The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-23


1T is a significant feature, but I can
not say just what will develop from an
investigation of it," said Special Prose-
cutOr James A. Reed later.
Attorneys for DIR. Hyde said they did
no. regard the testimony seriously.
The death Of Chrfsman Swope and
the illness of Margaret SwOpe were
reviewed on the witness sand today
BY Miss HOulihan. Miss HouIihan
caused the threatened walkout OF the
nurses at the SwOpe home and de-
manded an investigation OF Dr. Hyde
December IS.
Miss Houlihan was on the stand prac-
tically all day. Her story was long
and interesting. 1t was filled with
striking utterances and vivid descrip-
tions that held the attention of the
spectators.
At times her testimony was almost
gruesOme In telling of DR.. Hyde's &C
tiOns after Chrisman SwOpe had died,
lying crOssways on bed, she said:
Or. Hyde grasped the dead man by
the feet and turned him around in
How did he do it," asked Attorney
Reed
Roughly" she replied.
In attempting to initiate the means
of Chrisman and of Margaret Swope, the
witness gave utterance to a weird cry
of anguish like that of a suffering an
imaL Spectators. unaware OF her 1nten
ton to make the sound, rose quickly
from their seats, thinking some i'll had
befallen her
Cross of Miss Keller.
Cross examination of Miss Pearl KEEL
Ter, Colonel Swope's nurse. was re-
sumed in the criminal court by Attor-
ney Frank =. Walsh today. Mr.. Walsh
indicated before the opening of court
that his Interrogation would be sOme-
what extended.
strychnine tonic three times day, Miss
Keller said she never testified that he
did Mr. Walsh then read from the
deposition of the nurse;
Il administered the tonic three times
Il may have said that" said Miss
Keller but my chart will show the
tonic was not administered three times
a day. / gave Colonel Swope his med
icine as often as ne would take it
Mr. Walsh completed his eXamina-
ton of Miss Keller in less than an
hour.
Was Mrs. Hyde present WREN Or.
Hyde asked you to use your influence
in having him appointed administrator
of the estate?' was asked. .
"She came into our presence twice,
answered the witness
when she appeared. Or. Hyde ceased
speaking
Albert NJ. OFT. an attorney and banker
of independence, succeeded Miss keller
on the stand His testimony zorro D.
grated Miss Keller's story OF the pleed-
ing of James Moss Hunton by DR.. HYDE
CDR. Twyman asked DR.. Hyde three
times to stop the flow, and then MIS-.
Hyde implored him TO close the IN
cisiOn,n said the witness
Cross questioning Of Mr.: OFT Dy Az
torney Walsh developed the fact that
Mrs. Hyde held Hunton's head in her
arms throughout the operation.
Nurse HouIihan's Testimony.
Miss Anna Houlihan. who nursed tile
typhoid patients in the Swope mousse
was the next witness called.
over the protest of Dr. Hydes coun-
sci the witness began an account OF
the death of Chrisman Swope.
The court advised the jury that IN
case the 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.
DR. HYDE ordered the three nurses =
the residence to lend their care to all
of the patients in the house, she said.
This course was objected to by the
nurses. testified the witness, because
thev did not believe they would be able
to care as well for the patients in this
manner as they would If each attended
to one person. They also felt, she said
that by following the suggestion of DR..
Hvrie it would be difficult to keep the
records straight.
DR.. Twyman was in charge OF the
patients" said Miss HOulihan, but we
felt that DR.. HYDE, as a son-in-law of
Mrs. SwOpe, represented her"
The nurses charts in the case of
Chrisman SwOpe were introduced as
evidence.
They showed that several nurses had
made entries in them.
Oath of Chrisman Swope.
Miss Houlihan said that on the night
of December 5, when Chrisman SwOpe
was seized with the CONFUSION which
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