The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-18
AN HERB DOCTOR
PRESCRIBED FOR THE
FAMILY OF SWOPE
NEGRO ADMITS THAT HE HAD
BEEN DOSING THEM FOR
YEARS.
THE PRACTICE WAS LUCRATIVE
More Than Ten Thousand Dollars
Passed Into the Hands Of the Eb-
ony Hued Praetietioner-Know
edge Of Medicine Slight.

KANSAS CITY. MO, FeD. lb-by
going to Knsas City, Kan, to take dep
ositions in the libel suit brought
against John r. Paxton by DR.. b. G.
Hyde. accused of causing the death
of his wife's uncle, Col Thomas H
Swope. DR.. Hyde's attorneys have in.
validated their deposition notices, is
the claim of Paxton's lawyers
Unable to secure service on DR..
Chasing Hatred Chase Jordan. the
negro doctor from whom the Swopes
secured herb medicine in this state,
Paxton's attorneys went to Kansas
City, Kan, this morning. There
they prevailed upon the negro to make
deposition
BY so doing John H. Atwood, one
one Of the firm representing Paxton,
says the opposing attorneys took dep
ositions in two places under one no
tice, which invalidates the notice
DR.. Jordan, the herb doctor of Kan
sas City, Kan, was treating Chrisman
Swope by telephone up to the day be-
fore he died. He still is supplying
medicines fer the Swope family, and
he has been paid more than $4,000
by the Swopes for treatment.
DR.. Jordan admitted that for many
years he had given medicine to every
member of the Swope family except
Col. Thomas H. Swope. He had given
them charcoal tablets and his own
herb concoctions, for stomach troub-
lie, headache and all sorts of ailments.
He furnished medicine which was
sent to Miss Lucy Lee Swope in Paris
and also made a medicine for Miss
Margaret Swope. Chrisman Swope
came to his Office a few days before
he died, and got some charcoal tab
let's, he said, and then went home.
DR.. Jordan did not see him any more
until his death, but talked to Chris
man Swope and Mrs, Swope about
Chrisman's condition every day on the
telephone up to the day before the
young mans death. !
DR.. Jordan testified that he is now
treating Thomas Swope, Jr., and his
baby, who are sick, and that night be-
fore last he got an order from Mrs.
Logan w. Swope for more medicine.
which he is now preparing.
He says that Mrs .Swope's medicine
supply is eXhauted because she threw
away all the medicine left in the
house after the death of Col. Swope
md Chrisman Swope
Questioned regarding his practice
md the medicine he used, DR.. Jordan
howed a remarkable ignorance con-
erning the names and effects of vari-
us herbs, although he said he had
1ade them his life study
The attorney next took up the rela-
ion of the negro with the Swope fam
". He said that Mrs. Logan W.
sually ordered the medicine for the
ntire family
How much money have you collect
d from the Swopes?" asked Mr..
Walsh
II cannot say" DR.. Jordan said, II
innot remember"
"As much as $2O,OO0?"
81 think not"
"As much as $10,000?"
We'll about that much" Dr. Jordan
md. Maybe 1t was a little more
an that, maybe considerably more,
1t nothing like $4,000"
Mrs. Swope," he said, has kept a
pply of my medicines on hand ever
nee ! began to treat the family"
The attorneys for DR.. c. B. Hyde
today that Col. Swope on
ny Is, 1909, about six months before
died, decided Emma NJ Richards a
use and lot In this city said to be
nth about 100000 The deed was
ID in the county recorders Office a
v days after Col Swope's death.
Mrs Richards is the divorced wife
Elmer ]. Richards Of this city. Rich
Is at one time sued John G. Humeh,
former queensware merchant Of
nsas City for 100000 damages for
sged alienation of Mrs. Richards
,ctions. How Col Swope came to
Ike Mrs. Richards a present OF the
Use and lot is not known. It is said
when the deed was discovered 1t
SD considerable surprise.