04138nam 2200709 a 450 991045725410332120200520144314.01-283-39501-097866133950161-57441-440-2(CKB)2550000000042744(EBL)826398(OCoLC)754717995(SSID)ssj0000529993(PQKBManifestationID)11339034(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529993(PQKBWorkID)10561050(PQKB)10489913(MiAaPQ)EBC826398(MdBmJHUP)muse15266(Au-PeEL)EBL826398(CaPaEBR)ebr10490733(CaONFJC)MIL339501(EXLCZ)99255000000004274420110427d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVengeance is mine[electronic resource] the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud /Bill Neal1st ed.Denton, Tex. University of North Texas Pressc20111 online resource (328 p.)A.C. Greene series ;no. 11Description based upon print version of record.1-57441-317-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.The three families: Settling in antebellum Texas -- Migrating to a new frontier: the Texas Panhandle -- Amarillo, 1910: John Beal, Lena--and Al -- A secret too big to keep -- "Let the old men settle it" -- A man with a plan -- Escape, flight, and pursuit -- The gathering storm -- Then the killings begin -- To the courts -- From guns to gavels -- Lena's sanity hearing -- "The greatest legal battle ever" -- The 1912 Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- Protecting a home, or protecting a killer? -- The conclusion of the 1912 John Beal Sneed murder trial -- The waiting game -- Ambush at the death cottage -- "Because this is Texas" -- The second Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The murder trial begins -- The verdict -- "Making'em believe in ghosts" -- The Beech Epting murder trial -- "No trial for the dead" -- The Vernon murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The John Beal Sneed wars continue -- Combat in the courts, firefights in the streets -- Epilogue: A. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat -- Spin-doctoring, dirty tricks, and whatever else it takes -- B. Reflections, speculations, unsolved mysteries -- And what happened to Lena's baby? -- Appendix one: The rest of the tragic story of Hugh D. Spencer -- Miss Lillie was a rover -- Appendix two: Timeline.The 1912 Boyce-Sneed feud in West Texas began with a torrid sex scandal at the core of a love triangle, featuring Lena Snyder Sneed, the high-spirited, headstrong wife; Al Boyce, Jr., Lena's reckless, romantic lover; and John Beal Sneed, Lena's arrogant, grim, and vindictive husband, who responded to Lena's plea for a divorce by having her locked up in an insane asylum on grounds of "moral insanity." Frustrated by Al's escape to Canada, Sneed assassinated Al's aged and unarmed father, Colonel Albert Boyce, who had been defending his son. Sneed's well-paid legal team first earned him a mistrialA.C. Greene series ;11.Boyce-Sneed FeudVendettaTexasTexas PanhandleHistory20th centuryTriangles (Interpersonal relations)TexasTexas PanhandleViolenceTexasPanhandleHistory20th centuryTexas Panhandle (Tex.)History20th centuryTexas Panhandle (Tex.)BiographyTexasHistory1846-1950Electronic books.Boyce-Sneed Feud.VendettaHistoryTriangles (Interpersonal relations)ViolenceHistory976.4/05Neal Bill1936-869097MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457254103321Vengeance is mine1940219UNINA