The Elbert County tribune., 1910-05-20
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
PRISONER REMANDED TO JAIL
LIKE ANY OTHER CON-
WcTEp SLAYER.
HYDE CASE cHRoNoLoeIcALLv
TOLD.

Of Col. Thomas H. swope, died sud-
denly at the Swope home in lndepen.
denee, NO., surburb Of Kansas City,
supposedly by apopIexy.
Oct. 3-Thomas II. Swope dies sud-
denly, exactly as Hunton had died,
supposedly of apopIexy.
Oct. s-Will Of Thomas II. Swope
filed for probate. The estate was val
ued at 81, ,o00, 900, and Of this $1,o0o,o0o
was left to members of the Swope fam
lily.
Dec. miss Margaret swope, niece
Of Thomas II. swope, stricken with ty-
phoId fever.
Dec. 2-chrismar swope, nephew Of
Thomas Il. swope, stricken with ty-
phoid.
Dec. 4-Miss Cora Dickson, govern
ess in the swope home and a cousin
Of Colonel Swope, and negress servant
named coppese, stricken with typhoid
fever. ~
Dec. 5-stewart s. Fleming Of ,
Maury county ,Tennesse, who was
visiting at the Swope home, stricken
with typhoid.
Dec. 6-Chrisman Swope dies.
Dec. 9-Miss Sara Swope, fourteen
years old, niece of Colonel -Swope,
stricken with typhoid.
Dec. 11-Miss Stella Swope, niece of
Colonel swope, stricken with typhoid.
Dec. 1s-Miss Lucy Lee, relative Of
Colonel Swope, stricken with typhoid
In the Swope home four days after her
arrival from Europe.
1910.
Jan. 7-Body of chrisman swope Sc
cretly exhumed and an autopsy held.
Jan. 11-Body of Thomas II. Swope
secretly removed from tomb in Forest
Hill cemetery and stomachs of both
swopes taken to Chicago fer analysis.
Feb. e-coroner's jury finds Thomas
II. swope came to his death as result
of strychnne capsule administered by
DR.. B. C. Hyde.
Feb. 1o-Dr. B. c. Hyde arrested on
charge of murder.
April 11-Tral of DR.. B. c. Hyde
begins.
May 11-Evidence submitted to jury.
May 13-Arsuments of counsel
close.
May 1e-Found guilty in the first
degree.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 16.-"We, the
jury, find the defendant guilty of muir
| der in the first degree as charged in
| the indictment and assess his punish
ment at Imprisonment in the State
| Penitentiary during his natural life.
(Signed) FRANK CLAYPOOL. Chair
| man.
Such was the verdict in the trial Of
DR.. B. Clark Hyde, accused of the
murder of Col. Thomas H. Swope, Kan
sas City, millionaire philanthropist.
1t was rendered at 1922 o'clock Mon
day morning.
Doctor Hyde sat motionless as the
verdict was read.
AS the words of conviction were
spoken Mrs. Hyde broke down COM
pletely and tugged at the arms of her
husband. His two sisters, Mrs. Hop
kins and Miss Laura Hyde. mingled
their tears with hers, but the physi-
clan stoically and with the same fixed
expression of the mouth, said not a
word. For time he was even un-
able to whisper word of comfort.
"Oh, Clark" cried Mrs. Hyde when
the verdict was read by Judge Lat
shaw.
She threw her arms about his neck
and wept silently. Then she patted
her husband on the cheek.
Doctor Hyde sat motionless.
He looked firmly at Judge Latshaw .
while the verdict was being received.
AS the words imprisonment in the
State Penitentiary during his natural
life," were pronounced, his eyes fell
to the floor.
Don't worry, dearie," he said to his :,
wife. as she clasped him in her arms.'
Mrs. E. N. Hopkins and Miss Laura
Hyde, sisters of the physician, looked
distressed but did not break down.
They tried to comfort Mrs. Hyde and
appear brave before her.
I'VE shall hope for the best" they
said
1--WE do not understand this verdict
Clark is innocent
81 haven't lost hope" declared Doc
tor Hyde.
At 1915 o'clock the jury raped
upon the door of its room to indicate
that verdict had been reached
From almost the first the majority
had been overwhelmingly for convic-
ton, SO that when it became known
that an agreement had been reached
1t was generally supposed that the
state had won its case. Judge Lat
shaw was on hand. He had been at
the court room since early morning.
expecting hourly that an agreement
would be reached i.