Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-24
MRS. SNEAD, LOVE
CONE, TO SEEK
DIVORCE
Wife of Banker Slayer Pre-
mares to Sue Father Turns
Against Her.

AMARILLO, TEXAS, Sept. 24.-Tak-
,,r with her the memories Of a love
that already has cost the lives of two
mon and landed a third to whom 1t
.;gbtfJlIv belonged in a prison cell un-
s.r charge of murder. Mrs Lena
Snaad, wife of John B. Snead, wealthy
San Antonio banker, has gone into Sc
o,rsion at Calvert, Texas, preparatory
70 fling suit for divorce.
Mrs snead went there Immediately
,t+sr her husband shot and killed A. G.
povce wealthy Amarillo cattleman, be-
corse he alleges, he had found evil
aerca that Boyce and his wife were
,hout to elope for a second time.
The first elopement, which shocked
and surprised Southwestern society,
whore both principals were well
known. occurred last December and
eliminated in the shooting of Boyce's
,,.ber colonel A. G. Boyce, ST., by
cread when the elder Boyce took steps
- .acure his sons release from jail,
where he had been placed on charges
,refarred by Snead. Snead was ac-
a,ittad for the shooting on the ground
Of lf-defense
Father Turns Against Her.
Mrs. Snead was accompanied by ner
u,o,bar Her father, ]. l.. Snyder, Is
,a,ortad to have turned against her
and IN he doing his utmost to secure
sraad's acuuittal on the charge of muir
der he now faces.
since going there she has exchanged
,orrasaondence with the attorneys TO-
the Bovces as we'll as the attorneys for
her husband as to what course she
should pursue.
Thai Boyce pleaded with Snead not
10 shoot him again when Boyce fell on
the street here September IA, riddled
with bucksh0t, and that Snead, firing
again remarked: Il guess you are
dead" was brought out by Karl jack
son of Amarillo, a witness, yesterday
in the hearing of Snead's plea for a
writ of habeas corpus through which
ha sacks to be released from jail on
bond
Sheriff w NJ. Burwel, another wit
ness testified that Sneads garb and
heavy beard rendered it difficult for
ac1uaintances to recognize Snead on
the day of the tragedy. The state en-
desvored through testimony of the
sheriff. to strengthen its contention
that the killing was premeditated,
number Of witnesses were exam
lned in relation to the intimacy of the
Snead and Boyce families.
Evidence Barred Concerning Elopement
An attempt to introduce the Boyce-
Snead elopement of last fall in the ex-
animation of witnesses was objected to
BY the state, because no predicate had
been laid at this hearing to justify it.
The defense waived the matter re-
serving the right to get it properly be-
fore the court. States attorneys say
the attempt to introduce the elopement
feature indicated that Snead's defense
on the charge of murder would be the
unwritten law.
Many sections of the Northwest are
represented among the crowds by well
known cattlemen who are each friends
or relatives of the Sneads or the
Boyces
new phase of the Snead case is
suggested in the subpoena issued by the
state for Terry Thompson, brother-in
law Of Snead. This process instructs
him TO bring with him certain breast
plate used for the protection of human
oody" 1t is said Snead had taken this
additional measure to prevent injury
to himself in the encounter he is gem
orally conceded to have planned with
Al Boyce.