Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-11
Climax to Investigation Of
Death of Kansas City Mil
Iionaire Comes in Arrest of
Attending Physician. i
PRISONER FREE ON FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND
Interesting Resume Of Myster-
iouS Case Which Has Shaken
Kansas City Society to It's
Foundations,


Kansas CITY Feb. i0.--As a climax
to the lengthy investigation Of the
mysterious death of Colonel Thomas
II. Swope, October 3, 1909, DR. II. c.
Hyde husband Of the late millionaires
niece was arrested here today on the
charge Of numbering the aged philan.
tropist.
The warrant upon which the arrest
W's made WAS issued az the request of
Attorney John G. Paxton, executor of
the SWope estate, First degree muir
der Is charged The warrants say
that Dr. Hyde with fcionious intent
administered stryehnlne to Colonel
Swope IN the day OF his death.
Across the complaint Tiled by Mr..
Paxton asking for a warrant. Prnsecu-
tor Virgil ConklInp wrote above his
signature y hereby endorse this COM
plalnt
pr Hyde surrendered quietly He
learned that a warrant was being
sought aud with his attorneys went
to the prosecutors Office to await the
return et MIR Conkling. He submit
ted TO arrest without demanding 10
hear the warrant read From here the
party went to Independence, Mo,
where Or. Hyde was nrraigned before
Justice W r Tsoar. The physician
pleaded not guilty He WAS released
hearing was got for February ~
Prosecutor ronisling originally
planned 70 have the bond fixed At Sas
900 but Hyde's attorneys had arrang
ed for Il $50, 600 surety and as they
expressed u Willingness to give this
It WITS accepted
The bond WAS signed by II T. Neal
president ~ the Southwest National
bank and II. f. Hail. president of the
flNll@ ItllxpT ftv.fD M n
Scruggs, a live stock dealer; William
horscman and John
M. Cleary, Frank r. Walsh, and Judge
John Lucas, attorneys These arc all
wealthy men
The calmest man in the Justices Of
ice In Independence was Dr. Hyde.
While attorneys busted themselves
making ont the papers IN The case and
the few spectators whispered loudly
md We'd with one another for a view
af the accused physician, he sat near
County Marshal Joel H. Mayes, who
made the arrest and read a newspa
per that told Of the developments in
he swope investigation.
"Ry the way, Mr. Mayes, he said
folding M the paper i wish you
would call up my house and have my
Afe informed that | win be home for
Inner She Will be worried about
ne
just as soon as the bond was ac-
'epted Dr Hyde hurried to his home
II an automobile.
The arrest OF HYDE followed quickly
fter Judge Ralph $ Iatshaw called
grand jury today to investigate the
eath Of Col. Swope Prosecutor
'onISling made a request for a jury.
lly dismissing his libel suit for $500
90 against Attorney John q, Paxton.
pr Frank l.. Han and Dr Edward J.
tewart today, DR. Hyde removed him
eli from the range of the attorneys
Who have been using every legal
means known to them to get his dep
sition in the case. one suit for sl00-
90 Is still pending against Attorney
'aNton The suit alleges SANDER.
Tho death Of Colonel Thomas II,
wope, October last. was attended
y circumstances that mystihed the
family and close friends
'r Hyde had treated Colonel Swope
uring his last hours ana had in sign
ig the death certificate giving apo
lexy Of the cause of death.
when in December an epidemic OF
fphoid fever ragged In the Swopc
during which eight persons
ere stricken and one. Chrisman
wope died under conditions causing
Iuch apprehension among the attend
lg nurses John q. Paxton. the exc
tor and Mrs Logan Swope, mother
Chrisman instituted a vigorous IN
Or, Edward l.. EtewarL
lme forward With the statement that
! November o DR. Hyde had secured
ON him an active typhoid culture
ftcf Dr Stewart had diVulged this
formation Or. Hyde was placed un
r. constant surveillance of detectives
Dr stewart ia telling his story to
~ attorncSs Of the Swope estate and
Prosecutor Conkline, explained
at typhoid culture consisted of a
81 tube filled with media on which
e. typhnid bacteria lived. A healthy
nNth of bacteria covered the me-
"a. The test tube given Dr Hyde
said contained aleae media and mill
ms of the minute typhoid bacter-
ON December 20 Dr. HYDE himself
nered an attack. stated to be ty-
,oid fever which added to the COM
Icntions Of the case DR.. Stewart
Ter supplied the prosecuting attorn-
with interesting evidence bearing
Dr. HXdes illness.
When DR. Hyde became ill.' said
stewart 4 was asked to make ex-
aination of his blood for typhoid. He
xed that ! make the Vidal test
is Uiil show typhoid fever even IL
lfcred from the disease several
ars before. An examination Of the
,od of DR. Hyde showed a faint trace
typhoid.
II then asked permission 10 make
culture test. This Is an absolute
i for typhoid II Il Is actively pres