The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-29
RECOVERED
PRES T|CE:
CLAIMED
JUROR BEBEES WIFE E
d Y l N G IN A
HOSPITAL
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HYDE TRIAL LEADS
THROUGH DEATH TRAIL
Believed Cyanide Part Of Case
Has Been Properly Explained
By State Witnesses
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City Mo. April 29--Delay
hecame Imminent in the Hyde trial
when at noon William Bebee, Juror,
was called TO the bedside of his dy.
ing wife.
Reports from the local hospital.
whore she is confined, were that she
would live but few hours.
Juror Bebee was accompanied TO the
fospital by a deputy marshal of the
court
Kansas City, Mo, April 29--After
ten days of actual trial Of the Hyde
case at 5:45 p. IN. yesterday, Prosecut-
,ng Attorney Virgil Conkling almost
proved the deaths of Colonel Thomas
H Swope, j. Moss Ilunton and Chris
man Swope He put James $. Craig,
mortually clerk OF Independence, Mo,
ON the witness stand, and had him
produce the certificates of death OF
Colonel Swope, Mr.. fIunton and Chris
man Swope. He asked that the eefti-
! ticates be marked for identification
Ivy the stenographer, but did not pre-
sent them in evidence,
Up to last evening there was moth
ing in the record officially TO prove
II corpus dellcti' in the case OF any
OF the persons Dr. Hyde Is charged
With having killed. In the court room
last evening II, was marked that per
Laps the state doesn't intend proyine
the deaths Of these persons
The belief of the state that Dr.
hyde cannot and viii not combat The
cyanide theory which has been adj
anced in the trial of the case, and
as result Of which Dr. Hyde was
,nrown into jail was given a new
turn yesterday, when it was learned
that the defense Is now In possession
Of government literature that advises
the use OF cyanide Of potassium for
The determination OF roaches.
Cyanide For Cockroaches?
Witnesses are 10 be put on tht
stand who will testify that the cya
hide is readily handled In the five
gfain capsules, and lhat q ilye-gralr
capsule is recommended for a Ger
: tain quantity Of water which forms
a mixture oeadly to insect life.
Yesterday was day of arguments
Several times during the day the
. Jury was excluded and there were ho
: TITS between attorneys and Attornel
Walsh ana Judge Latshaw In one 0
/ hese Mr.. Walsh declared that h'
5 knew Of no other way to get posses
| sion OF the papers in the case Thai
+ by a court order.
unless you find them remarked
T. Judge I.atshaw. Mr. walsh declare'
0 tnat he objected to Judge Latshaw'
2 reference to the lost papers, and dc
r clared that had he the thing to do owe
/ that he would have turned the paper
over TO the court.
II think so,' responded the court.
Il am ready and anxious for an II
! \ \estigation.' responded Mr.. Walsh.
Asked About Retainer
Mr. walsh had his inning yesterda
4 afternoon when John G. Paxton, a
j executor Of the Swope estate and pc
4 sonal attorney for Mrs. l.. o. Swop
was put on the stand.
Mr.. walsh after some argument g'
rfrmission Of the court to ask NJ
Paxton questions affecting the remu
GRAFTON that he received from u
= Swope for his work IN the cas-
against DR.. Hyde. He said that /
Lad received $500 In January, and tn
later he received q retaining fee
s5 900 He employed the sclentis
nd took charge OF things generally.
On recross-examination Mr. Wall
drew from the witness the fact tn
though Mrs. B. Clarke Hyde, wife
the defendant, had been in charge
the house during the deaths and q
OF greater part OF the time OF the
10 resses, that he did not ask her
4 single question.
~ on redlIcct examination the pros
C. cutting attorney attempted 10 get
of Ly inuendo until he was spoken
by the court, statements retlectll
IN ON the defendant insofar as the iio
at salts against Mr. Paxton were CO
,d cerned. Mr. Walsh was quick 10 G
We iect. but Mr.. Paxton replied 10 ma:
questions during the course OF =
he afternoon, ignoring the fact that 9
re. attorneys for the defense had obte'
sr.l I'd He apologized once for so doin
re pr HYDE was In pleasant mo-
during the court session yesterda
dai AS wife vas soMa@hat reconctlcd
rd lhe fact that he had been torn FRO
I'd a,ar and last evening when they pa
~ "a after a few moments In the
"a h ] Sc room, her eyes gave evidence
itcars. but there was smile on Z