The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-19

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afternoon When she did reach his
| bedside. she stayed for perhaps five
minutes. Mrs. Hyde remained there
from early morning until late at night,
the day Colonel Swope died"
There was doubt that Colonel
| Swope died from apoplexy, said Mr..
Walsh.
The real trouble over the will of
Colonel Swope. averred Mr.. Walsh,
began when Mrs. Swope desired Mrs.
Hyde to sign paper giving her a
share of a 100000 part of the estate,
originally left by Mr.. Hunton to a Mrs.
Moore, a sister of Hunton. Mrs. Hyde
refused to do this. Mrs. Swope, it was
said, thought DIR. Hyde had advised
his wife not 20 sign the document and
upbraided her.
'.Dr. Hyde won't let you give up this
have holly declared to her daughter.
AS a matter of fact, DIR. Hyde never
was consulted by his wife regarding
the Hunton share of the estate. De-
DR.. Hyde obtained the typhoid Gull
lures of DR.. E. L. Stewart for any
other purpose than to make a study of
them.
That Typhoid Epidemic.
The typhoid epidemic in the home was
due alone to the poor sanitary condi-
ton of the property. it was charged. 1t
would be proven, said Mr.. Walsh. that
DR.. Hyde was not present ar the Swope
home on several dates when he is al
legged to have distributed typhoid germs.
Mr.. Walsh mentioned in passing, that
the mortality from typhoid amounts to
but 5 per cent.
Guessing Hatred Chase Jordan. the
'yarb doctor" of Kansas City, Kan,
came in for a gr1lling.
The Swope family used vast quant1-
ties of the swarthy mans medicine,
said Mr.. Walsh. and that in many cases
the connections had made very sick
people who took them
DR.. G. T. TWylnan, declared Mr.
Walsh. had approved of the treatment
administered 10 Mrs. Margaret Swope
by DR.. Hyde.
Miss Lucy Swope was net poisoned by.
DIR. Hyde, and she would take the stand
and swear to this. said Mr.. Walsh.
Mr.. Walsh then began an attack upon
John G. Paxton. an executor OF the
Swcpe estate. and Walter s. Haines.
the Chicago chemist. whom he referred
to as hired man."
DIR. Haines made an examination of
the contents of the stomach of Margaret
Swope and a capsule, which DR.. Hyde
ported to Mr.. Paxton there was no
poison in it. Two days later, DR.. Hyde
sued Mr.. Paxton for 100000 for alleged
libel. Mr.. Paxton then telephoned his
hired man and got a report that there
was poison both in the capsule and the
contents of the stomach.
Paxton's Motive.
John G. Paxton started this investi-
cation thinking he could charge the
cost of It to the estate. Failing, he was
hired by Mrs. Swope to continue the
inquiry.
''Going to Chicago he employed Lud-
wig Hektoen and brought him here to
make an autopsy on Chrisman Swope.
In a little back room in Independence,
the organs of this unfortunate boy were
The organs were then car
ried away to Chicago. What the in
yestigation showed 1 do not know. This
defendant had been deprived of the |
right of examining these organs
Reminding the jury that the brain of |
Col. Swope was removed while frozen, |
and cracked in the removal, Mr.. Walsh |
said it would be impossible to tell from |
the organ in this condition whether |
death resulted from apoplexy. The |
cardinal rules of an autopsy were vio-
lated when hot water was poured into /
the body of Col. Swope in order to |
facilitate the removal of the organs, |
said Mr.. Walsh
It was also charged that the organs,