The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-16
HEARING WILL ENTAIL
ENORMOUS EXPENSE
Estimated That Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars VIII Not
Foot The Bill
tBy Associated Press.)

hansaS NltB Mo- ApEll lo.--OH
account Of Dr. G r. Twyman, state
witness, being stricken with appendi-
citis and it being impossible to tell
his exact condition today the Hyde
trial was continued until Monday.
For the first time since the trial
started, The court room was crowded
today II was expected that tho
state would make It's opening state
ment
one Of the early arrivals Will be
nr. ! r. Hull OF Kirksville, Mo-,
who Ia Jointly Indicted with Mrs.
Alma Vaughn for murder by poison-
INK Of her husband, Prof. +. +.
Vaughn Dr. Hull greeted Or. Hyde,
and was introduced TO Mrs. Hyde.
lie talked With them for reveral
minutes Neither mentioned his
case
The physicians had never met be-
fore.
To try Dr. b. Clark Hyde for the
murder of col Thomas III. Swope
viii cost the county and state at
least s6,gl9
This was figured out by attaches OF
/ the criminal court today, although
the figures are not accurate and In
an probability they Will be doubled
before the famous case comes to an
/ end
What the prosecution and the do.
Tense will cost the Swope estate and
Dr. Hyde probably never will be
known. The fees, however. have al
ready reached the 100000 mark, and
It is said that 100000 viii not foot
the bill when all Of the costs ara
taken into consideration.
II Is generally conceded that tho
big case will require at least month
or six weeks to try. There arc nifty
witnesses already subpoenaed by the
state and the defense will have %
many more Some of these Witness
os will be on the stand two or three
days at a time
The cost to he county and state OF
indiciing Dr. Hyde was exactly s60f-
This money has already been paid
out by the clerk Of the criminal court,
and was the total expenses OF tho
special grand jury.
900 Men Summoned for Jury Service,
I'm the selection OF the jury to try
the case, nearly 900 men we're sum.
moned These receive 81 day and.
their meals Some OF the yenlremen
remained three and four days each.
Thi expense alone will amount 10
$500
The marshals fees-these. OF
course, are turned back into the state
fund viii amount to 500. The
clerks fees will be about 5000. The
jury of twelve men, serving forty
days. together with two guards, will
COS $3.50 to board Receiving " a
, day for their services, the jury Will
cost s960 more.
: II all oflhe fifty witnesses remain
during The trial. they will cost $1,000.
They receive one dollar per day. A
number Of witnesses will come from
d Chicago. Michigan and Kentucky.
% They receive five cents per mile
t This expense probably will amount
/. to at least $500.
/, Swope Estate to Expend Big Amount
s. Mrs Swope and the Swope estate,
l. Ni iuNfcf, are utditub thc ncdfg SuA
OF the expense of prosecuting the
physician. Additional counsel to as
sist Prosecutor conkling probably
viii cost at least $4,000. The three
Experts from Chicago and Michigan
/ win come at the reasonable price OF
abou' $4,000 They are being paid
a. tho rate Of 5000 day each while
away from their homes. The work
already done by them, Il is declared.
has cost at least $4,000.
Again there will be numerous
stenographers bills TO pay. These
viii cost probably $4,000. Then there
are private detectives who have been
employed by the Swopes These may
4 present bin for $4,000 with ex'
+ penses ranging all the way from ST..
600 to $4,000.
2 Dr. Hyde has host OF lawyers
a employed 10 defend him. His attor.
( neys are all the highest priced men
i. 10 the city. or country, for that mat.
ter and. together with numerous In
I cldeutal expenses. It Is declared that,
\ he will be lucky If he gets out OF the
L case with an expense of 100000.
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