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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28

er, into which she looked constantly,
appeared to be her Inspiration. Be
yond the FIRST Aeeting glimpse into her
sisters eyes as she stood to take the
oath, she did not once look In the d.
rection of DR.. or Mrs. Hyde.
The record in the Hyde trial will
prove the most voluminous ever made
In Jackson county, say court attaches.
Gale R. Jones and Charles Brown; the
stenographers whom Mr.. Walsh has
employed at the expense of the defense
80 far, were sworn In as afiicial court
reporters. Aney will handle the rec
ord In shifts. To date 1t Las average
$50 pages Of transcript per day and
with the heightened court hours will
run in the neighborhood Of 200 pages.
Mrs. Hyde is perceptibly failing day
after day. A peculiar pallor has set
tied on her features and now her lips
are quite colorless. She still retains
her keen interest, but her smile is wan.
She looks into the eyes of the man on
trial speaking her confidence and her
trust in more emphatic language than
words could frame.
Identified Chart Entries.
Miss Gordon identified her entries
on the nurses chart recording Miss
Margaret swope's condition when she
was returned to the witness stand. The
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
THE STUDENTS PLAYED "HOBO"
When James Eads How Went to Co.
lumbla to Lecture 500 Were
Grctesquely Dressed.

Columbia, Mo-, April 25.-More than
500 students Of the University of Mis-
souri,, dressed as hobaes, turned out
In automobiles and taxicabs to wei.
come James Eads How, the millionaire
hobo OF st. Louis, who came to Co.
Iumbia to help the students celebrate
Hobo day." How was the guest Of
the hobo convention and the Social
Science club of the university He
Iectured in the university auditorium
on 1.-THE Rights to Life, Liberty and
in Missouri" He was
heard by 1900 students.
The celebration consisted Of bur-
lesque "hobo" exercises on the campus
Of the university and handouts" by
Columbia housewives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28

shaw promised them 'sccess~ TO tine
testimony at all times hereafter, and
then Mr.. Walsh walked calmly away
TO where they lay in the safe deposit
Dor.
But the question OF moral ethics is
still undecided. Attorneys Conkling
and Reed regard the incident as
shameful, to say the least, while
Msssrs. Walsh, Lucas and Brewster
are hoping for more lost papers.
Miss Kellar resumed her place on
the witness stand after the jury had
been brought, into the court room.
Mr.. Lucas renewed his objection to
the nurses testimony concerning Moss
Hunton's last illness for the purpose
of having 1t appear clearly In the rec.
ord and the court tersely overruled 1t,
giving the presidents.
Miss Kellar was asked what hap
pened after DR.. Hyde arrived at the
side of Moss Hunton on the night Of
October /, and the nurse told the Jury
of the suggestion Of DR.. Hyde that
bleeding be resorted to.
She then told how DR.. Twyman OBJ
jected to the quantity Of blood DR..
Hyde was taking from the sick man
but that he refused to close the wound
until he had taken two quarts of blood.
Mr. Hunton died almost Immediately
after the wound was closed.
She also told of the request made
by DR.. Hyde while she was preparing
the body for the undertaken that she
should use her influence with Col.
5wope to have DR.. Hyde made trus-
lee of the estate to take the place Of
Mr.. Hunton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
THREE HOGS TO A CAR.


Early this morning the natives of
the local stock yards were amazed
when they gaSed upon two long
stock cars, apparently empty, set in
place for unloading at the hog
chutes. Closer examination disclos-
ed the fact that each car contained
three hogs, ordinary hogs, three bar
rows and three sows, total of six
hogs.
Trey were disposed in pens, and
sold in the ordinary way. They
weighed 221 pounds to the head, and
sold for $40. The freight on this
shipment amounted to $33.45 per
car, or $500 for both cars. Then
there was a yardage Of 6 cents per
head, which added to the freight
made $67.26. The charge for SELL
ing a carload Of hogs is IS but as 80
hogs constitute carload, the shipper
did not have to pay that amount, but
paid Is cents per head, which
to 90 cents. Adding this
TO the freight and yardage, his to-
tai expense was s6s.16. The gross
amount the hogs brought was S125.
Deductlng from that THE expense,
md the shipper had left $3.50. One
however, about the deal
8 that he was furnished with free
both ways. This IL
lone on a 2-car shipment Of stock.
The shipper Of the six hogs in two
.ars was A. D. Coleman. 81 years
Id, with the beard Of a patriarch
Presbyterian Of long standing. q
ltlzen Of Dickinson county, Kansas,
With a farm OF 240 acres value1 At
rs per acre near Talmage, for So
ears. Mr.. Coleman said he had had
vision IN which he vas told to ship
he hogs in this manner, He ss.d
e had for years followed DIVIDE gBid-
nee in shipping Stock. C. Tels-
ram.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
IN FAR OFF LANDS.


