The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

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KANSAS CITY. April pa stormy
courtroom scene in which many law
yers addressed the court at the same
time and banded charges of unfair
play among themselves marked the
trial Of DR.. B. c. Hyde for the murder
Of Colonel Thomas H Swope this aft
ernoon.
The trouble arose over an attache of
Prosecutor Conkling's office losing the
grand jury notes on the testimony of
Dr- Walter S. Haines and ~ other state
witnesses. A woman found the notes
and gave them to Frank P Walsh.
chief counsel for Doctor Hyde
These notes, according to Walsh
contain statements OF Doctor Haines
that no cyanide Of potassium was
found in the viscera OF Colonel Swope
and not enough poison was found in
Chrisman Swopes viscera to cause
death.
PERJURY CHARGE THREATENED
If Doctor Haynes swears on the wit
ness stand TO any alleged facts other
than these he viii be prosecuted for
perjury, said Walsh. Perjury is a cap
ital ofense in q murder case.
Prosecutor COnkling admits that this
Is the testimony Doctor Haines gave
before the grand jury. but AYERS later
the chemist found traces of cyanide OF
potassium in both viscera- He will
testify TO this, says COnkling.
In the meantime the papers have
been returned TO the state and the de-
Tense is in possession of carbon copies
OF the evidence. Judge Latshaw is of
The opinion he has no power to deprive.
the defense Of the copies
Miss Pearl Keller, who attended Col
onel Swope in his last illness, took the
stand after the upheaval in court She
told about and acted out, IN part, the
entire scene in the millionaire's death
chamber. AS Colonel Swope was IN
able 10 speak during a part OF his III
ness, when attorneys asked Miss KEEL
Ter about his actions during this pc
riod, she was forced to explain them
in pantomime
OBJECTION TO MEDICINE
Doctor Hyde ordered her to give Col
onel Swope the capsule upon which
hinges the entire case said Miss Keller.
Colonel Swope did not want to take
the medicine, she testified. After he
had taken II he passed through the
conVu sion she said, and moaned: "Oh
my God, I wish were dead; 1 wish 1
had not taken that medicine"
Doctor Hyde ordered two hypodern1fc
injections Of strychnine when Colonel
Swopes pulse was at I4O. said Miss
Keller. The nurse said that Doctor
Hyde told her Colonel Swope was
plainly suffering from apoplexy.
Miss Keller started to tell of the
typhoid epidemic in the Swope home
The defense objected, contending this
was immaterial TO the death OF Colonel
SwOpe. The court held that it would
not admit any Of this testimony until
the state showed a connection
This action by the court caused much
surprise. Earlier IN the day the court
held that the state might introduce the
death OF James Moss Hunton. which.
the defense contended, was as irrele-
want IS the typhoid cases.
ATTEMPT TO SHOW MOTIVE
The court held that the state was
attempting to prove motive on the
part Of Doctor Hyde in the alleged kill
ing Of Hunton-
Miss Keller Immediately began to
tell OF the death Of Hunton. He was
suffering from a stroke of apoplexy
when Doctor Hyde was called. He and
DR.. G. T. Twyman bled the patient
Doctor Hyde made the incision in
Hunton's arm" said the witness
AFTER a pint of blood had been drawn
Doctor Twymsn suggested that there
had been enough bleeding. Doctor
HYDE dissented from this opinion and
more blood was drawn.
"A second and a third time Doctor
Twyman objected to the bleeding But
Doctor Hyde continued the bleeding
That's enough blood to take from any
man. said Doctor Twyman.
Then Mrs. Hyde said to her hus-
band: 'Dearie, think you had better
stop bleeding
Doctor Hyde then closed the wound
Il took charge of the blood and upon
measuring IL found that there was two
quarts"
NURSES INFLUENCE ASKED
while the undertaken was still in
the house caring for the body of Hun
ton Doctor Hyde met me in the hall
and said he wanted TO talk with me"
SID Miss Keller. "A few minutes later
I talked with him and he said: Pearl
YOU have influence with Colonel Swope
and 1 want you TO see that I am made
administrators in Hunton's stead
II told him / could not do this, as
was only a nurse and the minute
began TO mix in the business affairs Of
my employers L would be going outside
ssof my province"
Colonel Swope did not know of the
death OF Hunton until Saturday. Octo-
ber .. the day following the DEATH
said the nurse. 1t was Miss Keller
who informed him of the death.
ft.Swope was in good condition when
went to his room October 2" testi-
ed the witness He was cheerful
sintil he asked me about Huntons con-