The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-16
DOCTORS
IN GREAT
DEMAND
TESTIMONY WANTED IN
VARIOUS ANGLES OF
sWOPE MYSTERY
ATTORNEYS FOR HYDE
ESPECIALLY DESTROYS
Wanl Physicians Dispositions
n Suit Against Attorney
John 6. Paxton
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Feb. 16-When DIS.
Ludwig Hekteon, Victor Vaughn anh
waller s. Ealnes arrive here Thurs
day to give their testimony before tos
grand jury investigating the Swope
mystery, they will find themselsNs
to be much in demand. Especially
are they wanted by attorneys for DR..
+ G. Hyde, who desires to take the
physicians dispositions in connectio~
with Dr. Hyde's suit against Attorney
John &. Paxton
BY the terms OF an agreement
cached between Prosecutor Virgil
Ccnlziing and Attorneys John M.
Cleary and Judge John II. Lucas, rep
resenting Or. Hyde, the physician $
attorneys will not interfere with the
Witnesses while they are testifying
before the grand jury. But no agree
ment was reached whereby Mr.. Conk-
ling is duty bound to notify these at
torneys when he has finished with
the witnesses. Therefore. II behooyes
Dir. Hyde's attorney to keep a con-
stant watch on the physicians so that
they will not complete their testimony
before the grand jury and leave here
before their dispositions are obtaiaeG.
Scores OF subpocnas
DR.. HeAtoen proved last week that
he had little regard for subpoenas
when one was served on him, while
lke was testifying before the coronet's
jury investigating the death OF Col
Swope in Independence. He accepted
se vice, ali right, but Few hours lat.
ei he left for Chicago. Meantime. Df
Eydes attorneys waited anxiously fol
him to appear and give his deposi
tion.
II DR.. Hyde's attorneys should fail
10 obtain the depositions of the ply
sicians here, then Attorney Walsh
will 60 10 Chicago and Ann Arbor and
take the dispositions of the men. He
is determined to know the exact con
tents OF the reports of these experts
on their findings as a result Of theil
| examinations OF the vital organs ol
Christian and Thomas II. Swope ant
\ the contents of the stomach of Miss
Margaret Swope.
( Another deposition that DR.. IIydc's
i attorneys want badly is that of Miss
Pearl Keller, the nurse who attended
Col. Swope in his last illness. An at
tempt was made to get her deposi
ton today, but Attorney Walsh was
notified that Miss Keller had not
completed her testimony before the
gland jury. She was the sole witness
yesterday.
NIGHT Sessions Possible
Night sessions of the grand jur,
may be held. If there is opposition
! to night work then the sessions vii
be heightened. II now appears tina
al least two weeks will be required
| t. finish the inquiry.
Formal notice was served on Di
HYDE that his deposition would b.
asked by attorneys for Mr. Paxton
Friday. It is believed the suit vii
be dismissed before then.
Judge Walter Powell will decid
Thursday whether the Swope atts'
neys must turn over the letters an
eports relating to the Swope analyse
made BY DR.. Ludwig Hektoen to alto
neys for Or. Hyde as evidence in tn
libel suit. The documents are now !
the hands OF Mrs. L. Q. Swope. Sh
refuses 10 give them UP. No more (
Mr.. paxton's testimony was taken .
: Dr.. Hydcs attorneys.