The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
DR.. HYDE SPENT
LAST NIGHT IN
COMMON JAIL
The Court Revoked Defend.
ants Bond Because of the
States Strong Case
DEFENSE MADE STRONG POINT
OUT OF THE TYPHOID GERMS
DR.. Hyde Kept These in His Office
Candy Incident Figured in the
Chain of Evidence Woven by the
State.

Denlno the Dare OF his narrow cell In
the county Jail DR.. B. C. Hyde this
morning looked upon scene that was
new and strange to him. All about
him were the common prisoners. In
the same tier Of cells with him were
drunkards, thieves and robbers. When
the attendant came to the physician's
cell with tin plate with bread and
cup of coffee. the prisoner refused
food and turned away with q wan
smile. One of Hyde's friends sent
him a breakfast from the hotel. The
Jail attaches said the physician slept
we'll last night.
Hyde's 100000 bond was ordered
revoked and the defendant remanded
to the custody of the sheriff late yes
terday afternoon by Judge Latshaw,
who said:
I'm view Of the testimony thus far
given in this trial, the court is con-
strained to say that it amounts to a
presumption Of guilt. and that under
the law deprives the defendant of the
right to go on bond"
Mrs. Hyde, the wife of the DOCTOR
defendant, nearly collapsed.
DR.. w. L. Stewart told his story
yesterday regarding DR.. Hyde obtain
ing typhoid and "pus" germs from
him last November 10. The witness
claimed he went to DR.. Hyde's office
after the typhoid epidemic had started
In the Swope home and found some Of
the germs missing.
Were there sufficient germs gone
to innoculate person?" asked Mr..
Atwood.
There was" he answered.
What would have been the result
OF Injecting a. great. number of these
germs, II they had been Of a diphtheria
class. into the body Of a person."
"They would have caused DEATH"
DR.. Stewart then told of the autopsy
on Col. Swope. The operation was
performed in a proper manner, he
said.
Were there signs of apoplexy in
the brain?" asked Mr.. Atwood.
II didn't make close examination
Of 1t, but so far as I saw there were
no apopleptic signs" replied the wit
ness.
"Was there anything about the or
gans which would make you believe
Col. Swope died natural death?"
There was not"
The defense tried to prove there
was large number of tubes contain
ing germs in DIR. Hyde's office, but
DR.. Stewart said he saw only the
tubes he gave to DR.. Hyde.
Mr.. Walsh asked II Col. Swope's
aorta was hardened. and DR.. Stewart
said he thought probably it was.
After Miss Stella Swope. the next
r,itpooe 1r,oo oo11aI tho oo,I,,
dent was taken up.
did you eat any of the candy DR..
Hyde gave you?" asked Mr.. Conkling.
Il did," she answered.
did you offer any of the candy to
DR.. Hyde and his wife,"
II did"
did they eat any of it,"
"No, sir, they refused it,"
Miss L. E. Van Nuyes, nurse, was
the next witness.
After Thomas Swope picked up the
capsules which DIR. Hyde threw away
on December 1S, Miss Van Nuyes said.
she smelled his hands. The odor. she
said. was familiar, and on December
81. when someone mentioned cyanide
she Immediately recognized it was
this poison that Swope had been
handling.
"The odor Of cyanide is clinging. -
she said. Zone can both smell and
taste the poison for some time after
handling it. even though the hands
are washed"
Miss Van Nuyes testified that on
December IS she went to an upstairs
room to talk with Miss Keller. Asked
why she wanted to talk with Miss
Keller. she replied:
II desired to know II DR.. Hyde was
going to remain In the house"
Would you have stayed, If DR.. Hyde
had remained?" asked Mr.. Reed.