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Show oo ATTORNEYS IN WRANGLE Bitter Dispute in Hyde Trial Over Examination Examina-tion of Swope Viscera Kasas City. Peb L'l The bitterest wrangle of the third trial of Dr B. Clarke Hyde for the murder of Col Thomas H. Swope took place today when attorneys for the defense complained com-plained that they had been denied the right to examine the Swope vlscer.i through their own experts John Lucas Lu-cas of defense counsel made the assertion as-sertion that the viscera had been "tampered with." A proposition made by Prosecutor Jacobs that the iscera be submitted for examination to a commission of experts appointed by the court was rejected by the defense after the court had offered lo appoint such a commission. The wrangle between attorney! started when the prosecution showed anger at the repeated Inquiries by Attorney Walsh as to "what became of the Swope liver." "This is a play to the jury shouted Prosecutor Jacobs "The defense well knows that the liver was reduced in examination to make the slides used bv the toxicologists." When, after defense attornes had made further complaint at being denied de-nied the viscera. Prosecutor Jacobs sprang to his feet and made the offer of-fer to submit to a commission what was left of the viscera. Atlornes Walsh made the counter charge that the prosecution was ' playing to the jury" and rejected the proposal . rr |