| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
the scandalous love triangle that triggered the Boyce-Sneed feud |
| Author: |
NealBill, 1936- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
| Place of Publication: |
Denton, TX |
| Published: |
University of North Texas Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
c2011 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xviii, 306 p.)ill., maps. : |
| Series: |
A.C. Greene series |
| Subject: |
Violence - History - Texas - 20th century - |
| Subject: |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) - Texas - |
| Subject: |
Vendetta - History - Texas - 20th century - |
| Subject: |
Boyce-Sneed Feud - |
| Subject: |
Texas - History - 1846-1950 - |
| Subject: |
Texas Panhandle (Tex.) - |
| Subject: |
Texas Panhandle (Tex.) - History - 20th century - |
| Personal Subject: |
Sneed - John Beal - Trials - |
| Personal Subject: |
Snead family - |
| Personal Subject: |
Boyce family - |
| Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781574414400/ |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index |
| ISBN: |
9781574414400electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
9781574413175hbk. |
| Content Note: |
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 isTexas" -- The second Fort Worth murder trial of John Beal Sneed -- Themurder trial begins -- The verdict -- "Making'em believe in ghosts" --The Beech Epting murder trial -- "No trial for the dead" -- The Vernonmurder trial of John Beal Sneed -- The John BealSneed 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 |