The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-23
Mention Is Made of Candy
 Sent to Stella SWOpe
HYDE'S LAWYERS AROUSED.
Mention of the Candy Is Surprise to the Defense and Causes Long Con suItation Among Attorneys
 for the Defendant

Kansas City. April 22.-seven days
 after pr. B. c. Hyde gave Miss Stella
 swope box of candy the young woman developed typhoid fever. according to Miss
 Anna Houihan, a nurse. who was wit
 ness in the Swope murder trial this aft
 ernoon. Thus. for the first time in the
 investigation of the Swope tragedies. was
 the question of candy brought into :he
 case.
 The mention of the candy came ss a surprise to pr. Hyde and his counselcrs pr. Hyde who was sitting tilted back in his chair. smihngly, listening to the testimony of the nurse, quickly moved
 over to his attorneys and entered into a conference with them Mrs. Hyde soon joined the little group. For several min utes they talked earnestly.
 Tt is significant feature but can
 not say just what will develop from an investigation of it." Special Prosecutor
 James A. Reed said later.
 Attorneys for Dr. Hyde said they did not regard the testimony seriously. The death of Craftsman Swope and the illness of Margaret Swope were reviewed by Miss Anna Houlihan. She caused the threatened walk-out of the nurses at the Swope home and demanded an investiga- ton of Dr. Hyde last December 1S Miss HouIihaa's Story
 Miss Houlihan was on the stand prac-
 tically all day. Her story was long but
 interesting. It was filled with striking
 utterances and vivid descriptions. At times her testimony was most grue-
 some. In telling of Dr. Hyde's action
 after Chrisman Swope had died. lying
 cross-wise of bed. she said: 'Dr Hyde
 grasped the dead man by the feet and
 turned him around in bed" How did he do it?' asked Attorney Reed ?'
 In attempting to initiate the moans of | Chrisman and Margaret Swope the wit | ness gave utterance to a cry of anguish Spectators. unaware of her intention tc make tte sound. rose q5i -ss~ ,. r their
 seats thinking some i'll had befallen her.
 The description of two cases of con
 vnlsions showed marked similarity Miss Houlihan said the patients acted the same In many respects.
 Again today the corridors of the crirn-
 inal court building were blocked with people who were unable to get into the
 court room.
 Miss KelIar Questioned Cross-examination of Miss Pearl Keller. Colonel Swope's nurse, was resumed in
 the criminal court by Attorney Frank P. Walsh Mir. Walsh indicated before the opening of court that his interrog ation would be somewhat extended. During
 the entire afternoon session yesterday
 MT. Walsh questioned Miss Keller Tho examination of the witness is neces- sarily long, as she has testified at four different hearings She has been be-
 which investigated in behalf of Dr.
 Hyde's libel suit. the coroner's jury and the criminal court
 Miss Keller is recognized as the state s premier witness in the hearing. Mrs Hy,ie will be used by the defense in an attempt to refute Miss Keiler's testimony.
 Thus the whole fight centers down to a
 battle between tho two women. Mrs. Hyde is well versed with every angle of her husbands case and Is lend
 ing much aid to his lawyers. especially in
 tho examination of Miss Keller. Miss Annie Houlihan, a nurse, told the
 story of the death of Chrisman swope.
 People are being murdered in this house." she Is said to have declared to Dr. Twyman. in speaking of her suspi- cions regarding Dr. Hyde. She led the strike of nurses. Over the protest of pr. Hyde's counsel, the witness began an account of the death of Chrisman Swope. The court advised the jury that in case testimony about this
 death did not tend to prove motive on the
 part of Dr., Hyde in the alleged murder of Colonel Swope, the evidence would be ordered excluded. Seized With ConvuIsion Miss Houlihan said that on the night of
 December B. when Chrisman Swope was seized with the convulsion which imme- diately preceded his death she was at tending to three patients.
 Mrs Hyde called me to Chrisman S
 room and told me the doctor said the pa tents temperature was rising. A few minutes later Dr. Hyde told me he had given Chrisman a capsule.'t 'sDr Hyde left the room," said the wit ness. land I started to give the patient bath. He talked with me and seemed in good spirits. Suddenly he was seized with convulsion. Ills head drew back.
 His arms doubled up. The legs became rigid. His whole body shook violently. He made most peculiar moaning sound. Here Miss Houlihan gave an illustra- ton of how the patient acted.
 q rushed to the door and called pr. Hyde" she continued "He came and asked: What has happened to Chris
 man.? told him I did not know. Short fiy afterward remarked to him >t fl looked as though Chrisnan had menin- gitis pr. Hyde said that was what was the matter"
 what did Dr. Hyde dor the attorney asked. .s
 'He gave two .hypodernic injections of digitalis and nitrogycerine." the witness answered MT. Reed. At this stage of the testimony court adjourned for the noon recess and the afternoon session saw Miss Houihan on the stand. After the convulsion. what state was the patient in?" MT Reed asked.
 "A state of coma" declared the wit ness Wedding Present Attached