The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-04
family REUNIONS
At Big TRIAL
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.nt and they Represent Piles
Of Money Down In
Texas.
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Murder Case viii start Monday With
unwrltten Law AZ the
Defense Of the
Accused.

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FORT WORTH, Texas. Feb. 81
win the completion OF the jury in
Judge Swanes district court tonight,
tho trial Of J. b. Snead, the wealthy
Amarillo banker, charged with the
murder of Captain Boyce, will begin
Monday morning.
The stage for the drama is set and
all the players here for their part
which will disclose sensational and
tragic evidence and decide the life or
death of the banker who claims he
was driven to take life. Snead will
plead temporary insanity and hopes
]. 10 sway the jury through the unwrit
Ten law. His attorneys as has been
forecasted, will try to show through
witnesses that Snead was the victim
Of conspiracy by the Boyces which
had for its object the stealing of Mrs.
Snead from him. All the jurors are
married except three. All are south
ern born, the defendant fearing to ac-
cept northerners, fearing that they
would be less swayed by sympathy.
None Of the jurors are over forty-four
which is significant as Snead, also is
a young man, his age being S6. Seven
Of the Jurors were selected today and
a night session of Judge Swane's
court was held to complete the work
Both the state and defendants attor-
neys are anxious to begin taking the
testimony. Snead himself displayed
nervousness since the shooting and
be is anxious to have it over with.
He believes he will be acquitted when
he tells his story OF persecution.
Snead's aged father and brother are
here. His father was lifelong friend
Of Captain Boyce and his many and
wealthy friends from the Panhandle
are here. Likewise the Boyce fam
lily are strongly represented in three
sons Of Captain Boyce, Linn, Will and
Benny. all prosperous and accompan-
led by their mother.
A. G. Boyce, Jr., who eloped with
Mrs. Snead, is said to be in st. Louis
During the main trial, as has been
the custom, all entering the courtroom
will be searched for fire arms.
Snead will tell the jury how he
loved and suffered for his wife and
how he put her in a Fort Worth sani
tarium for her own welfare. The wo
mans own father, odd to say, will give
similar testimony in the fight to save
his son-in-law. Snead will tell of the
long expensive pursuit of Alber
Boyce and his wife over the countr,
until they finally were arrested a
Winnipeg.
One OF the most important features
Of the trial will be the introduction
from the Western Union offices II
Amarillo and Dalhart to show that tn
elder Boyce kept his son Informed a
70 the developments during the elope
rnent
Whether Mrs. Snead will go on tn
stand is unknown. She cannot b
made to testify against her husband
" is not known where she is today
sne has disappeared as suddenly a
sne did when she ran away wit
young Boyce.
Mrs Boyce with her daughter-ir
law, Mrs. Linn Boyce, Mrs. j. +
bosce, another daughter-in-law, q
amarillo, who is accompanied by he
Two children and Miss Mary Hamilton
close friend of the Boyce famil.
ana her constant companion, occup
an extensive suite at the Westbroo
motel They arrived Friday night an
VIII remain until the trial is over.