The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1910-02-11

his uncle had done two months before.
Cbrisman Swope died December 6.
Miss Margaret Swope, Chrisman's
sister. also had convulsions in mild
er form. Her illness was diagnozed as
typhoid fever.
On December 4, Miss Cora Dickson,
governess in the Swope home and
cousin of Colonel Swope, and negro
servant in the Swope home, were both
stricken with typhoid fever.
December 5, Steward S. Fleming, Of
Maury county, Tenn, nephew OF Col.
onel Swope, who was visiting at the
Swope home, was taken i'll, typhoid
fever being given as the cause.
December 8, Miss Sarah Swope, IA
years of age a niece of Colonel Swope
became i'll of typhoid fever, and on
Dcmbr II, Miss Stella Swope, another
niece of Colonel Swope; was also
stricken with the same disease.
On December IS, Miss Lucy Lee,
daughter of Mrs. Logan Swope. was
afflicted with typhoid fever four days
after her arrival from urope. Dr.
Hyde had gone to New York, and ac-
companied the young woman home.
and had treated her in the early
stag.Ns of her illness. The five nurses
employed at the Swope home became
so aroused by the manifestations in
the disease prevailing there, that
finally they notified Mrs. Swope they
would all leave unless another physi-
clan be secured
Then Twyman was summoned and
resumed his work as the family ply
sician. :
Shortly thereafter Dr. Hyde himself
was stricken.
Later, the bodyof Chrisman Swope
was secretly exhumed and that of Col
onel Swope was taken from its tomb.
After an autopsy had been held the
stomachs of the two dead men were
forwarded to Chicago and analyzed by
Drs. Haines, Hektoen and Vaughn.
In August, 1877, DR.. Hyde, then po.
lice surgeon of Kansas City, was GUST
ed from office because of alleged in
human treatment of Annie Clements,
a negress. who had attempted to COM
NIT suicide and who had come under
his care at the police station. Dr.
Hyde's name appeared even more
conspicuously in the newspapers in the
winter of 1899, when he was chargea
with grave robbing. AT this time DIR.
Hyde was demonstrators of anatomy at
the University Medical College.
The accusation was made by Sam
McClain and Charles Perry. negroes,
who had been arrested on suspicion.
Perry confessed that he ami his COM
panion had robbed the grave of Mich
ael Kelly in st Mary's cemetery at
Independence, Mo-. and sold the body
to DR. Hyde
1t developed that many graves
around Kansas City had been robbed.
Perry admitted these robberies and
again implicated Hyde. who was ar
rested The case never came to trial.
and was finally dismissed March 4.
1899.
Dr. Hyde protested and said he
wanted complete vindication.
In 1905 attention was again directel
toward DR.. Hyde when it became
known that he had clandestinely mar.
ried Miss Frances Swope, niece of
Col, Thomas H. Swope, on June 21. OF
that year, at Fayetteville, Ark. and
against the wishes of her mother.
Mrs. Logan 0. Swope AS a result OF
the marriage, Or. Hyde and his wife's
family were alienated until a short
time ago. when a reconciliation was
brought about.
Following the announcement Of DR..
Hydes marriage to Miss Swope, Mrs.
Sarah II. Frank of Kansas City,
brought suit against DR. HYDE, asking
damages for breach of promise to
marry.
This case vas settled out of court
Dr. and Mrs. Hyde have a modest
home in fashionable part of the city
and moved in the best circles. They
have no children.
The estate of Colonel Thomas II.
Swope was valued at s3,000,000 Il.
consisted III improved Kansas City
real estatYin the heart Of the business
section esides much of out of town
Durng mis- life, Colonel Swope prov
ed fnself great benefactor to Kan
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