The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-01
SNkE0 TRIAL
IN FORT WORT,
NOVEMBER II is DATE SET
WILL BE KEPT PRISONER IN
COUNTY JAIL.

Fort worm, IeAaS, sept. oV-
When Beal Sneed is brought to Fort
Worth Nov II to stand trial for kill
ing Capt. A. G. Boyce Sr, father Of
Al Boycc, who was slain by Sneed
at Amarillo, Sept. IA, he will be
locked in the Tarrant county Jail.
Sneed will be kept a prisoner in the
county Jail during his trial here.
Although Sneed is under bail for
courts here and his bondsmen are
considered as good as gold" he
ings action Saturday in refusing to
release Sneed on bail for the killing
of Al Boyce has made it imperative
that Sneed be confined in the course
of his trial here
That the decision of Judge Brown
ing will have no effect on the trial
which will be conducted in the Sew
tHlGtHlH ulSNlINl tOulJ lclt III 4No
vember, save TO enforce the impris
onment of the wealthy cattleman,
who has twice shed the blood of
man because his wife, Mrs. Lena
Sneed, loved Al Boyce Jr., is the
belief of County Attorney Baskin.
If trial for the latest killing in
this sensational and bloody case
should be set for date earlier than
Nov. II, trial of the case pending
here would of necessity be post
poned, Mr. Baskin said last night
That there will be little danger OF
conflict in dates is another opinion
of the Tarrant county attorney
"Sneed probably will not be
brought to trial for the murder OF
Al Boyce at Vernon until after the
hearing here has been conducted
said Mr.. Baskin last night. Il don't
think that the state will insist on an
earlier hearing, and ] am sure that
any effort to set the case before
Nov. II would be bitterly fought by
the defense. If rhe case should
come to trial earlier there would be
nothing left for us to do except to
pass the case until the trial at Ver
non mad been completed. | am sure
that he will he brought here to
stand trial for the murder of Cap
tain Boyce, however, before the case
is called. In case of a conflict in
dates there would be no friction be-
tween the otter county officials and
myself We would settle the mat
ter to meet the best convenience of
ourselves.
"If at any time Sneed should be
granted bail by Judge Browning,
who Saturday refused the defense's
| application for writ OF habeas cor
pus. then Sneed would be a free
man. He is under a bond of $4,000
here and we consider that the sure
ties on that instrument are as good
as cash. 1t is signed by a large
number of prominent business men
and flnanciers. But unless he is
released, which is not at all likely,
then when ne is brought here to
stand trial he must be kept pris-
oner in the county jail.
No bench warrant or any spe-
cial warrant will be necessary to Sc
cure him from the Potter county Of
ficials. There will be an under
standing, however, that he is to be
kept confined in prison while in our
custody and that he is to be under
close surveillance"
Mr.. Baskin says hat no delay ir
this trial will be countenanced. The
trial was set for the second Monday
in October, but as Cone Johnson of
Tyler, who will assist in the defense
of Sneed, is to be absent from the
state campaigning for Woodrow Will
son. the case was set for Nov. II,
one week after the general election.