| Show KANSAS CITY I 1 POISON CASt CASE CASER I I Strychnine Found in the Vis j I cera of the Late Col Thomas Thomasi i Swope and the Suspicions of i Relatives Fully Confirmed SENSATIONAL SE MURDER TRIAL T IAL SEEMS PROBABLE I Damage Suits For Sums Ag Aggregating Aggregating Aggregating Filed Against Persons Who Have Been Busy Investigating ELEMENTS OF MYSTERY Chicago Jan SI Strychnine was found throughout the viscera of the late Colonel Colonl Colon i Thomas lomas H Swope the Kansas City mU mit i according to a report made by b I Drs Dra Walter alter S Haynes Ludwig Hektoen and Victor C Vaughn to John G Paxton executor of the Swope estate here today The same poison Is if also believed to have been found in the liver of Chrisman Swope a nephew of Colonel Swope but it was announced that the examination of his hili organs had not been completed to the tiie satisfaction of the toxicologists ta ann and would be 00 continued Although Virgil Conkling the prosecuting jog ing in attorney of Kansas City refused to tomake tomake tomake make any statement Mr Paxton said that criminal prosecution would follow their return home Official Statement The following statement was wa given out by Mr Paxton after his conference with the On account B Count of the widespread ad interest t tin in ill the investigation that has been made into the cause Ruse of the death of or Thomas II H Swope I feel feI it proper for me to make public the fact act that Dr Hektoen Dr Haines and Dr Vaughn as the result of their investigations extending over a pe period period nod of several Beveral weeks give ghe to me inc their opinion that Mr fr r Swope Sope died from the ef effects effects effects of poison poi on The Kansas City party returned home tonight and will wilt be present pre ent at tile tHe t inquest tomorrow Those present at the conference here today toda besides Mr lr Paxton Mr Conkling Conklin fa faI fl fland i and the three doctors were ere Attorney I f fJames r rJames James A Reed an associate of Mr Pax Fax Paxton tJ i ton in the Swope Sope estate Coroner E F Pi Pitr p Zwart of Kansas fit City it and Bud Thomas H 11 tr trai tJ i Swope a nephew of the dead millionaire J I Satisfied Beyond Doubt The conference rence lasted several hours and every everS bit of the evidence submitted by the Hie toxicologists was Ii carefully consid considered considered ered erH before the statement nt concerning the ich tt hf n d that hIDe flue was wi present pre ent In n various places in Colonel organs while bile no one would make a statement that strychnine itself was administered TI Paxton said aid that nil all were satisfied that thata a drug containing strychnine in ill large quantities had been en given the dead man Mr lr Paxton and Thomas Swope were re greatly agitated by the report Mr swope would make no statement concern concerning concernIng concerning ing his suspicions or future plans plane but butIr Mr Ir Paxton emphatic in his hill was predictions predictions ai a that criminal prosecution would fol follow follow follow v low on the return of the party to Kan Ran Kansas Kansas cc sas sac City CIt When hen pressed preMed to name the per person A d son or persons under suspicion Mr Pax Paz Paxton Paxton at atte ton refused to name anyone te The report of the three doctors follows an examination of the organs organ of the tilt two Cl c dead le d men which hae hu ha lasted la about three di weeks Third Expert Called In th ti Drs Hajne Haynee and aDd started the cc Investigation but after it was as well under underway underway way they the called in Dr Victor C C Vaughn rt ri dean of the medical al department of the tt University of Michigan At the th time Dr w Vaughn was called in a white powder I had l len been en found which wa was walS s said to be R strychnine but the two toxicologists ts did B Continued on Page P Two ni c i POISON IS SHOWN IN KANSAS CITY CASE Continued from Page One not care eare to report it as such without the corroboration of a third person Dr Vaughn said today toda that ho fully agreed with the other physicians ph in the report When hen told that Dr B D C Hyde of oi Kan han Kansas Kansas hansas sas City had brought suit against him to recover tor Jor alleged slander Mr Ir Paxton refused to discuss the matter matterT W v T Johnson an attorney represent representing ing log Mrs B C Hyde H de was refused admission admission sion sloe to the conference Mr Ir Johnson came camp here today to be present when the report of the doctors was made Suspect Brings Suit Kansas City Jan 31 The tiling filing of dam damage damage damage age suits by Dr B DC C Hyde the Swope family physician ph against an attorney and two physicians ph connected with the in investigation Investigation of the deaths of Colonel Thomas H and Chrisman Swope marked his active entrance into the case here to day The suits are for sums aggregating Following the filing of the suits state statements meats ments were issued by b Dr Hyde and his wife who was a niece of Colonel Swope and a sister of Chrisman Swope regard ing lag the deaths of the two men Mrs Hyde expresses absolute confidence in m her husband The first suit filed flied was against Attorney John G Paxton executor of the Swope estate and who has been prominent in the inquiry Slander is alleged Dr Hyde H de charges that Mr Paxton openly declared the physicians had poisoned Thomas H and Chris Chrisman ChrIsman Chrisman man Swope causing their deaths Act Actual Actual Actual ual damages of ot and punitive damages of are asked in this suit Alleged Defamatory Statements Mr Paxton Paton Dr Frank J Hall a bac and Dr Edward L 1 Stew Stewart Stewart Stewart art are named as defendants in the second suit which Is for Mr Hyde alleges these men made malle defamatory defamatory tory torr statements regarding him in con connection connection connection with the Swope deaths The suits were filed in Independence Mo 10 shortly after atter noon today toda Almost simultaneously with ith the the re port of the three physicians who ho have been examining the organs of Colonel Swope saying poison polson had been found in his stomach was made public Mrs Irs H des statement gives a de do detailed tailed account of the illness of her brother It also expresses a desire to have the investigation as vigorous and complete as possible that there may be no doubt about the causes of death Mrs Irs Hyde Hydes statement says sa s that Chrisman Swope was taking medicine that he had obtained from a man in Kansas City Kan This medicine she said consisted of white pills and was contained in an ordinary pill box Reason Suits Were Filed Dr Hyde explained that one reason why hy he brought the suits was to have an opportunity of demonstrating beyond a doubt that all rumors concerning him in connection with the mysterious deaths were false When Dr Hyde HyIe heard beard of the result of the examination of Colonel organs he declined to make any state statement statement ment mont From Chicago Mr Paxton retained Attorney John II H Atwood to look after his interests ts Mr Atwood Immediately notified John M 11 Clear deary Dr Hydes at attorney torney turney that he lie would expect depositions depositions depositions in the case to be made by Dr Hyde on next Thursday Dr Hyde and his attorneys held a lengthy length confer conference ence tonight Henry Henr L Jest the fist assistant pros prosecuting prosecuting prosecuting attorney said the bringing of the suits would in no way affect afi ct the tho plans of ot the state It was rumored prior to the departure of Prosecutor Virgil Conkling for Chicago where he hemet hemet hemet met with the physicians when they re returned returned returned turned their official report that no ac action action action tion would be taken toward an arrest until after the coroners jury jur had held an inquest over the remains of Colonel Swope The inquest will be held beld Wednesday or Thursday S S |
