Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-29
Mrs. Hyde, Who Saved Her Husband
After jury Convicted Him of
Murder, Explains Why She Believes
Wife Must Stand by Her Mate
Without Question Though
All the World Be Against Him

Of evidence presented by the State that the
public believed the charges In the minds
of the Swope family there was no doubt
Yet when they asked Mrs Hyde to desert
her husband and laid before her the evil
dence upon which they based their belief
that he had intended to kill her mother, Mrs.
Hyde was immoveable
But am his wife, she said, ono mat
ter what is said against him promised to
love and honor him--I vowed it at the altar
and I cannot break that VOW And she
never did.
When her mother, sisters brothers and
grlhood chums sought to argue with her
she closed her door on them. When her
mother was turned away from her home
she collapsed and was near death for many
weeks, but when she recovered she an
nounced that until her mother would take
her husbands hand she could never take
hers.
Mrs. Hyde had inherited her portion of
the Swope estate-$300 000 The whole OF
this she Immediately put at the disposal OF
her husband s attorneys.
On the witness stand it was shown that,
besides those who died, there were nine vie
Tins Of typhoid in the Swope family and
that Colonel Swope and his brother had died
jury the proof Of DR.. Hvdes guilt was con.
elusive It gave verdict OF guilty, and
sentence TO serve ninety-nine years in the
pcnltentiary was pronounced
Even then the wife s faith did not wave,
do not ask if he is guilty. she declared.
am his wife and know my love and trust
will save him
The Supreme Court reversed the lower
court and granted another trial, but this
was interrupted by juror who fed When
ne was captured he was disqualified and a
new trial was ordered. At the third trial
the jury disagreed
Against the fortune OF Mrs Hyde the
State pitted its whole resources and accepted
from Mrs. Hyde mother 100000 to help
pay the expenses Of the prosecution. To
reinforce the mothers contribution civic
societies and capitalists contributed many
thousands Of dollars
When Missouri sent to New York for
PSYCHOLOGISTS it found that sixty-seven of the
foremost poison experts had been engaged
by Mrs. Hyde.
The States principal witness died sud
denly few days before he was to be called
TO tell what the State has ALWAYS claimed
would have convicted Dr. Hyde. nurse,
whose story was important died in the
midst of her testimony. juror became in
sane at the end of one trial. trial Judge
was taken to sanatorium One of the at
torncys collapsed in the court room and
never recovered
Each night. for many months, Mrs. HYDE
kept vigil with her husbands attorneys at
their council board
throughout seven long years she had
none of the comfort of friends or relatives
from her costly mansion she had gone into
modest house that there might be more
money for her husband s defense.
And when the State of Missouri dis
missed the case against Dr. Hyde the Dis
''rirt Attorney stood mp in court and said
We cannot keep up the fight against
ms woman Her faith has tied our hands.
despite our evidence against her husband -
Mrs. Hyde smiled and. stretching her
arm across the counsel table, clasped her
husbands hand