Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-21 | Page 1 | Doctors Declare Sneed Was Insane

DOCTORS DEClARE SNEED WAS AS INSANE Two Physicians Testify His Reason Was II Dethroned as V V WI He Shot Boyce Y Vernon Jc Tex Feb PU 20 Two 20 Two olans Dr DI I D. D C C. Darnell and anil Dr J J. J i 1 i. i J both of ot Vernon t testified today that In their opinion 1 n FJ Ti wn was not itt capable of oC judging ln between en right and wron wrong when lie killed tJ Al U 1 G G. G Borce Jr at UM last S September lH t. t that h he lie was not nut capable of or criminal intent at the time an and that when bo ho saw Boco hi r reason was as dethroned The physician were vere cj called au art ml for tOI th ito tiie o at ul the trial of ot need n charged elJ with v.-ith ith murder Jr Dr ll supplemented It hl his iii orl original with th lh h assertion uI that Sneed probably would o hu 1 killed ull all the If It h ho had hall at on them at nt the thc Moment Mo too- 10 ment ho killed Al 1 Boyce IJoyce the condition of hit his being such that he was tas In Incapable In capable of reflection or 01 reasoning and arid aa governed o en entirely th I It by ly his hlll till subconscious ucon- ucon mind V Ur Dr Darnell t said ald that Sneed I Just be before be- be fore for the fie killing was taS buffering from front lla lIa by f feat a nr I and ana t h he C sight h ht of oC Al 1 Ce Borc hula bin rca rca- eon aon 1 left ft him and ho became iri ir- ir i c t On Ot cro 9 J identified tied fied for tor th the state two letters letter ono no from A A. t tole at Houston nt t t.- t. 1 Sneed d fI contents of or u a ine l C t to h iv be en n from Al l I which jell t the th li opera operator had heard beard gui going n n IJ fr th the wire vire bidding a h P Perkins of Louisiana to lu conic romo to s In hI I pro pro- yen vent ent t Sr cd from a again look locking lag up hit his wife fh TIt other was wan front from Mrs J Perkins to Mrs r In lit wh which h he lic d 11 tho lI latter luttel to I visit it Lake r. r Ta loo rhe e ly cosoi oPI Its l'- l' iM o U It it is that nfl all testimony will L b lie in itt tomorrow J U A I