March 8, 1910.-Through the
kind care of our Father above we
have been brought thus far on oul
journey. Our last letter was mailed
at Lucknow, where we were disap.
pointed in not finding Brother Mus.
sers. We spent one day there, and
then went south about five hun
dred and fifty miles to Dhamtari,
and visited our Mennonite Brethren
at their Missions. We met most of
their workers Bros. M. and Geo.
Lapp, Bro. Lehman and several 9TH
Iers. Although the time for our stay
here was very short; by the aid of the
telephone (by which their Missions
are connected) arrangements were
made to utilize the time to the best
advantage. Instead of having their
Sunday School, it was arranged to
have a preaching service, Bro. Sheets
preaching from II Peter 3:1S. The
congregation numbered two hun
bred or more, mostly girls of their
orphanage at this place. After the
service we we're shown around the
grounds and buildings, and out to
the lone cave of their workers, Bro.
Burkhard, whose widow, after a visit
home, returned to the field again
with her Oldest child, leaving the
older ones in America to be cared for
by his parents. In the evening a ma
tive boy took up by rapid transit
1.-THE bullock cart) to Balodghnan vii
lage, in charge Of Malin Lapp, where
there are good opportunities for VII
lage work, where we were comfort !
ably cared for for the night They
expect in the not far distant future
to build a church at this place. At
ter being shown around the premises
we took a walk through the village
and out to the jungles, and were
soon on our way, by the usual Indian
to Rudri. in charge of
George Lapp, where they have a
boys orphanage. One hundred and
fifteen boys are cared for here, and
receive a school education. Some
are being trained for teaching, and
,thers in addition to their schooling,
are learning carpentry, gardening
md cooking. Nine Of their boys are
It the government experimental farm
aklng a special course in agricul-'
ure. They also have their regular
lours Of worship and Bible study.
they are divided into several classes
nd are in charge Of a missionary !
or religious and Christian Instrue-
ion. q
After enjoying and being refreshed
y a good and wen prepared meal We
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
THE DR.. HYDE TRIAL
WILL LAST LONG
At Commencement Of Third Week Il
is Scarcely Begun.
LONGEST IN HISTORY OF STATE
Both Sides Profess to Be Pleased With
Conditlons--An Estimate Of Cost
and Attorney
Fees.

Kansas City, April 25.-The second
week Of the Hyde trial commenced al
$3.50 o'clock when Miss Houlehan, the
nurse again faced Frank Walsh for
cross examination. She probably will
be on the stand all day.
The prediction made by some that
the trial would be the longest In the
history Of the state now gives promise
of fulfllment. Miss Houlehan is only
the fourth of the states "A witnesses
to be examined.
Judge Latshaw's task Is not an easy
one, but he is performing 1t in q man.
ner that reflects credit on the court.
The Ingenious arguments of the attor.
neys, who never let an opportunity
pass to gain any advantage, never ap.
pear to warp the judgment Of the
court
Both sides in the trial count the first
week in the case matter for gratifi..
cation.
Six days given over to the taking Of
testimony and opening arguments
have left attorneys for the state conf.
dent that they will convict DR.. Hyde
and have impressed his counsel with
the belief that the physician will be
not only acquitted but INDICATED.
Declaring that he believes the grand
jury papers in the Hyde case were
stolen and not merely lost and found,
Virgil Conkling, prosecuting attorney,
last night summoned Peter and Jose
phine Flnney, the negroes who had the
documents to his Office under forth.
with subpoena. There they were ques.
toned for more than an hour. At the
conclusion of the examination they
were allowed to return to their home.
What is 1t worth to DR.. Hyde to be
defended against the manifold charges
that have piled up against him?
What is 1t costing Mrs, Swope in
special attorneys fees to help the
state punish the son-in-law whose guilt
she seeks to establish?
What is the expense of Jackson
county of this great medica-legal COM
bat?
It mis- been said by an attorney in.
connected with the case that
Frank Walsh was to receive 100000.
the firm Of johnson & Lucas, $4,000,
and R. R. Brewster, $4,000 for serv.J
Ices in the defense. The amount Mr..
Cleary was to be paid, It was said, had
not been determined.
The firm of Reed, Yates, Atwood &
Mastin, 1t was said, was to receive
10000 for aiding in the prosecution ,
" the case. Half Of this amount, ii ,
was said, already had been paid by
Mrs. L. o. Swope. The remainder is
o be paid as soon as the trial is over. g
The expense to Jackson county will
70 from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t the 6
rial lasts longer than six weeks, the t
I'LL will be larger. 4
The total cost OF the trial probably =
viii be more than $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
COUNCIL WAS VERY BUSY
WITH THE CITY'S AFFAIRS.
Much Business of Interest Transacted
at Session.

