Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-25

comes In We would Ike 70 submit the
curt some authorities on the ques-
lion OF The aimisibil.ty u this testi-
mony.
Court will hear them.
tAuthorfIes submified.)
Mclean Addresses Court
Following this presentation OF au-
thor.ties In support OF the state con
.tenton. Mr Mclean adffessed the
court. ass r'ing that the Supreme
Court had laid down the law that
when a man has been Informed OF H.
|Uct relations between another man
land Dis wife lu-"no case can he be
convicted Of murder In the first de-
erse unless they show that he had
.mot hat man regea'edly" Mr.. Nc
can declared that the defense had
decisions which show that Il Is the
/ duty OF tho court 10 hear that owl
+ fence lie said that the defense ex-
Decfed 20 shOR meetings between
}oyre and Mrs ;eend and that the
meeting was arranged by correspond.
ence that when Sneed heard OF the
renewal OF relations between his wife
nd Royce he left his home. and that
there vas no meeting between sneed
and Boyce until the killing. and con
cluded with the declaration that the
law says & cannot be murder in the
first degree absolutely n Is murder
I .n the second desrce. or manslaugh-
ter or nothing"
Mrs Rogers was then brought into
court and resumed her testimony.
Mr. Mclean. Going back 10 your
testimony whore We we're while
ago. while Mr. and Mrs Sneed re-
sided there understood you to say
that Mrs Snyder. Mrs sneed's
mother. came there to the children.
that Is correct is H.
A. Yes. sir.
@ Now you remember about the
time that Mr. Sneed and the chill
dren left ard MIR Sneed and Mrs
Snoed left that home.
4 Yes
q Now when was that.
4 could not give the exact date.
q Just as near as you can Is all
The court requires.
A. You mean the night they left.
Q Yes, the last time they left
/ that home.
A. II vas the thirteenth OF Aug
ust 1912
q DID YOU have any converse
tion with Mr. Sneed on the evening
of their leaving
4 did when he came back for
Mrs Snocd
Q Explain to the court whore be
had been before he came back or
what You saw him do before he came
back. not where he had said he had
been, who left the house with him
a The two children left the
house with him
@ Who did he leave at the house
/ when he left with the two children.
A. Mrs Sneed
q How long was it before Mr.
Sneed returned 20 the house. n he
iid return
\ Well. let's see lie left just
shortly after lunch and I don't re-
member just he was not gone very
long | won't give the exact time be-
cause ! don't remember It.
@ When be returned who was at
the house.
a Myself and sister
Q What Is your sisters name
a Mrs G. Castleton.
o Was Mrs Sneed there
A. No
@ How long was It before Mrs
Sneed did return that afternoon
s. Well ! could not say exactly
but think It was about two hours
@ Where was Mr. Sneed from the
time he came back 10 the house until
his wife returned 20 the house.
lie was down stairs packing.
o Where we're you
\ was upstairs
@ At any time did YOU 60 down
a lie came in be- SAYS Mrs -"
Mr. Odeli: We object.
Mr. Mclean: State what you did
do Need not state his conversation
10 anybody
A. told him Mrs sneed went
down town
Mr. Odell. We ask that that be exc
cluded We object TO anything this
witness told the defendant az thi
time.
Court. don't know that o. does
any material harm. but don't tell
anything about what you told him
but just tell what you did.
Mr. Mol aan. We cffar rfnhf r.r.