The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-28
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Part of the Jury Which Will Decide
the Eate of DR.. HYDE.

DR.. Hyde was in jail once before, on
1arch Z. But he was only in the hos
pital ward then. His room was large,
roomy and airy. There were four win
dows in it. He could walk about and
exercise himself. No one was in the
apartment to bother him. That time
he did not mind his Incarceration. To-
day DR.. Hyde made no objection to his
quarters. But when an attendant came
to the physicians cell with a tin plate
covered with bread, and a cup of cof-
fee. the prisoner refused the food and
turned away with a wan smile. One of
DR. Hyde's friends sent him a break
fast from hotel.
Jail attaches said the physician slept
well last night. He turned out his light
with the rest of the inmates of the jail
at $50 o'clock and retired to his cot.
DIR. Hyde's bond of 100000 was re-
voked and the physician placed in the
county Jail by the order of Judge Lat
shaw at the close of the criminal court
session last night This action means
1T Hyde must remain in prison until
he is declared innocent by a jury, or is
permitted by the court to furnish new
bond.
Courts Action a Surprise.
The action of the court was due to
the nature of the evidence presented
by the state against DIR. Hyde to date.
Without notifying anyone of his inten-
tion Judge Latshaw summoned County
Marshal Joel B. Mayes into the court
and said:
In view of the testimony that has
beer thus far given in the trial the
court is constrained to say that 1T
amounts to a presumption that, under
the law, deprives the defendant of the
right to go on bond, and he is hereby
remanded to the custody of the mar
shall
Mrs. Hyde stared at the judge as he
spoke When he had finished she threw
her arms about her husbands neck and
sobbed Historically.
BE brave, little girl" said DR.. Hyde
Mrs. Logan o. Swope arose from her
seat and hurried from the court room
as soon as she understood the import
of the judges words. Later, when She
met Mrs. Hyde standing with an at
tcrney in the hall sobbing, she passed
quickly by. boarded her automobile and
went home.
y Scarcely had the court ceased speak
ing when Attorney John Lucas, repre-
senting DR.. Hyde, had the following
statement entered into the record:
THE defendant maintains and al
leges that the remanding of him to the
county Jail, pending the trial of his
case viii have the effect of prejudicing
his right before the jury. it being con-
strued as a declaration on the part of
the court against his interests and lead
ing the jury to believe he is guilty of
the offense charged, and asks the court
to rescind the order upon that account -
Tho defendant will not be locked up
with the jury, nor in the same place
with them, and the knowledge can not
come to the jury from anything that
the court can prevent answered
Judge Latshaw.
He Makes No Comment.
Deputy Marshal Joseph p. Gilliwee
took charge of the prisoner. The physi-
clan and his wife were permitted to
talk in private for a few minutes. Mrs
Hyde left the room in the company of
friends and Dr. Hyde walked away to
Jail
The physician was accorded exactly
the same privilege of any prisoner H
was placed in a common cell and pro-
Nided with the regular prison fare He
Will be permitted to send out for his
meals, as any other prisoner is, if he
desires.
Its all right" Hyde remarked to a
deputy while being searched in the Of
fee of the Jail.
DR.. Hyde gave his age as 81 years.
lie made no special request of the Jail
er. but said he wanted to be alone.
John M Cleary, DR.. Ryde's personal
counsel, made arrangements to supply
The prisoner with a set of bed clothing
and some toilet articles. Hyde sent out
for his first mea!-an egg omelet, baked
potatoes, apple pie and a bottle of car
donated water.
/ don't want to say anything. bows -
was the word DR.. Hyde sent to the
newspaper men.
Four people testified that in Septem-
ber and December of last year DR..
Hyde purchased at Hugo -Rrecklein's !
drug store here, % grain capsules of !
cyanide of potassium. When warned |
against using the poison and leaving