The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-09-27
WILL BE DUTY AND PLEASURE
TO AVENGE DEATH OF FAITH
Err, SAID LETTER.
WOMAN TELLS STORY OF PLOT
Plans for Second Elopement Revealed
at Hearing of Texan Who Killed
His RivaI-Letters Read
to Court.

Amarillo, Tex, Sept. 27.-Letters
written by Boyce to Mrs. Sneed, intro
duced in evidence in the hearing of
the habeas corpus proceedings in be-
half of Mrs. Sneed's husband, John
Beal Sneed, slayer Of AL G.. Boyce, her
admirer, with whom she once eloped,
had planned a second elopement
Mrs. L. A. Rogers of Dallas testified
that Mrs. Sneed had shown letters
signed Albert" to her in July and Au-
gust of this year, and reiterated, on
cross-examination, statements as to
her knowledge of an alleged plot
against Sneed's life.
She declared that she had revealed
to Sneed that his wife and Boyce were
planning Sneeds death and the re-
moval of her children. She said she
had gained this information from let
ters between them, and also from con-
versation with Mrs. Sneed Mrs Rog-
ers lived in the same house with the
Sneeds for time.
She declared that Sneed then show
ed great agitation and seemed quite
unlike his former self.
The letters are numerous and cover
the period from the arrest of young
Boyce and Mrs. Sneed in Winnipeg
nine months ago, until few days be-
fore Boyce was killed here, Septem-
ber IA, by Sneed. All of the letters
are written in most affectionate terms.
m a nf hnn
precious Lena" or MY darling Lena
and ending Your boy forever, Al
bert"
1t is these letters upon which Sneed
relies for acquittal at his trial at the
hearing,
One of the letters read at the hear
ing says: I'VE are going through lots
of suffering and sorrow, precious, and
| love you with an undying love, and
will to the end, and life at present is
one long aching void, and | do miss
you and long for you to comfort me-
Your boy forever. AL. BOYCE.'
"Duty to Avenee Fathers Death"
Another letter says: "It will be my
duty and pleasure to avenge the death
of my father. He was the best and
noblest of men, and to think of his
being killed in his old age, when he
was almost helpless, by this kind of a
brute, is awful. | cannot write more
love you with all the strength | pos
sess. l only wish we were together to
bear our sorrows. | love you, | love
you, love you. Good night
A letter written later speaks of
plans for q second elopement in No
vember, and part of 1t reads: when
we can go away together again know
we will be happy ! can hardly await
that day. There will be no more mis-
takes. will protect you with a strong
arm forever. No one will follow us
and cause trouble without danger to
themselves. | love you, precious, as
no woman was loved by man before
With an eternal, everlasting love,
your griefstrioken boy,
ALBERT"
After Sneed was tried for the kill
ing of Capt. A. G. Boyce here on Jan
uary 10, he and his wife went to Cali
fornia for two months and, returning,
Mrs. Sneed was placed for a third
time In Forth Worth sanitarium.
Boyce wrote her while at the sani-
tarium as follows: my Darling Girl
/ did not send you any money at the
bank, as learn you are back in the
sanitarium; but If you want any, don't
hesitate to draw upon me for any
amount. as you know, darling, all I
have is yours, and l want to you feel
free to use 1t as | do. Where had you
rather live after we are married, pre-
cious? hope 1t won't be long. love
you, and you are my very life"
John Pace, rich cattleman of Clay
ton, N NJ, Sneed's brother-in-law, said
that Sneed told him many times that
he would kill Boyce or Boyce him, the
first time they met
Other witnesses testified as to cor
respondence said to have passed be-
tween Boyce and Mrs. Sneed in recent
months and of visits Mrs Sneed is
said to-Aave received from Boyce at
various points in and out of the state.