The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-09
Coroner'S Jury, After An Hours DeIiberation,
Decide That Strychnine Was Administered
in the Capsule Left by the Doctor

rule apply as with all witnesses" he
5aid vehemently.
We refuse to allow the witness tc
testify insisted Walsh
THE coroner insists" DR.. Zwars
answered hastily.
Counsel refuses to allow the wit
ness 10 testify
DR. Zwart sat down. Then Virgil
Conkling. still with the newspaper
copy OF DR.. Hyde's statement In his
hand. the statement in which DR.
Hyde said that he was ready and
willing to testify at any inquiry, that
he was eager for an investigation, and
anxious that the mystery OF Col
Swopes death bo cleared UP. looked
at DR.. HYDE. at the attorneys and at
the spectators. HIS voice became
hard
Then" he said that IS sufficient
lor the. purpose OF the prosecutor
This ended the incident and Dr. w.
Gayle. Kansas City physician. wnf
called 10 give expert testimony on the
a1iects Of strychnI1e upon the human
system and the symptoms accom-.
, panying poison by that method.
, During a short recess. AIR Walsh,
attorney for DR.. Hyde said he had no
statement 10 make regarding his rea.
son for refusing TO allow DR.. Hyde
10 testify.
Il made statement in the court
room' he said. and that Is suffict
ent for the present l may have
statement To make later. but not now
Later Frank p Walsh made the fol-
lowing statement:
The evidence in the investigation
by the state before the coroncr's jurv
as 10 the death OF Col. Swope was not
such as 10 Impress counsel for DR..
Hyde with the belief that anthing OF
substantial nature has been shown
tending to discredit his statement
heretofore made that he Is Mother
responsible by act nor design for the
death OF Col Swopc; or that the
death resulted from other than natu-
raj causes. The statement OF the
experts employed by Mrs Swopo wero
| so at variance with ono another, that
no rcasonblc conclusion could he
drawn therefrom
Counsel for Hyde. therefore. TO-
fused to permit him to be sworn as
q witness. accepting full responsibility
therefor with the assurance TO the
| public that complete Investigation
| would result in the exoncration OF Dr.
| Hyde from all blame In the matter
AT the request OF the coroner's jury.
Miss kellor, the nurse, again took the
stand and detailed that part OF her
story of yesterday In which she had
described tho condition OF Col Swopo
( from the time he had taken The cap
sule given her by Dr. Hyde until he
died.
Miss Kellar described the first con-
vulsion experienced by Col Swope.
Then" she continued. after he
had turned his head from the window.
his eyes were fixed He went into
this quivering motion told about
yesterday His hands clenched and
there was a terrible Notion over the
whole body and he was making
sound. not with his mouth open, but
! evidently. with his teeth clenched
I somewhat OF kind OF grind with
the mouth tightly closed. He made
the sound at the same time he made
! this motion. / suppose that convul-
sion lasted ten minutes. His arms
were raised and his hands clenched
tightly"
'Dld anything exude from the
mouth?
"Yes. sir; his teeth. as I say, were
tightly clenohed. aad | could see that
there was a tenacious ropy substance.
which | had great deal of trouble
In getting away. l continued washing
that out for some time during tho
convulsion.'