New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
DIR. HYDE ARRESTED
ACCUSED or COLONEL
SLOPES MURDER.
Grand Jury UM Investigate
.4Vegcd Typhoid Culture Plot
Libel Sui{s Dismissed.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb 1O.--As cl:-
max to the long investigation OF the
mysterious death of Colonel Thomas II
Swope on October 3, 1909. DIR. b. c.
Hyde, husband of the late millionaire's
niece. was arrested here to-day, charged
with the murder Of the aged philanthro-
pist.
The warrant on which the arrest was
made was issued al the request of John
c. Paxton. an attorney. executor OF tht7
Sswope estate. First degree murder IL
charged. The warrant alleges that DR..
Hyde with felonious intent, admins
tered strychnnc to Colonel Swope on the
Gay of his death,
Across the back of tie complaint fled
by Mr. Paxton asking for warrant
Prosecutor Virgil Cenkiing wrote above
mis- signature: I hereby indofse this
complaint
HYDE SURRENDEFS.
DR. Hyde surrendered quietly. He
learned that a warrant was being sought,
and with his attorneys went TO the pros
ecutors Office to await the return OF Mr.
Conking He submitted 10 arrest with
out demanding to hear the warrant read
From Kansas City the party went to In
dependence, where DIR. Hyde was ar
raigncd before Justice ". f Loar. The
physician plea ded not guilty.
He was released on a bond of $4,000.
The preliminary hearing vas set for
February Il.
Prosecutor Conkling originally planned
to have the bond fixed at $4,000, but
Iyde's attorneys had arranged FOR q
10000 surety. and. as they expressed
d Willingness to give this amount. II
was accepted.
The bond was signed by F. P. Neal,
president of the Southwest National
Bank: II. z. Hall, president Of the Hall
Baker Grain Company; NJ. D. scruggs,
livestock dealer; William McLaugh-
lin, a horseman. and John Nj. Cleary.
Frank F. Walsh and Judge John Lu-
cas-. attorneys.
The Calmest man in the justices Office
in Independence was DR.. Hyde. While
attorneys busted themselves making out
the papers in the case and while the
few spectators whispered loudly and
We'd with one another for view of the
accused physician, he sat near County
Marshal Joel &. Mayes, who made the
arrest, and read a paper that told of the
developments in the Swope inyestiga-
ton
ACCUSED MAN NONCHALANT.
BY tho way, Mr.. Hayes" ne said.
folding up the paper. Il wish you would
call up my house and have my wife in
formed that 7 will be home for dinner
She will be worrying about me-
Just as soon as the bond vas accepted
DR. Hyde hurried TO his home in an au-
tomoble
The arrest followed quickly after
Judge Ralph s. Latshaw called grand
Colonel Swope. Prosecutor ConklIng
made q request for q jury.
BY dismissing his libel suit for $500 900
against John c.. Paxton, DIR. Frank L.
Hall and DR.. Edward J. Stewart TO-DAY,
DR.. Hyde removed himself from the
range of the attorneys. who have been
| using every legal means known to them
to get his dispositions i'll the case. One
suit for 100000 is still pending against
Mr.. Paxton. 1t alleges SANDER
The grand jury will go into every
phase of the mystery. including the al
legged typhoid culture plot The inquiry
will not be confined to the death OF
Colonel Swope. but will include the
death OF Chrisman Swope and the epi
demiC of Illness in the Swope household
Following the deaths OF the two elder
Swopes, nine members of Mrs. Logan O
Swope's family were stricken with
| typhoid fever.
Kansas City, Mo. Feb. lo.-The dean Of
! Colonel Thomas II. Swope on Octoba- ;
1909. was attended by circumstances Which
mystified the nilionaires family and c1oes
friends Dr.. Hyde. who was once a,.,,s.d
of instigating wholesale grave robher;as
! had treated Colonel Svope during his ,.s,
/ hours. and had, in signing the death car.
| uf1icate. given apoplcxy as the cause ~
! death.
When in December typhoid fever ,.a,oc
| in the SWope household. during obicH
! eight persons were stricken. and oro
! chTisman Swope, died, under condition
/ that caused much apprehension sronr ths
attending nurses, John G. Paxton III.
! executor ana MIS- Logan SUope. mother
: of Chrisman, instituted vigorous inves,i.
cation.
/ Dr. Edward L: Stewart came forward
| win the statement that on November Il
| Dr' HYDE had procured from him an active
! Nph"1d culture After DR. Stewart had
dYuised tins information DR.. Hyde was