Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-21

nent 10 the jury. His speech was
one of the most brilliant OF its kind
ever delivered in a Missouri court. and
was listened to with rapt attention by
the large crowd assembled to hear
the opening of the actual trial of
Hyde, the alleged murderer of Swope.
Flcturing DR.. Hyde as man whose
evil propensities led him during his
boyhood to torture animals, and in
later life to abuse the poor and helm.
less, and in the fullness of professional
Isuccess to conceive the most colossal
murder plot in the history of criminal.
ity, Attorney Reed made the open.
ing statement for the state in the ply.
sician's trial.
In leading up to the motive which.
the state claims caused the alleged
murders to be committed, Mr.. Reed
Iexplained an overpowering greed for
money had manifested itself In DR..
Hyde. With the purpose of adding to
his wealth. said Mr. Reed, the physi.
clan made love to women and then
money from tHeUl.
NEW YORK. April 1S.-Col. Roose.
yelt's trip around Europe resulted in
considerable augmentation in the mum.
ber of immigrants coming to this coun.
try, according to steamship men here.
More than fifty thousand Immigrants,
largely Italians. are awaiting trans.
lportation to this country at Havre and
Bordeau. in addition TO large numbers
who are crowding Italian ports.
lSteamshp men say that Roosevelt S
visits to France, Germany and Aus
tria will create similar emigration
from these countries. One agent de
clared that the Roosevelt trip would
mean an increase of nearly two hun.
dred thousand in the years immigra.
lion.
| HUGHTOWN, ST. Marys, SciIly Is
lands, April 1S.-The steamer Mime
haha of the Atlantic Transport line
struck on the submerged rocks near
Bishop Rocks at O'Clock this morn
ing. Her passengers were removed In
safety The vessel Is badly damaged
The Minnehaha, Captain Layland
from New York for London. was feel
ing her way cautiously toward the
English channel through the dense fog
that obscured the light on Bishop rocn
aud led her to approach too near the
dangerous coast of the Scllly islands
When the Minnehaha hit the rocks a
big hole was torn amidsbips and this
morning she had twenty feet of water
in her foreholds. Slxty-six passengers
were considerably alarmed for time
but We're reassured by officers and sc
far as has been learned here suffered
no harm
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 1S-Tht
fast flying Illinois Central. new flyer
from New Orleans to Chicago was
wrecked near Jackson, Miss, early to
day when the engine left the track
jumped down a flfteen-foot embank
ment, followed by the baggage car
mail car, library car and two Pull
mans. The remainder of the train re
manned upon the track. The wrecl
caught fire Immediately and burned
within u short time. OF the five mer
in the mail car three are dead, one
badly injured and one but slightly. The
bodies of the dead In the mail car
cremated. No trace of the engineer
and fireman could be found.
DENVER. April 1S.-Water power
conversation is the topic under dis
cussion during the two days of the
Colorado convention commission SOS
sion which opened at 10 o'clock this
morning. Governor Shafroth openct
the convention with a speech and ne
was followed by State Engineer Com
stock. General Irving Hale spoke thla
afternoon and former Secretary of tha
Interior Garfield will make the evening
address Mr.. Garfield was entertained
at noon by a luncheon given by the
Mile High club.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 19.-The
line of defense that DR.. Hyde will use
in his fight for acquittal, was outlined
for the first time today when Attorney
Frank p. Walsh made the opening
statement TO the jury that will try the
physician. Extreme caution has been
taken by DR.. Hyde's attorneys to keer
their defense secret. Not word
has ever been given before which
might have given an inkling of what
the physician expected to prove OF
disproye. Mr.. Walsh spoke extempo
rareously. So large was the crowd
today that the court announced that IT
would order the aisles cleared after
the morning session. More than 100
" omen were present.
Mr. Walsh began his address with a
short review of the life of DIR. Hyde
from his birth to the present. "The
Testimony will show you, gentlemen
that DR.. Hyde and his wife, the daugh
ter of Mrs. l.. o. Swope, have lived in
perfect contentment since their mar
riage. and this point will prove ol
great weight in this case" he said
Taking up the death of J. Moss Hun
ton, Mr.. Walsh said DR.. Hyde was not
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