The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-18
In Opening Statement for State in Murder Trial
Reed Asserts Hyde's Tendency Since Child
hood We're Toward Torture ofDefenseless
mals--Special Prosecutor Did Not
Mince Words Young Swope Accom-
panies Mother to Court Room
for First Time.

that fell to his charge that he was dil
charged for crueltities.
THE specific occasion for his dis
charge was the injection of oil of mus
tard into the body of an unfortunat
woman, who was in his charge as DC
lice surgeon The injection of oil O
mustard is as productive of acut
Iagony as would be occasioned by scar
ling the part so treated with whit,
hot iron.
Her further investigation disclosed
upon his part an abnormal longing fol-
money. In the qualification of his
desire for money, though in reason
ably good practice, he made love tC
women and under the guise of 8
sweetheart obtained from them large
lsums of money, amounting to thou
sands Of dollars Two distinct in
stances Of this kind fell under her OBJ.
lseryation. 1t transpired also that he
had been grave robber."
Mrs, Swope became reconciled to
her son-in-law later, however, it was
explained, and accepted him into her
family and worked for his best in
terests.
A popularity which many people
have noted in DIR. Hyde is his uncon.
cerned manner. He has never shown
signs Of perturbation since he was
nrst accused Of the murder and
tragedy in the Swope home. In regard
to this phase of the accused mans
nature, Mr.. Reed spoke imposing.
Hyde's only exclamation when he was
first told by DR.. G. T. Twyman. of In
dependence, Of the suspicious against
him was: well wouldn't that beat
YOU" according to Mr.. Reed.
The deaths in the household were
taken up chronologically, Mr.. Reed at
tempting to show that DR.. Hyde had
planned his conquest of the wealth of
the Swope heirs with careful cunning
The, first step according to Mr.. Reed
was to do away with Hunton. an ex-
ecutor Of the Swope estate, and then
get the position himself. Therefore
said Reed, the physician drew two
quarts of blood from Hunton's body
after he had been stricken BY apo-
Dl98y, and in four minutes Hunton
was dead Said Mr. Reed:
Now for the purposes that moved
Hyde to do this thing: Hunton was
executor Of the win. as the evidence
VII show, Hyde wanted his place.
Within a fewS minutes, less than
en- after Hunton had died, while the
mans blood was still wet on his hands. I
lyde called Miss Kellar, a nurse. to
lim and said he wanted to see her.
shortly thereafter, within an hour. he
I'D see her and requested that she
ntercede wrh Col. Swope to the end
hat he, Hyde, be made executor in
iunton's place. This was declined by
liss Kellar."
Details Of Col. Swope's death were
hen entered into. It was rehearsed I
ow, at DR.. Hyde's orders Miss KelIar
ave Col. Swope capsule. Convul.
ions followed Again at Hyde's or
ers, hypodermic injection was Civ Ii
n Death followed Having com.
leted the history Of the case to this #
oint, Mr.. Reed said:
The foregoing evidence might be
lid to be the first evidential chapter I
lat makes plain the plan and the 4
'heme of DR.. Hyde to accomplish an Il
Of large part of the
~ope fortune. Hunton was dead, and {
though Hyde had not been specified .
executor in Hunton's place, Swbpe II
as dead, and dead too, without 4 lc
lange in the win that left the family. Iii
which Hyde's wife was one, the Fl
eat bulk Of the vast fortune. It,
The next testimony that will be IN
oduced will be indicative Of the fact It.
at the next move in the carrying out lil
this plan and purpose was to re- Iil
owe as many members Of the Swope ID
mily as might be to the end that the b
u Of each would swell the fortune Itt
at he, through his wife. would be Iss
lie to control" Irs
A lengthy recital Of how DR.. Hyde