The city council met in adjourned
session last evening.
The board of water commissioners
presented request to be granted the
authority to buy the pipe and con.
tract for the labor to put in the water
extensions for which bids had been
asked for and rejected on account
of being too high. On motion the
request was granted.
The appraisement committee for,
fixing valuation on lots in sewer No.
6 made report and on motion 1t was
ordered that the council set as q board
of equalization to hear objections to
the appraisement Of said lots on May
s, 1910, and the clerk was instructed
to have notice published twice in the
official paper and three times in each
of the dailies.
On motion the baseball assocla.
ton was given the use Of the streets
south of the track for Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday under the direc-
ton of the street and alley commit
tee.
1t was on motion ordered that the
council cease to modest G. W. Parker
on South Olive street. A roll call
being ordered, all councilmen pres
ent voted for the motion except Coun.
cilmen Robson, Gleissner and Tiff,
who voted no. u..... a.,
The matter of repairing ditch in
Rogers park addition was on motion
referred to the street and alley com.
mittee, to examine and report.
On motion the street and alley
committee were given more time on.
the opening of North Campbell street.
On motion it was ordered that the
city pay $25 per month for eight
months for sprinkling of the city
and the intersections.
On motion Messrs. Burns & Nc -
Donnell were instructed to complete
plans and specifications for the In.
stallation of the storm sewer in con-
nection with the paving plans.
On motion the attorney was in.
structed to prepare an ordinance to
prohibit the keeping of hogs inside
he city limits.
On motion the following resOlu-
ions were adopted:
Resolved, by the city council of
he city of Abilene that the follow
ng alleys be paved: the alley be-
ween Broadway and Spruce streets
rom Second to Fourth street; the
Hey between Cedar and Broadway
rom Second to Fourth street; the
Hey between Third and Fourth d.
treets from Broadway to Buckeye;
he alley between Spruce and Buck.
ye from Fourth street south to the
ntersecting alley; the alleys COM
1encing at the west side of Cedar
treet and north of Second street
INNING thence west to the alley west
Cedar street, thence north on said
LEY to the alley north Of Third
street, thence east on said alley
Cedar street.
On motion adjourned to meet FRI
ay evening, April 18th, at which
me Messrs. Burns & Mcdonnell are
submit the corrected plans for
aving.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28
The Fine Kentucky Jack
Eagle

Black Eagle will make the season
Of 1910 at whitehair Brothers barn
IL miles south and 1 mile east of
Abilene.
Black Eagle Is = black Jack and
stands 15M hands high, Kentucky
bred, heavy bone and . good head
and ear. weighs 1909 pounds, plenty
style and quality.
TERMs-To insure . living colt
$500. Parties disposing Of mares
before foallng time. insurance BE-
comes due and payable at once. Care
win Be taken to prevent accidents.
but win not be responsible should
any occur.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28

Miss sWope gave her testimony
gTudEngly, as u Il we're an unpleasant
dutx and the kindly face Of her moth
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-04-28


