The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-23
Outlook for Doctor Accused Of
Murder Of Colonel SwOpe
Grows Darker.
CASE SETTLES DOWN TO
FIGHT BETWEEN WOMEN
Wife Of the Defendant Will
Take Stand to Contradict
Witnesses for State.

days after DR.. B. C. Hyde gave Miss
Stella Swope a box of candy the young
woman developed typhoid fever, testi-
fed Miss Anna HouIihan. nurse, i'm
the Swope murder trial this afternoon.
For the first time in all the broad
investigation of the Swope tragedies,
was the candy brought into the case.
The mention Of the candy came as
a surprise TO DR.. Hyde and his coun-
selors; DR.. Hyde, who was sitting tilted
back in his chair, smilingly listening
to the testimony Of nurse, quickly
tered into a conference with them Mrs.
Hyde soon Joined the little group. For
several minutes they talked earnestly.
''It is a significant feature. but |
cannot say Just what will develop from
an investigation of it, said Special
Prosecutor James A. Reed, later.
Attorneys for DR.. Hyde said they did
not regard the testimony seriously.
The death of Chrisman Swopc and
the illness of Margaret Swope were
reviewed on the witness stand today
by Miss Houlhan. Miss Houlihan
caused the threatened walkout of the
nurses at the Swopc home. and de.
manded an investigation of DR.. Hyde
December IS.
Good Witness for State.
Miss Houlihan was on the stand prac-
tically all day. Her story was long
and interesting, 1t was filed with
striking utterances and vivid descrip-
tions that held the attention Of the
spectators.
At times her testimony was almost
grucsome- In telling of DR.. Hyde's ac-
tions after Chrisman Swopc had died,
lying crossways on q bed. she said
DR.. Hyde grasped the dead man
by the feet and turned him around in
bed.'
"How did he do it!'F asked Attor-
ney Reed
Roughly she replied.
In attempting to initiate the means
Of Chrisman and OF Margaret Swopc,
the witness gave utterance 10 a weird
cry OF anguish like that of 4 suffering
animal. Spectators, unaware OF her in
tentlon TO make the sound. rose quickly
from their seats, thinking some i'll had
befallen her.
People are being murdered in this
house. she Is said TO have declared to
Dr. Twyman, in speaking Of her suspi-
cions of DR.. Hyde, and after she had
stated her position firmly See put on her
coat and hat and said she or DR.. Hyde
'iiuoO 'SdNC IuC HpuSts III, 1NQc lclI
and Mrs, Hyde went with him.
The description of the convulsion
suffered by Chrisman Swope, following
the administering of a capsule by Dr.
hyde, was similar TO that which Miss
Keller gave yesterday OF the attack of
Colonel Swope under similar circum-
stances.
Cross examination OF Miss Pearl Keller
Colonel Swopes nurse. was resumed I'm
hN- ID
walsh today. Mr.. Walsh indicated be-
fore the opening OF court that his inter
rogation would be somewhat extended.
During the entire afternoon session yes
terdays Mr., Walsh questioned Miss Kel-
ler The examination OF the witness is
necessarily long, as she has testified at
four different hearings. She has been
before the grand jury. the notaral court.
which investigated in behalf OF DR.
Hyde's libel suit. the coroners jury and
the criminal court
Wife Will Take Stand.
Miss Keller is recognized as the states
premier witness In the hearing. Mrs.
Hyde will be used by the defense in an
attempt to refute Miss Kellcr's testimony.
Thus the whole fight ccnters down TO a
battle between the two women,
Mrs. Hyde Is well versed in every angle
OF her husbands case. and Is lending
much aid to his lawyers. especially In the
examination of Miss Keller. She has had
ner chair moved forward in the courtroom
80 lIlal Sns is AT the clboW or her huS-
bands counsel
Little headway was made by Mr.
Walsh yesterday when he attempted to
entapgle Miss Keller The witness ad-
mitted on the stand that she had made IL
careful study OF what her testimony I'm
the case would be as soon as the invcsti-
CATION began She retired to her room
and wrote n history OF the case for her
own reference before she ever gave 4
word OF testimony at any place, she said
Asked II Colonel Swope took the strych-
nine tonic three times n day. Miss Keller
said she never testified that he did. Mr.
Walsh then read from the deposition OF
the nurse:
81 administered the tonic three times
day
81 may have said that said Miss Kel-
Ter. but my chart VIII show the tonic
was not administered three times day. |
gave Colonel Swope his medicine rs |
often as he would take it,
Mr.; Walsh completed hIs examination
or Miss Keller in less than an hour.
Attorney Reed took the witness.
WAS Mrs. Hyde present when Dr. |
Hyde asked YOU TO use your Influence In |
having him appointed administrator OF !
The cstatc?" was asked.
she came Into our presence twice"
answered the witness. when she APP
)enrcd. DR.. Hyde cease: speaking.