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Show INTIMATION THAT HYDE I MAY SECURE NEW TRIAL I KANSAS CITY, Juno 21. Judge Ralph Latshaw of tho criminal court Jntinuitcd In an interview here today that ho might grant a new trial to Dr. B. C. Hyde, recently re-cently convicted of having poisoned Colonel Col-onel Thomas IT. Swope. "I am reading carefully every citation given me by tho attorneys for Dr. Hyde," said Judge LaLshaw. "If I bncome satls- fled that their contention Is correct, that H3 the grand jury Indictments wcro not Awl specific enough to allow Dr. Hyde to pre- 1 I pare a cyanide defense. I certainly shall w J grant a new I rial. m m "And," Judge Latshaw added. "I am U not so sure that tho defense hnd not some ft V strong points in Us favor." 8-8 |