The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-30
Mrs. Doctor Hyde Seemed in a
Hurry TO Secure Casket
for Col. 'Swope.
BATTLE OF THE EXPERTS
In MEDICINE BEGUN
Accused Physician Virtually
Conducts CrOss-EXaminatiOn
Of States Witnesses.

KANSAS CITY, April 29.-With the
calling OF Or. Frank L, Hall, patholo-
gist. TO the witness stand today the
Hyde murder trial entered the compli
Gated realm Of export testimony.
DR.. Hall assisted Or. Ludwig Hektoen
OF Chicago 70 make the autopsy on
Colonel Thomas III. SWopcs body on
January II, and later conducted an in
vestigation TO determine. II possible, the
source of the typhoid epidemic In the
examination OF the pathologist dealt with
the condition OF Colonel Swope's vital or
gans at the time OF the post-mortem.
on direct examination, DR., Hall said
he believed there WAS nothing about the
organs 10 Indicate death from natural
causes.
apopleNy?" asked Attorney Atwood for
the state.
Il do not" replied the pathologist.
Prompted by DR.. Hyde and bringing
Into use scores OF medical terms, Attor-
uey Frank T. Walsh cross examined the
witness lie developed that neither
Of Colonel Swope's kidneys were normal
one had A tumor two inches in length
upon it, Both were congested atrophled
and granular.
Doctor on Defensive.
II Colonel Swope had died from uraemic
poisoning there would have been conyul-
sions and IL would have been impossible
| 10 have located the poison. The symp-
toms OF uraemic poisoning closely rescm-
bic those Of cyanide poisoning.
There WIS a humorous growth In the
/ lntestines Of Colonel Swope.
Colonel SwOpcs aorta hardened
from the arch To below the diaphragm
In closing his cross examination, Mr..
Walsh asked Dr. Hall II he did not tell
him few weeks ago that II he had
been called upon TO give 4 death certl-
/ - I.. a
have ascriDed the cause TO Scnilc debility
81 did" answered the witness.
After presenting u long Hypothetical
question. In which the symptoms of Col
unel Swope were fully described, Mr..
Atwood asked:
Now. in such case what would you
say"
poisoned" replied DIR. Hall,
Mr.. Walsh then asked Il hypothetical
question emphasizing the old age and
weakness of colonel Swope. and asked II;
provided it, Was not known poison had
been administered the witness would
say death had resulted from poisoning. -,
"No. ! should not say 1t in that case
responded DIR. Hall.
The witness said he was unable TO
locate the source OF the typhoid epidemic
in the Swopc residence, 1t seemed 10
him he testified. the germs had been in
upon scientific experiment. This sugges-
ton, made TO Mrs. Swope, shocked her,
said the pathologlst.
Case of Chrisman Swope.
DR. Elmer Twyman testified during
the afternoon session that he made sew
cral calls for meningitis upon ChriStman
SWope, and none OF them showed he was
suffering from this aHlictlon. Or' iyde
contended. however, this was the cause
Of the young mans illness, DR.. Twyman
said. Tests for typhoid fever were
readily responded to, added the ply
slclan.
Or. Hcktoen the 6rst OF the scien-
lists employed by the prosecution, was
in the court room today. but he was not
called 10 the witness stand. His testi-
mony will be heard tomorrow.
Mrs. William Becbe, wife OF one OF the
iurymen, Is in a critical condition at
local hospital. II is feared the trial
ness or death at any time
swope's Death Anticipated
Mrs. Hyde spoke TO f. b, Mitchell,
an undertaken. a day before Colonel
Swope died about getting coffin for
him, testified Mr.. Mitchell today. The
her husband had said Colonel Swope
could not live.
The morning session Of court was de-
voted largely TO tho testimony of un.
dertakers, cemetery employees and per.
sons who guarded the bodies OF Colo
mel ana IlrlSmnn SWOpG ana james
Moss Iluuton after their deaths.
At the outset this morning it was
expected that the contest of medical eN
perts in the case would be on before
the day S session was over.
/ DR. Ludwig lektoeu, the brst scion
fist called into the case by Mrs. Logan
o. Swope. and who made an autopsy on
Colonel Thomas II Swope's body, was
summoned from his home in Chicago
Thursday. lie was told he probably
would be called as witness today.
Announcement was made at the same
time that Dr. Walter S. Halncs and DR.,
Victor c. Vaughn. other scientists in
the employ OF the prosecution, would
testify before the end of the week
Advising DR., HYDE S attorneys in the
examination of the scientists Will be
half dozen chemists and toXicolo.
gists. DR.. f.. E. Smith of New York
is chief of the defense 5 medical corps
He has been here for several weeks
making tests and comforting with the
defense.
Plans of Defense.
The defense's efforts will be directed
mainly toward attempts TO diScredit eX-
pert medical testimony. One of the sa-
lieut questions asked vcnircmcn before
the jury was selected was, ''Do you
believe expert medical testimony ~
who said they did not
X. B. Mitchell. an undertaken. who |
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