Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-21
The Contention viii be That Death
81 Col. ewope Wae Fart Of Plot
NJ. 10 Secure His
Wsslths III

story Of the typhoid foyer, epidemic
In the EwQpe household at .Independ-
ence u TIE state CONSTITUTES n and
charged nr. Hyaa with not only intro
ducilg TIC typhoid fever germs Into
the BW6po home, but administering
poison 10 Craftsman sVona ana to Mar
fartt swObs when they lay III Of the
fever. VA
There was not q vacant seat ~ the
court room and the aisles were well
tillsd by, the time the ccnEeninG ef
court was announced, ,s
The court ruled that Mr.. Reed might
speak for Mr. Ccnkllng In opening thu
state'S case.
oatIlne 81 he Evidence.
'IwiIl give you an outline Of the
evidence a. " viii put Il betcre you"
said Mr.. Reed IN continuing his state.
ment Il will relate IN logical order
and sequence the facta n this Gaze ]
am begging your most earnest atten-
ton to every detail ak that you fol-
low me especially in the matter Of
dates a. they are important.
"Ths death Of Thomas H. Bwope was
ecnsummated and planned BY no one
but 4 skilled physician. II was part q
1 general plan the mainspring Of which
was TIE gaining ~ great wealth. me
conception 81 It IN the brain reckoned
81 TIE determination Of the endre.
sMope fanlly.s
eve ahall endeayor,n aid he, ITO
demonstrate ~ the acts q ths defend
ant that the death or Thonaa HI.
SMops Is connected With = peEles Of
disasters that cgerwhelmed the 9Wppe
family ana We win Do this 70 negative,
ne possibility Of mistake n the ID
mlnisterlng ct the deadly drug that
killed Col. S#6pe,
owope Wealth eaIe0o,Oo0.
.Thomag 81. aNeps Z said be- TER
whose death this defends ANT n about 70
Do tried. was about 81 Or 50 years Of
age. He lived for many years in Jack.
son county and had always been =
money maker. AZ the time o. hia death
hs was possessed Of Ahont $500. 900.
~srhe WIN MRa made aoms time be-
fore Swcpe'e death. II had been gDe
dream u III later years 70 bepcat the
pooF and unfortunate Of THIS city and
10 talked about Il u several friends.
AZ carried his WIN around a hls
pocket EnisHdihs To change II. shsevi-
asnSe WIN show. The intended chanse
Wa known 70 Hyde and II sVops
made It Hyde's wife would Be poorer
~ $4,000,
@Thiu was the condition ok qzAirs on
September s, 1909. when Swcpe stun
lbIcd and fell on the door Of Bis resi-
Adnce He was 4 man easily dieccnr.
ased ana his health troubled him.
Tt win Be- shown that be felt better
after Miss Pearl Keilar. trained
nurse, came 10 look after him. His
spirits began 70 improve and he ire
duently vent OUT riding with the
nurse
Hyds Talked With ewops.
"on ocsofber q" said Reed. Hyde
tslked Win eNope for some time. No
one but Alnishty God and Hyde know
tNIfAt wa tsIa, but again that night
Hytt asked Miss Ksilar for her a.
sislance Next day Hyde asked 4
Col. sw6pe had had his broadcast and
assured 81 Miss KeIlae that he had
/. remarked that he had 4 digestive cap
suie he wished to administer, and thu
t,eo went to the sick room.
@And 50 poor Old Col sWope tool
the capsule. The capsule Hyde gasl
ne anrse After that he handed hin
| TIE local independence paper. The
she gave him the Kansas City papers
soon she heard 4 muhied mumblinl
and ahe. turned and saw Col SEope 7
re midst Of eonsulaIon.T
Here Mr. Reed described the action
| OF the dying millionaire. his tvitch
ines. rfoans and slEhs
AFTER that Ire nufhe called In D.
HYDE. Ne Immediately pronounced !
4 case Of apoplexy He said II was thl
s same thing that Hunton he'd died win
But We WIN show you hat It va
I somethlnE entirely different tn
symptoms were entirely tIHerent "
WI show you that swope sank lowe
and lover until he died He recorei
| "a CONSCIOUSNESS only TO efy out
/ allh hadh't taken that damned med
tInnin
II. When col. 9Wopt ale1,
Sol srope vas DYING ihe A
ltfasy said. BIS pnila YES high AZ
sart uts bealine IKE . tlIphrmnei
r.fsf Ihtss cohtIdons. hs declared
d. nfse d8nInisqfti hgpolerni
nitcicn az air1c11in strgctrIn .
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