The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-26
WOMAN TEST|F|ES IN THE SNEAD HEARING Claims She Has Knowledge
 of Plot Against Snead
 LETTERS ARE READ
Boyce Identifies Letters-Line of De- fense Indicated-Mrs.S Snead Liy- ing Quietly on Snead Planta-
 ton Children Guarded

Amarillo, Tex, September 25.-Cross ex- animation of Mrs, l.. A. Rogers of Dallas, Jex., relative to letters signed Albert alleged 10 have been shown her by Mrs snead in July and August of this year. occupied most of the afternoon in today s hearing of the habeas corpus proceedings in behalf of John Beal snead, alleged slayer of Al c. Boyce.
 Mrs. Rogers reiterated statements as to her knowledge of the alleged plot against Sneads life and testified that on one oc- casion Mrs. Snead had written Boyce that she was expecting to become mother and that Boyce had replied ex- pressing gladness
 Other witnesses testified to corre- spondence said to have passed between Boyce and Mrs. sneed in recent months and of visits Mrs Snead is said to have reoeived from Boyce at various points in and out of the state
 Boyce Identifies Letters
 Len Boyce, brother of bne late Al Boyce, was the first witness in todays hearing of the habeas corpus proceed Ings. After identifying his brothers hand
  to Al Boyce in Fort Worth during July of this year under the names of Johnson and Oldsby Despite objections Of the prosecution, the correspondence between Mrs Lena Snead and Al c. Boyce for two weeks immediately preceding the shooting were admitted into the rec ords.
 The unusual point the defense is making was brought into sight against sharp op- position
 The contention is that Snead was irri- tated on account of the domestic nfelie- ity. The contention was made that the tragedy should be regarded by jury the same as if Snead met Boyce durin. the Iatter's elopment with Mrs. Snead a year ago. The defense told the state Tn court that burden of the proof would rest on the prosecution to show that the time of the killing in the day was not the mems first meeting.
 Snead Forecast Shooting
 John Pace of Maryland, d brother-in- law of Snead, testified that during Snead's trial at Fort Worth last winter for lsill- ing the elder Boyce, Snead told him that when he and Boyce met either he would kill Boyee or the other man would kill him. Nothing in the testimony had any bearing on the alleged plot vaguely allud- ed to yesterday to the enect that an effort mad been made to take 5neau lire. Snead's stress last summer when he heard the story that nurse at d Fort Worth santarium told after Snead had left that santarium following his wife's incarcera- ton also had it's effect. The nurses story was told by an attendant named Steele. Steele could not rehearse the story.
 Letters introduced contained also tele- gram. The telegram was signed A. c. Boyce, addressed to Mrs. Sneed 1t read. ''Can you meet me in Dallas informed Snead has again used lock key" It re- ferred to Mrs Lena Snead. Judge Browning ruled the defense must show tha, the meeting between Sneed and Boyce the day of the killing was their first meeting, since Mrs sneads eiope- ment with the youth.
 Letters From Boyce Read
 The letters identified by Len Boyce and introduced today were written by Boyce from Winnipeg, Canada, last winter. after Snead had taken his wife back to Texas. One dated January 20 reads in part:
 My Darling Girl: The morning papers here report Your release from the sani- tarium and you can't imagine how 1t has helped and relieved me, and thank God for it. It has been a hard struggle for me to hold myself here, especially after found from the papers that you Were back in the sanitarium. How long do yoJ u ink before you can procure a diyorcep'
 After saying he had written to Lake Charles the letter continues. T did not send money 70 the bank there, as 1 saw in the papers that yon were back in the santarium. But 1 will send 1t there or any place you want it. or dn not hesitate to draw checks, as you know. darling, what I have is yours and 
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