Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-14
HYDE'S FATE MAY
BE KNOWN TODAY
Verdict Expected Early Unless Men
Disagree on Evidence Against
Physician.
LAWYERS FINISH ADDRESSES
Trial Runs Into Night, with Intense
Crowd Present,
C0NKLING ASKS DEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors ImpassiOned Appeal Does
Not Affect Doctor.
CoNKLNG ASKS DEATH PENALTY
ACCUSED MANS WIFE OVERCOME
Mrs. Hyde Nccps ConvuISiVeIY While
Her Husband SmIIes--J'iH1t
Mob Surrounds Court
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BUILDING.
! KANSAS CITY, May t3-Whnc Mrs Ben
irc;t Clark Hyde wept convulsNcly Prose
cutor Virgil = ConklnE today asked the
jury that is 20 pass judgment on her hus-
band to inflict the death penalty upon the
physician. Tho impaSsionCd appeal OF theN
( prosecutor did not move Dr Hyde When
| Mr. ConklnE had ended his plea TO the
Jurors to send the defendant to death the
physician turned about I'm his chair and.
smiling at his wife, said:
| "Why, that man wants to harg me-"
! SIN sobbiug Mrs. Hyde put her arm upon
| her husbands shoulder but said nothing,
! Indications We're when Attorney James
Reed began his final argument for the state
at O'Clock tonight that the case would bs
in the hands Of the jurors before midnight
outside the court building a giant mob
began to battle early this afternoon for
vantage points from which to gain Ell
trarce into the night session of the court
! SO unruly did the crowd become that
several deputy marshas were delegated to
preserve order. Tho throng was lined mp
two abreast rhc line extended around two
sides Of the court house and more than a
block beyond.
Hyde Bitterly Attacked.
Prosecutor Conklings address was severe.
He told the jury plainly that he believed
Dr Hyde guilty and that was the reason
he was working so hard to convict him.
He pleaded that the case be disposed of In
this trial. If>he present arraignment fails
tc bring a verdict, he intlmated, the de-
fcndant would never be brought to trial
again.
The greater part of Mr.. Conklings speech
was devoted to Hyde's cyanide. Mr.. Conl
ling said the defense promised in its Open
ing statement to show that the cochroaches
In DR.. Hyde's office came from a restau-
rant in an adjoining building. But search
revealed, said the prosecutor, that the bu'ld
ing in which the restaurant was located
burned a year before the SWope tragedies
began.
AS gentle as Mr.. CorklinEs speech was
severe the final argument for the defense
delivered by Attorney John II. Lucas. Mr.
Lucas appealed to the jurors upon the
ground that the life of DR.. Hyde showed
him to be honest country boy, who had
never done any harm. Mr.. Lucas closed
his address shortly before o'clock.
When some one suggested to the ae-
} cused physician this morning that today
was Friday the 18th he said he was NOT
in the least supersttious.
Hours before court opened today there
collected in the Railways and outside the
3 building long lines of expectant persons.
fighting, squirming and pleading in at
tempts to gain admittance.
a session of court held last night
. to permit Attorney John II. Atwood TO
speak for the state. His painting OF Dr..
| Hyde was that of a scientific person,
wisely criminal and crlminally wise"
Brewster Makes First Address.
Attorney II. r. Brewster representing
Dr. Hyde, began his address to the jury at
the opening of court this morning. lie pict-
5 ured the home life Of the accused physician,
"The infliction of the death penalty" he
4 said, means not only death to the defend
e ant but probably death to the wife of the
accused man"
] Special counsel for the state and the
S foreign chemists were assaed. Mr..
Brewster spoke with much feeling about
= newspaper interviews given out by state =
3 attorneys before the trial started and he
n drew a reprimand from the court.
e "This case is not being tried on the
newspaper accounts" said Judge Latchaw.
$ Not only that but he is not speaking
the truth" responded Attorney Reed OF the
! states counsel,
e Proceed" said the court.
speech of Prosecutor.
Supporting himself at times with chaIE
d Prosecutor Virgil Conking spoke when Mr.,
| Brewster's address. which lasted an hour
and thirty-Giye minutes, had been com.
peted The prosecutors speech was de-
fanse of himself for employing special
prosecutors and a scatGing arraignment OF
n DIR. HYDE. mainly for his dealings with
cyanide.
Speaking OF the presence Of Mrs. Hyde In
: the court room Mr.. Conkling said
. Il had intended to comment upon the
q action of the defendant in bringing his
y wife into court at this time, but in tht
e light of the awful predicament OF the ac.
cused man 1 can excuse him and shall pass
the matter without further words"
The prosecutor had not completed his
argument when the noon adjournment wai
taken.
) Big Crowd Present.
Due to the inability of attorneys to fore,
their way through the mob that choker
4 every entrance TO the court building thii
afternoon until path was made by deputy
marshals, the opening OF the Hyde trla
was delayed almost quarter of an hour.
Standing four abreast thousand people
y lined up outside the building at the nool
j. adjournment hoping to be admitted in al
4 orderly manner But, after patiently walt
e ing for more than hour and less thai
'- a fourth OF the spectators had obtaine'
o seats the ranks broke and the peopl
s. charged the doors enmasse. In the emerg
ency doors OF the Jail were opened ant
Is court attaches admitted.
/. A bouquet sent to Mrs. Hyde by frien
II was removed from the table at her sid
% by order Of Judge Latshaw just before tn
T., session opened
n Han Flowers.
e There viii be no flowers displayed q
70 this court room" said the Judge
p Mr.. Conkling then resumed his address.
le The physicians perpetual grin neve
n faded when The prosecutor. standing %
n ltip-toe and waving his arms loudly pro