Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-11
NvDe UNDER SENTENCE
TO LIFE IN PRISON

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kansns cas- Mn April II ID
bennett Clark Hyde was convicted on
MAY ~ las of the murder of Coz
Thomas II Sw0pc millionaire philan.
thropist aud The ply ysioiaas unclt hy
mauiag" ON July >. after denying
10 HYDE - new trial Judge Ralph
LAT shaw sentenced him To lite i'm.
pusonmcnt ia IN, peniienitary
Dr HYDE made strenuous efforts 20
have ia. court admit him 80 bail. OF.
iering sccmity 10 any amount. hut
Judge l.atshaw steadfastlN refused
declared the Missouri law pro-
nibitcd the release ON hail la murder
cases.
On September - ias, the HYDE at.
torneys filed an appeal FOR new trial.
There were 255 separate and distinct
points on which the attorneys said
the trial court erred In ruling
Arguments on the appeal were be.
gun In IN" supreme court AT Jeficr-
son CITY February u, Judge kelni.
shaw, Judge Brown and Judge Fer.
Iis liatening Frank l. Walsh chief
counsel tor Dr Nyde. based his ar.
gumeni Tor a new trial partly on an
attack on the toNicologistS who exam.
incd the Niscera of Moss lluntOn,
Chrisman Swupe and Thoma- II
Swope lie said the Findings oi The
Nports did not prove a chain OF mur-
~ In the Swope family He cspe.
.idiiy attacked Dr Victor G Vaughn
oI the University of Michigan. who
uad testified 10 finding strycAu,nD IN
hc liver uf Colonel Snopo Walsh
urIHIffI la al &.
yaf Vu' conclusive
uF a. des purchase nl capsule. ut
,ttupl, ol potassium plHtod au muor-
faa' part IN th trial The cyanide
Nda purchased TO kll rpdthg- tuT
prisoner said
Among other points brpusH GA. 10
the tlial were the allegation that Or
Hyde had poisoned the drinking
~a,cr OF the Swopc home with ~
phoid fcNor germs In his oouncr
don N MS shown Ia Miss Mar
/ gatct Swope, 4 niece OF Col Swop.
thrl man SWopp Margaret hIothoy
Sidarl : Fleming and Miss Nixon
cousins and lcgatccs oi Colouo.
Swopo, were IN rapid .ucc's ion
,ttiohon with typhoid lcN o.
II WAS shown that pr liydc had 80"
cured typhoid cultures tor uso in his
laboratory. hut tho 80. IL wa cuntDnu
cd. were solely lor purposes az in
yusfieaiiOn
Dr Hyde was the husband @ Col
oncl Swopc's niece ana wa- the
attending physician. The death OF
/ other mtmbors OF the Swopc family
| who ALSO were heirs bndcl the
terms OF Colonel Swopes Will 90 a
| suarc of hts vast estate, occurred
some months prior, the cause being
1 diagnosed as typhoid fever
I HYDE administered medicine al reg
/ ular Intervals IN the shape df u tablet
/ and The nurse declared, IN her state
mcnts 10 the prosecuting attorney
I hat frequently after taking the tab
| lets. Colonel Swopc would apparent,
/ ~ suffer from spasms. ON the day h,
| died. he had been feeling H. bni ap
! parenily Vas nor IN a. had u cundi
[ ton. as ~ other times Within lew
/ minutes after n tablet had bycn given
! him hy the nurse under IN HYDE
| directions. he suffered a spasm and
| died
The motive ALLEGED by the stare III
/ prosecuting To, cast, was that Dr
! Hyde knew of the cNlsicnce oi a VII
giving 10 his wife a large share oi
/ the rich Swope estate Dr Swop,
was u philanthropisl and had given
large sums of mones 10 heahlli>
kansus CITY and 10 aid in charities
and public enterprises. one % MS
largest gifts. Was Swope's park. u
handsome tract OF land. worth a iars,
sum uf money II was ALLEGED that ID
! Hyde feared thai before his death
Colonel swopc might make further
public or charitable donations by
changing his viii
| Since his conviction ana pending
the outcome nj the appeal case, DR.
l,Hydn has been a prisoner In the coun
IS jail at Kansas CITY. The county
marshal nj first permitted Hyde 20 NJ
| up his cell with handsome furnishings
bu, because of an inirin scmen, of IA,
| prison rules On seyerai occasions
these furnishings were removed ant
HYDE occupied cell like the othel
prisoners,