The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26
1T TELLS THE TALE
WHERE JrIIL MYERS COR MS IDEA
on fnyg y CGDER OF CROWLEY.
Many Points of similarity i'm the Schemes
Used by Murre.l aud the Plan
/ Z Adopted by VIII Myers.

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There is an unwritten chapter in the trag-
ely OF westwcod park.
Now that win Myers mas been led away.
= condemned murderer, the question recUrs
that has 80 often been asked since the kill
l. = OF Forrest l.. Crowley:
What could have led an innocent looking
lad OF eighteen years To have deliberately
Planned and executed a crime 20 horri-
BILE?
What was the true secret Of the deed, the
iE,peilinc force. the first causeE
DID he grow up with moral instincts want
ing. with no idea OF the aWiuihess OF crime
planted IN his being.
Or was II tat lee aspired 10 d. something
that wcula distinguish him and give nam
an opportunity a. feed his vcracious sell
ccnceit with the ,pnsciousness that he bad
committed the most snorrious and heiuous
crime. Ju a = annals Of the state, mystiiied
th.. alert minds IL tn, officers, and stirred
The sensitive spirit OF Atlanta with a sens;t-
dion bigger than any in ner history
could prenatal influence have any effect
1.r.ar him. Could the fact that ms father
was once . detective play any part Ia the
Gt,I-
s-f.ht rot riss father have been engaged
an 4 case similar 10 the one ~ question De
for. t,s,. Young fellow came into eXlstsnceE
Cunld II have LETT its Impress in the char
ter af the chiidE
uwir- the past week al Of these theo-
ri..- however Naa.Tle. have been framed, dis
.t-sti ana argued. hat the question still
lt--Erci-
vEat leI him TO dp III
An odd Tsoot> Tells the story.
,-4-. b,rsx printed years ago. now almost
,-.-,lsts ana fognd only on the back shelves
~ ~. libraries "a IS q book Of adventures,
j.. -.1.t., and ucystsrIeS. written long before
,.-rayy back literature uesan TO be- circulat-
ana dealing with thc most daring char
..t.r III the sOUth.
.-rh. Lift. and Adventures of John y.
-5u.~ ID the Great Southern and Western
4 .ra Pirate" is Jhe book that is RESPONSE
-s.. for tine murder uf Forrest Crowley, and
H. MAS from this tina, Young Myers hr-' re-
L r.HE tne iAa3 Ct the crime That WaS 10
stomp him q hy1rtisss murderer
There are MANY things within the musty
-..- ar rh-s Oil book which 30 TO show
arlt Myers read a. that hc had studied II,
- j ri- mina with it's horrors and planned
t..a crime as committed upon The line oi
sr so ch rLe,l ~ the Land Pirate oi the
.sHGth aud West"
rsa nom d. TIurnes % rather the aiiases
a Pr Niurreu alter hy had enticcd a
"..uisfaua planter to another town upon
sl plea Uf purchasing negroes and muir
..r.d him. all those used by VIII Myers
after he had brought Forrest Crowley To
l..anta with thc excuse at buying his
1-ul.7s and kille6 him are IDENTICAL
Tor while Alurr,ll maslueraded under
ra name 10 - NIoriein. Jr. VIII Myers
placed his signature at Folsom's and gave
bis uame in az the pawn snop as {. ID.
.IsrlsIn. Jr-
When Nurrcil jumped New Orleans he
,.l- known as J. =. Cunuimgham. When
Myers left Atlanta NJ reg'st arei at the
EN-. -auat. hotel az -. g tunEinEham-
Tlac. a-e otler coincidence The gem
.raI i..- OF the murder and several muir
t.rs anne rahl-sia-- committed ~ Murrell
bear stribja- similarity
Probably Liy,r- s.2..,a his deed from the
r.lI.U.a - s.,c-uut 90 one of the many muir
u r- dome Hy Gn-st u.
Th bandit ar5 one al his men had
crossed over into Tennessee. Devastation
ana death lay ia their track.
..ru f.-aS-ll.- the Cumberland mountains
SAYS ans ola book. "AIurrell ANA his COM
7au..u EeI iu witl = young south caro-
Ilnfaa trader NAMED Woods. VINO had been
so tennessee Go buv hoss and mules. but
,.ls. having found the animals TOO much
advanced in price. had declined 10 purchase
.Ini was nuw returning home with all his
money in bis p.cSet. These facts were
s..u ascertaine3 Hy Murrsh I'M CONVERSE
s.gn started Tor the purpose. Then 81 de-
sE-.,f -has ht should make himself mast r
.t tra zuI-- There was but ole safe way
Is -. 1ius.lish tris ANA that way by death.
A brief debate with his friends decided
giurreH urbn this course. ami. having come
1o this conclusion. Nu-rrll proposed that
-r. deed should be- done at once; bui
s--.a=llv- MSS companion, who mad previ-
or-lv travelled over th- ROAD. demanded
that q .iay. u1tu they should reach a
certain place ufou the mountain pass.
which -le re-.s rir.l as peculiarly fitted for
sleir aLrosioss purpose. the travellers AL
5.-eI Pleasantly atoms together and the
.uuu- man. unconscious et his impending
.sc1ul. talked with All III. che rfuluess OF
8 frank AMI auiauie uafur" TO soften the
Tedious tsu. Ni-l plea amt roadside gossip
lr, robbers seconded his cheerful mood
...l1 & e8ur-s.-tlou equally say ami friend
rs. -.- 3lu.-aU with ready invention
=ar which Pc was remarkable. ratified OF
several amusing tut fabulous adventures in
return. Tu.-. twC pleasant hours ran round
.suI the yCgu- man appeared 20 Increase IN
.-..--Irs lu proportion as he approached the
scene fn which Of" was e. make saer.ne.
d p iF.oIy -Hirst for gold ~ length tn,
rasl taoE d Sudden turn ai.t twisted up q
ruzseI assent. that errv along the e,lg,
a. = altu Tasiut. This Mas the spot that
srau-lag- ust selected Tor the murder, and