Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-19
CLAIMS
WIT Ness IN
HYDE CASE
DIR. TWYMAN SUCCUMBS
TO ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Doctor Hyde Without Emotion
Hears Excoriating Address OF
Prosecutor De0ouncing Him
as Gold Greedy Murderer
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Kansas city April lS-ScareeN
had the state completed It's opening
statement In the murder trial ot Or
b. G. HNdc today when Dr. G. T.
Twvman. one of the prosecution 81
most important witnesses, died at a.
local hospital He was stricken last
saturday Acute appendicitis caused
death.
Dr Twyman was for years the
Swope family physician When the
nurses struck al the residence and
accused, pr Hyde, they carried their
complaint TO Dr Twyman. He called
l9r HYDE to his office and told him be
was suspected. In other matters than
/ those pertaining TO his duties as "a
physician, pr 1'wyman was a con-
tidcnte OF the SWope family.
Upon him the state depended large
~ 60 prove that Dr Hyde hled James
Moss Hunton to death He was also
expected TO testify regarding the al
legged attempt TO Dr. HYDE to poison
Miss Margaret Swope, Miss Swope
was Dr Twyman's patient when, 1t s
said, Dr. HYDE tried to KIN her
When Or. Hyde's attorneys took q
y
fused to criticize DR. Hyde Without
going into detail, Dr. Twyman said he
approved, IN general Dr Byde's work
in connection with the illnesses of
various members OF the SWope fam
ily
So valuable did the state consider
the testimony of Or. THyman that at
one time Prosecutor Conkling thought
of dismissng the jury which had been
chosen, but not sworn and awaiting
the recovery of the physician before
beginning the trial
Dr HYDE sat calmly between his
wife and his father in the criminal
courtroom today and heard himself
described rs man whose greed for
gold had made him prisoner and "A
murderer.
II was Attorney James p Reed, who
in the course OF delivering the prose-
cutions statement IN the ease, thus
anted the physician
Throughout the long ordeal Of
lc1ipg the cXcoriating address. Hyde
listened attcntvelN AZ no time did
he rDRcal Il sign of perturbation.
wien Nlr Reed closed, Mrs HYDE
.Lrncd, pattcd her husband IN the
- oulder and said
you ala fine"
a few feet behind the HNdes sat
Mrs. Logan q. Swope, mother of Mrs.
Hyde and employer OF Attorney Reed
She, too. paid strict attention to the
address. but displayed no emotion
Many members of the Swopc fam
iiy were present when conrt opened
The state objected to the presence OF
Mrs Hyde, Judge fatshaw ruled that
AN Witnesses In the case exccYt Mrs
hyde ana Mrs Swopc should be oX-
Guided from the courtroom.
Clashes between attorneys kept the
spectators alert Tho defense made
early and active objections to the
state telling the jury Of any incidents
in the SNope home not directly con-
nccted with the death of colonel
SWope The court decided TO admit
all circumstances that the state AYERS
win tend 10 show that plot existed
TO cXterminatc the entire Swope
family But although this ruling was
made carly In the morning session
counsel for the defense never ceased
to make strenuous arguments against
such procedure. AZ ono time Frank
= Walsh, chief counsel for pr Hyde.
became so exercised over the point
lhot he made vicious attack ON
stete's Witnesses characterizing some
Of them as liars" ana thieves"
As result of the courts decision
feearding this Introduction of tesfi-
mOny. the whole panorama of incl
dents In the Swo-o home from the
first illness of Colonel Swone was lis-
played Every death i'm the house
every illness of members of the
Swopo family and others which the
state ALLEGES Dr. Hydc caused au 2
q great number of suspicious that
have been formed was reviewed
ono fImT ID seemed fbt inner
most secrets of The domestic lial
i'm the Swopc family would be- ry
posed When MI Reed launched un /
the history ol tho courtship at Hr I
and Mrs HYDE which ended IN .lp /
and for Insurance caused /
family cstrangemcnt, the spectators
leaned forward eagerly MIR. Walsh .
quickly intcrposed an objection 90 |
this story and tho court sustained
him
Hundreds Of people were unable 30 7
get into the court room The scats
were filled am hour before the sos-
sion started Later the nislcs filled
Many spectators brought lunch Wit} i
them. Tho crowd was quiet and or
lcriv
The charge that Dr. Hyde poisoned
'olonel Swoue and Chrisman SWopc 4
by the use of cAHnidc of potassium ass
we'll as strNchuine was the only new
feature brought out in Mr.. Reeds ad-
dress Dr. HNde purchased large
quantities of cyanide ut potassium
capsules nt local drug store which
was recently burned IL WAS said. Ac-
,ordine 10 Alr Reed, however. The
paison" books of the druggist. com
aiming records nf ilydc's purchases
Acrc saved
Simultaneous with the buying OF
he cyanide capsules. said Mr. Reed.
he physician obtained quantity of
4ollcnden digestive tablets similar n
appearance 20 the poison By the use
f the digestive capsules the attorney
harped Dr. Hyde hoped To- cover up
he fact hc had administered poison
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