Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-10
Queries of Attorneys Confuse Him
and His Face is Flushed.
APPEAR IN woMANs EYES
visibly Affected When Telling of
Bleeding Hunton, Her Cousin.
CoNTRAD1CTs NURSES TESTIMONY
Says Husband Was Not at SwOpe Res
idence Day Il is Alleged He In
fected the supply of Drink
ing Water.

KANSAS CITY, May 9.-Dr. Bennett
Clark Hyde, on trial charged with poison
ing Colonel Thomas II. Swope. took the wit
: ness stand in his own defense late this af-
ternoon. Using one of DR.. Twyman's in
strlments, said DIR. Hyde, he bed James
Moss Hunton.
Ibid DR.. Twyman say anything about
bringing the bleeding to a closer" interro-
gated Mr.. Walsh.
Dr. Hyde tried to answer the question
by giving the substances of the conver-
sations between him and or. Twyman, and
the lawyers wrangled over the responses.
The witness was plainly disconnected and
seemed to be confused by the objections of
the attorneys. His face flushed and he
mopped the perspiration from his brow with
a handkerchief. Finally the squabbling
closed, and he answered.
CDR Twyman said something about
enough blood having been removed. He
never said, however that we had as much
blood as should have been removed from
any man. We took in all. about two or
three pnts OF blood. DR.. Twyman stopped
the flow with string"
was this too much to take from him?"
mo"
Says ApopIexy Caused Death.
Ibid he die from the effects OF the bleed
ing or from apoplexyr
"Apoplexy."
After the death did DR.. Twyman ever
say anything to you about the amount of
blood taken from Mr.. Hunton?"
NO, sir"
Judge Latshaw ordered the question and
answer stricken out.
Dr. Hyde said he became acquainted with
Colonel Swope in December 1908, and saw
him at his home on an average of twice
a month from that time until his death
Colonel Swope asked him, said the witness
If he thought strychnine tonice he was TAX
ing was good for him, and he replied it was
How did Colonel Swope appear after he
quit drinking liquors:'' queried Mr. Walsh
HE was weaker, paler and more despon-
dent His pulse was weak" answered the
| physician.
Mrs. Hyde PitIfuI witness.
From the lips of Mrs. B. C. Hyde the
Jurors in her husbands trial today heard
the story of the Swope tragedy.
! Unused TO the experience of testifying
before a crowded court room, Mrs. Hyde
made pitlful spectacle the first few min
utes, she was on the stand. The mention
Of the name Of her cousin. Moss Hunton
4
| unable TO speak.
! The court room became silent Attorney
Walsh ceased to question the witness. 1t
was feared she might collapse. But, after
sobbing for a few minutes, Mrs. Hyde
( composed herself and was able to proceed
with her testimony. Thereafter she made
good witness speaking distinctly and
following the line of interrogation without
difficulty.
| The salient features of her testimony
were her declarations that:
Dr. Twyman adjusted the string which
stopped the flow of blood from Mr.. Hun
toms body. She did not request her hus-
band to stop the bleeding
COntradicts Witness.
Colonel Thomas II. Swope never cried out
on his death bed that he wished he had
never taken the medicine Dr. Hyde gave
! him. The millionaire's symptoms were en-
tirely different from those described by
the nurses who testified for the state.
Miss Keller, the nurse, who swore DR..
Hyde asked her to use her influence with
Colonel Swope to have the physician made
an administrator OF the mllionaire's es-
tate overheard her and DR.. Hyde discuss
ing such plan.
Jordan, the ''ysrb" mans remedies were
used by Chrisman Swope until few days
before his death.
She ate of the candy which DR.. Hvde
gave the Swope children and it did not
make her ILL.,
She ordered the filtered water taken TO
the Swope house, and that the family is
now using it, DR.. Hyde was not at swope
home the day 1t is alleged he infected the
drinking water
Mrs Hyde's direct exsJnlnation was not
finished at noon.
The court room was ordered cleared that
the jury might exercise.