Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-28
Thomas H. Swope, Jr., Saw the
Physician Stamp Them in Snow
After Dropping Them.
ulBY IS KEPT IN IGNORANCE
ar Fact That Defendants Bond Has
ueen Cancelled aud That lie l.
In Custody of Officers.


tyde had thrown away on street and
recognized the odor they emitted as
c,anide Of potassium.
while working in a Nevada mine,
said Mr. swope. he became well acc
oualntcd with the poison and was pos
itiye he could not De mistaken about
,ns peculiar odor Of IT, cyanide. he
aid smelt like burned almonds.
Dr HYDE was about 900 feet from him
whom the capsules were thrown away.
said Mr.. svope. The physician stamped
,bo,, into the snow after dropping
tbsm. testified the witness. Insofar a.
Mr. swopo knew. Dr. Hyde did not
know his actions were observed by any
one
Accompanied boy John G. Paxton.
said Mr.. swope. he made "a second visit
10 the point where he had seen Dr.
HYDE and they found fragments OF
,bree capsules. All Of the parts Of the
,epsules we're sent 20 Chicago and
chemists said they found traces Of
cyanide Ia them.
hand Of Hugo Brecklein. a druggist, In
me courtroom, Miss l.. r. Van Nuys
said il was the same drug she smelt ON
tho hand Of Mr.. SwOpe after he handled
the capsules he picked up on the street
Mr. Swope was stil on the witness
stand when court adjourned for the
noon recess.
AZ noon Judge Latshaw ordered that
nj all times Or Hyde should be brought
into aud removed from the courtroom
out OF The presence Of the jury in order
that the jurymen might not know ne
WAS lon the custody OF the authorities.
The action Of the court pleased Mrs.
HYDE. She smiled when the order was
None of the jurors. ii is believed,
knows DR. Hyde has been placed In
hH lie was sitting beside his wife
when court opened today appearing
the same as he has each day since the
trial started
BreckIein be recalled 20 the witness
USES OF CYANIDE
Isn't cyanide Of potassium used in
ternany In quantities Of one grain for
cases of acute rheumatism, for clean
INK silverware. for dropping into the
eve etc. p" asked Mr. Walsh.
III is." replied Mr. Brecklein.
Isn't Il used for removing nitrate
Of silver?'
oThe medical books say It is. but
never sold any for that USE
Mr. Walsh attempted to show that
cyanide was put TO many more com
mon uses
Mr. Brecklein said he had sold the
poison so few times he could only re-
Ter the attorney to what the books
said.
Prosecutor Conkling asked Mr..
Brecklein 20 put some wet cyanide on
Dis hands
Atty Walsh launched upon vigor-
Gus protest against the court permit
ting the witness to make such an eN-
hlblton He said II was for the pur-
pose Of extending the evidence of Miss
Lou T. Van Nuys, a nurse, VINO testl-
fed Yesterday that she smelt cyanide
ON the hands Of Thomas n. Swope on
Dee rs. after he had handled some
capsules dropped by Or Hyde. Mr..
Walsh also said 10 was unfair TO per-
init any Of the testimony regarding
cyanide to go before the jury when
the Indictment against DR. Fly de for
the alleged murder Of col Swope only
charged that DR. Hyde administered
etrychnine and "other poisons' to
him, not specifying cyanide.
Attys Brewster and Lucas also
spoke. MIR Lucas saying he desired TO
speak at later time against thH
court permitting any testimony relat-
ing TO cyanide going into the case.
Judge Iatshaw said he was ready 10
hear 70 then. and Mr.. Lucas spoke az
some length. setting forth about the
samc argument as that made by Mr..
Walsh.
COURTS POSITION
Judge Iatshaw listened attontivoiy
and. when Mr.. Lucas finished. said
40 has long been the custom of at
torneys for defendant TO go TO eX-
tremes 90 save their client Al times
their acts have almost approached
the criminal But 1 have nothing OF
personal nature to say to the law
gers ln this case.
The court Is not going TO try this
case on IT'S sleeve IL is not going 10
think in case OF conviction of the sut-
iering and shame Of others besides the
defendant Neither is IL going to for
get the two green graves that enter
into the case IL cannot forget the
palc and sad faces of the relatives ot
The dead The court win try this case
on the law and that alone,
By some means the attorneys ion
''' N'I'iNf came AiAN lih77AN7l'h Nl Ni''
grand jury notes These attorneys
knew what testimony was given before
Tho grand jury and what evidence
would De- presented here. There is no
need FOR surprise On account Of the
testimony shown,
The grand jury indictment charged
That strychninc and other poisous were
found I win therefore ovcrrule the
objection TO this testimony being add
mittod"
M Walsh held whispered CONVEX
sauon with Atty John NJ Clcary, and
hen. speaking rapidly, addressed tho
court
MI Clcary hears that Thomas u
SNopo. Jr Is iu tho prosecutors Office
win cyanide sprinklod ON his bodyand
N ready 10 come into court with this
od0r on his clothes"
TIT such is the case. have every odof
" cyanide removed before Dc rs called
as Witness" ordered the court
Miss Van Nuys was summoned and
le smet the poison on MI BreCklain's
ands She said u was the same odor
snot emanated from the hands o. MT
0Nope. Prosecutor Conking asked
ai the jury Doe permitted 10 smell MI
lechein's hands The court refused
20 grant the request
r. H. swOPE. JR.. CALLED
Thomas II. swope, Jra was called as