El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-16
Al G. Boyce Shot Down by J.
B.Sneed- The Grand Jury
Convenes to Investigate
the Tragedy.

Amarillo. Texas, Sept 1e.-John Seal
Sneed. of Amarillo, who shot and killed
A G. Boyce, ST., in Fit Worth las: jan
uary, shot and killed Al Boyce jr.,
when they met on the street in this
city Saturday. Sneed was tried last
February for the killing of the elder
Boyce and a hung jury resulted A
short time later Sneed's aged father
was shot and killed by an insane man
The killing of the two Boyces result
ed from the elopement of Al Boyce
and J. B. Sneed's wife from Fort Worth
nearly q year ago. The woman had
cure her of her infatuatiou with young
Boyce, with whom she became involved
at Amarillo She managed 10 escape
from the Sanltarium and fled with
Boyce TO Canada. Sneed overlook the
clippers after spending S25,000 in the
search and brought mis- wife back to
the sanitarium.
William R AtweIl, United States dis
trict attorney, a kinsman of Sneed,
procured a federal court indictment at
Dallas against Al Boyce, charging
ments charging rape and abduction
were also procured against young
Boyce, but these were quashed-
The activity of the elder Boyce in
aiding his son and the belief that z
movement was on foot to again take
his wife from the sanitarium enragcd
oleeQ so mat W1en ne met 4. y. BOYce,
sr-, in Fort Worth, he shot him to death.
Young Boyce absented himself from
the state until recently, when it was
learned that he had returned to ANA
rillo. Sneed met him Saturday and
Shot him. the wounds causing death.
Sneed and his wife are said to have be-
come reconciled a few weeks ago and
have resumed former relations of hus-
band and wife.
Additional developments point to the
possibility Of there being confeder-
ate who aided Sneed in his taking Of
Boyce's life.
1t is stated that a man answering
Sneed's description rented q cottage
near the scene of the killing a few
days ago and that two men were seen
to enter the place on the night pre-
ceding the tragedy. The shooting oc-
Cured directly in front of the rented
cottage. In the cottage was discovered
scanty furniture and some grease paint
with brush that gave evidences Of
being recently used. The man who
did the shooting had a heavy black
beard. Sneed's beard has reddish
W B. Scott and ". P. Mclean. at
torneys Of Fort Worth, have arrived
here and they held long conference,
with Sneed in jail
The grand jury was specially con-
vened at o'clock this morning and the
killing of Boyce by Sneed in the main
thorou ghfare of this CITY Saturday was
opened for investigation.
Witnesses including Rev. DR.. Ernest
z Robinson, pastor Of the Polk street
Methodist church. in front of which
structure Boyce was killed; Fred Fuqua
Counsel for Sneed will consist of local
attorneys and W. b Scott and ". P
Mclean, jr-, of Fort Worth, so far as
is announced today. District attorney
Henry S Bishop. who has charge Of
the case for the state. has not given
out his lineup, though it is known that
a number of out of town men will be
engaged.
Boyce Is Buried.
Funeral services were held for Boyce
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. DR..
Robinson, perhaps the chief witness
for the state, officiating. Active pail
bearers were; viii. Henry and Len
Boyce, brothers of the dead man, Lee
Bivins, r. A. Morris. L B. Simmons
Gene Avery and Ed Farwen. The pail
bearers include perhaps the most
prominent cattlemen of this section,
Farwel, who now lives at Dalhart
being member Of the famed X L T.
syndicate for which the elder Boyce,
who was killed by Sneed in Fort
Worth January IS, was manager for a
quarter of a century
The honorary pallbearers include for
mer sheriff J. E. Hughes. of this county;
Capt. A. S. Howren, of Canyon City;
Judge S. T. Pagan. of Amarillo; DR..
Charles Randall, Of Amarillo: Frank
of Clarendon; R E. Stall
cup; of nalhart, and ". z. Farr, OF
Dalhart
Among Sneed's relatives already ar
rived are Joe J. Barton. a cousin. of
Texas; Nick Beal, an uncle
from Lubbock; John Beal, an uncle
from Elida, n. NJ
Many Relatives Coming.
J. W Sneed, an uncle from Rosebud.
Texas. Capt. Tom Snyder. father of
Mrs. Lena Snyder Snsed, the woman
in the case" from Clayton. N NJ; Mrs
Sneed, widow of Sneed's father. from
Georgetown, Texas; Bud Snyder, a
brotherinlaw, of Clayton, N NJ, and
other relatives are expected through
out the day. together with friends
from three more states
Henry Boyce. a Dalhart banker and
capitalist, is the one close relative of
the dead man VINO has already arrived
here, but others viii reach Amarillo