The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-18

mlider temperatures were recorde,
Horticulturalists fear that fruit wa
injured in some portions of the soutl
west, last night.
obtained typhoid and diptheria germ
OF Dr. ID. L. Stewart and the appear
ance of typhoid fever in the Swop
residence followed This typhoi
could not have come from the waite
used, it was said, because the waite
came from cistern and was fully I'll
tered. 1t was on the occasion of DR.
Hyde taking dinner with the swop,
family on November 25 that he /,
thought to have spread the germs. i
was said.
Chrisman Swope's death was touch
| ed lightly upon, and then the stat,
came to the alleged attempts OF DR.
Hyde to poison Margaret Swope. Thre.
indictments are pending against hin
on this charge and until today little
was known Of the testimony Of wit
nesses that led to the Indictment
This Is the story briefly, as told By
Reed.
On December 2, Miss Swope was
stricken with typhoid. DIR. G.. T. ivy.
man was placed in charge Of the pa,
tient One night, while the girl was
supposed to be almost recovered. a
nurse learned that Hyde had given
the girl a hypodermic injection.
When asked why he had made the
injection, Hyde replied he had given
her only some oil of camphor for in.
termittent pulse. Miss swope denied
the physician felt her pulse, and the
nurse found no odor like oil of cam
phor.
A sore has recently developed upon
the girls arm which the state be.
lieves, is due to the physician inject
ing some of the germs he obtained
from DR.. Twyman into Miss swope's
arm.
a lew days later, DR. Hyde left a
capsule among the medicines belong
ing to the girl. A nurse administer
ed the capsule. Miss Swope was
seized with commissions. An examin.
alton Of the contents of her stomach
showed strychnine.
A significant feature Of that sec
ion Of the statement which referred
9 Hyde purchas.lg poison was the
'eference to the store Of the druggist
i whom the poison was bought being !
'urned decently
There is a druggist In Kansas civ
lamed Brecklein whose store was
lear the office Of DR.. Hyde and at
which the physician obtained some of
rs medicinal supplies After Col.
nd Chrisman Swope had died. and /
fter the rebellion of the nurses and I
he outcry Of suspicion, this drugstore T
vas burned. How or why we do not
now, nor, perhaps will 1t beneces-
ary to investigate, but while it burn
d the books of account of Brecklein
fere not burned, and these books dis
losed that on December / and II.
Iyde purchased cyanide of potassium
capsules at the store"
Attorneys for the state refused, af-
It the address had been made, to dis
iss the burning of the drugstore. /
In closing his address Mr.. Reed ex-
ained that Dr. Hyde was being Tried ),
nly for the murder of Col. swope. Il
e said: Il
The evidence of all these other Il
ines that will be introduced will be It
introduced, not fer the purpose Of II
owing the defendant guilty Of other t
ines, but for the purposes of show o
g the intents and purposes and mo- e
Fe that controlled him In his conduct
ward Col. Swope. e
There will doubtless be proof that TT
phoid innocnlation Of the swope fam a
could have occurred without the lii
tervention Of Hyde. If that should lii
established, then the Question must IN
determined. or may have to be de- a
Hmined. as to whether or not it was lit
introduced, or whether it was the I'll
suit of the manipulation Of the al
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