The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-04-28
swope,s strychnine Tonic.

Asked If Colonel Swope took the
t~strychnine tonic three times a day,
Miss Keller said she never testified
that he did. Mr.. Walsh then read
from deposition Of the nurse;
II administered the tonic three times
a day"
q" may have said that" said Miss
Keller, but my chart will show the
tonic was not administered three times
a day. I gave Colonel Swope his medt-
cine as often as he would take It,"
Mr.. Walsh completed his examina-
ton of Miss Keller in less than an
hour.
Attorney Reed took the witness.
WAS Mrs. Hyde present when Dr..
Hyde asked you to use your influence
in having him appointed administrator
Of the estate?" was asked. :.
! "She came into u presence twice."
answered the witness. when she ap-
speared DR.. Hyde ceased speaking"
Nurse Is c~orroborated.
Albert M. OFT, an attorney and.
banker Of independence, succeeded
Miss Keller on the stand. His testi-
mony corroborated Miss Keller's
story Of the bleeding Of James Moss
Hunton by DR.. Hyde.
"Dr. Twyman asked DR.. Hyde three
times to stop the flow and then Mrs.
Hyde implored him to close the Incl
sion," said the witness.
Cross questioning of Mr.. OFT by At
torney Walsh developed the fact that
Mrs. Hyde held Hunton's head in her
arms throughout the operation.
The recital Of the death scene moved
Mrs. Hyde to tears. This is the first
time that she has given way to her
emotions since the trial opened.
Between Mrs. Hyde and Hunton
there was a peculiar and strong bond
Of friendship. During the entire time
nf tho orap h~oooh %yo No.
Swope and Mrs. Hyde over the latter's
marriage to the physician, Hunton
never gave evidence of favorfng either
party more thar the other. He lived
at the Swope home n often visited
with the Hydes. It was largely due to
his influence that friendly relations
were restored.
Uncle Moss" as he was called, was
considered in the light Of a parent to
all of Mrs. Logan o. Swope's children
after the death OF their father, 10
years ago.
typhoid patients in the Swope home,
was the next witness called.
Death of chrisman Swope.
Over the protest Of DR.. Hyde's coun-
sci he witness began an account Of
the death Of Chrisman Swope. The
court advised the jury that in case
testimony about this death did not
tend to prove motive on the part Of
DR.. Hyde in the alleged murder of
Colonel swope, the evidence would be
ordered excluded.
The nurses charts in the case of
Chrisman Swope were introduced as
evidence. They showed several nurses
had made entries in them.
Miss Houlihan said that on the night
of December 5, when Chrisman Swope
was seized with the commissions which
Immediately preceded his death, she
was attending to three patients.
Mrs. Hyde called me to Chrisman's
room and told me the doctor said the
patients temperature was rising. I
Ing a few minutes later DR.. Hyde told
me he had given Chrisman a capsul.
DIR. Hyde left the room. I started
to give the patient a bath. He talked
with me and seemed in good cendi-
ton. Suddenly he was seized with a
CONFUSION: His head drew back; his
arms doubled up; the legs became
rigid; his whole body shook violently.
He made a most peculiar moaning
sound"
Gives a Pantomime.
Here Miss Houlihan gave an illus
tration Of how the patient acted. Imi-
tating the means of the suffering man,
many spectators who did not under
stand just what she vas doing to rise
out Of their seats and peer at the
witness.
II rushed to the door and called DR..
Hyde" she continued. He came and
asked: What has happened to Chris
man7' I told him I did not know.
Shortly afterward I remarked to him
it looked as though Chrisman had
meningitis. DR.. Hyde said that that
vas the matter"
What did DR.. Hyde dog" asked At
,torney Reed.
He CAV two hypodermic infections
Of digitalin and nitroglycerin," the
witness answered.
Miss Houlihan said she gave tho
patient a hypodermic injection of
~strychnine at DR.. Hyde's order. DR..
Hyde again left the room at this point
she said. Recess.
Nurse Led Strike.
1t was Miss Houlihan who led the
strike of the nurses against Dr.. HYDE
at the Swope house last December IS.
She is a little black haired woman. of
positive Of speech.