The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-02
. 7 ANGLING
THE EXPERT
Attorney for Hyde Has
DR.. Hektoen Busy
Explaining

Kansas City, MAY 2.-By next We'd
nesday night prosecutor Virgil Conk-
link believes all the evidence of the
state against Or. B. C. Hyde Will be
before the jury. II the present plans
ere not changed only three more wit
nesses will testify for the prosecution
after DR., Ludwig Hektoen completes
his testimony. These witnesses are
Dr. W. s. Halnes, Dr.. Victor c.
Vaughn, and Mrs Logan O. Swope.
The defense's cross-examination OF
DR.. Hektoen 1t was thought at the
opening Of the court today, would be
completed In a few hours.
Mrs Swope. who is financing in the
main the prosecution OF DR.. HYDE will
be the last states Witness Her tes-
timony, II IS thought, will be reach
ed Wednesday. Interest now centers
IN her appearance on the stand. as it
IS believed her story will be full Of
human interest When Mrs. Swope
gave her deposition recently. In civ
II suit brought by the physicians, she
refused to confine herself to answer
Ing the questions asked her
The fight between Mr.. Hydes attor-
neys and Doctors Haiues and Vaughn
will center on the alleged finding of
cyanide of potassium In the visceras OF
Colonel and Chrlsman Swope. The
defense AYERS this was only an elev-
enth hour resort made by the chem
lists In order TO support the state's
case. The charge that cyanide had
boon used by DR.. Hyde was not mado
until Attorney James A Reed deliy-
cred the opening statement for the
prosecution
Judge I4atshaw today upheld the
states objection to the defenso's in
quiry of DR. Ludwig Hektoen If repro
sentatives of DR.. HYDE did not call
upon him on March /. and demand
part of the yisceras OF Col. Thos. H.,
and Chrisman Swopc
The defense did not request the
court 10 appoint commission of med
ical experts to examine the remaining
parts OF the visceras of the Swopcs.
Scarcely had tho session opened
"hSh sh'epih w oioh bt6oh al OF
tack on export medical testimony VITA
DR.. Hektoen in the witness chair,
Reading from a text book. said to
have been written by Doctors HEX
toen and Walter S. Haines, Mr.. Walsh
asked the witness II his book did not
advise experts on both sides in trial
TO confer In order TO be able 10 i'm
press the court and the jury.
DIR. Hektoen said he never had read
this portion OF the text
Armed with scores OF medical text
books. Attorney Frank P. Walsh to-
day resumed his cross-eXamination of
DR.. Ludwig Hektoen in the Hyde muir
der trial
Mr.. Walsh attacked DR. Hektoen's
testimony in part with text book
which the patheologlst collaborated in
writing. Among the things done In
tho autopsy on Col SWope and advised
against by DR.. Hektoen in the book
were:
The brain was taken out while froz-
en- hard,
The brain was severed at the base
without the use OF knife and was
cracked In the course Of removal
DR.. Hektoen's book was urgent in
Its warning regarding thawins out
body with water. The law of Ger
many. prohibiting such action, was
cited by the text book
Only the accidental seyering OF the
base OF the brain prevented his using
a knife. said tho witness
The contents of the bladder were
thrown away, The text book said
traces OF strychnine were readily
found In urine.
On direct examination the witness
said that one of Chrisman Swope's
lungs was congested. Today he said
both were affected
Attorney Walsh grilled the witness
for failing to confer with the de-
fenses scientists when the book said
this was the proper thing to do.
Doesn't the book say that experts
are liable to be biased?' asked Mr..
Walsh
II do not know that it does. 1t
all depends on the experts them
selves" said the witness.
The question OF the ylsceraS was
again brought up by Mr.. Walsh He
said he would be able to show that
the chemists who called upon DR.. HEX
toen were authorized by Mr Hyde to
net
The state agreed It would not OBJ
ject 10 the witness being questioned
about the request for the organs. IL
this was done.
DR.. Hcktoen then admitted he had.
on March 1. refused the visceras 10
the accused physicians experts.
On March &c, said the witness. At
torney John p. McGurdy called upon
him and Dr. Haines In Chicago and
asked for the visceras and was re-
fused. DR., Hcktoen said that at that |
time he had no parts OF the visceras. !
The witness also admitted he re-
fused to tell the attorney anything !
about the result of his examination |
of the organs
Didn't you. shortly before March l,
receive from the prosecuting attor.
noy an order TO look for cyanide?
asked Mr.. Walsh.
Il don't know that did answered
the witness
About a month before the trial be-
EGn Won Wrofn IN Mr. (OnEllQR that