The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-17
Convicted of First Degree Muir
der, With Recommendation
for Mercy.
MEANS LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
If 1T Is NOT 0VERRULED
Physicians Own Testimony
Spelled His Doom, Says One
of the Jurors.

| II.
Clark Hyde, whom a jury today found
guilty of numbering Col. Thomas III
Swope, and sentenced to life imprison
ment, owes his conviction to his OWE
testimony on the witness stand, says
| w, G. Crone, a juror.
Crone is in reality the man who de
cided the physician fate. Until Sun
day night Crone and S. r. johnson, a
farmer from Sibley, Mo-, held out for
acquittal against The rest of the Jury
Remembering DR.. Hyde's demeanor on
the stand, Mr.. Crone finally decided the
accused man was guilty, and voted for
conviction. He then convinced Mr.
9" DR., Hyde was his own worst enemy
in the trial" said Mr., Crone tonight
"His own testimony convicted him.
"When DR.. Hyde said he had bought
| cyanide for ten years, and yet could not
| remember where he bought it, he
damned himself as n witness. If he had
not testified as he did. I think he would
not be in his present position.
Why He Changed Vote.
"At first | believed Hyde innocent,
and, until Sunday night, voted to
acquit him. Then 1 recalled his tosti.
mony about his cyanide purchases, and
/ decided he was guilty. l told Mr.;
Johnson ] had changed my vote, and
talked with him about my decision.
A strange feature of Juror Crone IS
action is that his BON. Albert, was re-
Gently sentenced to eighteen years In
| the penitentiary for numbering Bertha
| Bowler. his sweetheart,
Tonight all the participants in the
| great murder case are as calm as they
| have been at any time since the trial
c., tod Tho Of rho unrAIpf
marked by an absence of dramatic
features Mrs. Hyde cried little when
she heard the verdict i'll the court
| room. DR.. Hyde did not change his
usual stoical expression. Mrs. Logan O.
| Swope was unnerved when, at her
home in Independence, she heard the
| outcome.
"Mv home is still open to my daugh-
ter she said. II feel sorry for her.
Wife Is Still Loyal.
But Mrs. HYDE is not going back to
her mother. She is still loyal to her
husband, and confidently believes the
supreme court will free him.
HYDE takes his imprisonment coolly
He was asleep today soon after the
verdict was given. He professed to be
| ieve the case will be remanded for re-
trial when it reaches the supreme court
| The physician probably will be sen.
fenced Saturday, BY, law ne rs no,
| admissible to bail IT is discretionary
with Judge Latsbnw whether DR.. Hyde
he sent to prison or held at the county
| iail pending the consideration OF his
case by the supreme court.
Wife Nearly Overcome.
The verdict was returned at 1923 this
forenoon.
"Oh, Clarke" cried Mrs. Hyde when
the verdict was read by Judge Latshaw
| She threw her arms about his neck ano
wept silently, Then shc patteu hei nus
Dr. HYDE sat motionless. He looked
arrnIy at Judge Lntshaw while the yer
dict was being received. AS the Woras 1d a.
| imprisonment in the state peMtentiarSS
d,rina his natural life" were pronounced
his eyes fell upon the floor 50,
s.Don't worry, dearle," he said TO his
wife as she ciasped him IN hsr ea,sa arihs IIsvra
rvde. sisters OF the physician. looked
distressed, but did not break down; ines
tried TO comfort Mrs, Hyde ana 10 ap
pear brave before her, ,.+ ;, ,bev said
I'VE shall hope for the best; thes s,Sacf s
I'VE DO not understand this Verdic'
| Clarke Is innocent , ,,.a nr
| II haven't lost hope, declafeo ~
Hyde. ,us. tho yerfiic
had been returned the physician was os W
his wav to his cell. Mrs Hyde reniali'e'
in the courtroom M for som some ts;, Nnither Mrs
She %a' s%onn nor any OF her children
nwccnt Mrs. Hyde, was In the room "!lei
the jury reported
NAV Be Sentenced Friday,
Tho physician will be sentenced II
opcn court by Judge LatsnaW y,o.es es'ao tb,
Thursday or Friday Tne law amom' aie y mo- on
defense four days In WHICH ~ 'o
ton for new trial' a., nc AM
''c1 .Treat that prisoner tho Same s,',; as an;
other" Judge Latshaw or1ereo ~ fov
Marshal Joel B- Mayes,, y,os ;, otSe '""'
nrIyileges and no luNurics, ,.,,.,, r,,son
~ RI. G1Soual custom OF permitting prison
10 send out for their meals VIII app:
in DR.. uyde's case. but ne must e'0e
III. ,,iii make "A motion for new trio
and if defeated, Will take an appeai u u
tho case" said Frank = NaIs"' N'''
counsel for Dr. lIyde; octod,v Ever,
,t;ornov On the case had given up nop
nf ,he Jury. which had been out ,s, s,nC
Friday night coming ,h's morning no nm that on
i',n IT. We" yowed hc would vote for nc
T initial until ] die of old age, ,.,ore ,b
Judge Latshsw half an hour enre Ss,U1 hi
{ ordici earuc In decided TO chanse ~
, Man Of discharging the jury toiIiorrpI II
pna,,,,na p,ar II they did not agree, ~
nIonnoG 10 hold them several days ionsf M ~
When the announcement. en- news ys" spread rap
i5I,. sna ,.very inch OF space In The court
8 room was occupied. ,,,,e ouiet" sal
4 ''There mast be aDsqio'e qod ordered I
,na cnurt '',rhe marshal Is orGotSH ;
me cour,, ',,o,,o making n demonstration.
aFEgsr Frnm S"gGs out little side room appeTH5Fs T5s
DR. HYDE his wife and his sstsTs ,asIs Tn m
sat down at the .;i,ao dH,e"ge had worn @ for tw
9oercose eyer as 'fs II he we're ready to so home
Los consplcuousy absent ro,,, 7.
/ Judge W T. ;nr Johfseh ,se defondsnt nm% tic cam
lucas ~ ani soi' aof down. All OF tho states al
: rorneva were present
s Expected Hung Jury
!! Tho group at Dr.. lIyde's taeio va va
hopeful but inclined Snt 10 perssent wer
= Dprts. 80 s,r,, bours the vote had pee