Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
WOMEN STRUGGLE
FOR ADMISSION TO
BIG MURDER TRIAL
Counsel for DR.. hyde Says
Testimony of Scientist Will
Discredit State.

avoid several hundred people. mostly
women, who blocked the main en-
trance to the criminal court room, DR..
Hyde and his wife slipped quietly into
the building through a side entrance,
regularly used only by prisoners and
officers. this afternoon.
Spectators were barred from the
court room IS sccn as the seats were
filled. Disappointed women pounded OF
the closed doors, demanding admit
lance. Marshals forcibIy removed two
women. who insisted pom occupying
chairs reserved for attorneys.
MRS. SWoPE ACTIVE.
Mrs. Logan o. Swope took an active
part in coaching her attorneys. She
arose from her chair, and walking
down in front of the jury, held whis-
pered consultations with her counsel.
Attorney Walsh declared at the OPEN
ing of court this afternoon that he had
in his possession papers containing
notes of the testimony Of DR.. Walter
s. Haines, given before the grand jury,
which showed that the scientist had
declared that no cyanide Of potassium
was found in the stomach of Colonel
Swope.
These papers, Walsh said, had been
found in a street by a mi and
turned over to him.
EXCITING COURT SCENE.
There was an excited scene follow
ing Mr.. WaIsh's declaration, during
which Judge Latshaw directed Walsh,
Il 10 had sIo PAPER belonging = tas
state, to return them. Walsh refused,
saying the papers contained proofs OF
his clients innocence.
Finally Judge Latshaw rose from his
chair.
an Marshal" he said, "take charge of
the defendant. | will look into this
matter"
Kansas City, April 22.-It was only
when asked three times by DR.. T. J..
Twyman n once by Mrs. Hyde to
stop the flow OF blood from James
Moss Hunton that DIR. B.. G. Hyde
closed the wound in the patients arm,
according to testimony given by Miss
Pearl Kellar, a nurse, in the Hyde
murder trial today.
A few minutes after Hunton's death,
she further said, DR.. Hyde importuned
her to use her influence in having him
made an administrator Of Colonel
Thomas H. Swope's estate to succeed
Hunton. She refused.
Following the overruling of the de-
fense's objection to testimony not
touching directly upon the death Of
Colonel Swope. being introduced into
the trial, Miss Kellar resumed the wit
ness stand at lO:5o O'CLOCK TINS MORN
ing.
Defense Loses Point.
The particular point upon which the
defense objected was the giving of
details of Moss Hunton's death. The
cour held that the state was attempt
ing to prove a motive upon the part of
DR.. Hyde for the alleged killing Of
Hunton.
Miss Kellar Immediately began to
| fell of the death nf HInfnn He w, q
suffering from a stroke of apoplexy
when DR.. Hyde was called. He and
DR.. T. ]. Twyman bled the patient.
d Hyde made the incision in Hun
toms arm," SAID the witness. After
a pint of blood la been drawn, DR..
Twyman suggested there had been
enough bleeding. DR.. Hyde dissented
from this opinion n more blood was
drawn.
"A second and n third time DR.. ivy
man objected to the bleeding. But DR..
Hyde continued the bleeding. That's
said DR.. Twyman. Then Mrs. Hyde
said to her husband: 'Dearie, I think
you had better stop bleeding
"Dr. Hyde then closed the wound.
Two Quarts of Blood.
II took charge of the blood, and up
on measuring 1t, found there was two
quarts"
Attorneys for DR.. Hyde made fire.
quent objections to the testimony.
Again the charge was made that the
death Of Hunton was irrelevant. The
conversation which Is said to have TAX
en- place between Miss Kellar and DIR.
Hyde, in which the physician Is alleged
to have sought the aid of the nurse, in
having himself appointed ecu to
succeed Hunton, was entered into.
while the undertaken was still in
the house caring for the body of Hun
ton, DR.. Hyde met me in the hall, and
said he wanted to talk with me- she
said. "A few minutes later l talked
with him, and he said:
Pearl, you have influence with Col
onel Swope, and / want you to see that
/ am made administrator in Hunton's
stead 7 told him 7 could act &c this,
as / was only a nurse and the minute
l began to mix In the business affairs
Of my employers / would be going out
side my province"
Colonel Swope did not know OF the
death Of Hunton until Saturday, Octo-
Der 2, the day following the demise,
said the nurse. 1t was Miss Keilar who
informed him of the death.
"Mr. Swope was IN good condition
when / e to his room on October
g." testified the witness. He was
cheerful until he asked me about Hun
toms condition and / told him he was
SSe - NAsOAA III us htou dIldCt lIlS
covers of his bed and moaned, Poor
MOSS"
The shock of Hunton's death did not
greatly unnerve Colonel Swope, said
Miss Keller. He did not go riding that
day put OF Difference TO Mr.. Hunton,
said the nurse. DR.. Hyde was at the
house on October 2 and again at night,
she testified.
When DR.. Hyde came to the house
at night" she continued, I'VE met in
a hall. He asked me IL I had spoken
to Colonel Swope regarding the ap-
pointment of an administrator to sue
ceed nunton. / toid MIN 1 mad not.
h physician made no reply"
What was Colonel Sw0pe's condition
when you first saw him on the morn
ing Of October 80" asked Attorney Reed
for the state.
HE was bright and cheerful" re-
| piled the witness.
After Miss Keller had answered a
few questions regarding the nature of
Colonel Swope's breakfast on the day
he died, the noon adjournment was
.akeu.