The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05
MRS. SW0PE ON
WITNESS STAND
Continued from Page One.

Strychnine would accumulate in ono
organ of body.
All the liver of Colonel Swope has
been destroyed since DR.. Hyde s scien-
lists applied to DR.. Vaughn for part of
it.
Only small part Of the strychnine
said TO have been taken from the liver
remains and none of the drug found
has over been fully purified.
The liver contained only $50 grams,
whereas the normal liver contains about
1400 or 1900 grams,
With prospects bright for the state to
finish its testimony today, the trial
started with Victor V. Vaughn on the
witness stand this morning. His direct
examination was practically completed
when court adjourned last night.
How many witnesses the defense will
oner and who they Will be Is something
known only 10 the attorneys for DR..
Hyde. They are not telling anybody any
thing about their plans.
John II. Atwood, the prosecutions at
day, examined all OF the medical Wit
nesses, was in court again today.
lie did no active work. however. Mr..
Reed continuing his examination OF DR..
Vaughn.
Morbid Crowd Present
Hoping 10 see Mrs Swope on the stand.
the spectators arrived early today. AS
usual many were turned away because
lncTe was no room Tor tnem.
Was there anything 10 the stomach
Of Colonel Swope following rhich cyanide
could have formed?" asked Mr.. Reed.
Nothing. answered DIR, Vaughn.
Mr.. Walsh took the witness twenty
minutes after court opened.
DR. Vaughn had testified on direct ex-
animation that the falling temperature
OF Colonel Swope was sign of his hav-
Ing received a respiratory poison. Mr.
Walsh asked the witness II the applica-
tion OF an Ice pack and the giving OF
bath would not cause the temperature
to fall. DIR. Vaughn said such was the
case but he did not know these things
had been done,
None OF the liver of Colonel swope is
The physician said he had. besides the
1-24oth Of grain Of strychnlne offered
In evidence. only small amount in
chloroform extract. He did not know
form.
DR.. Vaughn said II there had been ap-
pie seeds or peach hearts in Colonel
Swope's stomach. hydrocyanic acid would
have been present. This acid forms the
deadly part Of cyanide OF potassium.
Asked II he examined closely the con-
he had looked at them with a magnl-
flying glass.
Mrs. swope on Stand.
Mrs. Logan o. Swope. mother OF Mrs
Hyde. took the witness stand at 2 o'clock.
The defense made strenuous objection
70 lFS witness telllnG ABOUT Dr. HYDE &
courtship OF her daughter. Judge Lat
shaw overruled the objections but the
state did not press the subject Mrs.
Swope simply said she met DR.. Hyde
Frances Hyde. June 21. 1905. Immediately
after their meeting. said the witness. the
physician began TO call on her daughter.
Describing the premises Mt her home
as being In good condition sho said:
There was no sickness In the house
for many years prior TO September 1909"
or the last Illness OF Colonel Swope Mrs.
Swope said;
While Or. Hyde, Miss Keller and
were at breakfast on the morning OF
October 49, the doctor gave her a cap
sule to administer to Colonel Swope. They
went out and upon returning the nurse
told me Mr.. Swope had not taken the
medicine but would lator
when Mr.: swope suffered his con-
Vulsion DR.. Hyde said TO me:
e It's just another case like Mr.. Hun
tons. It's only a question OF time now
81 was unnerved. due 10 the death Of
Mr. Hunton and when DR. Hyde, in whom
at that time, I had absolute confidence.
said Colonel Swope 8 death was near,
felt I could not go into the room, There
fore, It was several hours before l went
to his bedside"
AS Mrs. Swope talked OF this phase OF
the case her voice faltered and for few
moments was unable 10 continue her tes-
timony. She turned and looked into the
eyes OF her daughter, Mrs Hyde. but there
Colonel Swope's Injury to shoulder.
suffered early in September. was not
serious. she said He was improving
she testified, when Miss Pearl Keller was
called on September IL TO nurse him.
On September H. said Mrs. Swope. Dr.
Hyde first talked about Colonel Swope's
will.
He said the witness. speaking OF
Mr.. Hyde came to Mr., Hunton and my
self after he had talked with Colonel
Swope and said.
" Colonel Swope wants TO make a will
He wants a Mr.. Hawthorne to be an
executor He seems to have 1t In for you.
Mr.. Hunton.'
''Mr. Swope had told him. he said. he
had given literally TO all of his relatives
and wanted TO dispose of a remaining
one-half million 10 charity but could not
make UP his mind how he wanted TO d.
vide II. The residuary, he said. Colonel
Swope had explained, would under the
VIII, as II stood. be equally divided among
his nephews and nieces.
"Dr. Hyde also said he had got Colonel
Swope to agree to have a nurse 10 care
for him
Feeling. Mrs. Swope said. that James
Moss Hunton could not live after suffer
Ing the attack Of apoplexy. she ordered
him taken TO her room, II was there he
died.
"Did you see the bleeding OF Hun
ton?" querried Mr.. Reed.
Not much OF IT, Mrs. Swope replied
Il glanced In the door just once. DR..
Hyde was jerking the string which was
around the artery In Mr. Hunfons y arm