Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-16
,,sd Penalty Of Murderer Of COL
Swope at Imprisonment
For Life.
pasONER MERELY SMILED
v,,rned TO His Cell Within Ten
Minutes AftGI the
Verdict.
d.. Not Lost ilopc-Wiii Make Mo-
don for New Irial-feels fisht
ia. just Begun.

Has just hcsuh'
r.rsts city May l6-Behind the
a.. Of the county jail Dr. b. Clark
Erss Is confined. convicted of murder
III rsl. Thomas swopc, his wiic's
rr.,s on oct. 8 last The jury, after
hang out since last Friday. returned
il. verdict this morning rne prisoner
smiles.
Ont In her fashionable home in Forest
s.arus Ms. Hyde and Two sisters of
IN. sanvIcted man weep and hope. A /
al diem believe the supreme court VIII
reverse the decision
m Independence Mrs. Logan O.
sUae the aged mother-n-law Of
D- Hyte. is near collapse. She is glad
q L endorsed by a jury for her ceas,-
Is prosecution of her daughter lus-
4 md but the shock OF the conviction
tss made her nervous and weak.
She was not present today when the
verdict was returned Dr. Hyde Will
4 b. sentenced this week. At first Judge
Isi.hav thought he would sentence ,he
frslner Thursday but 10 Will probably
i saturday The law allows the de-
,.r.e four days bon which TO file a mo-
H un for a new trial
Tie physicians attorneys viii ask Tor
Z nea trial and then appeal the case.
By aW Dr Hyde cannot now be admit
Cd 10 bail
Dr b. q Hyde was found guilty at
1923 O'Clock today of numbering 60.
Thomas H. sWopo His punishment
va. fixed al lie imprisonment.
rob. Clarke" .r.od Mrs Hyde when
On verdict was read by Judge Lat
shaw She threw her arms about his
Is.k and Went silently Then she pat
ts Der husband ou the check.
Dr Hyde sat motionless.
He booked firmly at Judge Latshaw
bile the verdict was being received,
As The words imprisonment ia the
state pentenuary during his natural
ls we're pronounced his eyes fel
upgl The f1or
Don't worry. dearie." he said to has
wife as she casped him iu her arms.
Mrs T. ~ Hopkins and Miss Laura
HYDE sisters of the physician. looked
distressed. but did not break down.
They tried 90 comfort Mrs. Hyde. and
90 appear brave before her
We hall hope for the best they
said
We DO NOT understand this verdict
Cars Is Innocent"
4 haven't lost hope" declared Dr.
Hyde
Of WAY To HIS CELL.
Within Do minutes after the verdict
% been returned the physician was ON
DIS way 90 his CELL Mrs Hyde re-
nl.ned iH the courtroom for some time.
~ Has extremely weak Neither Mrs
Logan %. SWope nor any Of her chill
u.I. except Mrs. Hyde. was In the
ipen when The jury reported
Ifeat that prisoner the same as
sH other Judge Iatshaw ordered
lniF Marshal joel B. Mayes. "Give
I itN privileges and no luxuries
me usual custom of permitting pris-
olsrs 90 send out for their meals will
talP DO Dr. Hyde's case. But he must
rep On cell
ai.l hght a motion for new trial
thl tnen take an appeal in the case"
pr Hyde.
lae verdict came Unexpectedly.
very attorney iu the case had given
Up nope of the jury. which had been
~. since Friday night. coming to an
s.egheht' u was reported this morn
.as may one juryman vowed he would
s. '@e Tor acqulttal until / die of old
Judge Latshaw half an hour before
verdict came Zoo decided to change
l' plan of discharginq the iur, 10
tiIo" morning 81 they did NOT aprpa
Planned 90 hold them several dsvs
49, Nhen the announcement came
$50 'F verdict was read. the news
h. ~ 'api9lN ana every inch of space
sri courtroom was occupied
Oh. must De absolute uuiet." said
80. 'lIt The marshal is ordered ~
tIo, any one making demonstra-
,. ION out little side room soon an
t.rs NJ hNde his wife and his sis
tsHa Tr,E sat down at the defense's
Worn f.r 'FtI'oat the physician had
% eo Nv" uays, as N he We're ready
JUDI ut was touspicuOuslv absent.
Irt5 v" IT, Johnson and Tohn ~
cana attorney for the defendant
stare and sat down. An ~ he
nv. alvorneys We're present
hon.. sIe1p az Dr. Hyde's tablo ,.,o
RsBor,s guy inclined to nervousness
wsrs unauthorized. blt pe,.sigi',,,
hai mat Tor many hours no ~,
srrI,sf u 90 ! for convirtion NJ,
certain an agreement made b. 80,
guilty physician had been found |
aginr No. T.. lne face of an the discour- |
brave e'a Mrs. Hyde tried TO be
saId to ber " WI be an right" she !
husband and smiled
1,.I HEADING THE VERDICT
The yori5l.' was wasted I'm readirs |
az the ihe crowd heart IL and !
sI'erG. lnarshals orders arosS "','', |
0uf c1r stl'oped out OF the r,o,,, an, GU