The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-25
The WAGES OF SIN
WIFE'S PERFlDY LEADS TO DEATH
OF Two men BY
The lNJUREO HUSBAND

in a Texas Town by the Wronged
Man, Who Last Year Killed the
Bankers Father.
Al Boyce, Jr:, the young cattle
man whose elopement last October
from Fort Worth, Texas, with the
wife of John Beal Sneed, Amarillo
banker, followed by the detention OF
the couple in Canada, the return OF
the woman to Fort Worth, and later
the killing of the young mans father
by Sneed, was shot to death there
and a few moments later Sneed, clad
in overalls and hardly recognizable
because Of hairy growth OF beard,
surrendered to the coroner, and was
formally charged with the killing.
Boyce, who recently returned from
Canada, was walking along one Of the
principal streets of Amarillo, when
Sneed advanced to the middle Of the
street and opened fire with an auto
matte shotgun, firing three charges.
Boyce fell in the doorway OF a church
and died within a few moments from
the effects Of thirty buckshot, which
struck him in the right side.
Boyce's aged mother and his two
brothers were on the scene in a few
minutes. In the meantime, Sneed
voluntarily made his way to prison
and submitted to arrest. Besides
the weapon with which Boyce was
killed, Sneed was armed with two
revolvers. He announced to the
newspaper men that he had no state
ment to make.
The disappearance of Mrs. Sneed
from a Fort Worth sanitarium last
fall was later followed by her deten.
ton with Boyce in Winnipeg, Mani
toba. Mutual friends brought about
a reconciliation between the banker
and his wife and Boyce was released
from custody after the couple had re-
turned to Fort Worth.
Boyce, Sr., was shot and killed in
the lobby Of Fort Worth hotel Jan.
uary 13 last because of remarks he IL
alleged to have made derogatory to
Mrs. Sneed. Sneed was tried for the
killing but the jury was unable te
agree, and, pending a second trial
which is set for November IL, he was
released under bond.
Young Boyce returned to Amarillo
only a week ago. He has been run
ming big ranch in western Canada
It was not known that Sneed was IL
the city. Boyce did not recognize
Sneed when they had met on the
street. Feeling is running high, q.
the Boyces have thousands OF friends
and supporters.
Only a few weeks ago Mrs. SneeG
and her husband were reconciled anc
were supposed to be living together
in Georgetown, Texas. Both thu
Bpyce and Sneed families are yer!
wealthy in land, cattle and banking
Interests. Before they went to Amar
lila the two families were neighbor!
and friends at Georgetown.
The police theory is that Sneed hat
made careful preparations to Kill
young Boyce. This belief is based !oI
the fact that only two days before
the tragedy a man giving the same
name of W. A. Walker, and answer
ing the description Of Sneed, rented
a small cottage from which 1t Il
thought the first shot at Boyce Wal
commanded a view as well as a Wild
home three blocks away, this cottage
range of sidewalk.
Families living on either side o
the cottage leased by the mystertou'
party complained to the owner Of thu
property that the new occupant be
haved suspiciously and asked that al
Investigation be made. The inVesti
cation was delayed and the cottage
now is vacant.
1t was stated by eye witnesses tha
the Boyce's slayer removed guI
from a box when the shooting tool
place. At the cottage Immediately
after the tragedy, a box was fount
conforming to the size Of the weapon
1t is now known that during the
days the cottage is believed to have
been occupied by sneed and tha
Boyce passed several times on the op
posite side of the street, but 80 far a,
is known he was in company with one
or more parties. Sunday, it Is be-
lieved, was the first time he walked
down the street alone. So far as IL
known, Boyce had no intimation thai
Sneed had been in Amarillo since h<
hi,oco1f returned