The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-21
PEOPLE FLOCK TO
DR.. HYDE's TRIAL
Arrive Early To Fight for Admission
defense Has Grand Jury and
Prosecutors Notes.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 2l.-SC
great IL the excitement following the
sensational developments in the trlal
\ OF DR.. b. Clark Hyde. accused OF
poisoning Col. Thomas Swepe'- 'lAl
Judge Latshaw today ordered the
court room doors locked.
The exciting incidents following
the discovery that the grand jury ana
prosecutors notes, together with the
experts analysis, upon which the case
rests-wese- ia .he- possession OF the
defense, have stirred Kansas City.
The excitement has not taken the
form of hostility towards anyone, but
the public mind is in such in inllam'
mable condition that every precau
ton against outbreak will be taken,
No one will be admitted 10 the court
room except interested persons ana
attaches after the seats are filled. Al
z q. m. today crowds Of men and wo-
men gathered at the entrances OF the
annex, where the courtroom IS iocat-
ed. 10 wait for the opening OF court.
Attorneys Walsh and Lucas ior the
defense are jubilant over the develop
ments OF the past "a hours.
Lucas said: I'VE now have an effec-
tice barrier against any finding in this
case. IL Dr. Hyde. by q miscarriage
of Justice, should be found guilty. the
case will be reversed. IL is already
full of vital errors AMI cannot stand"
Walsh said: 1.-The state depended
on Prof. Haines' testifying that Col.
Swope was poisoned with cyanide Of
potassium. His testimony before the
grand jury was just the contrary. III
Haines now testifies that Swope died
OF such poisoning. as he must do 20
make the case stand, he must swear
in direct contradiction OF his first EVIL
dence 1t is impossible to conceive
his doing anything of the kind.
Judge Latshaw struck the defense
another blow today when he refused
to require Administrators Paxton TO
produce letters written by DR.. John
Hektoen and Prof. Haines. toxicolog
lists, in which the experts are SAID TO
have expressed the opinion that there
was no poison in the stomach OF Mar
garet Swope or in the capsules found
by Tom Swope The defense except
ed TO the ruling and announced its
intention to issue a subpoena FOR the
evidence.
Attorney Walsh asked for copies OF
charts of the nurses who attended the
family and notes of Paxtons testi-
mcny. Judge Eatshaw interrupted
the presentation of the motion with
the comment: What Is the use OF
this argument Mr.. Paxton is in court
When you need him you can have him
sworn as witness"
Miss Keller, the nurse, was recall
ed to the stand today. She resumed
her description of Hunton's bleeding
TO death. In the dialogue between
Doctors Hyde and Twyman she said
the latter warned Hyde that he knew
OF man who was bled to death by
similar treatment for apopiexy.
The state won another important
point when Judge Latshaw overruled
an objection by the defense to Miss
Keller's evidence as TO Margaret
Swopes illness. Siiss Keller said she
heard Dir. HYDE tell DR. TXYman he
had given Miss Swope an injection of
camphoratcd oil Afterward the
patients arm was fevered and swol-
len to twice its normal size. Witness
described Miss Swope's commissions
after a visit by Hyde. The young wo-
mans symptoms and means resembled
the death symptoms of Col. Swope,
she said. An antidote was admins
tered bv Dr. Twyman.