The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-18
John Beal Sneed Slew
Capt. A. q. BOyce.
VICTIM HAD FLED WITH Wife
Of Millionaire Slayer, Who
At Once SurrenderS to
Amarillo Police.
DESPERATE FAMILY TROUBLE

Amarillo, Tex, Sept. 14.-John
Beal Sneed, the millionaire Amarii-
10 banker, who shot and killed Cap
tain A. G. Boyce, millionaire cattle
man. in Fl. Worth on February IA
last. this afternoon shot and killed
AL Boyce. son of Captain Boyce.
The killing took place in front OF
the First Methodist Church here.
Sneed was disguised as farmer,
attired in dirty overalls, wearing
, beard and carrying a double-Darrei-
' ed shotgun. One load Of shot was
fired through Boyce's body.
To-day's killing is the tragic eli
max of a series of startling events
which began when AL Boyce eloped
with Mrs. Lena Sneed. wife OF the
slayer, last winter.
Mrs. Sneed, just before her elope-
ment, had been placed in Ft'
Worth sanitarium by her husband:
When the couple eloped, Boyce car
ried with him 100000.
The couple went from here to St.
y Louis. New York, and were arrested
in Winnipeg, Canada.
Young Boyce had been in ANA
rillo only one week. 1t was not
known that J. B.. Sneed was In the
city. so completely had he hidden
his Identity. rt->
AL Boyce, until he came here
week ago, was running big ranch
in Western Canada. He did not
recognize Sneed on the street. His
death was instantaneous.
Sneed Immediately surrendered
J and refused to make any state
ments. Feeling is running high
here. as the Boyces have thousands
of friends and supporters.
Only a few weeks ago Mrs. Lena
Sneed and her husband had become
reconciled and were supposed to be
living peaceably in Georgetown.
Texas.
At his trial here last winter for
KllIlnR captain DOyNCB q hoA0 SNNS
resulted and his second trial for
this crime is set for November IL.
Sneed shot the elder Boyce while
he was sitting in the lobby OF the
4 Metropolitan Hotel here. He claim
ed the elder Boyce was instru-
mental In causing his wife to elope-
with the younger Boyce. There are
three other Boyce brothers. all rich
cattlemen and bankers.
At the trial last winter Lynn
Boyce attempted to attack both
Sneed and one of his attorneys, but
was overpowered. AL Boyce, the
slain man, also was a cowboy, cat
tleman and expert shot.
For a long time Mrs. Sneed refus-
ed to have anything to do with her
husband and refused to testify in
his behalf at his trial. When she
and Boyce were arrested in Winni-
peg, she refused to accompany her
husband back to Texas, but at first
insisted that she would cling to
Boyce and go with him to his West
ern Canada ranch.
Both the Boyce and Sneed fami-
lies are very wealthy in land, cattle
and banking interests. Before they
went to Amarillo the two families
were neighbors and friends at
Georgetown. H
Lena Sneed, her husband and AL
Boyce were school chums. Sneed |
and Boyce were SO years old and |
Lena sneed slightly their junior.
She brought many. sensational |
charges against her husband when
she brought suit and was given a
habeas corpus hearing in an effort
to release herself from the santa
rum.
Testimony brought out In sneed's
former trial At TT. Worth extended
to show that his wife spurned his
love and that young Boyce visited
the house frequently Is q friend. ~
But once Sneed returned sudden
ly and found Z. Boyee holding his
wife's hand. Them the iengs series
of heart-rending eyentsathat al
ready has cost two fiyes began. |
After his discovery. sneed at
tempted to kill bis wife ard him
self. but his ten>ssrrola daughter
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