La Junta tribune., 1910-07-02
He does not spend all his money
on himself, but has aided and assist

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on himself. but has aided and assist
cd in various ways at least a score
Of personal friends. He has given
10 Kansas City museum, called the
Daniel b. Dyer Museum, now in the
Public Ii rary building and valued at
( $3.50 900, II is a collection OF natural,
scientific and literary curiosities, ge-
ologic specimens-granite. slate and
mica-Indian curios. relics OF Indian
and other wars. etc. | visited this
museum and in conversation with the
lady In charse | told her l was well
acquainted with the donor. knew him
twenty-seven or twenty-eight years
ago when, said. | did not think he
was worth over $1,000. or at the
most $4,000, and she looked sur
prised and said. Why. Mr.. Dyer is
classed as one Of the miliionaires of
Kansas City"
This is perhaps good place to
stop In my story. for 1t illustrates
what | have often said namely, that
no country in the world offers to the
poor man and the Industrious man
who has the right kind OF stuff il
him such opportunities for getting
But of course some men are born
with greater capacity for work than
are others and these forge ahead at a
rapid rate while other men must
pursue the snail's pace
( spent two hours In the criminal
court room when DR.. Hyde's attor-
new trial. DR.. Hyde will be re.
mcmbered as the gentleman who at
tempted to make a million or two by
the cyanide of potassium route. and
whom the Jury found guilty OF poison.
ing Thomas IL. Swope. the million
aire bcnefactor OF Kansas City. |
saw DR.. Hyde aud all the attorneys
on both sides OF the case. | had n
good view OF DR.. Hyde and after
closely studying his chronological and
physiological developments, eau
give my opinion OF him in one short
sentence, namely. Not well torn"
The opinion in Kansas City is al.
most unanimous that he is guilty as
found y the jury. There are stories
told about him that were not allowed
TO come before the jury. He once
skinned live cat just for the pleas
ure 1t would afford him to see the
animal writhe In pain and anguish.
and other similar stories
\ few minutes after | left the court
room a wild scene OF excitement and
confusion arose caused by remark
made by the presiding judge. r. r.
Brewster. council for DR.. Hyde. was
addressing the court and said.
Il say deliberately that life i'm
prisonment Is worse than the death
penalty"
And what Judge Latshaw said In
reply was this
You can't make me believe II Is
better to b. hanged than impris.
on ed for life. because II Is always
In the power OF the man imprison-
ed to take the other course IL he de
sires to-"
And with that the thundo rstorm
broke. The atmosphere OF the Grim
inal courtroom that had been sultry
all afternoon as the tedious hearing
dragged. was crashing with thunder.
flashing with lightning and bowling
with wind In an instant.
What's that" Frank Walsh shout.
ed. jumping out of his chair.
What's that you said" Brewster
exclaimed
The attorneys for DR.. Hyde claim
ed that the judges remark was n sug'
gestion to DR.. Hyde TO 40 and com.
init suicide and they tried to work
up sympathy for their client
Well. II that is what the Judge real
ly meant think II Was great advice
and II Cyanide Hyde was not AN ar.
ran, coward as well M convicted
murderer he would act on that sug.
/ scstlon.
notice In the La Jun'a papers that
when any OF our citizens go abroad
they dcclar. on coming HON. that
they had the time OF their lives. so
I will Join the general chorus and
say. Il had the time OF my life. ="
There was only one thing that marret
the pleasure OF my trip. namely. the
large number OF my old friends and
aeauaintanecs who had passed 20 that
bourne from whence no traveller has
ever yet returned" and among the
number were two OF my former sweet