The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-25
PROGRESS Of
SNEED HEARING
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McKibben's testimony relating to the
renting of a room in her house and
her identification of the defendant as
the man, and her testimony as to the
finding of laundry marked 81. b. s.,
pair of pants marked "Snead," a
| box of cartridges and breastplate.
apparently made as protection for a
man, all in a satchel or grip left by
her roomer, secured the day follow
ing the tragedy by Terry Thompson,
who told her they belonged TO J. Beal
| Sneed, was one of the new develop
ments.
At 2:i5 this afternoon the state
rested its case. The defense imme-
dately called Mrs. l.. A. Rogers OF
4523 Reiger avenue, Dallas, as their
first witness, and succeeded by one
or two questions as to the admissa-
biity of certain forms of testimony.
Dallas Woman Testfies.
Mrs. Rogers testified as to her resi-
dence in Dallas and stated that J. b.
Sneed, ife and two children occupied
the lower floor OF the house in which
she and her husband had rooms. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Sneed and the two children
arrived July and Mrs. Snyder moth
er of Mrs. Sneed, came later.
while they occupied rooms in the
house" she said, Mr.. Sneed was abb
sent from home on two occasions and
remained away over night l under.
stood he was away on business. Dur
ing his absence Al G.. Boyce Jr. call
ed at the house and | saw him at
about 9:3O with Mrs. Sneed on the
front gallery"
At this point the witness was asked
concerning the relations Of the de-
| ceased with the defendants wife or
this occasion, which question brought
forth a lengthy discussion between at
torneys. During the discussion the
witness was taken from the room.
Upon her return she testified to
reading many letters received by Mrs.
Sneed which were all signed Albert;
in one of which there was an intima-
tiOn of a plot to bring about the death
OF the defendant. She stated that the
words 1--WE will mask and no one can
ever identity u.s." and have you not
/ made some mistake as to the date"
We're used.
Further questioning brought out the
to go away. but did not go on the
date he had planned Mrs. Rogers
also testified to mailing letters writ
ten by Mrs Sneed addressed to Lu-
cien Hughes. Amarillo, and that there
was an inside envelope addressed to
Albert Boyce She also told of visit
of Lucien Hughes and Al Boyce to the
house on the 10th of August, after the
Sneeds had departed and of the de-
parture of the Sneeds from the home.
and also the absence of Mrs. Sneed
for period of two hours while Mr..
Sneed was packing up their things
in the rooms occupied.
When questioned as to the relations
or actions of the Sneeds, the witness
after many objections on the part
of the state, and the re-framing of
questions, stated that Mrs Sneed was
always very pleasant around her
mother and that Mr.. Sneed was pleas
ant in the presence of his wife, but
that Mrs. Sneed, when with her (Mrs
Rogers. continually talked about her
husband and that the worst she could
say was too good for him.
Following the discussion of the let
ness was turned over TO the state
for cross-eXamination. The state,
however, permitted her to leave the
stand, reserving the right to conduct
the examination later.
The last witness for the day was
Earnes Scouble, official reporter in
the Seventeenth District Court, Fort
| Worth Both sides admitted mis- qualiti
| cations and court adjourned in order
to give the prosecution time to exam
/ inc the records of the trial at Fort
/ Worth and to frame their objections,
/ if any, to the records of the case to
be introduced by the defense. The
/ case will be resumed at Q o'clock
Wednesday morning.