Show WALSH SAYS SA YS ys-i ys I SWOPE CASE MADE MYSTERY ti f Able Plea of f Hydes Hyde's Attorney ney Moves Mores Jurors to t l Tears 1 t r 1 I DEFENDANT VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES Arguments of Six Attorneys to Cover Twenty Hours KANSAS CITY OTTY May 12 Jurors 12 Jurors wept today day when Attorney Frank Prank P. P Walsh delivered tho the first closing address in behalf of ot Dr B B. O. O Hyde on trial for tor forthe tho the alleged poisoning of ot CoT Ool Thomas H. H H W. W O. O Orone Crone and end William cried Much of tho the first hour of Mr Walsh's speech was devoted to denouncing tho the state for intimating that Mrs Hyde lied on the witness stand in order to save her ber husbands husband's life This tate state statement ment be he said Raid practically aUy tainted the defendants defendant's 15 wife as an 3 accomplice of her husband in crimes tho the state avers lIe he committed Tho The attorney spoke poke several times of the awfulness of talc take ing the d doctor tor from his hi wife's side eide to choke Him like ike a dO dog on the gallows lows Members of tho the Swope family and other othor people who testified for the state char charged ed the speaker had twisted their j I testimony to suit Buit the needs of ot the pr prosecution s cuti cutin n The whole case ease in fact he said was based upon suspicions rumors rumor and conjectures As f for r Dr Hyde Mr Walsh ins insisted sted ho never wron wronged ed any manDo manDo man mM Do you want to take the lbs filth suggestion u that it was wasa a pleasure to to th this s man to see seo Colonel Swope die that that- h ini might bt get et his dirty ditty money naked asked Mr Walsh On Evidence of at Mrs Swope If Hyde is hanged banged continued the attorney it will Ibe be upon the word wod o of Mrs Logan 0 O. Swope the only witness who testified tha that the knew of the residuary ry portion of f the estate th tb the ext explanation the tat jt r 1 lel 94 f o or tl iS I Ito to got to t rid Q J. J 42 ol Mr Walsh had not rota concluded his big speech pe Ch at noon When the j jurymen soo stopped stepped ped into he r box today tody they faced eighteen i hours of oratory Six s 's three for fur the defense and three three- r representing p ff dt J the tho state were ere yet yet- yetto to address them thern Tho The attorneys were originally twenty hours bours in which h to make their final ar month ments Assistant Prosecutor Prosecutor- Henry L. L J Jost st used two t-o hours of of- tho states state's time last night Attorneys alternated In addressing the he jury today on ono one of or the states state's representatives tives tI having th the tho floor last For Dr Hyde Frank Prank P. P Walsh R R. Rd R R. Brewster and arid John M. M Lucas scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- to speak The remaining orators for forthe forthe forthe the state at the opening of ot court James A. A Reed Red John M M. Atwood and Prosecutor Virgil S. S Conkling Mr Jost's Josts address which was no no completed completed com corn until after arter 7 1 o'clock last night characterIzed characterised Dr H Hyde aji as a nd antI and anda antIa a plotter who was vas willing to ku kill his wife wife's s relatives In order to get got their money for lor himself First Degree or Innocent Prior to Dr Josts Jost's addre address s Judge Latshaw Lat Lt- shaw Instructed tho the Jury Jur that It must either find Dr Hyde guilty of murder In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first t degree or Innocent First ill d de degree gree Iree murder Is punishable hy by death or life lire Imprisonment In Missouri Indications ar are that the Jury will retire retiro re- re tire tiro to consider r Its verdict Friday night or Saturday morning Every door of the courtroom was ilS thrown open this and and- the tho halls were weri packed with pushing eager people Judge Jude Latshaw announced that at I noon he would w exclude the Spectators of ot the h mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing through a a. side aide door and admit a 1 new crowd by another entrance Attorney Frank P. P Walsh made the nut first closing address for tho the defense Before the attorney spoke of or nn any of ot the evidence In the case caso he attacked Mr Jest Jost for lor the th nature of or his address last night In which Dr Hyde was wan referred to as aR this f fellow fel fellow fel- fel I- I low and Mr Mrs H Hyde de upbraided ns as ft a falsifier fal fat sifter for the time testimony she he had given gl In behalf of or her husband Mr Ir Walsh's eulogy of ot Mrs Irs Hyde W wa wa-s wa extend extended cd A As he spoke of or the thA defendants defendant's defendants defendant's defend defend- ants ant's wife Juror W. W C. C Crane Cran crl cried cited d. d Tho The whole S ope ca case averred erred Mr orr Walsh was a made m built out of ef little straws gathered In and up Into a 3 massive structure Dr Hd Hyde Hydo was pictured as ns a a victim of or circumstances but a a. man who was bravo bra In hi the face race of ot tho the dark charges a against litre When Moss ro I Hunton's death deatha was a U men man d both Mrs frs Swope and I Mrs Hr Hyde e were ere overcome o and although they remained re remained re- re reamed In tho the courtroom both wept co copiously co piously |