The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-27
Judge in Hyde Trial Expects
Prosecutor to Take Im-
mediate Action.
TESTIMONY OF NURSES
CONTINUES THE FEATURE
Tell About Events Relating TO
Typhoid at Residence
of SwOpe.

KANSAS CITY, April 26.-lf Judge
Balph Latshaw had known last week
as much about the disappearance of the
grand jury notes which fell into the
hands of DR.. HYDE g council last
Wednesday as he does now, three per
sons would have been ordered arrested
by him. Furthermore, he believes it
he had been notified of the loss of the
papers as soon as they were missed they
never would have gotten into the hands
of the defendant S attorneys.
These two statements he made to-
day. But now that events have trans
pired as they have and he was left so
long in the dark about the matter, the
court is going to put it up to Prose
cutor Virgil Conkling to take some ac-
ton.
Il have told all 1 know about the
case to the prosecutor; He can DO
whatever he likes said the judge.
In the meantime Prosecutor Conkling
is still investigating He has asked
the local bar association 10 help solve
the mystery and offered TO resign If 1t
can be shown that he is in any way to
blame for the loss of the papers.
Miss Rode Churchill and Miss Eliza
beth Gordon were the only two wit
nesses before the court during the
morning session. Both went to the
Swope house on December and re-
NAMED during the typhoid epidemic.
Their evidence was similar TO that oil
other nurses who have testified,
Hyde Used Dirty Water,
The state resumed its examination OF
Miss Elizabeth Gordon. a nurse who
worked in the Swope home, at the open.
ing of the trial today.
Miss Gordon was on the stand about
an hour at the close of court yesterday.
Her statement that she saw DR., Hyde
use dirty water III giving Chrisman
Swope q hypodermic injection came as
a surprise TO both the state and the
defense. as the nurse had never spoken
of the alleged occurrence before.
Court was convened promptly at 2
o clock this morning in keeping with
the longer session system anuouuced by
Judge Iatshaw yesterday. Hereafter
at least seven and one-half hours OF
court Will be held every day.
The smallest crowd since the trial
opened was In the courtroom this morn
ing.
Special Prosecutor Reed first took
the witness through a long series Of uu-
interesting questions regarding her
charts and then took mp the illness of
Margaret Swope. Until a rev minutes
before Miss Swope was seized with n
convulsion on December is, she said,
the girl was bright and cheerful.
The state attempted to ret into cvi-
dcnce the orders that were given by
DR., Twyman regarding the administers
ing Of medicine at the house during the
typhoid epidemic. Strenuous objection
by the defense caused the court to send
the jury to its room while the point was
argued.
Medicine Is Destroyed.
The court held that the testimony
might be introduced, and Miss Gordon
said DR.. Twyman ordered that no more
of the medicine then in the house he
given to the patients. All Of the medi.
cine in the house was destroyed on De
cember Is and new remedies purchased
testified the witness.
"Did DIR. Hyde leave The house on
December 1872 asked Mr.. Reed.
He did" Miss Gordon replied.
How did the patients progress after
bis departure7"'
"'They got we'll -
Mr.: Brewster began a cross c1amina-
tion Of the witness, He drew from her
the admission that Margaret Swope and
Miss Nora Bell Dickson were ill in the
same room.
Miss Gordon had insisted that each
nurse should have but one patient TO
look after and be on duty twenty-four
hours n day Mr., Brewster called at
tention that il this had be.n done there
would have been four people sleeping
at the same timo in one room
Asked why she did not speak TO DR.
Hyde when sho saw him using dirty
water in making hypoaermic. Miss
Gordon said.
"There is an iron bound rule that we
shall never criticlse the attending ply
slcian. | merely looked at DR., Hyde. -
DR.. Hyde Always Smiling.
Miss Churchill was recalled to the
stand at the opening Of the afternoon
session
CON the morning Of December IS
Dr.. HYDE came TO Margaret Swope Is
room. and asked her il she wanted TO
take an empty capsule, said Miss
Churchill
"Did he sav it lokingly? Was lie
lsughing?' asked Mr.. Walsh in cross
examination
lie was always smiling" answered
fhe witness,
Mrs. MAY Pierce, u nurse, was next
called. Her name did moi appear in
the indictment, and an objection Was
made 10 her testifyiug. by Attorney
Lucas. The state explained that Mrs.
Pierce has been out Of the state for
several months
Mrs. Pierce testimony related to
the typhoid cases in the Swope house.
Describing the last day or Chrisman
Swope g life. Mrs, Pierce said she went
10 his room and found DR.. HYDE there
holding ths patient in bed. Chrisma n
appeared 10 be irrational, she said. and
was talking.
81 want my mother. | am going TO
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