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

Kansas City, Mo-, April 16.-Pictu
ing Dr. B. G. Hyde as man who's
tendency in boyhood was toward con
mitting acts of torture upon defens,
less animals, which displayed itsel
in later life in the form of abuse G
the poor and helpless and found it
illumination in the most colossal mul
der plot ever conceived, Attorne
James A. Reed today made the open
ling statement for the state in tn
physicians trial here.
In leading up to the motive whicl
the state claims caused the alleged
murders to be committed, Mr.. Reet
explained an overpowering greed fol
money had manifested itself in DR.
Hyde. With purpose of adding tc
his wealth, said Mr.. Reed, the physi
clan made love to women and then OBJ
tanned money from them.
The greater part of the statement
was a repetition of the charges made
by state witnesses against the physi.
clan in depositions given before DR..
Hyde's attorneys, recently. The deaths
|of Col. Thomas HI. and Chrisman
Swope and James Moss Hunton were
dealt with in detail. The charges
that DR.. Hyde was responsible for
the spread Of typhoid fever in the
Swope house, and that on three oc-
casions he tried to poison Miss Mar
garet Swope, composed a consider
able part of the address.
Little new developed regarding the
findings OF the Chicago scientists who
made the analysis in the cases of the
two Swopes. 1t was stated By Mr..
Reed for the first time that the state
would show Col. Swope was poisoned
with syanide of potassium as well as
strychnine, and that strychnine and
cyanide had been given to Chrisman
Swope.
The story Of Col. James NJ. Hunton's
death was made a little more clear
According to the statement, DR.. @. I.
Twyman protested against DR.. Hyde
Hunton to such an extent as
he did. Or. Hyde was indicted for
killing Hunton by bleeding.
For the first time since the trial
started, the court room seats could
not accommodate the people. Hun
ireds came to hear Mr.. Reed speak
and were turned away. They who
we're fortunate enough to obtain
seats heard Dr. Hyde severely grill
d, for Reed did not mince words.
The charge that brings the defend
mt to this bar Of justice is that Of
laving with deIiberation, premedita-
ion and cold and calculating purpose
murdered one Of ldissoud's most dis
inguished citizens. the kinsman of
lis wife, benefactor to him. said
DR.. Reed in opening his address.
The proper Investigation of this
harge compels, the state believes. +
he investigation of series of crimes
ach of which is part and parcel of a Il
Sgantic scheme of criminality: an in
estigation of a sequence of law-invad- |,
1g wrongs so far-reaching. SO tre-
lendous and ruthless in its coneep- Il
on and partial execution as to chal- Il
snge the horror and establishment of
le world and to stand without paral- {
i in the annals Of crime Il
Early in his address Mr.. Reed Is
welt at some length upon the intro 3
uction Of DR.. Hyde into the swope s
Imily. Mrs Swope. when importur- "a
by the physician to give him the "a
and Of her daughter, started an in '
sstigation Of the physician and thus c
I'D the attorney, Hyde's character o
as first shown to her in it's true light. Il
egarding the investigation. he said
"Her investigation disclosed the II
ct that he was possessed Of abnor- It
ally cruel tendencies. That as q 10
y he tortued animals, character In
tic which manifested itself when as III
man and a physician he held the III
'sition Of city surgeon and in that III
sition he SO demeaned himself to- a
ard the unfortunate pauper patients