Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-01

sas City, Kas. Mrs. Hyde supplements
her husbands denial with a long state
ment describing in detail the clroum-
stances attending the death OF the Swopes.
II have been reliably informed" she
said. that my mother has paid out Of her
personal funds 5000 TO one lawyer and
$4,000 to q firm Of lawyers as a retainer
to conduct an investigation Of the causes
OF tho deaths In our family. The fact that
/ have been practically cut off from com
munication with my mother for the last
few weeks hac reated an opportunity for
Observation-Disclosures and prevented an inter-
change Of advice and mutual suggestion
that would have tone a long way toward
clearing up this deplorable situation. II
Is a most lamentable fact that my mother
never became thoroughly reconciled to my
marriage. which occurred nearly five years
ago.
Il have noted the cruel lnsinuatlons and
rurnors rejecting on my husband in con-
nectiOn with the deaths I have followed
very closely all Of the so-called clrcum-
stances that surrounded our misfortunes.
The inset g these circumstances 90 not
exist In point Of fact and a simple explana-
ton within my knowledge exists in every
instance where there is any basis of fact.
There are also many facts within my
knowledge and probably not known by any
other person which would make any in
vestieaticn more thorough and which seem
to me vitality necessary to a fair and final
conclusion. No person connected with this
matter has, however, called upon me for
any Of these facts.
My own knowledge of my husbands
complete Innocence r. the only thing that
has made my situation at all bearabie dur
ing these awful days"
Mrs Hyde continues:
, N person In the world is more inter
ested In the outcome OF an Investigation
into the deaths Of my beloved relatives
than myself, OF the three who have passed
away, Colonel Swope was my fathers old
est brother and Chrisman Swope was my
death brother. Mr.. Ross Hunton was my
fathers first cousin and ever since the
death Of my own father Mr.. Hunton had
been as kind and affectionate as a father
could have been to me. My brother, Chris
man., was the oldest OF our family and I
am next to him in point of age.
The report Of the three doctors Is the
elimination OF an examination Of the or
gans OF the two dead men, which has
lasted about three weeks. Drs. Haines and
Hektoen started the Investigation, but afte..
1t was well under way they called in VIC
tor Vaughan, dean OF the medical depart
ment OF the University Of Michigan.
At the time DR.. Vaughan was called in. a
white powder had been found which was
said to be strychnlne, but the two toxi-
biologists did not care to report II as such
without the corroboration of a third per-
son. DR.. Vaughan said that he fully agreed
with the other two physicians in their re-
port.
When told hat DIR. r. C. Hyde of Kan
sas City had brought suit against him to
recover 100000 for alleged Islander, Mr.. Pax
ton refused to discuss the matter.
W. 7. johnson, a attorney representing
Mrs. b, c. Hyde. Was refused admission to
the conference. Mr.. JOHNSON came on to-
day with the express purpose of bling pres
ent when the report Of the doctors was
made.
Il was present during the last sad hours
Of all OF them. My husband and 1 were
called to the house on the evening OF my
cousin Moss death and remained in the
house continuously until a week after the
death OF my uncle,
MY husband and ! were at my mothers
house on the evening Of Thanksgiving day,
which was on November Is. and neither
AZ us returned to independence until Fri