The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
A Sensational Session
(By Associated Press.l

Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 9-The
Swopc inquest ended at noon today.
At that time the inquiry into causes
that led to the death of Col. Thomas
! Funton Swope was given over to the
julymen.
The last session proved to he SEN
sational one, for Dr. b. G. Hyde, ply
sician to Swope on the day he died.
who prescribed of digestive cap
sule which proceeded death only a
short while, refused TO testify TO the
coroner's jury, and refused even to
be sworn. The scene lasted only a
few moments. but in that time more
excitement was crowded than in two
days of testimony. Il was a space
OF time in which pulses beat with ex-
element and in which each juiyman,
spectators, witnesses and even ste.
iiographe9s forgot everything else
/ The corr ars lips were just begin
/ ming to frame The name of Hyde
I when walsh arose.
4 An Exciting Period
4 Attorney for Hyde have advised
him not to testify walsh said I'VE
don't care for him testifying here and
therefore at our suggestion he must
decline to he swoin.'
! The prosecuting attorney broke in,
Il have here copy OF newspaper
/ he began, "it contains signed state
ment by Dr.. Hyde and in light of his
refusal to testify, desire to-
Then Walsh almost shouted. II
this is done for the purpose of publ
cation, -"
II hold,' said the coroner. "that
I the coroner has n right TO examine
witnesses and that Hyde was sum
moned in regular way and is there
fore entitled to testify"
eve refuse to allow the witness TO
4 testify insisted Walsh. Then Prose.
cutor Conkling, still with the newspa-
rg copy OF Hyde's statement in his
hand, the statement In which Hyde
said he was willing 10 testify at any
inquiry, declared:
THAT is sufficient for the purposes
Of the prosecution.
Chemist Found Strychnine in Liver.
DR.. Hektoen testified yesterday
afternoon that one-sixth of a grain oil
4 strychnine was found in one-seyenth
part Of Col Swope's liver. He be
lieved there might be grain in the
entire organ. Half grain would
cause death Traces OF strychuinf
were found in the stomach.
Strychnine might have been inject
cd into iie body after death. He did
not believe the taking of medicine
containing strychnine would leave as
much as grain OF poison In the
liver
Mrs. Swope testified that DR.. Hyde
knew OF Col. Swope's intention tC
give $l,500,000 to charity and Of his
: plan 10 change his Will 10 this effect
, She also said Col Swope had tolt
r DR.. Hyde he had planned TO give
Thomas Swope The largest part OF hi
estate. She denied she entertained
any i'll feeling against DR.. Hyde.
I DR.. Frank Hall said he was abso
! lutely certain Col Swope did not di'
fom cerebral hemorrhage. or ape
[ plexy
o. n. Geniry. a druggist OF Inde
pendence, said he prepared the med
4 icne for Col. Swope which containe
!. elixir Of iron. duinine and strycf
! nine. The strychnine in q teaspoon
n fnl amounted TO but one one-hur
|, dred and oneeightieth OF grain, h
!. said.
( A Tense Moment.
In the tense moment when Mis-
Keller described The dying actions {
Col, Swope. jurors and spectator
:. leaned forward and listened eagerl
] to hear every w6Id she said Sh
7 told in defRii' How she gave the ma
] d capsule ard be passed into ,cony'i
q Sons While 'YlHfonsci5us be cried
- "oh, my gGog;J Bisk,1 n.had abt
: taken thaf medicine: I, Wish that
:, were dead "
= Miss Keller also said that Di
= Hyde suggested 10 her that she ouel
!, = 10 charge s35 instead of s25 a wee
y for her services
= Afte' she had given the most
y her testimony and the room W;
4 ouiei, Coroner B. II. Zwart askt
=, her:
DO Won know Of anything th
hl might have caused Col Swope
pi death, other than that capsnle?'
IN ~ do not" she replied firmly.