The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Many Crimes ALLEGED.

done.
Many Grimes Alleged.
The greater part of the statement
was a repetition of the charges mad
by state witnesses against the physi-
clan in dispositions given before DR..
HNde's attorneys recently. The deaths
of Colonel Thomas II. and Chrisman
Swope and James Moss Hunton We're
dealt with in detail. The charges that
DIR. Hyde was responsible for the
spread of typhoid fever in the Swope
house, and that on three occasions he
tried to poison Miss Margaret Swope.
composed a considerable part of the
address.
Little new developed regarding the
findings of the Chicago scientists who
made the analysis in the cases of the
two Swopes. 1t was stated by Mr..
Reed for the first time that the state
would show Colonel Swope was pois-
oned with cyanide of potassium as
we'll as st%rychnine, n that strychnine
man Swope.
The story of Colonel James NJ. Hun
tons death was made a little more
clear. According to the statement. DR..
g: 7. Twyman protested against DR..
Hyde bleeding Hunton to such an ex-
tent as he did. DR.. Hyde was indicted
for negligently killing Hunton by
bleeding.
For the first time since the trial
started the court room seats could not
accommodate the people. Hundreds
came to hear Mr.. Reed speak and were
turned away. They who We're fortunate
enough to obtain seats heard DIR. Hyde
severely grilled, for Reed did not mince
words.
"The charge that brings the defend
ant to this bar of Justice is that Of
having. with elaboration, premedita-
tinr oy,1 Gold ovid 1o11,,1o t;prr ,.~.-,
murdered one of Missouri's most dis
tinguished citizens, the kinsman Of his
wife. a benefactor to him." said Mr..
Reed in opening his address.
The proper investigation of this
charge compels. the state believes, the
investigation of a series of crimes, each
Of which is a part and parcel Of a
gigantic scheme of c~riminality; an in
vestigation Of a sequence of law in
vading wrongs. SO far reaching, so
tremendous and ruthless in it's concep-
ton and partial execution as to chal-
lenge the horror and establishment of
the world and to stand without parallel
In the ANAL of crime"
Early in his address Mr.. Reed dwelt
at some length upon the introduction
of DR.. Hyde into the Swope family.
Mrs. Swope, when i,n%portuned by the
physician to give him the hand Of her
daughter, started an investigation Of
the physician. and thus. said the at
torney, Hyde's character was first
shown her in its true light.
What Mother Found Out.
Regarding h investigation. he said:
Her investigation disclosed the fact
that he was possessed of abnormally
cruel tendencies. That as a boy he
tortured animals. a characteristic
which manifested itself when as a man
and a physician he held the position
of city surgeon and in that position
he SO demeaned himself toward the
unfortunate pauper patients that fell
to his charge that he was discharged
for cruelties.
1.-The specific occasion for his dis
charge was the injection of oil of mus
tard into the body of an unfortunate
woman, who was in his charge as pc
lice surgeon. The injection of oil OF
agony as would be occasioned by scar
ing the part so treated with a white
hot iron.
Her further investigation disclosed
upon his part on abnormal longing for
money. In the qualification of his de-
sire of money, though in reasonably
good practice. he made love to women
and. undcr the guise of a sweetheart
obtained from them large sums of mon
ey amounting to thousands of dollars
Two distinct instances of this kind fel
under her observation. 1t transpireG
also that he had been a grave rob
ber."
Mrs. Swope became %reconciled to he,
soninlaw later. however. it was ex-
planned, and accepted him into hel
family and worked for his best in
t%erests.s
Hyde's Calm Demeanor.
A popularity which many people have
noted in DR.. Hyde is his u~nconcernct
manner. He has never shown sign:
of perturbation since he was first &C.
cused of the murder and tragedy in thu
Swope home. In regard to this phase
OF the accused mans nature. Mr.. Reet
spoke in passing. Hyde's only exclama.
ton when he vas first told by DR.. G
7. Twymann, of Independence. of thu
suspicion against him was:
"Well. wouldn't that beat you.' ac
cording to Mr.. Reed.
The deaths in the household wer.
taken up chronologically. Mr.. Reed at
tempting to show that DR.. Hyde hat
! planned his conquest of wealth of tn,
Swope heirs with careful cunning. TIL
first step, according to Mr.. Reed, wa!