New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
KILLS FATHER OF MAN
WHO ELOPED WITH WIFE
J. B. Snead, Texas Rancber,
Shoots A. G. BoyCe, Sr., in
Fort Worth Hotel.
ABDUCTION CHARGE FAILED
Tragedy Follows Flight of Won
an from Sanatorium, Despite
Reconciliation with
Husband.

Fort Worth. Tex, Jan. ia. G.
Boyce, father OF the man who was re-
Gently arrested I'm Winnipeg Man,
charged with abducting Mrs. J. b. Snead
from a hospital In Fort Worth. tonight
was shot and killed by J. b. Snead, a
banker, OF Amarillo. Tex, husband OF
the woman with whom young Boyce IS
said 10 have eloped.
Boyce, who was seventy years old,
was sitting in the lobby Of local hotel
when Snead walked in. According to
witnesses Snead walked up to the elder
man The old man turned and looked
at Snead and then asked him, by-stand-
ers say:
well, what are you going to do
about it?'
Snead muttered something in reply,
and then, drawing his revolver, fired two
shots quickly. He hesitated an instant
as the older man fell forward and then
fired three shots into Boyce's side. Boyce
was dying when others in the lobby,
which was filled at the time Of the trag
edy, reached him.
Snead Immediately left the hotel, but
was arrested a short time afterward as
he was returning to the place OF the
shooting He refused TO make a state
ment tonight.
on his deathbed Boyce made a state
ment declaring that he saw Snead once
tbefore to-day in the lobby of the hotel.
and avoided him.
The younger Boyce was arrested sew
eral weeks ago in Winnipeg. Mrs. Snead.
who disappeared from a Fort Worth
sanatorium, was with him and was also
detained. Mr. and Mrs. Snead were rec
onciled some days ago and returned to
Texas
After the departure of Snead and his
wife from Winnipeg, Boyce was released
and o-day the local indictment charging
the young man with abduction was or
dered dismissed by County Attorney
Baskin, because Of insuficiency Of evil
dence.
Boyce is still in Canada, 1t is said.
John b. Snead. of Amarillo. Tex. is said
TO be one OF the richest ranch owners In
that state. His wife, Mrs. Lena Snead
about four months ago, developed slight
mental disorder, and her husband had her
placed in the Arlington Sanatorium, at Fort
Worth.
II was whispered at the time Mr.. Sncad
had susnected undue friendship between his
wife and Albert G. Boyce' Jr, and that his
chief reason for placing fer IN the institu-
tion was 10 keep her away from boyce On
the afternoon OF November OF last year
Mrs. Snead left the sanatorium with one or
her nurses ON the plea that she wished 10
do some shopping. She eluded her attend
ant and disappeared. Mr. Snead at once
sent out an alarm and onered S00O reward
for information as TO her whereabouts.
That Same day, II is said, a. q. Boyce
ir suddenly left Fort Worth after draw
fny, s71 oo0 from the bank. IL was believed
that he had arranged with Mrs. Snead Tor
and that the couple had fed together.
Thev were traced 10 st. Louis. where for
n long time all trace OF them was lost
dndtcafions were, however, thst they had
come m New York, and the police OF this
citv wera On the lookout for them for sew
eraI weeks II was feared at one time
that they had sailed for South America.
Pecentiv a clew led to Canada, and they
were. found I'm winnipeg. Mrs Snead re-
WAS arrested and indicted for abduction.
s. 4: Royce sr had the reputation OF
owning one OF the largest ranches In the
ssI.a IL .