Kansas City, April 2f.-It is only b,
inference that the jury which will de
termine the fate of DR.. Clark Hyd,
will ever know why DR.. @. T. Twyman
after bringing Miss Margaret SwopG
out Of q CONFUSION, ordered the de
struction Of all the medicines she had
been taking.
That DR.. Twyman did order the
nurse In attendance upon Miss SwopG
to throw out all medicine and have the
prescriptions refilled, was testified to
by Miss Elizabeth Gordon, in whose
presence the physician gave his di.
rections. She personally carried to
the open fireplace the contents Of some
boxes and then telephoned the druggist
the prescription numbers to have new
medicines substituted.
Defense Resisted.
Attorneys for DR.. Hyde fought fierce
ly against this testimony going before
the jury. They contended that 1t was
all a matter OF inference, since DR..
Twyman did not make known to the
nurses his reasons for wanting the
discontinuance of the medicines then
in the house.
With the passing Of DR.. Twyman,
who died one week after the trial of
DR., Hyde began, the only hope that the
state entertained Of being able to show
why the bottles and boxes were
emptied on that day was abandoned.
The jury, however, is left TO draw Ats
own conclusion from the testimony
that went in that Or. Twyman, after
giving an emetic to Miss Swope on the
morning OF December IS, ,..e day after
DR., Hyde returned from New York
with Lucy Lee Swope, ordered that no
further doses be taken from medi-
eines standing In the sick room.
Miss Gordon was on the stand for al |
most two and a half hours. She was
followed BY Miss Rose Churchill, the
nurse who went with her to the Swope
house In Independence on December 4
It the request Of Or. Hyde. By all
odds the best witness among the
nurses was Miss Gordon, who betrayed
DO Ill feeling for DR.. Hyde, but the
most convincing witness for the prose
tuition 30 far was Miss Margaret swope
he sister Of Ms. Hyde, who was on
he stand yesterday.
Miss swoPs coed Witness.
Miss sWope gave her testimony
Tndgingly, as ifi we're an unpleasant
lutx and The kindly lace Of her moth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13

ter take dis note fer er gem'an whuts
been stoppin' down ter de house fer,
Lawd, dis Who'll week..
"Sakes er live, Pink, dat's de ve'y
thin Use up ter, 'cept Use takin' hit
fer de bes' boy in de worl', dat ve'y
same Jerry Grimsley. He lowed he
gwine see ter it dat dat hatcketrfaced
debil doan cut no figur' down dar ct
Miss Saily's. He say dat fellow woan
do-an' he woan nudder. Wul.
'clar 10 goodness, eff dem amt ripe
blackbe'ys. Uh-um, Les pick er few
an put in our aprons ter make er pie
wild termoTrer. Woan' dat jes' beat
de worf?", and the two darkies were
soon engaged in devouring the young
berries, eating two and placing one in
their aprons, for the pie on the NOR
row, that they might surprise "Ole
Mis'tuss".
Jerry's Dilemma.
An hour passed before the negroes
thought of their respective missions
Jerry in the meantime had grown
anxious and worried. so he hitched his
little mule to the persimmon tree and
started in search of his messenger
down the road toward the home OF
Sally Melton. When he arrived at the
blackberry patch he discovered from
the fresh tracks around the bushes
that somebody had recently been
there, and his natural conclusion was
that it was Aunt Liza.
"Golly. what's this!" spying a neat
~ sealed envelope under a briar bush
stcoplng to pick it up. And it's ad
dressed to Sally, TOO. If that isn't
the handwriting of that fellow from
Abbeytown then my eyes for once de
ceive me-" was the young mans
curious observation. Examining il
carefully he said, If anyone else IN
der the sun had written that note ]
wouldn't open it, but would take it on
to its destination, but l swear l can't
resist seeing what's in it, knowing the
source it's from. I'll play the traitor
for once" he determined, opening
the note and reading three lines which
set his soul ablaZe:
My dearest darling-Be ready
promptly at six viii drive by for you
and we can go straight on to the party
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13

locate the note she had, but alas! The
poor old woman was panic-stricken
when she discovered. that she had lost
1t and she exclaimed, "Lawd, Miss
Sally! I had one er dem notes FUN
Mr.. Eric, dat spo'ty gem'an, jes' lack
dat one. He wanted ter take yo' ter
de party ternight, but Use done loss
it." and the old negro began to sob.
Never mind, Aunt Pink, it will be
alright. Tell him 1 can't go with him
but will go with Jerry tonight, and
will see him at the party. Just tell
him / didn't write an answer, but that
II hoped he would be there" was
Sally's sweet and assuring reply. She
answered Jerry's request for her COM
pany in the affirmative, yet in very
formal manner, making a testing re-
mark about the little road-cart they
were to ride in.
Jerry was happy that he had beaten
his rival for once, and determined
upon putting the girl Alright as regards
the real estate dealer
Crickets and Moonbeams.
1t was distance Of five miles to
the country home where this old time
entertainment was to be given. Sally
and Jerry had started early that they
might take their time and enjoy the
cool breeze of this soft June even; 1g.
The moon was full, and but an nour
high; the stars were hanging from
the heavens in all their radiant splen-
dor, while thousand lightning bugs
were drifting with their mysterious
brilliance upon the perfect atmos-
phere; the whippoorwills were tuning
their weird pipes" and the crickets
were in their gayest Woodworking to
mar the calmness and delight Of the
evening save an occasional leather
winged bat would dart across the road
near the mule. On and on they went
for three miles, the little mule having
changed his gait into slow walk.
The lines had dropped from Jerry's
hands and fallen down in the picket
like foot of the cart. As they neared
the edge Of the ripping stream which
crossed the country road, the animal
came to a stop and began TO drink,
and paddle and nuzzle around in the
water, the inmates of the cart uncon-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13

