Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
IN DEFENSE OF HYDE
Or. CROSS OF KANSAS CITY A
GOOD WITNESS FOR &C.
CUsED PHYSICIAN.
EXPLAINS ACTION OF CYANIDE
Also Told Of Conditions at the swope
Home That Might Account
For Typhoid Epi-
demic.

Kansas Clty, May 4.-Dr. victor y.
Vaughan, the last of the states ex.
ports in The trial Of DR.. B. Clark Hyde,
took the stand in the criminal court
shortly before 4 o'clock.
He tod of being given a part of the
liver Of Col. Thomas II. Swope and
testing it for vegetable poisons. He
said he found one-sixth OF a grain OF
strycluin in n part OF this organ. He
administered a part Of the extracted
poison 10 a frog which died in a typical
stryclria convulsioD, the expert said.
He 'hcn told OF working with DR..
IIaincs on the vomit of Margaret
Swopc and Of the finding of distinctive
traces Of s%trychnin.
II Killed the FROG.
"a part of this was injected in a
frog" aid Mr.. Vaughan. and it had
no effect, We concluded that the
quantity was very small.
On March 8, | took 2G0 grains of the
liver Of Col. Swope and found Il milo.
grains Of strychnin. | had found II
mi,o."Iains in the first 200 grains of
liver INSTANCE"
Or. Vaughan then told Of examining
the capsule found By "Tom" Swope in
the SION.
1--WE 'c'ted for cyanide Of potash and
gOt distinctive results. On March 10.
DR.. Nl"Uos brought me the rest OF the
liver alI we took a part of it and test.
ed for cyanide Of potassium. We
found none Later | took this same
substance and tested for strychnin and
fouu! - milo-grains. Still later |
took the remainder Of the liver, which
was muIldy, and found - mjlo.grains
In IL" 900 grains Of substance.
"Ibat made in all ~ milograms :.
strychnin in the liver.
"Dr. lIaincs came March % with the
stomach contents Of Col. Swopc and
Chr;sntn SwOpe and we found cyanide
in tina. Of COL. Swopc. We tested the
stomach Of Chrisman SwOpe by the
Sch0euO"in test but that is not con-
elusive. We found nothing by it,"
Kept Out Of the Traps.
Or. Walter 5. @IIaiuos left the wit
ness stand without having Initiated the
v~cricst bit of his direct examination by
falling into clever traps laid by the
defense. The questions ~prOpounded by
Attorney Walsh were 4 revelation to
court and spectators. Mr.. Walsh had
medical and chemical nomenclature at
his tongues end and his questions
were 4 surprise TO the scientific man
who promptly and satisfactorily an.
swcrcd them.
Kansas City, May 5.-Mrs. Logan O..
Swope took the witness stand in the
Hyde murder trial during the after
noon. The expectation of hearing
Mrs. Swopc tell her story caused "a
rush OF women to the criminal court
building.
Mrs. swope Mas Nervous.
Mrs. Logan o. Swope, bctraying her
nervousness in the twisting and un.
twisting of the handles OF her hand.
bag, did not look once in the direction
of her daughter. but Mrs. Hyde resting
her head on her hand, eyed the wit.
ness intently.
DR.. Hyde kept his eyes down during
much of Mrs. Swope's testimony. Mrs.
Swope referred TO her daughter
throughout the testimony as Frances
and called the defendant "Dr. Hyde"
Or. Hyde Knew About Will.
Mrs. Swopc said that she, DR.. Hyde
and Col. Hunton discussed the rcsid.
uary estate which Col. Swope intended
to leave TO some charity. They talked
of how the estate would be divided
among the relatives, If the will remain.
ed unchanged. This contradicted the
defense's declaration that when Col,
Swope died Mrs. Hyde and her hus.
band did not know whether or not they
would receive anything. That vlsi,
and talk was Sunday. September IL.
Miss Kellar came the next day and
took charge of Col. Swope.
He said the witness, speaking OF
DR.. Hyde, "camc to Mr.. Hunton and
myself, after he had talked with Col
Swope, and said: Col. Swope wants
to make a will. lie wants a Mr.. Uaw,
thorne to be an executor. lie seems to
have It In for you, Mr.. Hunton.'"
During the cross examination of DR.
Vaughan the defense established the
following facts:
s%trychnin Will Accumulate.
, That II strychnin were taken
through the mouth into the stomach 4,
should be looked for first from the
bladder. This evidence was thrown
4 away In the autopsy OF Col. Swope, fol