Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08

Mhen Dr. Hyde came in Miss Kellar
said He asked me IL Col. Swope had
eaten and l told him that he had.
Then come with me- DR. HYDE said.
and I left the table. The doctor toId
me then that he had brought out somo
digestive tablets and he wanted Col
Swopc to have one.
L want him to have 1t right now,
ne said to me, 1 got n fresh glass or
water and took 1t upstairs with mo.
when we got there. DR.. Hyde stood
near the foot of the bed and took a
capsule out of small pink box nc held
III MS hand. BE was standing at the
loot OF the bed. as l have said; but he
was near Col Swopes head because
Col. Swope laid In bed upside down
Miss Kellar waved her hand In
1ueer little way that made everyone I'm
the courtroom laugh-everyone except
Dr Il. c. Hyde. Not a change came
over his face.
believe that 1t was n three grain
capsule, the nurse continued, and I
don I remember whether IL was gray
or white. But l do remember that it
wasn't brownish in color.
Now, give this to him DIR. HYDE
told me. and so l tried TO persuade
colonel Swope to take the medicine
But he wouldn't do it. l nodded NV
head TO DR., Hyde as II to tell him that
colonel SWope would take the medicine
aiter a while and so l laid the med
lcine ana the glass down on table,
and we went down stairs.
SWOPE'S FACE CHANGES
when came up stairs again. | ask
ed Colonel Swope IL he would take the
medicine and he aasented Then he
TOOK one OF the papers and told me to
read the others. Suddenly a peculiar
me to look up. Colonel Swope's face
mad changed. His eyes were set and
Wild and the pupils were dilated. COL
onel Swope began to tremble and the
color of his face commenced to change
Colonel Swope.' 1 called; Colonel
Swope! What's the mattor; tell me-
But Colonel Swope couldn't answer
mo-"
Miss Kellar was leaning far over in
her chair toward Attorney Trogdon and
her hands trembled Just n bit as she
hfted and lowered them TO add eX
preston to her story. DR.. Hyde watch
ed her closely.
And then" Trogdon said
Suddenly his eyes turned from the
window to the ceiling and the wide
open, dilated appearance was stiIl
there. The Coloners face was terribly
pallid and in that pallor there began
to creep slight blueneSs
From his throat there came
peculiar sounds. and then the eyes
became expressIonless. I ran to the
door and jerked it open, Mrs. HYDE
was just passing
Run and tell DR.. HYDE to come
here quick 1t appeared to me that
he was rather long In coming and so
sent another call for him. When he
came upstairs, he was In his shirt
sleeves and almost az soon as he had
examined Col. Swope he said:
WHAT DIR. HYDE SAID.
1t is apoplexy. brought on by the
death of Col Hunton'
1T was just 20 minutes after | gave
Col Swope the capsule that the con-
Vulsion came on. When DR.. Hyde came,
he did not do anything FOR Col. Swooo
at first and then he suggested that l
give him q hypodermlc injection OF
one-sl%teenth of grain of strychnine
every 10 minutes for While. After
DR.. Hyde left the room l started TO
look for the box that contained the
medicine. II was not there
by this time Col. Swope had gone
into q state of coma in which his eyes
were half open and he was breathing
With difficulty. l gave him another
dose of stIychnine and after that, |
believe that 1 gave him another. Then
DR. Hyde came back into the room.
Once. just after the convulsion. Col
Swope appeared to revive. and In that
semi conscious state he cried:
oh, my God; I wish | had not
taken that medicine; I wish that i
were dead
About dinner time noticed that in
convulsions Col. Swoope's legs had be-
come cramped at the knees and In
STRENGTHENING them, I saw that they
were purple from the ankles to the
knee. Then I said to DR.. Hyde. that
1 would hate the consequences il col.
Swopo should revive.
Why Dr. Hyde asked me and l
said
You know ne connected this attack
With the medicine"
And what did DR.. Hyde say?" Atty.
rrogden asked
AT THE BEDSIDE.
He did not say anything" Miss Kcl-
ar added Along toward night De
hyde and T both sat on the bed. tax
ng Col. Swope's pulse. DR.. Hyde kept
saying that the colonel was falling
'apidly ] said that 1 could not see |
t and DR.. Hyde left his side OF the bed |
Ind came TO mine and took the pulse i
had been taking. He said that he |
ould not feel the pulse. but could |
eel 1t. Soon after that l went 10
linner and when 1 returned DR.. HYDE |
nd Mrs, Hyde were bending over the |
bed. Mrs. Hyde turned to mo when / |
anne In
Uncle Thomas passed away Mrs.
Iyde said to me. He died so easily"
When Miss Kellar had finished recess
vas taken. 1t was announced that
Irs, Logan o. Swope and Dr. Hektoen
Fould be examined at the afternoon
esSion
For tho first time in many days Mrs
wope and Dr. Hyde met today, pass
lg out together rs the crowd was
saving the courtroom for lunch Not
word of recognition was spoken by
ither.