The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-21
,ing and Finding of Grand
.nry Notes Cause of Much
Strife in Case.
'2E TESTIMONY THAT
DOES NOT HELP ACCUSED
mel Swope's Nurse Believes
IIDr. Hyde Bled Hunton
to Death.

lNSAS CITY, April 20.-A stormy
room scene. in which many lawyers
.ssed the court al the same time
nlbsndied charges of unfair play
liz themselves, the bond of DR.,
VI Hyde was almost revoked, and
Views for the defense threatened,
certain conditions. to attempt i'm.
hment of state witnesses, marked
dyde murder trial this afternoon.
J trouble all arose over an attache
rosecutor Conkling's Office losing
4, ,,,'rand Jury notes on the testimony
,lf. Walter S. Haines and torty-two
,pl witnesses A woman found the
W and gave them 10 Frank p. Walsh,
NJ; counsel for Dr. Hyde.
Use notes, according to Mr., Walsh.
Sl,iu statements Of DR.. Haines that
A,sRnide of potassium was found IN
SsSiscera of Col. Swope, and not
turh poison was found in Chrisman
sae 3 viseera 10 cause death.
t%Dr. Haines swears on the witness
y to any alleged facts other than
81 he will be prosecuted for per
\, said Mr.. Walsh Perjury is a
Nal offense in a murder case.
,secutor Conkllng admits this is
e|estimony Or. Haines gave before
Trand jury, but AYERS later the
,vist found traces of cyanide of
sAgium in both vlscera. He Will
b to this, says Mr.. ConklIng,
In Defense Retains Copies.
the meantime the papers have
Returned TO the state. aud the de-
is in possession Of carbon copies
e evidence Judge Latshaw is of
pinion he has no power 10 deprive
efense of the copies.
ys Pearl Keller. who attended Col.
Pin his last illness, took the stand
1.-The upheaval in court. She told
fand acted out, in part, the entire
lin the millionaire s death cham
1 AS Col. Swope was unable to
IL During part of his illness, when
.icys asked Miss Keller about his
KS during this period, she was
~ to explain them in pautomimc.
Hyde ordered her TO give Col.
70 the capsule upon which hinges
nfire case, said Miss Keller. Col.
>Ie did not want to take the medi-
kkhc testified. After he had taken
passed through the convuIsion, she
nlhnd moaned:
4 b. my God, ] wish ] was dead. |
I had not taken that medicine.
piIHyde ordered two hypodermlc in
i, ms of strYchninc when Col
= IS pulse was at li0, said Miss
DO The nurse said DR.. HYDE told
u of Swopc was plainly suffering
epopleXy.
czs Keller started TO tell of the
Id epidemic in. the Swopc home
Iefensc objected, contending this
SA mmaterial TO the death of Col.
'M3- The court held it would not
any of this testimony until the
Showed a connection.
'"'s action by the court caused much
Pc Earlier in the day The court
The state might introduce the
,,'of Moss Hunton, which the de.
NIeontended was as irrelevant as
pboid eases
me- Detail Of the Day.
as owing the overruling of the dc.
~s objections TO testimony not
y ,lg directly upon the death of
u, homas H. Swope being introduced
,ps he Hyde murder trial, Miss Pearl
go nurse, resumed the witness
!. at 1926 clock this morning.
=, particular point upon which the
M e objected was the giving Of de-
!. 4 James Moss Hun1on s death.
upurt held that the state was at
:. ng to prove motive on the part
10 Hyde in the alleged killing OF
heller Immediately began to tell
- death Of Hunton. He was suf.
a stroke of apoplexy when
7de was called, He and DR.. G.. r.
4 San bled the patient.
~ Hyde made the incision in Hun
7arm,'' said the witness. "After
~ OF blood had been drawn, DR..
wser, suggested there had been
bleeding, DR.. Hyde dissented
oanls opinion and more blood was
:, second and a third time DIR. Twy-
gected to the bleeding. But DR.
PaEontlnned the bleeding. That's
~ blood TO take from any man.
/, ,st Twyman.
On Mrs. Hyde said to her hus-
pearie, ! think you had bet
THE. Hyde then closed the wound.