Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-05
MOTHER IN LAW
Of DR.. HYDE
ON STAND
DRAMATIC SCENE in
KANSAS CITY COURT ROOM
Daughter Looks CoIdIy on as
Parent Gives testimony that
May Help Send Her Husband
to GaIIoWS,
rs. MnrnIng lournnl speelal I.a.sa wIreI


Kansas city. May 4 Mrs Logan
q Swnpe went on the witness stand
fhs afternoon in the murder trial 81
pf b 6 HYDE and gave q synopsis
al the Swope tragedy Her testimony
closed the states case.
Mrs. Swope did not attack pr'
Hyde nor his wife.
The whole situation between the
two families was summed up when
the following conversation took place
during Mrs. Swope's cross-eNamlna-
ton
You told Mrs Hyde when she
pft vour house on December Is last
that you hoped she would come back,
aud SHE said She would return only
when you invited her husband pc
lieYee" asked Mr.. Walsh.
That is exactly what happened,
answered Mrs. Swopc.
The defense attempted To show that
AIRS swopes antipathr toward pr
HYDE had its beginning last fall over
financial matter.
"When Mrs Hyde refused 10 give
her portion of the Hunton estate
oyer to Mrs. l.iddie Moore, a sister
of Mr Hunton YOU told her clark
HYDE had adv vised her thus; that ne
did not love her and only wanted her
money, did YOU not" asked MI
Walsh HIDES attorney.
most certainly did not, said
Mrs sWope, WARMLY.
The contention of the defense thai
pr and Mrs. Hyde did not know
whether they We're remembered ~
Colonel Swope's mill was denied 10y
/ Mrs. SWppe.
practicaIly all of the morning scs-
/ sion was oonsumcd in cross-examlna-
/ tion Of pr Vaughn The quesliontns
/ was confined TO Investigations maue
uoon the body pf Colonel Swnpe
Afra Logan . @0pe, mother OF
! Mrs. HYDE, took the witness stand az
4 o'clock.
The defense made strenuous OBJ
/ lection to the witness telling abou'
! IN Hyde's eonrtship oi her uaugh- +
ter. Judge. Latshaw oterrnled the
objections bur the state did not press
the subject Mrs. Swope simply saiu
she met pr Hyde a Nenr and hair
betor, he was married to francis
Hvde June u. 1905 Immediately al
ter their meeting. said the witness
the physician began to call on her
daughter.
Describing the premises at her
home as being in good condition, she
said:
Colonel SWopc's injury TO Shout
der suffered early in September was
NOT serious. she said He was mn
proving, she testified, when MISS
Pearl Keller Was called on september
II to nurse him
on september II, said Mrs, swopc,
Dr HYDE first talked about colohel
SWopes VIII
IL said the witness. speaking
OF Dr. Hyde, came to AIR. Hunton
and myself. after he had talked with
Colonel Svope. and said
Colonel Swope wants 70 make
win. He wants q Mrs Hawthorne 70
hn an executor He seems To nave y
in for YOU Mr. tIunton
MIR. Swope had told him, he said
he had given literally 70 all hls rel.
ftfNes and wanted TO dispose OF
remaining oue-half million TO charity
but could not make up his mind how
he wanted to divide it. The remains
der. he said Colonel Swope had eN-
plnined. would, under his win as y
stood he equally divided among ms
nephews and nieces.
'Dr. HYDE also said he had sot
colonel Swope to agree TO have
nurse 20 care for hinl
Feeling Mrs. Swope said, tlpi
James Moss Huntou could not I'VE
lafter suffering the attack Of apo
Z 3
room. Ii was there he died.
apid YOU see the bleeding Of Hun
ton inquired Mr Reed.
Not much OF it Mrs. Swope re-
plipd n ghlnecd IN the door just
once Dr Hyde was Jerking the
-triug which WAS around the artery
in Mr. Huntous arm
Of the last illness of Colonel SMopc'
Alrs Swope said
.-Whnc pr Hyde. Miss Keller aud
were at breakfast on the morning
of October 3 the doctor gave her
capsule to administer To Colonel
~wupe They went out and upon re-
turning. the nurse told me Mr. SWope
had not taken the medicine, but
would later
When Mr.. SWope suffered his con-
Wilson's. Dr Hyde said 10 me: les
lust another ease like Mr.. Hnnton p
MS only question OF time now.
r WAS unnerNed. due 70 the death
of Mr.. Hunton. and when Or. HA dc.
n whom. AZ that time. ! mad abse'
'tie confidence said Colonel Swope's
death was ntar / felt I could not 60
INTO the room. therefore 10 wa scN-
eral hours before 1 went 10 his bed
side
As Mrs SWorr aiked Of this pha'e
of th,. ease her voice faitertd and Tor
ID fcw moments she was unable a.
continue her testimony. She turned
and locked into the eyes OF her
daughter. AIRS Hyde. but there vas
mn responsive glcam-