The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-01
CHEMISTS MAKE REPORT AFTER
THOROUGH EXAMINATION
! OF REMAINS.
SAID TO Be STRYCHN|NE
Findings Of Physicians Submitted to
Attorneys and eution
templated, Il Is Announeed--No In.
timstion Of Who is Suspected.

Chicago. Jan. 3i.-.Strychuinc was
found throughout the viscera of the
late Colonel Thomas II. Swope. the
Kansas City millionaire. according to
II report made by Drs. Walter $.
Haynts. Ludwig Hektocn and Victor
&. Waugh to John q. Paxton. cx-
ccutor OF the Swope estate here today.
The same poison Is also believed to
dnave been found In the liver OF Chris
man Swopc. a nephew Of Colonel
Swope, but 1t was announced that the
examination Of his organs has not
been completed To the satisfaction OF
the toxicologsts, and would be con-
tinucd.
Although Virgil Conkllng, the pros
scouting attorney Of Kansas City, re
fused to make any statement Mr..
Paxton said that criminal prosecution
would follow their return home.
The Kansas City party returned
home tonight and will be pres
Ont at the inquest tomorrow. Those
present at the conference here today
besides Mr.. Paxton, Mr.. conkling and
the three doctors, were Attorney
James A. Reed, an associate of Mr..
Paxton In the Swope estate; Coroner
l.. +. Zewart Of Kansas City and
Thomas II. Swope, nephew of the
dead millionaire. The conference
lasted several hours and every bit of
the evidence submitted by the tox-
icologists was carefully considered
before the statement concerning the
finding OF poison was made public.
Each OF the three doctors declared
that he was satisfied beyond any
doubt that strychnine was present in
various places In Colonel Swopc's
organs.
Greatly Agitated.
While no one would make a state
ment that strychnine Itself was ad-
lninistercd Paxton said that all were
satisfied that q drug containing
strychnine In large quantities had
been given the dead man. Mr.. Paxton
and Thomas Swope were greatly agi-
tatcd by the report. Mr.. Swope would
make no statement concerning his
suspicious or future plans. but Mr..
Paxton was emphatic In his predic-
tions that criminal prosecution would
follow on the return of the party to
Kansas City. When pressed to name
the person or persons under suspicion.
Mr.. Paxton refused to name anyone.
The report of the three doctors fol-
lows an examination of the organs OF
the two dead men, which has lasted
about three weeks. Drs. HAYNES and
Hektocn started the investigation but
after 1t was well under way, they
called In DR.. Victor L. Vaughn dean
of the medical department of the Uni
verslty OF Michigan. At the time DR..
Vaughn was called In. waite powder
had been found which was said to be
.trycaninc, but the two toxcologs lists
did not care to report il as such with
out the corroborat!on of a third per-
son.
d.. Vaughn said today that he fully
agreed with the other two physicians
in the report. When told that DIR. B.
c. Hyde of Kansas CITY. had brought
suit against him to recover 100000
for alleged SANDER. Mr. Paxton re-
fused to discuss the matter. w. r.
johnson. an attorney representing
Mrs. y. C. Hyde. was refused admls-
sion to the conference. Mr.. johnson
came here to be present when the re-
port of the doctors was made.