The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-18
DIR. HYDE A RASCAL.
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the opening statement claiming II was
the duty OF the prosecutor.

Kansas City. April 1S.-Picturing
Or, 3 C. Hyde as a man whose evil
propensities led him, during his boy
mood, TO torture animals, in later life
TO abuse the poor and helpless. and.
in the fullness of professional sue
cess, to conceive the most colossal
murder plot In the history OF GRIM
inality, Attorney James A. Reed made
the opening statement for the state
In the physicians trial here today
In leading up TO the motive, which
the state claims caused the alleged
murders to be committed. Mr.. Reed
explained an oyerpowerng greed for
money had manifested Itself In DR..
Hyde, With a purpose of adding TO
his wealth. said Mr. Reed. the ply
siclan had made love TO women and
then obtained money from them.
The greater part OF the statement
was repetition of the charges made
by state witnesses against the ply
slcian In dcpositIons eiven before DIR.
Hyde's attorneys recently. The deaths
of Colonel Thomas n. aud Chrisman
Swope and OF James Moss Hunton
were dealt with In detail. The
charges that Or. Hyde was Tespon-
sible for the spread of typhoid fever
in the Swope house. and that on three
occasions he tried to poison Miss
Margaret Swope. composed a consid-
cradle part OF the address.
Little that is new developed regard
Ing the findings OF the Chicago scien-
lists who made the analysis in the
case of the two Swopes. 1t was stat
ed by Mr. Reed for the FIRST time
that the state would show Colonel
Swope Was poisoned with cyanide OF
potassium as well as strychnine. and
that strychnine and cyanide had been
given to Chrlsman Swope.
The story Of James NJ Hunton'S
death was made a little more clear
According 70 the statement, Dr. G. T..
Twyman protested against DR. Hyle
bleeding Hunton to such an extent
as he did DR. Hyde was indicted
for neglIgently killing Hunton by
bleeding
THE charge that brings the defend
ant TO this bar OF justice is that Of
having. With delibcration. premedita-
lion and cold and calculating purpose.
murdered one Of Mlssonrl's most dis.
'ihE 'illS'bos Aut l-lusl vi
his wife. benefactor to him.. said
Mr.. Reed In opening his address
The proper investigation OF this
charge compels. the state believes, the
delving Into series OF crimes. each
OF which is n part and parcel of i
gigantic scheme Of crlmlnality. an In
Vestigaton OF sequence of law-ln-
vadiDS wrongs so farrcnchinS. so trc-
mendous and ruthless In Its conccp-
ton and partial execution as TO cbal
lenge the horror and astonishment
of the world and To stand without par
allel in the annals OF crime
Early In his address. Mr. Reed
dwelt ut some length upon the intro
duction of DR.. Hyde into the Swope
family. Mrs. Swopc. when importun~
ed by the physician. TO give him the
hand Of a daughter. started an In
yesti2atlon OF the physician and thus,
said the attorney. Hyde's character
was first shown to her In its true
light
Regarding the inquiry. he said:
Her Investigation disclosed the
fact that he was possessed of abnor-
mally cruel tendencies; that as q boy
he tortured animals. characteristic
which manifested Itself, when, as
man and a physician. he held the po.
sltion of city surgeon and In that po-
sltIon he so demeancd himself to-
ward the unfortunate pauper patients
that fell to his charge that he was
discharged for cruelties
The specific occasion Tor his dis
charge was the injection of oil of
mustard into the body of an untor-
tunate woman. who was in his charge
as police surgeon. The injection OF
oil of mustard Is as productive OF
acute agony as would be occasoned
by seariug the part so treated with a
white-hot iron.
Mrs Swopes further investigation
disclosed upon his part an abnormal
longing for money. In the gratifIca-
tion of his desire for money. though