The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-27
HUMAN FIEND
Dr.. B. Clarke Hyde Shown to be Cruel
Monster Of Criminalhy.
MANY CRIMES CHARGED

&A&xbS ! S4tA4s4Ao SAA4AAeNA
Against Him by the State. in It's
Terrific Arrangement OF the One
Respectable PhySician.-He Was
Abnoru,ally Cruel, Torturins Wo-
men and Animals, Then Murderer.
Picturins d.. 3. c. Hyde as man
whose evil propensities led him dur
ing his boyhood 10 torture animals.
in later life to abuse the poor and
helpless. and in the fullness OF pro-
sess;onal success TO conceive the most
colossal murder plot in the history
OF criminal!,y Attorney James A
Reed made the opening statement
for the State IN the PHYSICIANS trial
at Kansas City Monday.
Hyde is charged with poisoning
his wife's father and members OF his
family so as Mrs. Hyde would inherit
an the wealth OF her father. In
leading up 10 the motive which the
State claims caused the alleged muir
ders TO be committed. Mr.. Reed ex-
planned an overpowerins greed for
money had manifested itself in DR..
Hyde.
With a purpose Of adding to his
wealth, said Mr.. Reed. the physician
made love to women and then OBJ
eained money from them The deaths
of Col. Thomas H. and Chrisman
Swope and OF James Moss Aunton
were dealt with IN detail.
The charses that Dr.. Hyde was
responsible for the spread OF typhoid
fever in the Swope house. and that
on three occasions he tried to poison
Miss Margaret Swope. composed
considerable part Of the address.
The story OF Col. James H. Hun
toms death was mete little more
clear. According to the statement
DR.. G. T. Twynan protested against
Dr.. HYDE treating Huaton TO such ar
extent as he did. Dr.. Hyde was In
dicted for negligeacly killing Hun
ton by bleeding.
The charge that brings the de
rendan. to this bar OF justice IS thai
cf having with deliberation. premed
ltat;ea and cold and calculating pur
pose murdered one Of Missouri's dis
tinguisheG citizens. the kinsman o
his wife. benefactor to him, sais
NJ. Reed in opening his address
The proper investigation OF thi
charge compels. :he State believes
delving into 3 series OF crimes eacl
OF which is part and parcel OF
gigantic scheme OF criminality. q
investigation Of a sequence Of Law
Invading wrongs 50 far-reaching. s.
tremendous and ruthless il its con
ception and partial execution. as Z
challenge the horror and astonish
ment es the world and 20 stand with
out parallel in the annals Of crime
Earlier in his address Mr.. Reet
dwe,t at some length upon the intro
euction OF Dr.. Hyde into the Swop
family Mrs. Swope. when Emporium
ed by the physician to give him tn
hand Of her daughter. started a
investigation OF the physician AM
thus said the attorney. Hyde's char
aceer was first shown to her in It
true light
Regarding the inquiry. he said
"Her investigation disclosed the fac
chat he was possessed OF abnorma!s,
cruel tendencies: that as a boy d
tortured animals. characteristic
which manifested itself when as
man and physician he held the pos
!tson Of city surgeon and in thatpos
irfon he SO demeaaed himself towart
the unfortunate pauper patients taa
fell to bis charge that he was dis
charged for s-Ce,c5es-
''The specific occasion Tor his dis
discharge was the injection Of Oil o
mustard into the body OF an unfor
tunate woman who was in his charge
as police surgeon.
Mrs Swope's further effort:
disclosed upon his part an abnorme
longing For money. In the sratif!
cation OK his desire. though in 7eas
onably good practice. he made love
to women and under the guise OF
sweetheart obtained from them lars.
sums OF none amounting 70 thous
aads Of dollars. It traaspi-ed also
that he had been grave robber.
The deaths n the household were
taken up chronologically. Mr. Reed
attempting to show that Dr.. Hyde
had planned his conquest CT the
wealth OF the Swope heirs with cum
ming.
TIE first step. according to Mr.
Reed. was to do away with Hunton
an executor OF the Swope estate. and
then get possession himself There
Cor. said Reed. the physician drew
body after he had been stricken by
apoplexy and in four minutes Hun
ton was dead.
Within an hour after Huntoa died
he requested Miss Keliar. nurse.
to intercede with Col. Swope." said
Reed. ito the end that he. Hyde.
be made executor in Hunton's place.
This was declined by Miss kellar.'
Details Of Col. Swope's death were
then entered into. It was rehearsed
how. IL the order Of DR.. Hyde. Miss
Kellar gave Col. Swope a capsule.
Conrulsions ensued. Again at Hyde's
orders a hypodermic Injection was
given Eeath followed. Having COM
pleted the history Of the case &c this
point. Mr.. Reed said:
..Tne rorepo;np evidence r.ish. fe