleeding James NJ
.HuntOn, q cousin of Colonel Swope, IN
a negleetful manner.
Perhaps the most surprising OF all
the indictments are the eight in con-
neetion with the alleged poisoning rf
the Swope family visitors and at
taches OF the household DR.. Hyde
is accused in these indictments. whicl
contain ten counts, of poisoning with
typhoid germs with intent to murder.
Margaret Swope, Stella Swope. Sarah
Swope, Lucy Leo Swopc, Nora Ben
Dickson Georgia r. Compton, Mildred
Fox and LcOnofa Copridge. a cOiorcl
girl All these were stricken with
typhoid feter while Dr. Hyde was at
tending the SMnnc family.
Three counts are contained in The
indictment charging the poisoning 6f
Miss Margaret Swopc. The first count
charges that Dr. HYDE attempted 10
poison her by administering typhoid
germs on, or about November 25th
The second accuses him OF trying 20
poison her by giving hypodermic In
lection December 18th In the third
h., fg A.tI a
poisoning on December 18TH by Civ
ing her strNchnine and other poisons
Miss Fox was q visitor at the SWopH
home during the illness of the men
bers OF the family. The Misses Dick
son and Compton were employed at
the home as governess ANA scamstress
respectively. The Compton girl was Il
ma.d
Capiases for the arrest Of Dr. 1s le
viii not be issued until Monday. He
is now under Il $4,000 bond in co J.
noction with tho case against him in
Justice Loar's court in independence
charging him with the murder Df
Colonel Swope
Dr. Hyde received the news Of the
indictments calmly, saying:
HIDE Receives News Calmly.
II have just read in the evening
papers that | have been indicted.
In my libel suit against John q.
Paxton he has stated under oath that
on tho twentieth day Of December,
900, before the slightest investga-
ton was made ana gefore an examina-
ton of any of the bodies of the dead
was had, he concluded that | Was
guilty of their murders and of at
tempts to murder others ! have just
read the testimony OF Mrs Logan
Swope taken today, AFTER more than
Two weeks earnest effort on the purt
OF my attorneys. in which she says
she arrived at the same conclusion at
the same time. likewise, without 'n~
Vestigation or proof
"On the twelfth day of January.
1910. Mr.. Paxon wrote a letter to his
co-executor, charging that all of these
terrible crimes had been admitted. IN
his testimony. the first day of his de-
position he published this letter to the /
world and declared that | was the
guilty person.
This stain upon my character can
be removed in only one way: that is
pN fair trial before Il jury of nv fell
low citizens in court where | can
be represented and my vindication
made complete and final Much as
regret the fact Of my indictment, ]
realize it to be an inevitable and sure
step toward my final exoneration |
would not have il otherwise after the
publication of the Paxton letter OF
course, the public win understand that
a grand jury investigation is secret
and the accused is not ,llowed repre-
sentation
Il am absolutely innocent and
know on that account. no harm can
come 30 VIC"
When the trial of Dr. Hyde will be-
gin IS problematical 1t MAY be in a
iew days II the defense is wiling.