Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1910 — ARREST DR. HYDEII IN SWOPE CASE [ARTICLE]

ARREST DR. HYDEII IN SWOPE CASE

Warrant Charges First Degree Murder in Colonel’s Death. LATSHAW GALLS GRAND JURY Preliminary Hearing Is Set for Feb. 17 —Libel Suits Are Dismissed— Bond of $50,000 Is Given— Sureties Named. Independence, Mo., Feb. 11—Dr. B Clarke Hyde has been arrested on a warrant charging first degree murder in connection with the death of Col. Thomas Swope. Dr. Hyde, with his attorneys, was waiting at the criminal courts building in Kansas City for the deputy to arrive from Independence with the warrant. Dr. Hyde was brought to Independence to be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Loar and his bail bond decided upon. Following a conference between Judge Latshaw of the criminal court, Prosecutor Conkling and James A. Reed, attorney for the Swope family, Judge Latshaw at Kansas City has decided to call a special grand jury for Saturday to' Investigate the Swope case. Attorney Frank Walsh in behalf of Dr. Hyde dismissed the libel suit against the Pulitzer Publishing company, John O. Paxton, Dr. E. D. Stewart and Dr. Frank J. Hall. Dr. Hyde gave bond In the sum of $50,000. Hearing Is set for Feb. 17. The sureties Mn'the bond are M. D. Scruggs, vice president of the Kansas City Live Stock Commission company; F. P. Neal, president of the Southwest National bank, and Herbert Hall, president of the Hall-Baker Grain company. * Frank P. Walsh, John M. Cleary, and John D. Lucas, attorneys for Hyde, joined in signing the bond.*