The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-05-12
IN DEFENSE OF HYDE
DR.. CROSS or KANSAS CITY 4
GOOD WITNESS FOR &C
cUsEp PHYSICIAN.
EXPLAINS ACTION OF CYANIDE
Also Told Of Conditions al the swcpe
Tome That Might Account
FOR Typhoid Epl-
domic.

NNHA NWaN MfNNh ACCOUNT
For Typhoid Epl-
demie.
Kansas City. May a.--Dr. Victor c.
Vaughan. the last OF The states ca.
per,s In the trial OF Dr. n. Clark Hyde,
took the stand in the criminal court
shortly before ( 4 o'clock.
Ho told OF being given a part OF the
Liver % Col Thomas H. Swopo and
testing Il for vegetable poisons. He
said he found one-sixth Of a grain OF
strychnin in a part OF this organ. He
administered a part OF the extracted
poison 10 a frog which died In a typical
strychnia convulsion. the expert said.
He then told % working with Dr.
Haines on the vomit OF Margaret
Swope and Of the finding Of distinctive
traces Of strychnln.
Il Killed the Frog.
"a part Of this was injected in a
frog. said Mr. Vaughan. and it had
no effect We concluded that the
quantity was very small.
on March s. ! took go grains OF the
liver OF Col Swope and found ~ milo
grains OF %strychnln. I had found II
m~ilo-gfains IN the first zoo grains OF
liver substance
Dr. Vaughan then told OF examining
the capsule found by Tom Swope In
the SNOW
We tested for cyanide q potash and
got distinctive results on March 10.
Dr. Haines brought me the rest o.. the
liver ard We took a part OF 80 and test.
ei FOR cyanide az potassium. We
found non Later ] took this same
substance and tested for strychuin and
found % mlio-srains. sun later ]
% % she remainder OF the nver. which
vas m1u.iy. and found 10 Kilograms
IN che 300 grains OF substance
That made 20 az 81 Kilograms Of
stryctniu iu the liver.
"Dr H1iues came March % with the
stomach contents OF Col sWope and
Chrismau svope and we found cyanide
in that % Col swope. We tested the
stomach % Craftsman Swope by the
s~ohoeubein test but that Is not con.
elusive. We found nothing by it,
Kept out Of the Traps.
Dr. Waiter s. Haines LET; The WIT.
ness stand without having y~itiated the
veriest bis Of his direct examination by
fallius into clever traps laid by the
defense The questions p~ropounded by
Attorney Walsh were a revelation 10
court and spectators Mr. Walsh had
medical and chemical nomenclature AZ
his tongues end and his questions
were q surprise 20 the scientific man
who promptly and satisfactorily an.
svorcd them
Kansas City. May 5.--MrE Logan o.
SUope took The witness stand In the
Hyde murder trial during the after.
noon. The expectation OF hearing
Mrs. Swopc ten her story caused a
rush Of me % the criminal court
building
Mrs. swope Was Nervous.
Mrs Logan o. sWope. b~ctraylns her
nervousness in the twisting and an.
twisting % the handles % her band
bag. df not look once in thg direction
OF her daughter. but AIRS Hyde resting
her head on her hand. eyed The Wit.
ness Iuiently.
~ hyde kept bis eyes down during
much o. Mu Swopo's testimony Mrs
Swopc referred to- her daughter
throughout ,ho testimony As Frances"
and called the dofendan; pr HYDE
Or. Hyde Knew Assut VIII.
Mrs Swopo ssid that SHE d. Hyde
and Col Huniou discuracd ,ho rosld.
uary estate which Col Swopc is, ludcd
20 leave 500 some charity They lalkcd
OF how tho estate would ho d.yldvd
among the relatives. u 'he Vll r,main,
cd -uuCnsHEcd This rCutradjs. "a the
dofcnses declaration that Wlon Col
swoFo lied Mrs HYDE and nor hus
band dld rot know who,hcr or not they
would receive anyttlng Tlat yisii
and talk Ras sunday. September NJ
Mites koliar came fbc next DAY ana
iook charge Of Col SWopc
Gle saii the witness speaking OF
Dr Hyde. came go Mr Hunton ami
myself. afipr ne had talked with Col
SWupc. and said Col SWopc wants
90 make a VIII lie wants a Mr Haw
thorne 10 be au executor he seems 90
have D, ia for you. Mr.. Huu,1u'
During tho REORGANIZATION OF DIT
Vaughan the defense established tho
follOwing facts.
stryehnin viii Accumulate,
That N strychnin were taken
shrnueh The mouth into the stomach it
should be looked for nut from ne
bladder This evidence was thrown
away In The autopsy Of Col Swopc. for
whose murder nr Hyde Is being tried
That sfrychnin Is eliminated chiefly
By The kidneys, that its cxcrction Is
very Glow and that cumulative effects
arise from It's continued use
THAT IN accommodating s|trychnin