Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-02-11
Warrant Secured at Request Executor of SUope Estate
and Endorsed by Prosecuting Attorney.
Prisoner Released Under Bond---Grand Jury
Called to Investigate Case---New Facts
Learned Concerning Deaths.

Paxton, the executor, and Mrs. Lo-
gan Swope, mother of Chrisman,
instituted the investigation. DR..
Edward Stewart came forward with
a statement on November 10. that
| Hyde had obtained from him. active
| typhoid culture After Stewart di-
vulged this information Hyde was
placed under surveillance by de-
tectives
On December 20 Hyde himself
suffered an attack said to be ty-
phoid fever, but Stewart. who at
tended Hyde, stated although the
latter's blood was placed side by
| side in an incubator with blood
from typhoid patient, it remained
absolutely sterile of typhoid and
contained no fever germs.
After it was decided the bodies
of Colonel Swope and Chrisman
should be disinterred, Paxton and
Mrs. Logan Swope recalled Hyde's
insistence that he be permitted to
act as physician for the family al
I though DR.. G. 7. Twyman had serv-
ed in that capacity for years. Five
nurses were employed in the Swope
home and became SO aroused by
the manifestations in the disease
prevailing there, they finally noti-
fed Mrs Swope they would all
leave unless another physician was
obtained. Then DIR. Twyman was
\ summoned and resumed the services
as family physician. Shortly after
ward Hyde himself was stricken.
Later the body of Chrisman Swope
was secretly exhumed and that of
the Colonel taken from the tomb.
After an autopsy was held and the
stomachs of the two dead men for
warded to Chicago, where they
were analyzed by Drs. Haines, HEX
toen and Vaughn.
Dr.. Bennett Clarke Hyde is son
of Rev. DR.. g. w. Hyde, retired
Baptist minister, of Lexington, Mo-,
and is 40 years old. Hyde's name
has previously figured before the
public. In August, 1897, Hyde,
when police surgeon at Kansas
City, was ousted from Office be-
cause of his alleged inhuman treat
ment to Annie Clements, negress
who attempted suicide and who
came under his care at the police
station Hyde in the winter of
1889 was charged with grave-rob-
bing. At this time he was demon
strator of anatomy in medical col
lege The accusations were made
J by Sam McClain and Charles Perry,
negroes, who had been arrested on
suspicion. Perry confessed he and
his companions had robbed the
grave of Michael Kelly, in the st.
Mary's cemetery, at Independence,
Mo-, and sold the body to Hyde.
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deal with a patient people in this
way But | venture to prophecy
not much longer.
II hope therefore the governors
and legislatures of this country will
be brave enough to do their duty
In this matter. II Is time the peo-
; pie in this broad land bestir them
selves upon this vital question be-
fore 1t Is too late to do so. II
would be nothing less than a catas-
trophe II this amendment should be
defeated. II we are going also TO be
cut OF from an appeal to the court
This Is In every sense the peoples
, fight"
At the conclusion of Borah's
, speech. Senator Brown requested !
, resolution to lie on the table that
7 he might have an opportunity to
: speak on II. lie said he hoped the
amendment would be favorably act
ed on by the states regardless OF
4 Its effect on the salaries of the state
= officers aud state authorities.