The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-05-05
a VIetory ler DC peienas.


Copridge. negro servant The witness
admitted on crOss4oxamlnntion that
her sister Carrie had typhoid foyer
early IN the spring ~ 1909, She fur
thor admitted that when she. Leonora,
was m with typhoid last December she
was cared for BY her mother, who. al
the same, for two or three days.
cooked ia the swope home. Her
mother slept In the negro cabin AZ this
time,
THE epidemic in the swope home
rcsombled a scientific experiment
rather than a natural infection and |
told Mrs. sHope SO"
Dr. Frank Hail testified IN these
words In the trial OF Or. B. Clark
Hyde lie was telling about his in.
y%estigation into the cause Of the
typhoid fever epidemic In the Swope
home last December,
No Natural couse o. Death.
Dr.. Hail further testified that after
a careful examination Of the organs Of
Thomas H. Swope be felt he could say
there was nothing about them TO indi-
cate that there was a natural cause OF
death.
The fact that The brain was frozen
when 81 was cut into for the autopsy
facilitated the examination. said Or.
Han. and there was no evidence Of
apoplexy. DR.. Hail said on cross ex.
animation that DR.. Ludwig Hektoen
had crushed the skul with HIS hands
in attempting 10 get az the brain.
II was entirely technical. the o
examination. Attorney walsh striving
TO show that Col Swope was physical
ly broken down before death came to
him.
Selected casket Before Death.
on the day before Thomas II. Swope
died, the matter OF a caskot for him
20 be patterned after the one being
used in the intermeut OF James Moss
Hunton. was preached 20 a member OF
the OFT undertaking firm.
Ruby ID. Mitchell. an undertaken.
testified to that fact but he did not
get very Tar with It before the attor-
neys for Or. C. Clark Hyde put in
an objection.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Henry Jost aid, though, get enough OF
the story from Mr.. Mitchell 10 indi-
cate that the casket vas being con-
sidered because Mrs. Hyde said her
husband, the doctor, did not think Col
Swope would live.
Kansas City. May Answering
hypothetical questions relating TO the
deaths Of CJl Thomas II. Swope and
Chrisman Swope, Doctor Ludwig Hex
toen, the Chicago patholugist. said in
the criminal court that IN HIS opinion
both men died from the effects Of
some ~conyulsiye and ~paralyzing pol
son. Cyanide OF potassium, testified
the scientist was such a drug.
Doctor HektCen WAS called At ten
o'clock. Every head in the courtroom
was turned toward him as he entered.
A clean cut. clear-eyed. specialized,
plainly CARRIED man OF science, he
stepped briskly 10 the witness chair,
held up his right hand and took the
oath, arranged a little pile Of papers
on the chair arm. seated himself and
looked s~quarely a. j.. a. Atwood for
the states first question.
Nothing about the vital organs OF
either OF the SVopes. upon each OF
whom Doctor Hektoen performed au-
topsies. suggested death had resulted
from natural causes. the expert said.
He was positive, be testified, that Colo
mel Swope did not die from apopleNy
nor Chrisman Swope from meningitis
Doctor Hektoen made no chemical
analysis IN the course Of his iuvesuEa-
tious, and, hence. gave no direct testi-
mony relating 10 the alleged finding Of
poison ia the bodies.
When Mr. Walsh asked DR.. Hekt0en
n IL were not true that DR.. f. F.
Smith Of New York city and Dr..
Cross, the city chemist OF Kansas City,
as representatives OF Or. HYDE. had
made a futile demand on him and Dr.
Hainos for a portion OF the yiscera Of
Col Swope and Chrisman swope 4
storm OF objection vas made by the
state which resulted Ia arguments that
lasted until court adjourned.
Judge Makes Suggestion,
AZ thc conclusion OF the arguments
Judge Latshaw made the suggestion
that there WAS but little law on the
subject so FAR as he knew and that be-
would like 20 q the little that IS on
the subject He declared that a de.
mand should have been made by the
defense on the state for the privilege
OF inspecting and examining parts OF
the yiscers OF Col Swope aud Chris.
nan Swope even though they were 10
the hands OF others outside the state.
In his talk be suggested the appoint.
mont OF a commission consisting Of
the chemists OF The Universities Of
Missouri and Kansas 10 examine the
residue OF the yiscoras.
Papers Ordered 20 the Defense.
Another matter Of vital importance
was decided before Doctor Hekt0en
went on the stand. Judge Latshaw or.
dered the state 10 give 20 the defense
an the letters and reports In rs pos
session from Hektoen. Haines and
Vaughan and letter press copies OF
letters sent from Paxton 20 those per
Ons A recess was taken 20 allow
Mr. Walsh 70 read the correspondence
4 Immediately upon r"aconyeninu cOurl