The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-26
garet Swope, Sister of De-
ndant's Wife, Is a Chief
Witness for State.
/. DOCTOR HYDE ONE
RIJLWARKS FOR DEFENSE
lem Born of Same Mother
ace Each Other Without
Recognition in Court.

NSAS CITY, April 25.-Sistcr bat
'qaiust sister in the Hyde murder
here today,
4, the witness stand Miss Mar
Swope. whom it is charged, IN
counts Of an Indictment, DR..
attempted TO poison, testified 1or
ate. She told straightforward,
4 somewhat stilted, story of her
and Of the typhoid epidemic III
Eope home.
md DR.. Hyde IS attorneys sat Miss
rs sister, Mrs Hyde, directing
'2ht on her young sister s tcst1-
= Attorneys frequently consulted
ring the cross-examinatlon OF the
ed where she could look directly
ae eyes of the witness, Mrs. Lo-
4 Swope sat and watched the duel
q. Her sympathy was with the
n girl-tbe mother s witness
1 a disliked son-in-law. But al
i her sympathy was not with her
anghter, Mrs. Swopc noticed Mrs.
VI every action. One moment Mrs.
( would smile encouragingly TO
ounger daughter on the stand,
t,en the next she would gaze
Y at Mrs. Hyde, her face set
"a expression Of grim dctcrmlua-
Curiousity Aroused.
zelned almost certain when Mar
.-iwope walked down the aisle OF
.lrtroom today to take the wit
air she was going to stop and
re Mrs. Hyde, She walked with
w feet Of Mrs. Hyde, faltercd
:. peered anxiously at her and
ON. Mrs. Hyde apparently did
; her little sister faltcr. The
r,rs did, however, and there was
of necks TO get good
= the two when they saw each
pr the first time in months.
lying was an uphill battle for
rope. She is still weak from the
hpf typhoid. Her nerves are m-
- The rapid fire questioning OF
rneys disconnected her at times.
" testimony in the main, was
IN on ss-examination. The
: ,ature of her testimony WAS her
i-3out how DR.. Hyde came 10 her
Iahile the lights were burning low
r and in the semi-darkness gave
,nypodcrmic injection. The ply
i falked into the room, announced
I'D give a hypodermrc, rolled up
jlevc, and inserted the needle
", she said. DR. Twyman was
' re of the case at the time.
~ 1rm has since become sore. The
, Sontcnds the injection was of
,,s ms and not camphoratcd oil,
lsHyde claimed.
4 tGllzabeth Gordon, 4 nurse, testi-
= in the afternoon that once,
~ 2. Hyde was giving Chrisman
d44 hypodermic. he filled his sy-
ssifh water which had been used
lSg the patient bath
uigg the morning session, o. IA.
90 druggist Of Independence,
4 e. t8trychnine tonic he sold James
!, tnton, and which was used by
: ss.Swopc, was harmless. And TO
alr believed in his prescription he
y. six-ounce bottle Of the tonic
q pocket and took draught OF
n Faces Alleged Victims.
l!sg 'yde faced the nrsJ OF his al
y ctIms shortly before noon to-
zen Miss Margaret Swope took
is indicted on three
U1 Aarging him with poisoning her.
"A fness that has been before the
W. s,p pry has interested DR.. Hyde
~ ylfe SO much as this girl. Both
- the witness closely and
nm rstimony Of Miss Swope this
bNp was uninteresting in the main.
} m Just begun to discuss her i'll
IN court adjourned for the noon
81 fAttorney Frank p, Walsh re-
w als cross examination of Miss
6EQnhan, nurse, in the Swope
on 'i1al today he was well provided
Mg Mss nunItIon furnished by Mrs. B,
'lnsrtk,. wife of the defendant.
,ssi i tafense delivered telling blows
w Fy OF Miss Houlihan Saturday
IarEa spurred them on IN the hope
Ie sher progress might be made
neria not circumstance con.
~ ~ an The illness in the SwoDe
e ,ssr that Mrs, Hyde is not con-
o,is {itD. She has proven inval.
sis5g ner husband IN planning his
'er r>fde IS constantly at her hus-
listening and suggesting
]onrs were heightened today
finn y Latshaw because of his de,
Asv.>>ee the Jury as soon as pos.
morning session is now from
burt-Sfclock and tho afternoon ses
Iae - pm 80 to 6 O'Clock. Night
srepr Al be held If the court thinks
nj or sksnry.
ngas, }ject of the hvpodermie IN.
: s'tbr tbr { fnlsh ITas given Margaret
S. Or. Hyde was among the
%oIloIt ga ON IN the cross examina
,nps es Houlihan today.
~ ~ GSi lot true,'' asked Mr.. Walsh
res ", nypodermic injection often
lls sytaard lump to rise On the
,s mes Miss Houlihan an
.Sts fet's arm was sensitive &c
MS MS l1 LIONS and YOU had been or
,tcrps tase giving them to her, I be
il " ~ was sensitive"
. ~ ne her injections made under
T: ~ op of DR.. Twymanq''
'slt ~ remember. "
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