The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-20
COURT COURT ROOM
 SENSATIONS
TWO DRAMATIs INSTANCES IN sNEED TRIAL AT FORT WORTH
 DURING THE SESSION.
Woman Threatens Judge and Is Dis Armed and Ordered From Room. Hymn Boyce Makes Demon
 stratlon Against Attorney.

fpft Wurth, Texas, Feb. la, The nerves of almost everyone in the room coubtless were strung laut when court finally adjourned for the day 20 o'clock. The outbreak of Lynn Boyce early in the morning Lad created a stir. but this was quetled in an in- stant The crowd seemed to realize for the first time, however, Inc vast amount of feeling that Is bottled un in the breasts of those concerned in this case, and there was i,neasiness everywhere as the crowd was filing in during the afternoon.
 When Mrs. Rea was ejeeted from The court room after q refusal to sub init to saarch, there was general movement to rise in all parts of, the room. and a great crowd gathered about the door. and watched her as she stood. back to it, and dared any or all 10 come and search her in fact begged them to. When 1t began 10 be whispered about Just before court was adjourned that she was stitl waiting at the door. the crowd grew restive, and when Judge swayne or dered that she De brought into the room there was movement to clear d wide path for her
 A scene more exciting than any that has been enacted during the crial of the sneed casa was enacted after the jury had been sent to their room this afternoon. when Mra Mary faaa, woman, who earlier in the day iHd been excluded from the court room as result of her alleged threats against the life uf Judge swayne, was brought before the bar. where she delivered an incoherent tirade against the iudge, declaring that she had a right to defend her home" When she was searched revolver was taken from her. Judge swayne recently granted Mfs. Rea's husband a decree Of divorce
 The excitement over this incident was manifest in far greater degree than was the excitement caused dur ing the morning session of the court when Lynn Boyce, son of the man who was killed by sneed, started angrIly from his chair as though te attack Attorney Mclean, who was questioning Boyce's mother.
 The state finished introducing it's rebuttal testimony at Ss26 o'clock in troducing as one of the last bits of its evidence letter ffog Federal Dis triet Attorney William Rea of Tar. rant county. mentioning the fact that 4. J. Boyce Jr. had in his posses sion when arrested in Winnipeg three diamond rings valued at $500 and the property of V, B Sneed II was on the strength of this infofmas tion that coInplalit was filed charging Boyce with theft
 The first fight between attorneys over the question of aamisslbility Of evidence that might tend to show sneed insane came when the first witness was Called by the defense in surrebuttal This witness was sam shadel. an attorney of Weathorford who was one of the party on q train gong from Fort Worth to Amarillo on January IT. sneed was Oh tho same car and the argument between attorneys was over. the admissibilitg of evidence regarding his apparent mental condition
 The attorneys for the state claimed fliere was no attempt ON their part to show that Sneed was not insane, and assigning that as . reason dc. ciared the defense had TO right tO make an effort to show that ha was.
 The question also arose as to whether Dr. D. w DawAon. who tes. tlfied as q witness for tho state last l Thursday, had not given evidence re aaEding sneed's apparent eaImnesa
 1t developed, was n answer tn . question asked by tho croas-exaaa- iners and the objection tending to show insanity was sustained hy Judge Swayne This is expected to have the effect of Shortening the case.
 
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