This Week in Texas History
by BARTEE HAILE
An expectant hush fell over the Fort Worth courtroom, as the defendant in the most sensational Texas murder trial in generations took the witness stand on Feb. 14, 1912.
The main characters in the tragic romantic triangle grew up together in the Central Texas community of Georgetown in the late 19th century. The fathers of John Beal Sneed, Albert Boyce Jr. and Lena Snyder had done right well for themselves in cattle and, as successful businessmen, provided worry-free childhoods for their respective offspring.
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