Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
HEARD IN REBUTTAL
Dozen Witnesses Called in
SW0pe Murder Case.
EXPERTS TAKE THE STAND
Deny the Existence of Impurities
in Quinine Administered.
STATE ATTACKS HYDE ALIBI
Sister of Thomas n. Swope, Jr.. Is
Called to Tell of Telephone
Conversation.
EXPERTS TAKE THE STAND
STATE ATTACKS HYDE ALIBI

KANSAS CITY. Mo, May 11.-More
than dozen witnesses appeared at the
criminal court building today to give re-
buttal testimony for the state in the
trial of DR.. 3. c. Hyde for the alleged
poisoning of Col. Thomas H. Swope
Every nurse that gave direct testimony
for the prosecution was present to take
the stand again.
c. HI. Briggs. chemist Of Detroit
Mich, was the states first witness to.
day. In the quinine employed in the
manufacture Of the iron, stry rychnine and
quinine elixir taken by Col. Thomas H
Swope. said the witness. there was less
thar 1 per cent of impurities.
The defense attempted to prove OF
its direct testimony that a large
amount of impurities probably existed
in the strychnine taken from the Liver
of Col. Swope, due to the millionaire.
use of the quinine remedy. Prof. Pau
Schweitzer of the University of Mis-.
souri, testified that it would be fmpos
sible for hydrocyanic acid to be formed
by the mingling of formaldehyde ant
ammonia. in a dead body. Under ne
less than 300 degrees of heat would
such formation take place, he said.
No Ammonia in Body.
On cross-examination the professor
insisted that ammonia formed no par
Of a human body.
Upon being recalled to the stand Stella
Swope told of mysterious capsule given
to her, she said. by DR.. Hyde.
"On December 10. the night nv sister
Sarah was taken i'll, DR.. Hyde gave me
capsule and asked me to hand it to Miss
Gordon. nurse, and tell her to give it
to Sarah. / handed 1t to the nurse"
The nurse, Miss. Elizabeth Gordon, tes-
titled that she did not believe the patient
needed the capsule, SO she threw it away
December IL. Miss Gordon said she un-
derstood the capsule was supposed to con-
tain medicine for the patients nerves.
Prof. H. z. Cady of the University OF
Kansas said tests he had made corrob-
Grated the testimony Of Prof. Schweitzer
regarding hydrocyanic acid.
State Attacks Alibi.
With the testimony of Mrs. James H.
Clinton, from whose house Thomas H.
Swope, jr, testified he telephoned DIR.
Twyman after he found capsules thrown
away by DR.. Hyde December Is, the state
attacked the physicians alibi built up
by the defendants wife. Mrs Hyde said
that young Swope cher brother) was at
her house between the hours of and 1O
O. clock on that night, making 1t impos-
sihle for him to have met DIR. Hyde on
the street.
Mrs. Clinton said Mr.. Swope came into
the house at $50 O'Clock and She called
DR.. Twyman over the telephone for him.
Mr. Swope talked with DR.. Twyman sew
eral minutes, she sald
'How did Mr.. Swope hold the telephone
receiver" asked Mr.. Conkling.
He held with finger and a thumb
The three remaining fingers were clenched
against the palm
.'How do you know 1t was just S:3C
o'clock when Mr.. Swope came into the
house? queried Mr.. Walsh.
II heard the clock strike just as he
came in." replied the witness.
Recalled to testify. Mr.. Swope said that
while telephoning he held under his
clenched fingers the capsules he had
picked up.