The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-05-17
FOUND GUILTY
OF MURDER
DR.. B. G. Hyde of Kansas
City Convicted Of Murder
ing His Father-in- law
For Money.
JUDGE SENDS HIM
BACK TO PRISON

Kansas city, Mo-. May l6.--Dr. b. G.
Hyde was found guilty M l0:25 this
morning of numbering Cot. Thomas IT,
Swopc and his punishment was fixed NJ
life imprisonment.
"Oh, Clark, cried Mrs. Hyde when
the verdict was read by Judge Latshaw
She threw her arms around her hus.
band : neck aud wcpt silently. Then
she pnttcd him on the cheek.
DIR. Hyde sat pale and motionlcss. He
looked firmly AZ Judge Latshaw while
the verdict was being read. As the
words i" imprisonment in the state peni
tentiary during his natural life" were
pronounced. the uoctor's eyes turned tu
the floor.
"Don I worry, dcarie. said his wife
as she clasped him in her arms. Mrs
h. \. Hopkins and Miss Laura Hyde
sisters of the physician, were much dis
tressed, but tried to comfort Mrs. Hyde
81 haven't lost hope" declared DR.
Hyde.
Within 10 minutes after the verdict
was returned, the physician was on the
tremely weak and remained in the court
room for some time.
Mrs. Logan o. Swope, mother of Mrs.
Hyde, and widow of Col. Swope, was
not in the court room when the jury re.
ported.
The physician will he sentenced in
open court Thursday or Friday. The
law allows the defense four days in
which 10 file n motion for new trial.
"Treat that prisoner the same as any
other Judge Latshaw ordered county
marshal Mayes. "Givc him few priv.
ilcgcs and no luxuries.
- will file a motion for new trial
and then take an appeal" said Frank
=. Walsh, chief counsel for DR.. Hyde
The verdict came Unexpectedly. Ev.
cry attorney in the ase had given up
hope that the jury which had been out
since Friday night, would come TO an
agreement. That "A verdict was reached
spread rapidly and soon every available
inch of the court room was occupied
The court ordered the marshal to arrest
any one making demonstration and the
verdict was received in silence. The
crowd heard il, then rose aud trooped
out of the room.
When the news of the verdict was
telephoned Mrs, Swopc at independence
she shrieked and dropped the receiver
She refused TO Wake a statement. II
! is the belief of the court attaches that
reach DR.. llyde's ease for at least n
year Meantime the prisoner may bc
kept in the county Jail or sent to state
prison at Jefferson city. The law OF
Missouri prohibits the courts from ad
mitting convicted murder TO bail
Hyde was indicted for the alleged
SwOpe who was millionaire and phil
anthropist and was accused also Of hav
ing poisoned Christman aud Margaret
Swope, who died.
The argument for the prosecution
showed that Mrs. Hyde benefited $27b,
900 by the death of Colonel Swope anC
through the death of Christman ant
Margaret Swopo about $4,000 each.
10 Maude, the pet eat of deputy mar
shal Joe. stewart, which has one mill
white eye, superstitous folk about thu
courthouse attribute DIR, llyde's con
viction. 1t is said every accused mur
derer the eat has walked around II
the last FIVE years has been convicted
Last Friday the 18th OF the month, sh'
circled DIR. Hyde three times. "I knew
he was doomed when ] saw Maude n
around him, said Stewart.