The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
JURY finds DR.. HYDE. GUILTY
MURDERER or col. SWOPE -
SERVE LIFE SENTENCE.
WIN as Taken 10 PenlteatiAry 20 AWalt
Result - Appsal 10 supreme cSurt
Ter q New TFial-Loag Argument
Over VerdIeS-0atllne q Evi6eass.

HYDE was found guilty this mornin'
Of the murder Of Col. T. X. swOps. th'
wealthy philanthropist. The jury AIRED
his punishment at imprisonment In IN
State psnitsntiaFy during bis nNturA
life.
Il Il the belief ol court attaches tina.
the Supreme Court will be unable {,
reach Dr.. Hyds's case for a. least year
on account Of the crowded condition
Of the docket. In the meantime IN,
prisoner will be sent 10 the State prison
at jefferson City by Judge Latahaw
The law Of Missouri prohibits the court
from admitting q convicted murderer
20 bail.
Or. and Mrs. Hyde were IN the court
room when the verdict vas read, AMI
fear IL expressed BY their friends thAs IN
shock may prove serious 10 Mrs. Hyds.
who expects TO become q mother coon
For almost a minute aitsr the verdict
was read Mrs. Hyde stared into space,
her big brown eyes oEpressionless. Then
shs put her head over her husband
broad shoulder and threw an arm about
his neck and sObbed. Hydss sisters
took her into an antsroom. Mrs. HydD
recovered her composure after a physi-
clan had given her sons medicine. and
said:
I know my husband Il innocent. This
charge cannot stand in any court Of
justice. We have no fear for the final
result. The case will BE- reversed and
sent back hero for q new trial. Then
Il II n tried a more just jury viii hear u,
Under decision handed down March "
in a 81. Louis murder caas Judge Latshaw
will send Dr. Hyde 10 the psnitentiary st
Jefferson City next Friday pending bic
appeal. Mrs. Hyde will he permitted
20 see hor husband Thursday afternoon.
She can have no other talk with him
When news Of the conviction was trla-
phonsd 20 Mira Logan o. swops IN Inds-
psndenos she screamed and dropped rs
rsosivsF. She refused n make a stats
ment then. later che said:
III had not hem satisfied vas d1lnT
the right thing never would h ave gtlrtcd
this prosecution OF my SOn-in-law.
am convinced justice has been dealt q
the defendant. 90 course Il does not
hshoove me 70 say WHISTLER ! wantsd -
see him hanged
sAa for a reconciliation with my dauga-
Ter. stand now a. have always stood.
The doors Of my house and my arms ant
heart are open 70 her whenever she wants
70 come homs. Ny mother love for hsr
has nsver Coolsd. I have thought shs
wss mistaken, bat never that shs vas
other than the sweet. innocant giri shs 81
The extraordinary self-oontrol Dr. Hyi,
has exhibited throughout ths trial did nNs
desert him at ia close. HIS facs wis
immobile and expressionless ~ he haAri
sentence pronounced.
4 have not lost hope. he saii calmly.
referring 70 the appeal his lawyers will
take 20 the supreme Court. = an ~
nocent and am confident Of sxonsrhtiol
ultimately
Treat dat prisoner the same a. any
other said Judge Latshaw 70 County
Marshal J. r. Mayes. Give him feS
privileges and no luxuies'
II Ia generally understood here that
Judge I.atahaw will override the motion
for a new trial Hyde's friends are oon-
hdent the Supreme Court will revsrse
the case.
The first vote. taken half an hour after
the jury went 70 lts room last Frida
Il.ight. was eight for acquittal ard four
for conviction. Cyrus Whitehead. Villa N
X. Curran. William w. Castle and Byron
c. Lillard voted for conviction on b,st
ballot The others ali voted for aoquittal.
Whitehead assumed the leadership
Of the ~ ate's side. Ne fought through
the long hours for conviction and hNally
brought all the rest To his way Of thirk-
ing. Frank p. Hedges Nas the frat -
change his vote. He vert from aoquiti Al
20 conviction saturday morning. lhe
others went over gradually until. AZ
1850 O'Clock Saturday night. W. G. Crono.
whose son is in the penitentiary, AID
samuel r. johnson. the sibley farmer.
were the only ones voting for aoquittal.
Il remained that way all day YESTERDAY
until last night. CrOne said he had reachs l
a place where he was inclined 70 o9aoIr
in a verdict Of guilty a. that time. lie
began talking 70 johnson. telling him
he was not ready yet to vote Tor con-
viction. but that he was wavsriDg IN his
judgment.
Il was the first thing that tsndsi -
weaken johnson. He would listen 10 tn