Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-05-05
TOM SNOPE Tells
ABOUT HIS FIND
Saw Dr. Hyde Drop Something IN
the Snow
FOUND CAPSULES WITH AN ODOR
Defense Attacks Breckelin Evidence
Paxton to Get 95,0O0-The
Jordan Medicine
Figures.

Kansas City, April zS.-Tnomas u
swope, son OF Mrs. Logan y. Swope
testified to having seen Dr. Hyde take
something from MS pocKets on tns
night Of December IL, ana trampie y
in the snow. He went 70 inc spo'
and found broken capsule MT
SWope said that handling tne seiatine
LEFT on MS nngures tne olsllnc' O'us'
OF cyanide OF potassium
Mr. Swope Is " years ola' q ratnei
agreeable appearing young man DuI
without the faculty OF impresSlns one
- lntelIectuAL
His manner was blunt and MS story
was blunt. 1t came from MN only
after repeated questions. Dut II ios'
none OF its force IN the teiling'
How He Found the Capsules.
He said that he had walked out from
| IL mothers home at Independence on
the night AZ December Is. II was the
niRht Of the day that Margaret Swope
had taken A conyulsion and been re-
Iiaved nv an euetic administered BY
Or. George T. Twyman. Across the
street and less than half a block in
advance Of him a man was hurrying
north Tho snow did mot impede his
progress II was closely packed under
his feet, but he did not slip. A dis.
lance from the arc lamp, the man had
halted, and dropping something TO the
ground had stamped upon 1t. There
was nothing so very suspicious IN the
act, said young Mr.. 6wope, until the
identity Of the man was revealed TO
him.
In the light OF the little exchange Of
words that had that day taken place IN
the Swope home, he thought II worth
while to see what DR.. Hyde had taken
from his pockets and was rewarded,
He had attempted to reach Dr.. ivy
man promptly with the hall capsule
that he had found and had finally TAX
en- 1t to his mother. She had sent
for John G. Paxton, executor Of the
estate Of Thomas Hunton Swope, de-
ceased, and Mr. Paxton and young
Mr.. Swope visited the spot were the
capsule had been found and gathered
in a green.lined envelope the crushed
bits Of gelatine.
A Strange odor.
Than Mr. swope discovered that his
hsnds smiled strangely ~ tnaw me
order but could not Mace Il Long
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