The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-15
SNEED TELLS
 OF SHOOTING
RELATES HIS MEETING CAPTAIN eoYcE IN FORT WORTH AND
 FOLLOWING TRAGEDY.
Witness Says He Was Attempting to Avoid the Slain Man at the Time. TrlaI Takes a Decidedly
 Dramatic Turn.

Fort Worth. Texas. Feb. f4-"l jerlted my pistol and started shooting as fast as I could"
 Ihese were the words used by Beal sneed on the witness stand this ait ernoon 10 describe the killing of Cap. tain A. c Boyce, at the Metropolitan hotel on the evening of January lS. They came in reply to a question from his attorney, w. P. Mclean Jr, se Questing him to tell just what hap. pened when he and J. Henry Bow man entered the hotel after coming rom Joseph's restaurant, where he had supper.
 Sneed hesitatel 2 moment after the question was put to him, swallowing hard. and then told how he and Mir Bowman went in at the front door, he in advance of Mr Bowman. that he had gone between 15 and 25 feet when he heard someone say, Here comes the -- ---- now" Here ahe witness hurried as though to get through with what he had to tell as quickly as possible, and said: l turned and saw two men ris'ng from their chairs; one of whom was Boyce whom i knew made the remark jerked my pistol and started shooting as fast as I could
 After this he stopped and leaned back in his chair, shut his mouth tight and, raising his shoulders slow ly, drew himself together after the words with which he described the event for which he is now on trial for his life.
 All of this transpired within Q short time after court convened for the afternoon session and it's gloomy influence lasted throughout the rest of the day.
 Court was called to order for the arrFruUon session at 2:l5, and after ordering the ladies on the front rows to remove their hats so as not to obstrdct the view of the people be hind them. the jury was ordered brought in.
 Immediately after Mir. Sneed took the stand again and the examination was resumed where it~had been left off when the moon recess was called
 The witness detailed his trip from the Metropolitan hotel, where tire two met Mir Atwer
 He told how the three. a few min utes afterwards. started to leave the hotel. how 0.p had discovered that Boyce was present in the hotel an' knew that Mir Atwell was talking to him. Bowman and he had gone out of the building and not wishing to look at the man whom he testified he believed then had done more to separate his wife from him than any other person in the world except Al bert Ce Boyoe Jr, ne had gone north from the entrance until he could not see inside of the hotel lobby This desire to get away from where Boyce was. was repeated a number of times during the afternoon. He told what according to his recollection took place at Joseph's restaurant being excused from going into certain de- tails with which the jury were ta- mliar, by Mir Mel. can. on account ot the number of ladies present lie gave his reason for going into the hotel again after leaving Joseph's place and stated that he had no idea that Mr. Boyce was in the hotel at the time, that the thought never entered head. If he had known he would not have gone in, he said, calling at tention to the statement he had made before that he had walked up the street 10 avoid seeing the man.
 During the time he was in Joseph's he told of the statement which he said Mr Atwel related as having been made by Captain Boyce about having five years to live and that he was wiling to spend his money ID seeing this matter through, meaning the sneed.B0yce difficulty When ad gised by the attorney to drop his wife
  he swore that he said, "I would rath' FF die than let her be taken ont and sent to Canada to the Boyces
 This statement was delivered in low but very forcelul manner and 1t wns evident that the man was affect ed. He told Of the plans formulated