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Show BITTERNESS DEVELOPS IN HYDrM Counsel for Defense Asserts As-serts Swope's Viscera Was Tampered With." COURT COMMISSION OFFER IS REFUSED Each Side Charges Other With Playing to the KANSAS OTTT, Tab. 21. The bitter bit-ter wrangle of the third trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde, far the murder of Oai. Thomas H Swop, took place today when attorney for the defense com- plained that they had been aoniea ino right to sxamins ths Swops viscera etas-Sib their own expert. Jobs Lucas f dsfsns connssi mad the) rttoti that ths Ttaoara hssl been ' ' tampered with." A proposition made by Prosecutor Jacobs that the viscera be submitted sub-mitted for exsminstion to a commission commis-sion of experts to be appointed by ths court was rejected bv the defense after the court had offered to appoint such' a commission. Ths wrangle between attorneys started when the prosecution showed sngsr at ths repeated inquiries by Attorney At-torney Walsh as to "what became of the Swop liver." "This is a plsy to ths Jury I" shouted Prosecutor Jacobs. "Ths defense de-fense wall knows that the liver was reduced re-duced in examination to make the slides used by the toxieologist. " When, after defense attorneys had made further complaint at being denied the viscera. Prosecutor Jacobs sprang to kis feet aad made ths offsr to submit sub-mit to a commission what waa left of th viscera. Attorney Walsh made the counter charge that ihe prosecution was "playing to the jury" snd rejected the proposal. |