going to be a party tonight in the
Money settlement and SaHy's going,
one way or another. If l fail to get in
my request for her company, that fell
low from Abbeytown, that sporty fel-
low, who met her last Sunday evening
at Sunday school, will beat me to her
don't want to go away over there a
bit tonight, for l think I ought to give
my spare time to my books, but l
can't stand the thought of that fellow
getting ahead of me. l happen to
know the material he's made Of He's
one of these oily-tongued devils and
want do to trust. He pretends to
have a big real estate business in
Abbeytown and has as his excuse Tor
being in this settlement, the buying of
a big tract Of land. Sally is simply
charmed with the shark, blind to
everything but the outer surface, like
so many girls are. He has his eyes
on her, for he knows about the will
of her father made her just before his
death-the hound! Aunt Liza, what
ever you do, don't you breathe word
l have spoken to soul. You have
always been my confidant and l don t
want you to go back on NE now when
l need you worst" was Tie young
mans urgent charge.
''Lawd, honey, if yo' Amt de mos
deb'lish white man I ebber seed. En-
co'se yo' ken depend pom dis old
niggah ter do ennythin' fer yo', but
Ian sakes, honey, yo' know yo' KANT
cut no swell wild yo' liz ole road-cyar..,
when dat city debiPs runnin' round
heah in a spank-fired new red buggy.
Right dar's whar yo' gwine let. de eel
slip-but gimme dat note en- I'll take
it on down ter Miss Sally's fer yo''',
and the old woman hurried onward to
the big white farm house of the Mel
tons some half mile away.
Soon she overlook Aunt Pink, an
other of the faithful old ante-bellum
type of negro, who greeted her:
Look er heah, Liza, whar yo' gwine
niggah?"
All, GAVIN way FUN heah, niggah.
Use gwine whar I'm gwine, OATS whar
I'm gwine. Whar yo' swine?" was the
naughty comeback, with a sneer.
Use gwine down ter Miss Sally's
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-13
JERRY and HIS ROADCART
AN ALABAMA TALE
By Grover c.. Hall
AN ALABAMA TALE
By Grover G.. Hall

As Jerry Grimsley drove his tired
mule out to the end of the row this
warm June afternoon he backed the
faithful animal and dragged his pillow
under tie shade of nearby persim-
mon tree, leaning back between the
handles of his plowstock, cooling and
resting for moment while Aunt Liza,
the faithful old darkey who had nursed
his mother in her infancy and himself
when a child, came plodding down the
lane with a jug of fresh cool water
from the deep well at the big house.
Jerry on this occasion seemed con-
cerned over something that constant
" hung over him whenever he per-
mitted himself to mediate for a mo-
ment, Aunt Liza discovered imme-
diately that something out of the ordi-
nary was on the young mans mind.
"Heah, honey, heahs yo' water. /
knows yo' must be powful dry in dis
time. I'd fetched it long ergo, but
bless me eff de well-rope didn't break
jes' es | wuz fixin' ter take de bucket
out, en- ii TUX me er who'll half hour
ter fix it-but whut de mater wild 70
honey? Yo' seems ter be powful
bothered bout somethin'. Yo' amt
sick is yo'?" anxiously inquired the
good old negro.
NO, I'm not sick, Aunt Liza" re-
piled jerry as he lifted the cool jug
TO his thirsty lips and drank nearly a
third Of the refreshing contents. Don't
bother me, for you can't help me any
this time. Something's worrying me
and fear you are not the one l should
summons to my aid" continued the
young man with tinge of sarcasm.
Now, look er-heah, honey. None er
10 sass round heah, ies' case yo'