El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-14
ing by the side Of the bed where Mrs.
Sneed lay Ill
The killing of Boyce.

The Killing of BOyce.
When court adjourned at noon.
cital where he. ". H Atweu and
Bowman were in Fort Worth the eve
ming Of Jan. 10. just prior 10 the shoot
ing, and he told Of replacing his wife
in the Arlington Heights sanitarium
here, expecting at any minute that
she would be taken from him again,
by the Boyces by means OF habeas
corpus proceedings, she having given
power OF attorney to lawyers while IN
Boyce So.
State senator Hanger who was so III
yesterday that the proceedings had to
be delayed, was on hand this morning
with his neck bound with fiannels.
Witness said his wife swore TO him
that she had never done more than
hug and kiss Al BOyce, late in October
last year and she had been guilty Of
no greater indiscreuOn than that.
Witness father said to him; Ny
boy, I am the best friend you have in
the world; your wife has betrayed you,
and has been false to you. The only
thing left for you to do is to throw her
out and wash your hands Of her. Tn
less you do, people viii not respect
you. and you also owe it TO your chill
I told my father nv wife was in
sane, for in her right mind she would
take the same view" he testified.
There was never woman prior TO
that more ready TO point her finger Of
scorn at another WOman's shameless
Lovers Eight Months.
His wife told him that she and
Boyce had been lovers eight months,
and had often kissed and embraced
He believed her.
Mrs. Sneed had been a most affec-
witness said. but after Boyce mad
poisoned her mind, she told her aged
father she wanted him to let her alone,
as she hated all Of them, including her
= fn~H
they had to interfere
i employed ". H. Atwen early in
November" said the witness.
He then described the elopement
and the finding Of his wife and Boyce
in Canada He had been advised by
the best authorities that she was in
sane and believed 1t then, and believe
II now" The day she eloped she wrote
him an affectionate letter, which was
read to the jury. He received it after
she was gone.
Before starting for Winnipeg, said
witness. Il bought an automatic pistol
at a gun store in Fort worth under
the name Of John Smith never saw
Al BOyce any more after learned OF
my wifes infatuatiOn Tor MIN In
Winnipeg. BOyce had a couple OF Dody
guards, night and day, until ne was
locked up. Ny wife told me she had
been miserable every day she was
gone She had her baby's shoe tied
around her neck and would cry over II
9ue lolu me the BoEceS udu a e-l-6 81
for her to come from Winnipeg to
Dallas, and get Georgia Beal, one Of
her children, but Al BOyce had talked
her out Of it. He feared il she came
pack she would get caught
Killing of BOyce.
witness graphically described the
kllIlng OF BOyce, saying;
AS 1 passed the rOtunda- / heard
some one say There goes the
now l looked around and saw Capt
Boyce and ThrockmortOn Boyce was
rising from his chair. I jerked my
gun from my OvercOat pocket be-
gan shooting as fast as I could. Some
one grabbed, me and took my pistol
/ went to the city hall Next to Al
BOyce, / regarded Capt. Boyce respon-
sible for the abduction and seduction
Of my wife"
An effort viii be made by the prose-
eution to introduce the testimony Of
3. C. ThrockmOrton at the Sneed
habeas corpus proceedings. Throck-
morton died soon after the trial began.
At the habeas corpus hearing he testi-
fed that Sneed, after shooting Boyce.
Now, you're done for; you're out
Of It,"