The San Francisco call., 1910-04-27
HYDE ATTEMPTS TO
EXPLAIN TYPHOID
Water at Swope Home Was Bit
ter, According to Admis=
sion of Witness

KANSAS CITY, April 26.-There was
plenty of testimony in the Hyde muir
der trial today Two of Mrs. Hyde's
sisters, Lucy Lee and Sarah Swope, were
witnesses. Neither recognized Mrs.
Hyde. She made no attempt to speak to
them
Lucy Lee Swope said that Doctor
Hyde gave her drink of water while
coming home or train from New York
with him December IA. She admitted
that she took some of Jordan the "yarb"
mans remedies on the train and was i'll
before she reached home. Typhoid
fever developed in four days after her
arrival in Independence
INQUIRY AS TO TYPHOID
DR.. F. NJ. Perkins was called by Doc
tor Hyde to the Swope house on De-
cember Is, testified Miss Swope, to in
vestigate the typhoid epidemic. Doctor
Hyde expressed the opinion that the
fever was brought to the house in food,
said Miss Swope.
Doctor Perkins said the fever had
walked in and walked out again." she
added.
Sarah Swope, who is only IA years
lold, was on the stand a few minutes,
and was asked only one question by
the defense.
L would as soon drink poison as the
cistern water on this place" Miss Nora
Bell Dickson, a second cousin of Mrs.
Logan O. Swope, testified that Mrs.
Hyde told her last fall, in speaking of
the water in the Swope premises. Miss
Swope also said she noticed the drink
ing water at the Swope house was bit
ter last November. Chrisman Swope
and Stewart Fleming noted the same
thing, she said. All were attacked by
typhoid in a few days.
WOMAN WEEPS IN COURT
After hearing Miss Dickson's testi-
mony, Judge Latshaw ordered it
stricken out as not relevant to the case.
Mrs. Swope cried today when Mrs.
May Pierce, a nurse, testified that in
his last hours, probably during a de-
lirium, the nurse thought Chrisman
Swope beseeched his care takers to
bring his mother to him as he knew
he was going to die, and wanted to
make his will.
Miss Rose Churchill, a nurse. testi-
fed that on the morning of December
IS Doctor Hyde visited Margaret
wanted to take an empty capsule.
Did he say it jokingly? Was he
laughing?" asked Walsh, Doctor Hyde S
counsel, in explanation.
He was always smiling" answered
the witness.
DIRTY WATER INJECTED
! Miss Gordon, the nurse, who was on
the stand about an hour at the close of
court yesterday, testified today that she
saw Doctor Hyde use dirty water in
giving Chrisman Swope a hypodermic
injection. The statement came as a
surprise to both the state and the de-
Tense, as the nurse had never spoken
of the alleged occurrence before
Asked why she did not speak to
Doctor Hyde when she saw him using
dirty water in making a hypodermic,
Miss Gordon said:
There is an ironbound rule that we
shall never criticise the attending ply
sician l merely looked at Doctor
Hyde
The state attempted to get into evil
dence the orders that were given by
Doctor Twyman regarding the admin
istering of medicine at the house dur
ing the typhoid epidemic. Strenuous
objection by the defense caused the
while the point was argued.
The court held that the testimony
might be introduced and Gordon said
that Doctor Twyman ordered that no
more of the medicine then in the house
be given to the patients. All of the
medicine in the house was destroyed
chased, said the witness.