Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-18
FATHER-IN-LAW OF BOYCEyS
SLAYER TELLS OF
SNEED'S MIND
NO REFERENCE TO EPTINc
WITNESSES RECOUNT STORY OF
FLIGHT OF MRS. SNEED WITH
BOYCE AND EVENTS PRE-
CEDING TRAGEDY.


court convened this morning at
o'clock Judge Nabers stated 10 the
attorneys that he would admit the
testimony OF Captain Snyder, John
A. Pace and OF such other witnesses
who would be offered by the defen-
dant on the question OF the condition
OF the mind OF j. II. Sneed at various
times from Sneeds retrn from Can-
ada after the elopeme' q; Al Boyce
and Mrs. Sneed.
CAPTAIN Snyder wa, first wit
ness he stated he was Il years OF
age. had known Captain Royce since
1859. and had known Al Boyce all
his life. had known Beal Sneed FOR
"a wears That Snecd married his
third daughter. Lena Snyder In
Georgetown. Texas. In October l'oV'
that before this trouble came up ne
was kind to his wife and children
and provided them with everything
that could be wished for; that ne
first learned OF the trouble in Sneed
family about the 10th or 18th OF DC
tober. 1911. at which time he was IN
CLAYTON. and received a message
from Beal Sneed TO come to Amarli-
10. that he Immediately took the
first train. came to Amarillo ana
went 10 the home OF Sneed and
there found Sneed. his wife and TWO
children: that he later on went 10
the home OF Captain and Mrs. A. u
Boyce. and had a conversation with
them In regard to the trouble; that
before he went down there he had
stated to Beal sneed he was going
lsnd Sneed asked him not to go; I'm
what he told Captain anG Mfs. 10 W.
and what he afterwards told sneed
he had stated to them. was that
Sneed was going 20 close out his
business and leave the country and
take his family; that he further told
Captain Boyce II would not do for III
Capt Boyce IL would not do for these
bows tmeaning Sneed and Al Boycet
10 meet. that II would be like
throwing a red flag in a bulls face
that he asked the Boyces What are
YOU going 10 do with your boy and
also why didn't you tell me OF
this before we are old friends that
the Royce's told him they were try
ing 10 keep Al away but that when
ne was drinking they could not do
ANYTHING with him that Henry
could do more with him than any
ono else. We agreed 90 have a meet
ing with Henry 20 SEQ what could be
done. and they agreed to keep him.
'Al. away from there. but instead OF
that they were sending him money
land helpinyhim all they could. That
he asked the Boyces how long they
had known Of this infatuation. and
they said for several months" that
ne remembered Mrs Boyce. telling
him. tho witness. that she had fol-
lowed Al Boycc over 10 the Sneed
home and watched around there.
and iha, she knew there was nothing
wrong told them that II these
bows met some one would be killed
and that Captain Royce relied. III
Real Kills N ! will never open my
mouth bur uo one else shall Kill
him"
Wtrcs. rIan Vent on 10 detail
f.. .En. uf his DAUGHTER 10 the
.sr.ta.um at sort Worth. about
.tf. receipt by Mrs Sueed while at
b.. home al letter from Captain
"A e. n.... and one from Henry
ra... .He-. letters we're excluded
bv ,ha .uur. upon objection by the
state
Tn. ras' witness was John A.
Pace "a lawyer OF clayton. y. NJ,
and brother boz law OF Sneed; that
after the clopement Of Mrs. Sneed
and Al Royce he saw Beal Sneed In
CLAYTON ar the home OF Captain Sny-
der the night he took his wife back
TO tho sanitarium at Fort Worth
THAT on that occasion he was YER,
lun,idy. had on a dirty shirt. his
lcuffs we're frayed at the ends. his
Icollar was solled. and he had a gen
lerally unkempt appearance; that h
was not the Real Sneed OF forme'
times That Mrs. Sneed came tC
clayton from Canada and reached
There before her husband: that while
There she received letters from AL G
Boycc. Jr. That when Mrs SneeC
reached Clayton. he Pace was absen
hut when he returned there Mrs
Sneed stated she wanted 10 get int
communication with some OF tn