LEADER 04105nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910781502803321 005 20230725050909.0 010 $a1-283-39501-0 010 $a9786613395016 010 $a1-57441-440-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042744 035 $a(EBL)826398 035 $a(OCoLC)754717995 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000529993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11339034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10561050 035 $a(PQKB)10489913 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC826398 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15266 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL826398 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490733 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL339501 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042744 100 $a20110427d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVengeance is mine$b[electronic resource] $ethe scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud /$fBill Neal 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDenton, Tex. $cUniversity of North Texas Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 225 1 $aA.C. Greene series ;$vno. 11 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57441-317-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aThe 1912 Boyce-Sneed feud in West Texas began with a torrid sex scandal at the core of a love triangle, featuring Lena Snyder Sneed, the high-spirited, headstrong wife; Al Boyce, Jr., Lena's reckless, romantic lover; and John Beal Sneed, Lena's arrogant, grim, and vindictive husband, who responded to Lena's plea for a divorce by having her locked up in an insane asylum on grounds of "moral insanity." Frustrated by Al's escape to Canada, Sneed assassinated Al's aged and unarmed father, Colonel Albert Boyce, who had been defending his son. Sneed's well-paid legal team first earned him a mistrial 410 0$aA.C. Greene series ;$v11. 606 $aBoyce-Sneed Feud 606 $aVendetta$zTexas$zTexas Panhandle$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTriangles (Interpersonal relations)$zTexas$zTexas Panhandle 606 $aViolence$zTexas$zPanhandle$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aTexas Panhandle (Tex.)$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aTexas Panhandle (Tex.)$vBiography 607 $aTexas$xHistory$y1846-1950 615 0$aBoyce-Sneed Feud. 615 0$aVendetta$xHistory 615 0$aTriangles (Interpersonal relations) 615 0$aViolence$xHistory 676 $a976.4/05 700 $aNeal$b Bill$f1936-$01572391 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781502803321 996 $aVengeance is mine$93847299 997 $aUNINA