Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-18

Kansas City. April 1s.--Before
courtroom crowded to the utmost cap
pacity James Reed today delivered the
( opening statement of the prosecution IN
, the Hyde murder trial. Tho defense
objected to the court permitting Reed.
( as special counsel. to deliver the OPEN
! ing statement Judge Latshaw held It
entirely legal but suggested that Reed
be appointed special prosecuting at
torney This done. Frank Walsh.
leading counsel for defense, interposed
an objection TO the prosecution intro
lueing statements regarding any fea-
ture of the case except that dealing
with the death of Colonel Swope. He
was over-ruled. Walsh branded many
persons who gathered evidence against
Hyde as liars. and thieves" Reed
sought later to tell the story OF tho
courtship of Hyde and Mrs. Hyde, and
objection of Walsh to this feature was
sustained.
Hyde Pictured as Fiend.
Kansas CITY, April 1S.--Picturing DR..
HYDE as a man whose evil propensities
led him. during boyhood, to torture AMI
mails. in later life to abuse the poor ana
helpless, and IN the fullness of profess
sional success TO conceive the most
colossal murder plot In the history or
criminallty, Attorney James Reed made
the opening statement for tho state in
the physicians trial here today,
In leading up to the motive which the
state claims caused the alleged mur-
ders To be committed. Read explained
that an over-powering greed for money
had manifested itself in Hyde. With
the purpose of adding to his wealth..
said Reed, the physician made love to
women and then obtained money from
them.
The greater part Of the statement
was a repetition of the charges made
| hy the states witnesses against the
| physician In depositions given beforA
| Hyde's attorneys. recently, The deaths
OF Col Thomas III. and Chrisman Swope
and James Moss Hunton were dealt
with In detail Charges that Hyde was
responsible for the spread OF typhoid
fever in the Swope house and that on
three occasions he tried to poison Miss
Margaret Swope, composed consider
able part of the address.
Cold, Calculating Murder.
The charge that brings tho defend
ant to this bar OF Justice is that of hav-
! ing. with deliberation. premeditation.
and cold. calculating purpose murdered
one of Missouri's most distinguished
citizens. a kinsman of his wife and
benefactor To MIN said Reed In his
| address The details OF Colonel Swopeis
death We're entered into. II was re-
hearsed how. at Hyde's orders, Miss
Kellar gave Colonel Swope a capsule
Couvulsions 'ensued. Again at Hydes
orders n hypodertnc injection was
given. Death followed.
Having completed tho history to this
point Reed said: The foregoing evil
dence might be said to be the first evil
Dental chapter that makes plain tho
plan and scheme of Hyde to accomplish
the acquisition Of a large part of tho
i.Swope forunte. The next testimony
that will be introduced viii be indica-
tive Of the fact that the next move in
carrying out this plan and purpose was
to remove many members of the
Swope family as might be. to the end
that the fall of each would swell the
fortune that he, thru his wife. would be
! able to control
/ \ lengthy recital OF how Hyde OBJ
| tatned the typhoid and dphtheria
germs OF DIR. Stewart and the appear
ance of typhoid fever In the Swope
residence followed. In closing Reed
explained that Hyde is being tried only
for. the murder OF Colonel Swope.