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299 A Allison, Bruce (Dr.), 32, 139 Allison, Wilmer (Dr.), 32, 57, 59–61, 64, 139 Amarillo Hotel, 16 Amarillo National Bank, 13 Amarillo, Texas, 8–9, 14, 15–18, 17, 37, 69, 192, 193, 256 Arlington Heights Sanitarium (Fort Worth) commitment of Lena, 31, 32, 34, 107 escape of Lena, 37, 38 illegal restraint of liberty case, 139 legal challenge by Lena, 57 return of Lena, 41, 46, 94 Atwell, William H. “Will,” 48–49, 75 actions as U.S. District Attorney, 54 bitterness of Col. Boyce towards, 116 conflict of interest, 48–49, 101, 246 employment by Beal, 112 prosecution of Al, 99–100, 149 at sanity hearing, 58–59 testimony (first Ft. Worth trial), 99, 100–103 testimony (second Ft. Worth trial), 173, witness to Col. Boyce murder, 50, 51, 179 B Baff, Max, 18 Baker, T. N., 201 Barr, Joe, 154, 197, 198, 212 Barry, Kitty, 94–96, 108–109, 117, 119, 120, 128, 135–136, 180 Barton, David “Wood,” 226, 228–230, 233–235 Barton, Georgia Sneed. See Sneed, Georgia Beal Baskin, John, 48, 72, 76, 165–166, 170 Bass, Sam, 2 Bell, J. Ross, 233 Berry, C. B., 229–235, 236–238 Berry, Charles (son of C. B.), 230 Berry, W. D., 196, 204 Bilby, Nicholas, 239–240 Bishop, H. S., 163 Blanton, John, 142, 148, 154 Boland (Camp MacArthur soldier), 263 Boland, Lillie, 263–264 Bolger, W. M., 263–266 Bolger, Sallie (Mrs. W. M.), 263–264 Bowery District (Amarillo), 16 Bowman, Eula Snyder, 6, 31, 33, 34, 46, 67, 143 Bowman, Henry, 33, 34, 75 return of Lena to sanitarium, 41, 46, support of Beal, 67, 143 testimony at trials, 103, 173, 213 witness to Col. Boyce murder, 50, 100, 101 Boyce, Al, Jr., 11, 25, 30, 36, 36, 37, 156 affair with Lena, 21–22, 23, 24, 25–26, 27–28, 29, 30–31, 34 character of, 5, 21, 153 criminal charges, 38, 39, 40, 49, 149 drinking, 41–42 elopement to Canada, 36–37, 39, 40, 41–42, 54, 66, 92, 116, 141 friendship with Joe Sneed, Jr., 15 grave, 241, 242 letters to Lena, 54, 66, 142, 203–204 murder of, xviii, 157–159 ranching interests, 15, 21 rendezvous with Lena (Calif.), 146–147 rendezvous with Lena (Dallas), 151 return to Amarillo, 151–154 at Southwestern University, 13–14 I N D E X 300 Index support of Pearl Snyder Perkins, 151 at XIT ranch, 15 Boyce, Albert Gallatin, Sr. (“Colonel” Boyce) 11, 53 and Al’s affair with Lena, 23, 26, 28, 119 birth, 2 character of, 5 family, 11 grave, 153, 242 interview on love triangle, 44, 46, 50 as manager, XIT Ranch, 10–11, 13, 15, 97 marriage and children, 5 military service, 3 murder of, 50–52, 89, 100–101, 173–174 prominence of, 13 “stand hitched” letter, 47–48, 49, 94 summit of patriarchs, 26, 27–28 support of son, 48, 116 as trail driver, 5 Boyce, Annie, 11, 27, 153, 218–219, 256 in Amarillo, 13, 218 death, 241 interview on love triangle, 44–45 knowledge of affair, 23, 25, 119, 218 on Lena, 20 marriage, 5 reaction to Al’s death, 159 reaction to Beal’s acquittal, 191 testimony (first Ft. Worth trial), 117–120, 121 (second Ft. Worth trial), 172–173 (Vernon trial), 218–219 Boyce, Bessie, 5, 11, 15, 33 Boyce, Henry, 5 advice to father, 50 and Al’s affair, 23, 24, 46, 48 testimony (first Ft. Worth trial), 112, 116–117, 219 Boyce, James (father of Col. Boyce), 2 Boyce, Jim (brother of Col. Boyce), 3 Boyce, Lynn, 5, 11, 15, 21, 120, 155, 160–161, 255 Boyce, Will, 5, 72, 195, 216, 217 Boyce family, 11 advice to Al, 66 burial in Llano Cemetery, 241 settling in Texas, 1–3 summit of family patriarchs, 26, 27–28. See also Boyce-Sneed feud and Sneed, Lena Snyder: support of Boyce family Boyce-Sneed feud, xiii, 33, 45–46, 54, 56, 161, 255–256. See also Boyce family, Sneed family, and Snyder family Bragg, Braxton (Gen.), 3 Braswell, R. O. (Dr.), 65, 115 Bridges, Miss (nurse), 148, 149 Bromley, C. F., 200 Brown, R. D. “Roland,” 196, 207 Browning, J. N. (Judge), 163, 164 Bryant, S. A., 195, 206 Bugliosi, Vincent, 245–246 Burnett, Burk, 32–33 Burnett, Mary Couts Barradel, 32–33 Burns Detective Agency, 38, 39, 40–41, 47, 175 Burris, Jim, 73 Burroughs, Adoniram J., 63 Burton, Red, 231 Burwell, W. M. (Sheriff), 209, 217 C...

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