Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-02-11
By Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10.-As
climax to the lengthy investigation
of the mysterious death of Colonel
Thomas Swope on October 3, 1909,
DR.. B. G. Hyde, the husband of
the millionaire's niece, was arrested
today on the. charge of the alleged
murder of the aged philanthropist.
The warrant upon which the arrest
was made, was issued at the re-
quest of Attorney John Paxton, the
executor of the Swope estate. First
degree murder is charged. The war
rant says that Hyde with felonious
intent administered strychnine tc
the colonel the day of his death.
Across the back of the complaint
filed by Paxton, asking for the war
rant. Prosecutor Virgil Conkling
wrote above his signature, II here
by endorse this complaint"
Hyde learned that warrant was
being sought and with his attorneys
went to the prosecutors Office to
await the return of Conkling. He
submitted to arrest without de-
manding to hear the warrant read
From there the party went to In
dependence Mo-, where Hyde was
arraigned before Justice w. F..
Lear. The physician pleaded not
guilty. He was released on $4,000
bonds and the preliminary hearing
was set for February II. Prosecu7
tor Conkling originally planned to
have the bond fixed at $25, but
Hyde's attorneys had arranged for
$4,000 surety. AS they ex-
pressed their willingness to give
this amount it was accepted.
The arrest followed quickly after
Judge Ralph Latshaw had called
the grand jury today to investigate
the death of Swope. Conkling made
the request for the jury. BY dis
missing his libel suit for 100000
against Attorney John Paxton, Drs.
Frank Hall and Edward Stewart to-
day, Hyde removed himself from
the range of the attorneys who have
been using every legal means to
get his deposition in the case. One
suit for 100000 is still pending
against Paxton This suit alleges
SANDER.
The death of Colonel Swope on
October 3rd last was attended by
circumstances that mystified the
millionaires family and friends.
! Hyde had treated the colonel in the
last hours, and had in signing the
! death certificate, given apoplexy as
the cause of the death In De-
cember an epidemic of typhoid fever
| ragged in the Swope household and
eight persons were stricken, and
one. Chrisman Swope, died under
conditions that caused apprehension
among the attending nurses. John
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