The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-03
Slight Traces of the Deadly
Substance in Contents of
Col. SwOpe's Stomach.
STRYCHNlA IN EJECTA
OF MISS MARGARET SW0PE
States Experts Are Fiercely
Attacked by Attorneys for
the Defense.

KANSAS CITY. May 2.-Dr. Walter
S, Haines, the Chicago toxicologist, told
at the HYDE murder trial today, the
alleged results of his search for poisons.
In SO far as the Psychologists IS per
sonal Investigations were concerned, he
admitted they had resulted in finding
but little dangerous drugs. With but
one exception, said DR., Haines. he found
cyanide only when collaborating with
DR. Victor Vaughn of Ann Arbor, Mich,
In part Of the stomach Of Colonel
Thomas II. Swope, testified DR.. Haines-
he found two-hundredths of grain of
strychnine. The physician said small
trace of the same drug was located IN
the brain. With the aid Of DR., Vaughn
DR., Haines testified, he discovered some
cyanide in the stomach.
Only slight traces of strychnine were
claimed by DR.. Uaines to have been
found by him in the stomach and liver
of Chrisman Swope. 1t was the belief
witness, that there were signs of cya-
uide in their test on the stomach, but
they were unable to locate definitely
any Of this drug,
DR., Haines said that both himself
and DR.. Vaughn found cyanide in the
capsules which DR.. Hyde is alleged to
have thrown away. The stains on the
envelopes IN which the capsules were
delivered to him also responded to the
cyanide test, said the witacss.
Strychnia was found in the eIecta
of Miss Margaret Swope, both by him
self and by DIR. Vaughn, said DR..
Haines.
Hektoen Under Fire.
Armed with scores of medical books,
Attorney Frank p. Walsh today re-
sumed the cross -exapinatlon of DIR.
Ludwig Hektoen in tho Hyde murder
trial. The process was slow and
wrangles between attorneys frequent.
AS result, Judge Latshaw announced
he would hold night sessions of court
until The evidence is completed.
MIR. Walsh attacked DR.. Hektoen IS
testimony III part with a. text book
which the, pathologist collaborated in
writing. Among the things done in
yised against by DR.. Hektoen in the
book were:
Hot water was used IN thawing out
the body
The brain was taken out while frozen
hard.
The brain was severed at the base
without the use of a knife.
The brain was cracked in the course
of removal
DR.. Hektoen's g book was urgent in
its warning regarding thawing out a
body with water. The law of Germany
prohibiting such action was cited by
the text book.
Only the accidental sevcring of the
base of the brain prevented his using
knife, said the witness.
The contents of the bladder were
thrown away, The text said traces OF
strychnine were readily found in urine.
On direct examination the witness
said that one of Chrisman Swope's
lungs was congested, Today he said
both were affected.
BY next Wednesday night Prosecutor
Virgil Conkling believes all the evil
dence Of the state against Dr. B G.
Hyde will be before the jury. If the
present plans are not changed, only
three more witnesses will testify for
the prosecution after DR. Ludwig Hex.
-oen completes his testimony. These
witnesses are DR.. w. S Haincs. DIR.
Victor c, Vaughn and Mrs. Logan y.
Swopc.
The defense S cross examination OF
Dr. Hektoen, IT was thought at the
opening of the court today, would be
completed in a few hours.
Mrs, Swope Last Witness.
Mrs Swope. who IS financing in tho
main, the prosecution OF DR.. Hyde, WIN
he the last states witness. Her testI-
mony, IT is thought will be reached
Wednesday, Interest now centors In her
appearance on the stand as 1t Is believed
her story will be full of human interest
when Mrs, Swope gave her deposition
recently in n civil suit brought by the
physician she refused TO confiue her
self to answering the questions asked her
The fight between DIR. Iiyde's attorneys
ter on the alleged finding OF cyanide of
potassium In the Hisceras OF Colonel |
Swopc and ChriSman Swope The de- I
Tense AYERS this was only an eleventh
hour report made by tho chemists in or !
Ter to support the states case The !
charge that cyanide had been used By |
Or, Hyde was not made until Attorney
statement for the prosecution.
Judge l.atshaw today upheld the states
objection To the defensc's inquiry OF DR.
ludwig Hektoen II representatives of DR.
hyde did not call upon him March | and
demand parts of the vlsceras OF Col
Thomas IL, and Chrisman Swopc.
The defense did not request the court
o appoint a commission of medical eX-
,erts TO examine the remaining parts of
he vsceras OF the Swopes
Scarcely had the session opened when
Attorney Walsh began an attack on eX-
vert medical testimony, with DIR. HEX
oen in the witness chair, Reading from
textbook, said to have been written by
Doctors t1ektoen and Walter S Huincs
ar Walsh asked the Witness II his book
i'd not advise experts on both sides In u
rial TO confer In order TO be able To I'm
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