Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
NURSES QUIT CASE
STORY OF DEATH. OF SWOPE
TOLD In COURT.
Doctor Charged With Crime Sues Wit
ness Against Him for 100000 Dam
ages-Nurse Makes Remark That
People Are Being Murdered in
This House,

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-John G.
Paxton has submitted to the demand
that he give his deposition in the suit
brought against him by DIR. Hyde ask
ing 100000 for alleged SANDER He
refused to include in his deposition,
however, any part of the report of the
analysis Of the contents of the organs
of the Swopes made to him by DR..
Ludwig Hektoen of Chicago.
The session ended in clash be-
tween Frank p Walsh, the attorney
for DR.. Hyde, and Paxton, because Pax
ton had declined to furnish certain tes-
timony. Mr.. Walsh said he would re-
sort to court proceedings to compel
Paxton to give the desired information.
Attorney Walsh insisted that Paxton
testify about contents of all the let
tiers and other communications from
DIR. Kektoen bearing upon pathological
examination. Mr.. Paxton refused to
|divulge any part of the reports made
to him by the Chicago specialist, ig-
noring the order of the notary that he
produce the communications or testify
as to their contents.
Mr.. Paxton testified in regard to
the alleged strike of the nurses in
the Swope household. He said that all
the nurses appealed to Mrs. Logan O.
Swope to dismiss DR.. Hyde as the fam
lily physician, else they would leave the
house. The witness said that follow
| ing the demand of the nurses DR.. Hyde
was asked to cease his professional
services and DR.. G. II. Twyman then
began to treat the family patients.
Mr.. Paxton told how Miss Houle
han, one of the nurses, put on her hal
and cap and left the home. Before go
ing, however she said to Mrs. Swope
"People are being murdered in thi
house"
Then Mr.. Paxton related the dra
matte departure of DR.. and Mrs. Hyd
from the Swope home the wife indig
nant at the charges that had beel
made against her husband.
cit was on this day." Mr.. Paxto
said, "that for the first time poiso
was mentioned in connection wit
Colonel Swope's death. 1t was on thi
day for the first time / was aware o
the awful story of the nurses an
their suspicious 1t was on this da
that the open breach occurred b'
tween Frances Swope Hyde, a goo'
faithful woman who had charge of I'll
home during the trying siege of lines
and her mother Mrs. Swope.'
DIR. Twyman told me that evening
the action of the nurses and the su
picions of Mrs. Swope.
E 81 was thunderstruck. l could nj
believe it at first but Dr. Twyman wei
= from one popularity to another as Il
e nurses had related them to him.
e "'Then for the first time did hei
I Miss Kellar's statement of the givir
S of the capsule to Colonel Swope al
e how he had gone into convulsions IL
t mediately after. But I still believe
D DIR. Hyde innocent" Mr.. Paxt'
added, "and when they were leavii
t the Swope home under that awf
d charge that night, l shook DR.. Hyde
o hand to show Mrs. Swope that l d
e not believe her suspicious could
true.
L "By the way, do you mean that MI
is HYDE left under a cloud of SUSPECT
It too2v Frank Walsh interrupted.
"Nol Noln Mr.. Paxton almC
shouted. "She is a sweet pure, G
}. and she had been doing her duty, he
ing take care of her sisters in thu
III illness.
"Then why didn't you ask her abe
N conditions in the home during the
IN nessq Why didn t you ask her to
T. plain the queer things which you IS
10 made up those awful charges bef'
s. you accepted them as the truth
ne the persistent Mr.. Walsh asked.
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