Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06
TWO CHARGES ARE
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Dead MiIiionaire's Former Physician
Has Eleven indictments Returned
Against Him by the Grand jury
Ares. Will Follow Tomorrow--Doe-
tor Makes Statement.
eBy Associated Press)

Is. Clarke Hyde. husband Of niece of
the late Thomas H. Swppe, was in
ticted on thirteen counts In eleven
indictments returned by the. grand
jury that has been Investigating the
Swope mystery for the last three
weeks, at s 30 o'clock tonight.
Two indictments charge nrst de-
gree murder in connection with the
death of Colonel Swope and Of
Chrisman Swope.
DIR. Hyde is alleged to have given
them strychnine tablets. =
One indictment accuses DIR. Hyde
81 manslaughter by bleeding James
Moss Hunton. a cousin Of Col Swope,
In neglectfui manner. Perhaps the
most surprising of all the indictments
returned are the eight in connection
with the alleged poisoning Of the
Swope family and visitors and atteE-
dants Of the Swope household.
poisons With Germs. {
DR., Hyde is accused in this indict-
ment which contains ten counts. OF
poisoning with TYPHOID germs, with, In
tent to murder Margaret Swope. Stel-
la Swcpe, Sarah Swope, lucy Lee
Swope, Nora Bell Dickson, Georgia +.
Compton Mildred Fox. and Leonora
Copridge, a negro girl. All these per-
sons were stricken with typhoid fever
while DR.. Hyde was attending the
Swope family.
f.- L4 ind nfx MI
charge the poisoning of Miss Mar
garet Swope. The first count
charges that he attempted to poison
her BY. administering typhoid fever
germs on or about November 25. The
second accuses him of trying to
poison. her by giving a hyperdermic
injection On december II. In the
third count ne is alleged to have
attempted poisoning on December IS
by giving her strychnne and other
Ioisons.
Will Be Arrested Tomorrow.
Capiases for the arrest of Dr. Hyde
will not be issued until Monday. He
IS out under $Jv.0Oe bond In connec-
ton with the case now pending
against him in Justice Lures court at
Independence. charging him with the
murder of Colonel Swope.
Prosecutor Virgil ConkiiBg said p
the indictments had been returned.
that as soon as Dr. Hyde is arrest
ed on the charges brought by the
grand jury the case In the Iadepeu-
dence court would be dismissed. II
has been continued three times.
DR.. Hyde received the news OF the
indictments calmly.
Hyde Issues Statement
In a written statement given out
tonight he said:
This stain uDon nv character can
be removed In but one way. that is
by a fair trial. by jury OF my fell
low citizens in a. court where I can
be represented and where my v.ndi-
cation can be made complete and final.
Much as 7 regret the fact or my in
dictment ! realize il to be an inevi-
tihle and necessary step toward my
FINAL exoaeration-
4 am absolutely innocent and
know on that account that no harm
can come TO me. Those who know
me best have assured me in thous-
and OF ways Of their stauach belief
m my innocence. and | feel conf1deat
thai those Of ny fellow citizens who
DO not know me viii suspend judg-
merit IN NY case. in an open aud fair
trial. they may De convinced Of my
innocence
When the trial Of ~. Hyde win be-
gin - prcbicmsticai- II nay be In a
few days IL the defense Is willing.
New Festor> Develops
DisrexardlnE the advice of her at
forreys. E-s. Lo<sn o. svcpe. today.
laid bare. while giving her deposition
IT "a SANDER SIT Of her son4n Law.
Dr. II. G. Hyde. the secrets Of her
household for many years.
With tears coursing down her
cheeks and shouting her story. she
repeatedly rose from the wings
chair IN her excitement she told lie
s.pry 81 TIE courtssip Of d. Hyde.
how she tried % like him a. a son
IN as: of her belief that be had IT
fsmptcd 20 murder her relatives and
81 ono time tried % poison her.
The charge that flr Hyde tried %
poi,cn Mrs. swope = a nev feature
IN TIE caze.