The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-15
YERSDENIES TIE MURDER.
He Sticks to His Cain That Brown
Allen Killed Crowley.

He Says He Drove Crowley Out to
Meet Allen, as the Latter Had Some
Lots. to Trade Him-Myers Claims
Allen Gave Him Crowley's Valuables
After the Killing-Mrs. Crowley One
of the Witnesses of the Day.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 14-ITor the first time
since the trial of viii Myers began, Mrs.
Forrest Crowley, widow of the murdered
1nan, appeared this morning in the court
room. She was the first witness examined
to-day. She is exceedingly pretty, and as
she told her part of the story, though it
was short, she was listened to with ex-
IRENE interest. She said that her husband
wore a diamond ring the day he left home
with Myers. She thought it was on his
left hand.
T. c. Longino Of West End testified that
he had known Myers for several years. He
saw Myers the day of the murder. Myers
drove out from Atlanta with some one in
a buggy and soon came back alone.
B. G. Carlton saw Myers coming from
towards Westview cemetery.
Sam Kahn, of Eiseman & We'll. testified
that he sold Myers a new suit of clothes.
hat shirt and suspenders. The outfit was
paid for by Myers and cost him $685.. The
sale was made about the middle of the
day on which Crowley was murdered.
Chief Connolly of the city police was
called by the state. but his evidence did
not bring out anything that was new. He
simply told of bringing Myers from Chat
tanooga TO Atlanta to protect him in the
event of an effort being made to lynch
him.
The evidence of Chief Wright of the
detective force was ruled out. Wright
took Myers to the scene of the murder and
made him place his shoes in some foot
prints found there. The shoes fitted some
tracks perfectly.
A pawnbroker identified Crowleys
watch. which Myers had pawned to him.
w. T. Hudson, a photographer, testi-
fled that he had taken a photograph of
Brown & Aliens sign from Eiseman &
Wells doorway. Brown 6, Allen are drug
gists whose store is opposite Eiseman &
Wells place on Whitehall street. A tele-
graph pole hides the word land in the
sign and the photograph showed the
words Brown Allen" The theory of the
prosecution is that Myers got the sug-
gestion from that sign for the name he
designated the man whom he says MUIR
dered Crowley.
The youthful prisoner showed some
emotion, which was natural, when he
made his statement to the jury 1t was
written with a pencil and was brief He
read it, saying; II am as innocent of
Forrest Crowley's murder as you are I
never had any idea that he was to be
killed. | was sent by man, who told
me his name was Brown Allen to Ros-
well to bargain for Crowley's mules. This
man told me that he owned lots i'm West
wood park, and / was to bring Crowley
there and he would try to swap him
some lots. l did SO. Allen met us there,
and he and Crowley walked around to-
gether. After about twenty minutes Al
len came back and threw me the pocket
book containing Sal, the ring and the
watch, and told me he and Crowley had
had a difficulty and he had shot Crowley.
He jumped in the buggy and drove to
Westview, where he got out. In a few
minutes the ear came by me and he was
in it. 1t was Conductor Metcalfs car,
and he and the motormen are in court.
After a little more immaterial evidence
by the state the testimony was closed.
The defense put up no other witness than
the prisoner himself The arguments will
continue till tomorrow afternoon.
All of the evidence is circumstantial, but
Solicitor General Charles Hill leading
counsel for the state, thinks that he has
made out a strong case.