The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-10
Physician Who Is Accused Of
Wholesale Murder Testifes
in Self Defense.
EMPHATICALLE DENIES
ADMINISTERING POISON
Wife of Defendant Overcome by
Emotion While Giving
Her Testimony.

KANSAS CITY, May 9.-Dr. B. C.
Hyde, on trial, charged with poisoning
Colonel Thomas II. Swope, took the wit
ness stand in his own defense late
| this afternoon
| Using one of DR.. Twyman's instru-
ments, said DR., Hyde, he bled James
Moss Hunton.
Did DR.. Twyman say anything about
bringing the bleeding to closet
asked Mr. Walsh.
DIR, Hyde tried to answer The cues.
tlon by giving the substance of the
conversation between him and DR.. Twy.
man, and the lawyers Wraneled over
tne response. The witness was plainly
dlsconcerted and seemed confused bv
the OBJECTIONS of the attorneys. His
race flushed and he mopped the pers-
piration from his face with a hand.
kerchief. Finally the squabbling closed
and he answered.
Ut. Twyman said some thing about
enough blood having been removed. He
never said, however. that we had as
much blood as should have been re-
moved from any man. We took i'm all
about two or three pints of blood Dr..
TwYman stopped the aow of blood with
sting tWg
from 'ENd hi%'' N
ApopIexy Caused Death.
Did he die from the effects of the
bleeding or from apoplexy2"
'ApopleIy -
''After the death, did DR., Twyman
over say anything to you about the
toni"
t'No, SIR
Judge Latshaw ordered the question
and answer stricken out
Dr. Hyde said he became acquainted
with Colonel Swope, in December, 1903,
and saw him at his home on an average
of twice month from that time until
his death. Colonel Swope asked him.
SAID the witness, if he thought the
strychDine tonic he was taking was
good for him. and he replied it was
How did Colonel Swope appear ait.
Walsh.
:" lie was weaker, paler and more
despondent. HIS pulse was weak" an.
swered the physician.
The physician said he never sent auv
drinking water TO the Swope home. but
that he saw his wife taking some there.
Jurors leaned forward and listened
eagerly when DR.. Hyde began TO tell
of his giving capsules to Miss Keller.
a nurse, to administer to Colonel
Swope.
.'What did these capsules containi''
asked Mr., Walsh.
digestive medicine" answered Dr..
Hyde.
'fDid You go to Colonel Swope'
room with Miss Keller before you fin
ished your breakfast on the morning
Of October 39''
No, she went to the room. and when
she returned ! asked her if colonel
Swope had taken his medicine. She
said he had That was all of the con-
versatlon we had about the capsules"
Makes General Denial
Miss kelleF's testimony was that
Colonel Swope refused TO take the cap
'ules. and she told DR., Hyde so.
Did Colonel Swope ever discuss
his will with you, or did you know
about the residuary portion
IF his estate3'
''He never talked to me about his
viii, and | never heard the word resid,
iary until the day the will was read -
Colonel Swope never said he wished
le had not taken the medicine I left
or him, said DR.. Hyde, in telling
# the scene in the dying capitalist S
DOM.
There was every indicntion, further
estifled DR.. Hyde, that Colonel Swopo
lad been attacked by apoplexy.
"While you were in the Swope home
n Thanksgiving eve, did you place
NY typhoid germs in anything7' in
uired MI Walsh,
Positively, / did not, responded
)r. Hyde, firmly.
'Is it fact that you asked Miss
Keller to aid you in securing an ap-
ointment as an executor Of Colonel
wope S estate?''
cit is not
The witness denied he put any germs
b.. L.
"What did you tell Miss HouIihan
as the trouble with Chrisman
wope!" was asked
Meningitis and typhoid fever"
nd the witness.
"Did Miss Houlhau express any
'nlOP tidOI rGgardigg iifaaSig, the nature of the
90 Yes. She, too, said she thought he
I'd meningitis. -
The accused physician was most em.
latic in his denial that he ever ad-
mustered hypodermlc Injection, part
which WAS dirty water, into the
IN OF Chrisman Swope
Neither, SAID DR.. Hyde, did he give
" nurse a capsule TO give to ChrlsInaa
vope. nor did he put any capsules
nong the boxes OF remedies that were
ing given to the patient.
Mrs, Hyde's Story.
From the lips OF Mrs. B. {. Hyde the
rors in her husband S trial today
lrd The story of the Swope tragedy.
Unused to the experience of testify
: before crowded courtroom Mrs
dc made n pitiable spectacle the first
v minutes she was on the stand. Tho
ntion of the name OF her cousin,
,ss Hunton. brought tears to her eyes
d she was unable to speak. Tho
Irtroom became silent. Attorney
,lsh commenced 10 question the wit.
's 1t WAS feared she might collapse
[ after sobbing for few minutaz.
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