Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-22 | Page 18 | Cause of the Epidemic

CAUSE Of THE frit EPIDEMIC Grand Jury in Swope Case Now In Investigating Investigating the Typhoid Fever End of the Mystery Kansas City Feb 21 To determine if possible the cause of the typhoid fever epidemic that attacked the Swope homestead the grand jury now Investigating investigating gating ting the deaths of Thomas H and Chrisman Swo probably will begin b gin the examination of witnesses tomorrow The first step toward delving into the fever angle of the case was taken to today toda today day da when Miss Belle Dickon a gov governess governess governess erness and Miss Georgia Compton a seamstress were subpoenaed to appear before beCore the Inquisitorial body tomorrow Both women were employed at the Swope home and were vere stricken with u typhoid t pnola liola It was thought at least one of these witnesses would be examined today but hut as the testimony of Miss Margaret Swope and Mrs Logan O 0 Swope was longer than expected neither Miss Dickson nor Miss Compton was called The grand jury is said to have practically practically practically completed its inquiry into the death of Thomas H and Chrisman Swope An agreement whereby Mrs Irs Logan LoganO O 0 Swope is to appear before a notary Wednesday morning and give her depo dope deposition deposItion in the slander suit brought by Dr Hyde was reached today after a stormy session between attorneys representing rep representing representing resenting Hyde and the legal representatives representatives of the Swope Sw estate I