Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-15
TOLD A GRAPHIC STORY
WAS EVIDENTLY AFFECTED
WHEN TELLING DETAIL
OF THE MURDER.
Was A CLO1MY SESSION
Emile Court Room Was Affected by
the sad story Told by the
Accused Man.

Fr WORTH, Tex, Feb. ll.-r
jerked nay pistol and started shooting
as fast as could
These were the words used by Beai
Sneed ON The witness stand TINS att
ernoon to describe the killing Of Cap
tain A. G. Boyce at the Metropolitan
Hotel on the evening of January 13.
They came IN reply to quest ons from
his attorney w. p. MeAean, Jr., re-
questing him to- tell the jury what
happened when he and j, Henry
Bowman entered the hotel after com
ing from Joseph's restaurant where
he had had supper,
Sneed hesitated moment after
the question was put TO him, swallow
ed hard, and then told how he AMI
Mr.. Bowman went in at the front dor
he in advance of Mr.. Bowmun--
that he had gone between fifteen and
twenty feet when he heard some ons
say; Here comes the ----- now
Here the witness hurried as though
to get through with what he had 20
tell as quickly as possible, and said
II turned and saw two men risins
from their chairs, one Of whom was
Boyce, whom / knew made he re-
mark. jerked my pistol and start
ed shooting as fast as ! could"
After this he stopped ana leaned
back in his chair, shut his mouth
tight and raising IS shoulders slowly
drew himself after the words with
which he described the event for
which he is now on trial for his life
All of this transpired within "a shoct
time after court convened for the aft
ernOons session and its gloomy in
tluence lasted throughout the rest OF
the day Court was called to order
for the afternoon session at five min
utes after two and after ordering the
ladies on the front rows to remotc
their hats so as not to Obstruct tho
view of the people behind them the
jury was ordered brought In.
The witness detailed his trip from
the sanitarium where he had been
with Bowman, To the Metropolitan
Hotel where the two met Mr.. Atwei
lie told how the three, few minutes
and how he had discovered that
Boyce was present in the hotel and
knew that Mr.. Atwell was talking 20
him. Bowman and he had gone On
out OF the building and not wishing
10 look at the man whom he test-
fled he believed then had done more
to separate his wife from HIM than
any other person in the world except
Albert G. Boyce Jr. he had gone
north from the entrance until he
came inside of the hotel lobby Tins
desire to get away from where Boyct
was, was repeated a number of timcl
during the afternoon lie told what
according to his recollection. took
place in Josaph's restaurant, beins
excused from going into certain lee
tails with which the jury were famil-
lar, by Mr. Mclean. on account If
the number of ladies' present
He gave his reason for going into
the hotel again after leaving Joseph's
and stated that he had no idea that
Mr. Boyce was in the hotel at the
time, that the thought never entered
his head. II he had known it DE
would not have gone in. he said call
ing attention to the statement h. aan
made before that he had walked up
the street to avoid seeing the man.
During the time he was i'm Joseph,
restaurant ne told of the statement
which he said Mr. Atwcll related as
having been made by CAPITA Buyce
about having five years to live and
that he was willing To spend his
money ia seeing this matter Through
meaning the Suced- -Boyce difficulty
When advised by the attorney 40
drop his wife he swors that he sa.d
q would rather die than let her bc
taken out and sent TO Canada to tho
Boyce's."
This statement was delivered in
low but very forceful manner and II
was evid MT that the man was affect
ed. He told OF the plans formulated
at the restaurant for letters to be
written the next day at Mr. Atwell's
office in Dallas TO be sent to Captain
Boyce and Henry Boyce. but denied
emphatically that he ever consented
to write a letter to A. G. Boyce, Jr
lie said that he was in the habit OF
stopping al the Metropolitan Hotel
when in IT. Worth and that when IN
town for day. but not remaining
over night. he usually went there 10
telephone or DO his writing, etc.