New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09

DR.. HIDES CAPSULE.
Nurse Relates Story Experts
Tel Of Finding SfryChniue.


in the mystery Of the rlilliouaire's death ri
more consequence. apparently than any
heretofore produced
Miss Keilsr's detailed story Of the last
moments Of Colonel Suore's life produced
2 sensation She testified that Immediately
/ following the dAath of Colonel Thomas
Moss Hunton Dr.. r g. Hyde asked her
10 use her influence with Colonel swope
r. have him appointed administrator Of the
Sv-ope estate Colonel Hunton had been
the administrator
II told DR.. HYDE that 7 could not Do
that that ! would be overstepping my
bounds. she said. Then DR. HYDE tried
70 persuade me- that IL would De all right
for 70 talk with Colonel Swope about
the matter. and that I could do II very
nicely But wouldn't consent 70 this The
next day DR. and Mrs HYDE went into the
CITY When he came hack he asked me IL
7 had spoken To Mr. Svope about that mat
ter. told him that I had not, and there
wasn't anything more said about II
on the morning of Colonel Swops's death.
Miss Keller testified she gave him three
grain capsule supposed TO contain dyspepsia
medicine This she said, she did ~ the
direction Of DR. HYDE. who took the capsule
out Of 2 pink box Twenty minutes later
Colonel suope vas in co1vuision. His
death soon followed Dr. HYDE ascrtbed II
70 apopIexy.
Miss Keller also said that five minutes
later Or. Hyde appeared with John G Pax
ton. the attorney, and took Colonel Svope's
will from his vest pocket.
POISON FOUND IN LIVER
DR.. Hektoen testified that one-sixth Of =
grain of strvchnine was found in one -sev-
enth part OF Colonel svopes liver. He be
lieved there might be grain IN the entire
organ. Half a grain would cause death
/ Traces Of strvchnine we're found IN the
stomach He said ne did not believe the
/ taking of medicine containing strychn1ne
would leave as much as 4 grain Of the poi
son II the liver
Mrs Suope testified thai Or Hyde knew
Of Colonel svope's intention TO give ST.
/ 500 900 to charity. and of his plan 70 change
/ his will 70 this effect. She also said that
! Colonel Swope had told Dr.. Hyde ne had
planned 70 give Thomas Svope the largest
part of his estate She denied she enter
/ tanned any i'll feeling against Dr. Hyde
Or. Frank Hall said he was absolutely
certain Colonel Swope did not die from cere-
| bral her1orrhage or apoplexy-
0 H Crentrz q druggist Of Independence.
! said he prepared the medicine for Colonel
/ Svope which contained elixir Of iron. Out
nine and strychnine The stryohnine IN
teaspoonful amounted 10 only 1-1Soth grain.
/ he said
Dr. HIDE ras again present az the in
/ quest He closely followed the testimony Of
| Miss Keller but gave no sign that her mar
rative perturbed him.
Miss Keller told IN detail of Colonel
/ svope's death. how SIZE gave the Capsule
! and how he passed into commissions
! IT vas tust twenty minutes after I CAV.
/ Colonel svope the capsule that the convul-
| sions came on" the uitness said. When
/ DR. HYDE came upstairs be did not do any
/ thing for Colonel Svope at first. and then
! he suggested that give him = hypodern1ic
! injection OF one-sixtieth of z grain OF
/ strvchnine every fifteen minutes for
( while After DR. HYDE left the room I
/ started 70 look for the box that had con-
/ tanned the medicine. II wasn't there.
BY this time Colonel swope had gone
/ into : state of coma His eyes were half
/ open and he was breathing with difficulty
/ I gave him another dose OF strychnins. and
/ after that I believe that I gave him an
( other Then Or HYDE came back into the
; room
Once lust after the commissions. Colonel
/ Suope appeared 70 revive, and IN that semi
conscious state he cried
svoPE BLAMED CAPSULE
Oh. my God, I wish I had NOT taken
that medicine I rish I were dead
Miss Keller testified that Or. HYDE suz
eested 70 her thar she ought to charge
SIS instead Of So week for her services
Do You know If ANYTHING that righ-
have caused Colonel Swope's death other
than that 20 rsulsc' Coroner ZTart asked.
7 do not she replied.
The report made By Dr. Hekto.n On rhs
liver was supported BIZ af7davits from Drs
Walter : Haines and Victor c Vaughn
The report on the condition Of the stomach
vas gwen verbally By Or. Hektoen, who
said the examination Of the organs of the
body had not been completed
question that may have great bearing
on the case vas asked By Z turyr,an dur
ing the afternoon II uas, Gould the body
absorb zrr1-rhnine that had been injected
after death 80
Yes Dr. Hektoen replied IF strych-
nine had been injected after death and
the BODY had lain for Z long time the
poison could have found its way 20 other
rarrs Of the body through diffusion
srrvchnine would have 70 BE- in solution
for that and II would spread through tbs
tissues.
Coroner Z7-srt then asked Dr.. Hekto-n
If II would be possible. IN view of the
fact that the b0dT OF colonel SWOCS h6C
been frozen, TO have injected strvchnine
after death so that IL would have been
dfffused through the system Dr.. Hskroen
said that II would not
Marttnsburg " Va Feb ELMER
CarvaH Suope OF this city who claims to
oe z son Of Colonel Thomas II. Svope the
late Kansas City millionaire. told some de-
tails tonight Of the contentious upon which
he viii base fight for the Swope millions
He has retained counsel, and his remark
bic story runs 70 this effect.
The Kansas city millionaire u a married
prior to the Civil War 10 a Miss CaryaH
2 Southern girl. When The war came on
the family separated sentiment and
Swope Joined 4 Union regiment, his wife
then returning 70 her Southern home. Six
months after the separation the son. Elmer
CaryaiI SWOps, was born. The mother died
ended Colonel SWope returned 70 his West
Virginia home, to learn OF the death OF his
Young wife Never told Of the birth OF the
son hs went West The son ELMER
Swcpet IN the mean time was taken by a n
aunt Mrs Hugh 4. Frazier, who went TO
California, where Elmer grew to manhood
Returning, he engaged in business with his
cousin, Colonel James CsTyali Frazier.
nov OF New York CITY hut rhsv failed
mis- mother left was lost. and now with
Request OF $3.50 Just come 10 him from
trust fund. ne is preparing TO fight for the
Swope millions His story IS generally be
Iiaved here