The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-05
ON THE LAST LAP
The State Has Closed Its Pre-
sentatiOn of Evidence
In the Trial of DR.. Hyde for
SWOpe Murder.
THE DEFENSE BEGINS.
The COlOnel's Business Agent
the First Witness Called.
The Defendant Expresses Salts
faction With the Situation.

Kansas City, Mo, May 5.-The Hyde
murder trial entered upon the last lap
today when the defense began it's pre-
| sentation of witnesses. Between Is and
20 persons will testify in behalf of DR..
Hyde, it is said, and indications are
that the case will be in the jury's
| hands within week.
| Mrs. Logan o. Swope was the last
witness for the prosecution yesterday.
Her testimony was a plain narrative
of the illness and death in her resi-
dence. She made a calm and straight
forward witness. The defense ques-
toned her briefly.
81 am well satisfied with the trial
thus far said DR.. Hyde, before court
today.
Il think 1 shall be acquitted"
In an effort to prove Col. Swope's
physical condition was poor, S. w.
Spangler, for seven years business
agent for the millionaire, was called 10
open the defense's case. Mr. Spangler
said Mr.. Swope drank heavily until II
months before his death. When Col
Swope gave up drinking, testified the
witness, he became very weak, some
times suffered from fainting spells,
and was forced to lie down each after
noon. The millionaire was a user or
pdl01L IHCOlClIlc anu 1Cl1iCNACo NOAASSAAA
ing strychnine, said Spangler.
81 may be here a day, or week, but
can't last long. I'm liable to die 1T
any minute Mr.. Spangler said Col.
Swope told him the day before he died.
Kidneys in the same condition as
were those of Colonel Swope. especial
" when accompanied bv weak
heart might cause uraemic poisoning
and result in death at any time. said
the physician. Hardening arteries,
which Colonel SwoDe also had Woulo
produce an irregular heart action. he
testified. So dangerous We're tumors
of the kidney, said DR.. Froehling, that
cells might separate themselves from
the mother tumor, spread through the
body and. establishing themselves IN
vital spots result in death.
Camphorated oil, which DR.. Hyde
claims he injected into the arm of
Margaret Swope, often produced in
f1ammation, causing the patient much
suffering. DR. Froehling was of the
opinion that this remedy was a good
heart stimuIant and in common use.
"You would have to know the pulse
and temperature before you gave the
oil wouldn't you?" asked Mr.. Reed on
cross examination.
Certainly" answered DE-. Froehllng.
Margaret Swope's testimony was
that DR.. Hyde injected th= oil without
examining her condition.
SwOpe's Gift to Defendant.
Prosecutor Conkling made an inef-
fective attempt to show Colonel Swope
objected to DR.. Hyde's marrying
Frances Swope. The testimony was
barred. After the marriage, It was
shown, the millionaire gave property
valued at $4,000 to the defendant.
While the defense interposed numer-
Gus objections, the state brought out
that Colonel Swope, on the day before
his death, told Spangler he would be
in Kansas City within a few days to
make a new will disposing of the resi-
due of his estate.
Typhoid fever, uraemic poisoning or
meningitis, said DR. F. w. Froehling,
the next witness, often caused con-
vulsions similar to those produced in
the cases of Thomas H, Chrisman and
Margaret Swope.