Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-22
Nurse Says His Body Did Not TwitCh
and Jerk.
OLSON FOR DOGS AND FROGS
on Animals to Be Part
of Exhibits in Case.
FIGHT FOR LETTERS RENEWED
Defense VIII Not BE Allowed TO Have
PaxtOn's Correspondence with Ex-
perts-Dr. Hyde Coaches
Attorney.

KANSAS Nll1t ApTn Ei-0nueTE Nit at
tentive prompting of DR.. Hyde, Attorney
Frank p. Walsh began the cross-examina-
tion of Miss Pearl Keller at the opening
Of the afternoon session of the swope
murder trial.
Mr. Walsh Immediately delved into the
typhoid fever feature of the case.
rs it not true that when you went to
the swope residence there was trouble with
the plumbing which carried away tho
waste and that the pipes were being torn
out?" he asked.
"The plumbing was being removed, but
1 do not know why" she answered.
Turning to the death of James Moss
Hunton. Mr.. Walsh asked the nurse if
ever before she had attended an apopeptie
case She said she had not.
| ''The body continued to twitch and jerk
until bleeding started, did it not2" asked
Mr.. Walsh.
Miss Keller was slow in answering, and
Mr. Walsh, who WAS standing, asked sew
eral questions with much rapidity.
please treat this young woman with
courtesy" interposed the court, firmly.
Take a seat at the counsel table,
II am trying to treat her courteously,"
said the attorney, warmly.
proceed" replied the court and Mr..
Walsh sat down.
mir. Hunton's body did not convulse,
but moved as IL breathing was difficult"
said Miss Keller
rs it not true that DR.. Twyman tied
string around Mr.. Hunton's arm to stop
the flow of blood?' the witness was asked.
HE tied band so as to regulate the
pulse"
Reading from the grand jury notes which
recently fell into his hands, Mr.. Walsh
asked Miss Keller IL she made the state
ment that Mr.. Hunton had violent
twitching and jerking
The witness testified she did not recall
her exact testimony, but she did not say
substantially. that MIR. Hunton was suffer
! ing from a eonvHlsion.
Miss Keller. said she did not know of
her own knowledge that Mr.. Hyde visited
the room of Margaret Swope on the morn
ing she is alleged to have been poisoned.
The court ordered any reference the wit
ness had made to the physician's alleged
visit to the girls room, stricken from the
evidence, as it was only hearsay testimony.
Poison for Dogs and Frogs.
Dogs and frogs are expected to play an
important part in convicting or clearing
The state has announced its intention Of
demonstrating the action of strychnine by
poisoning live frog with the drug before
the eyes of the jurymen.
Psychologists employed by DR.. Hyde are
maintaining a poison squad of six dogs
for the purpose of studying the effects Of
strychnine upon them. Some of the CANNES
are being given one-fifteenth Of a grain Of
strychnine four times day. Others re-
ceive a smaller amount Of poison.
Some OF the dogs VIII be permitted to die
from the effects of the drug Others will
be killed. The digestive organs of tine ami
: mails will be used by the defense in pre-
senting it's case to the jury.
Hans Jensen, a prominent veterinarian,
has been retained by DR.. Hyde to assist
in the experiments on the dogs He will
also testify at the trial.
Dr. B. c. Hydes fight for the letters re-
garding the examinations OF the viscera
of Colonel Thomas and Chrisman swope,
which passed between the states scientists
and John G. Paxton, was renewed today.
The opening move was an attempt to put
Mr. Paxton on the stand. but this was
overruled by the court.
Ruling Against Hyde.
The court notified the defense's attorneys
at the opening of court that it would not
grant the motion for the production Of the
papers, as they were concerned in a civil
suit which DIR. Hyde had filed against Mr..
Paxton and therefore it was not in the
jurisdiction OF the criminal court to order
them produced.
Attorney Walsh offered to pace several
witnesses on the stand to prove he had a
right to the documents, but Judge Latshaw
refused to permit them to take the stand.
The tilt of yesterday, which arose over
the defense coming into possession OF
grand jury notes relating to the swope
case. was recalled when Judge Latshaw
spoke Of a law book disappearing from his
: library.
1T did not disappear during the last
week. however, Judge Latshaw. said. sig
: nificantly.
Mr.. Walsh made a joking remark about
the grand jury notes. and the court said
seriously;
You not only had notes. Mr.. walsh. but
= other papers and evidence belonging to the
s state"
1T was luck" answered Attorney walsh
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