The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-05
HYDE SENT 10 JAIL
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST ACCUSED PHYSICIAN CAUSED
 JUDGES ORDER.
YOUNG SWoPE ON THE STAND
Nephew of Dead PhllanthropIst Tells His Stoy--Druggist 5recklein Re called by Defense-Demonstration of Smell of Cyanide In Court.

DMNUN ntAo AOiA hto RNStJ NN NNN of Dr. B. C. Hyde for the murder oi his uncle
 Court opened with the defendant in his customary place few minutes be fore the jury arrived. AL the noon recess he was not taken out of the room until the jury had gone to lunch con. The purpose of this was to keeF from the jury the knowledge that Hyde is a prisoner in the county Jail Young Swope told the story of los ing his right arm in the Tonapah mines, where he used cyanide and continued down to the moment he picked up the capsules and noticed the odor which afterwards he recalled as that of cyanide.
 Used Negro's Medicine.
 In some respects Swope contradict cd his testimony given before the coroner and in dispositions. He said he had not read much about the Swope case in the newspapers, and closed by admitting that he had di- rected his mother, Mrs. L. O. Swope to destroy all her medicines after Margarets conyulsion. He did not say the" medicines.
 Young Swope admitted using Jor dams medicines for years, but was not allowed to tell who else used them He knew little about the sanitary con dition of the Swope home except as to the negro cabin and the open vault t..hf.b hn a.l,,f4fal avi0faJ
 The last of Tom Swope's story had to do with Colonel Swope's will. He was asked If his mother had not asked Paxton to 'get the will as soon as the | breath was out of his body" but was | not permitted to answer. It was said the will was read within fifteen min utes after Colonel Swope was dead. The Druggist Recalled.
 The session began with Hugo Breck | ein, the druggist who sold cyanide tc | Doctor Hyde, again witness, recalled by Frank P. Walsh. He was questioned about the several uses of cyanide men toned by Mir Walsh, but declared he never had heard of the poison as ( remedy for neuralgia, severe head | aches, skin diseases, or as an ingredi ent in an ointment, all of which ques tions MT, Walsh propounded by Eos ter's Practical Therapeutics. An Unusual Scene. l Then came an unusual scene. The | druggist was directed to take from g capsule handed him by Virgil Conk ling, prosecuting attorney, a small quantity of cyanide, dampen his fore finger and thumb and then apply the poison. This was to demonstrate tc the jury that peculiar odor so ofter referred to in the testimony. Two witnesses on the stand at the same time was another unusual fea ture of the morning. While Breckleir was there Miss Van Nuys was called in and directed to smell his fingers. She did so, while the audience smiled-and after it was all over sh, was allowed to tell that the odor sh, detected was cyanide.
 The greatest sensation yet sprunl in the trial of Dr Bennett Clark Hyd, was the order of Judge Latshaw at tn, conclusion of the days testimony, tha the prisoner be remanded to the GUS tody of the county marshal and locke up In jail.
 pr. Hyde to be Kept In Jail Now. Dr. Zwart, the coroner, had just fin ished his testimony. Much of what h. had said had been gotten into the rec ords against the bitterest protest O the attorneys for the defense. Whel he concluded and the jury was led ou for the night, the judge instructed tn marshal to close all the doors
 Most of the attaches of the cour had arisen to go and Dr. Hyde ha turned to his wife with a smile of re lief. when Judge Latshaw begaI speaking
 His first words caused an intense el citement. The attorneys for the dc
 fense looked astonished Dr. Hyd turned, his smile suddenly vanishing In low, even voice the judge said:
 Ordered pr. Hyde to Jail. Tn view of the testimony presente
 here, the court Is compelled to say tha
 1t amounts to a presumption, that LII der he law it deprives the defendan
 of the right to go on bond and he 1 hereby and for that reason ordered rt
 manded to the county jail"
 Mrs. Hyde seemed to be the first {
 catch the full import of the judge
 words. She sank back in her sea
 sobbing and her head fell forward a
 she leaned over and caught her hui
 bands arm with her hand. Dr. Hyde
 father gray haired minister of tn
 gospel, half started to his feet an
 then fell back, weeping.
 When Dr. Hyde left the criminl
 court room he was In the custody ( ] James r. Gilwee, chief deputy. "Goodby," said Mrs. Hyde to MT. Gi ! wee, but she said nothing else. Sh looked if. Her eyes asked the deput : to treat her husband kindly. Dr. Hyde was taken down stairs {
 Robert Lee Nevins, head jailer, wher he was told that he would have to giv up his personal belongings That's all right" said Dr. Hyde. He went into his pockets. giving Il
 his watch, knife and several s1 bill. He was then taken to the third floor q the jail, where he was placed in a eel by himself.