The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-28
MISSING NOTES TO
MAKE TROUBLE IN
BIG MURDER TRIAL
Dirty Water Said to Have Been
Used by Hyde in a Hypo-
dermic Injection.

Kansas City, April 2S.--f Judge
Ralph S. Latshaw had known last
week as much about the disappearance
of the grand jury notes, which fell into
the hands of DR.. HSde's counsel last
Wednesday as he does now, three per-
sons would AVE been ordered arrested
by him. Furthermore, he believes that
If he had been notified of the loss OF
the papers as soon as they We're missed
they never would AVE gotten into the
hands of the defendants attorneys.
These two statements he made to-
day. But now that events AVE trans
pired as they have, and he was left so
long in the lark about the matter. the
court is going to put up to Prosecutor
Virgil Conkling to take some action.
II have told all 1 know about the
case to the prosecutor. He can do
whatever he likes said the judge.
In the meantime Prosecutor Conk-
ling is still investigating. He has
asked the local bar association to help
sign If 1t a be shown that he is in
any way to blame for the loss Of the
papers. Three men whose names are
not given out are suspected of stealing
the papers
Miss Rose Churchill and Miss Eliza
beth Gordon were the only two wit
nesses before the court during the
morning session. Both went to the
Swcpe house on December 4 and re-
manned during the typhoid epidemic.
Their evidence was similar to that Of
other nurses who have testified.
Miss Gordon was on the stand about
an hour at the close of court yesterday.
Her statement that she saw DR.. Hyde
use dirty water in giving Chrisman
Swope a hypodermic injection came as
a surprise to both the state and the
defense. as the nurse had never spoken
Of the alleged occurrence before.
Court was convened promptly at 9
o'clock this morning, in keeping with
the longer session system announced
by Judge Latshaw yesterday. Here
after at least seven and one-half hours
of court will be held every day. The
smallest crowd that has been present
since the trial opened was in the court
room this morning. About 100 persons
were present.
witness through a long series of unin-
teresting questions regarding her
charts, and then tool up the illness of
Margaret Swope. Until a few minutes
before Miss Swope was seized with a
CONFUSION on December Is. she said.
the girl was bright and cheerful.
Hyde Medicine Ditched.
The state attempted to get into evil
dence the orders that were given by
Dr. regarding the admins
tering of medicine at the house during
the typhoid epidemic. Strenuous OBJ
lection by the defense caused the court
to send the jury to its room while the
point was argued.
The court held that the testimony
might be introduced and Miss Gordon
said that DR.. Twyman ordered that no
more of the medicine Their in the house
be given to the patients. All of the
medicine in the house was DESTROYED
on December 16 and new remedies pur-
chased, testified the witness.
Did DR.. Hyde leave the house on
December 1872" asked Mr.. Reed.
He did," Miss Gordon replied.
How did the patients progress after
his departure?"
"They got WE'LL"
MI. Bremster began a cross examina-
ton Of the witness. He drew from her
the admission that Margaret Swope and
Miss Nora Bell Dickson were ill in the
same room. Miss Gordon had insisted
each nurse should have had but one
patient to look after. and be on duty
"a hours a day. Mr.. Brewster called
attention that If this had been done
there would have been four people
sleeping at the same time in one room.
Asked why she did not speak to DR.,
Hyde when she saw him using dirty
water in making hypodermic, Miss
Gordon replied:
There is an iron bound rule that we
shall never criticise the attending phv-
sician. I merely looked at DR.. HYDE.