Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-22
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CASE CONCLUDED
WILL, LYNN AND M r S
BOYCE ON STAND YES
TERDAY
ARGUMENT BEGINS TO-DAY
ATTORNEYS OF EACH SHE CIV
EN SEVEN HOURS IN WHICH
TO PRESENT THEIR
CASE

VERNON. Tex, Feb. 2l.-Dr. X.
L. McMeans. was called TO the stand
by the defense in the Sneed case to-
day and testified as TO the physical
condition of Mrs. Sneed In 1911. DR..
McMeans was to have been one OF
the first witnesses called by the de-
tendant. but on account OF sickness
was unable to be present until this
morning. He stated that he had
been the regular family physician of
the Sneed family; had called on Mrs.
Sneed frequently; that In the sum-
mer OF 1911 her condItios both phys
ically and mentally was bad that
she was very nervous and at times
almost hysterIcal; that he had told
sneed of this condition which he at
tributed to the high altitude which
ne said was very hard on women;
that he advised Sneed II would be
necessary for him to take his wife
10 some lower climate or she would
lose her mind.
Sam Bass and Ocie Hunt connect
ed with the Mansion Hotel In Fort
Worth last August testified to hav'
ing seen member OF the firm of
Mclean 4 Scott at the hotel during
the time Sneed was there, and Bass
could not say which II was, but Hunt
was positive in his statement that
II was Walter b. Scott, and that
Scott went to Sneed's room and had
a conversation With him.
Pat Paffrath was next called by
the State. and testified that about
a week before the killing he saw and
talked with AL Boyce In Amarillo;
that their conversation was with re
ference to the sale of cattle and the
leasing Of land TO the Boyces; that
he understood Al Boyce Was going
10 engage In that business again In
this country and wanted a small
ranch. This evidence was introduc-
ed to rebut the testimony OF the de-
fendant that the purpose OF Al
Boyce's return TO this country was
20 kill him.
Harve Avery testified that about
a week prior to the killing he was
on the same train with Al Boyce on
their return from Dalhart that
when they got off the train at Am
arillo they saw Terry Thompson. the
brother-in-law OF Sneed at the sta
ton.
Lynn Royce was the next witness,
and he testified that about June
1912 he bought a target rifle from
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Company
70 use on fishing trips to kill bal,
and rabbits That on the night IN
July when Sneed testified TO hayine
heard Lynn and VIII Boyce we're al
the Denver depot at time when
Sneed was in Amarillo. was when he
(witness) was going down there "a
take the train TO 20 To Fort Worth
lie further stated that none OF the
Boyces had ever put a watch on
Sneed and never had anyone To sps
on his movements. and added Il
wish to God We had though
VIII Boyce testified this was the
first trial OF any u the cases he had
ever been a witness. that he knew
nothing OF the return of Al Boyce
70 this country until he got back
here: that since the death OF Cap
tain Boyce. witness had never heard
from his brother Al but twice thai
il was his earnest hope and wish that
Al would never return 10 this coun
try. That no had seen Sneed In Am
arillo as many as a dozen times al
the home of Terry Thompson. who
lives across the street from witness
and their houses are about l20 fee
apart. that he had seen Sneed sit
ting out on the front gallery OF thu
Thompson home on numerous occa
sions. That every time Sneed lei'
the place TO go anyhere in an auto
mobile he always carried a winches
ter rifle. and on his return had al
ways seen Sneed take the gun out o.
the car: that he had seen Sneed un
loading this winchester In front o
Thompson's house. every time h'
would return there from a trip II
the automobile. That on the after
noon upon which Lynn Boyce lef
Amarillo for Fort Worth on the Den
yer witness had learned snee'
was In town and just prior to trait
time had seen Terry Thompson get
ting his car ready and thought h'
put a grip in the car, and inferred
from this sneed was going to TAX
the same train: that he immediatel'
wcat 10 the depot TO see his brother
and that II was for he purpose o