The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-10

wards?"
ST was"
when did you bring this medi-
cTne?"
1.-THE night that Mr. Hunton died"
Employed Miss Kellar.
you employed Miss Kellar?"
Il did. The Sunday I called on
Colonel Swope 1 suggested that he
have nurse and he agreed with me.
first tried to get a nurse who was
good masseuse, but could not get
one, and then called up the nurses
directory and got Miss Kellar''
Did you take her out 1there?'
Glow often were you there after
this?"
st recall being there on Sunday,
September rs, but 1 can not recall the
other dates.''
Did you call Mrs. Swope's atten-
ton to the drinking water at her resi-
dence prior to October ?"
Il cid as much as year before"
How was the water kept"
"In a barrel-shaped cooler. The
water tasted of ammonia from the
ice"
when did you first know about the
bottle of distilled water on October 2 2"
when my wife met me in the mo-
of the water in the car
''State what you did with the box
of Hollendein's digestive capsules"
Il gave it to Miss Kellar."
How were they put up?"
"In capsules in box, wrapped in
paper
''Where was Miss Kellar at that
time?"
sitting roofn.' s~ ~ s7~r
= -
ever gave any of this medicine to
Colonel Swope?''
81 do not
WAS Mrs. Swope at the breakfast
table at all that morning."
Il don't think that she was there"
What was said to Miss Kellar?''
Took the Capsule.
''My wife asked about the condition
of Uncle Tom and Miss Kellar said
that he was better. I then asked her
If he had had his breakfast and she
said that he had, and then I asked her
if he had taken his capsule and she
said that he had"
Where did you go after breakfast ?"
ST went upstairs after we finished
breakfast and talked to him. He ap-
peared weaker than I had ever seen
him.
who died the day before, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Hunton
1.-THE wife of Stuart Fleming, Colonel
Swope's cousin"
How long were you in swope's
room that morning."
1.-THE greater part of an hour
Had you talked to Colonel Swope
the morning before?"
ct had
Had you talked to Colonel Swope
that morning about any legacy he left
to Mr. Hunton or in any way referred
to his will?'
Colonel Swope never talked to me
about his will
Did you know anything about the
residuary estate?"
mot until after reading the will. We
all had hard time trying to get that
word-residuary.
Had he told you of any specific be-
quests?''
mo, he had not"
Did you ever tell Mrs. Swope tina.
you knew any part of the contents of
Col. SwoDe's will?"
Il did not
Did You during the flood mention
that Moss was a beneficiary under the
will of Col. Swope?''
Knew of No Requests.
'tAll I know is that he possibly said
that Cousin Thomas was going to mem |
ton ME in the will. I know of no |
specific requests and the first 1 heard
OF all this was at the trial here"
How long were you in his room the
day before he died?"
About 10 minutes
How long were you in Col. Swope's |
room the morning he died?"
About 40 or As minutes. NV wife
and I were in there for some time and |
Miss Kellar finally came in"
After you left the room that morn
ing, where did you go?''
AT first I went out on the front |
porch and read the paper; then went |
tc the lavatory, where 1 received a |
CALI
What was that call?'
They were calling DIR. HYDE III
went directly to Col. Swope's room.
The children had told me that he tadI
taken turn for the worse
How did you find him?"
81 found him with his head at the
foot of the bed and propped I'D by !
his left shoulder. His right arm was
stretched out over the bed clothes and
vas quivering. His left arm was folded
over his chest. He was fnuttering and
trying to talk, but could not say a
word
Ibid you say then what it looked
to you like?"
81 did. 1 said that it looks like
case of apoplexy and it seems that
way to me yet"
How long did the twitching con-
tfnue?''
Wished He Was Dead.
For the greater part of ten minutes
Il did not cease for the most of the
day. He then became in a great meas
ure conscious and asked to be per-
mitted to lie down. The three pillows