New-York tribune., 1910-02-01

since the death of my own father Mr
Hunton has been as kind and afectfonsIs
as father could have been to me. VI!
brother Chrisman was the Oldest OF our
family, and 1 am next TO him in point OF
age. -, ,.o,,~,
of ali of them Ny husband and | were
called to the house on the evening OF M NJ
cousin Moss's death. and remained in the
house continuously until a week after the
death of nv uncle.
Nv husband and T were at my mother =
9gdse ch on the ~, fhe 18th Of Novembef snd
neither of us returned to independence ,ir, un
III Fpiday Dscemoer . " Wf iSe iIIneas Of my
brother Chrisman and my sister Marsare.,
At that time my mother was Vlsitlhs IA
When I arrived at the house in Indepen-
dence on December : | found pun tSsianan 9osn 'a'n
brother and my sister IN pee, a.ftb .
with a high fever and Margaret Win a
Immediately called Dr. Twyrau. who
examined and prescribed for my slSteT MAJ
Continuing Mrs. Hyde made the sisnih-
cant statement that Chrisman Swope was
taking medicine that he had obtalned from
a man in Kansas City. Kan This neoi
cine she said, consisted OF white pms
and was contained in an ordinary pm ooA
Referring to the day on which she o's-
covered that her brother was taxing 'n'S
medicine. Mrs. Hyde said:
Discovering that lie hdd severe HcaN
ache I then insisted that my brother cease
taking the medicine, and place hImseII !, uli-
der the care of DR.. 1wyTan- MY orothei
appeared TO be growing rapidly worse ana
finally consented to see DR.. Twymah'
From that time until he passed aHay ~
Twyman gave him the most caretul at
tention. ,..a
NV husband went to my mothers mouse
upon this occasion at my most earnesss III
sistepce and at a great personal sa1I he
| was at my husbands side durlhs tn9
entire time that he was at the mouse.
was familiar with his every movement ,
and know better than any other living
narson how crue1 and unjust is any in
situation that he was responsive IN Ills
slightest degree for any, of the unfortuna!s
conditions that existed at my mothers
house in Independence.
The fact that I have been practicalIy
cut off from communicatlon WIN I'M e,
itself have created an opportunity Tor ms
understandings and prevented an inter
that would have gone a long way toward
clearing up this deplorable situation III
is most lamentablc fact that my rnotner rlslr
never became thoroughly reconciled TO my
marriage, which occurred nearly hve years
ago.
Mrs. Hyde's statement that she would
stand by the doctor in effect arrays her
against her mother, who had pushed the
investigation. and the other Swope heirs
Mrs. Hyde is wealthy in her own right
She received 10000 from the Swope estate
ana previously pOSSeSSeQ COUSluSIdbIS
erty.
Because he had secretly married Mrs
Hyde against the wishes of her family Dr.
Hyde's relations with the SNopes have been
strained for years
The lethareic state into which the case
had fallen here while awaiting the report
OF the Chicago physicians gave way 70
one of activity with the filing OF the suits
From Chicago Mr.. Paxton retained John
H. Atwood, an attorney. to look after his
interests in the case Mr.. Atwood imne
diately notified John NJ Cleary, DR. Hyde's
attorney, that he would expect dispositions
in the case TO be made by DR.. Hyde on
Thursday.
Henry L. Jost. the First Assistant Prose
cutting Attorney, said the bringing of the
suits would in no way affect the plans
of the state. 1t was announced prior TO
the departure of Prosecutor Virgil Conkling
for Chicago where he met with the ply
sicians when they returned their official
report that no action would be taken tow
ard an arrest until after the coroner's
jury had held an inquest over the body OF
Colonel Swope. The inquest will be called
either Tomorrow or Wednesday.