The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-22
MOVES OF The MURDERER,
Arrest Of Meyers for the Killing of
Young Crowley.

ber Shop, Where He Had His Hair
Dyed, to Cincinnati-A Confession
duplicating a Number of Doubtful
People-Lynch Law Advocated.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 2l.-About.2 o'clock
this morning Chief of Police Connolly
was aroused from his bed to receive a
telegram from Cincinnati which an
nouuced the arrest of Will Meyers, who
was identified and taken in custody by
the Cincinnati police about o'clock last
night Meyers had registered at the In
diana house under the assumed name of
John Cunningham, and to further avoid
Identification had his hair dyed deep
black, its natural color being light brown
Meyers has confessed the murder of For
est Crowley, although placing the
guilt Of the actual deed upon
local gambler named Brown
Allen. Allen has not yet been
arrested but the police are making every
effort to catch him.
D. W. Conley, who was yesterday ar
rested in Chattanooga, is also implicated
by Meyers confession. Conley was re-
leased by order of Chief Connolly of this
city last night, but re-arrested again, and
will be brought back upon a warrant
charging him with murder. tomorrow.
4 young man by the name of Drake, who
was employed at the coal Office of Kelley
K Dunn along with Rev. Sam Jones'
nephew, Charlie Jones, who was arrested
yesterday, has also been arrested. Charlie
Jones is implicated by the statement Of
Meyers, butin an indirect way. Jones still
contends that he can establish an albi
and takes the accusation of Meyers coolly
enough According to Meyers confes-
sion Brown Allen is the arch fiend in
the horrible plot. Aliens character is
bad. He has been out of the chain-gang,
where he served a sentence for gaming,
only a short time. A woman, Aliens sis
ter, is also brought into the case as an
other conspirator, the one particular
cause of young Meyers fall
The detectives struck Meyers trail yes
terday by the positive discovery that he
left Atlanta on the northbound
East Teuuessee train Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. He made no
effort TO conceal his identity on the
train, but on the contrary introduced
himself to several passengers and took a
hand at whist with chem. He also un-
dertook to get up Irritation with party
of school girls, who were en- route to
Shorter College at Rome
Meyers was then followed to Chatta-
nooga, where he was seen in company
with COnley, the man now under arrest
COnley is another notorious character,
having figured in a number of sensa-
tional cases, but never in anything like
the present one.
1t was not known where the supposed
murderer had gone from Chattanooga un-
I'll the police of Coyington, Ky,
heard that a young man answer
ing his description had paid
visit to barber shop in this city to get
his hair dyed. Upon the suspicion that
the young man with the dyed hair was
Meyers he was followed by the Covington
officers to Cincinnati, and finally located
at the Indiana hotel. Young Meyers
had evidently been out taking in the
town, for it was after O'Clock this morn
ing when he put in his appearance at the
Indiana house.
The detectives, who were waiting, al
lowed him to go to his room before they
lars was all the money Meyers had,
but was provided with a pistol.
At first he denied his identity,
but admitted that he was Meyers
when the officers began to go through his
. pockets. He also denied the killing of
crowley, saying that he knew all about
IT, but was not the murderer He left
Atlanta, he claimed. because the men
VINO committed the crime were trying TO
lasten 1t upon him Later on in his CON
lesslon TO Chief Of Police Deitet of Gin
cnnati Meyers implicated Brown Allen.
Allen, he said, had acquired an influence
over him through his sister that he could
not resist, and had used this influence to
force him into leading Crowley into the
trap set for his murder and rob-
oery. After the deed was done
Allen gave him half of the money
Meyers said in explaining Aliens alleged
power over him, that he was infatuated
win Aliens sister. and the two plotted
S.aIhsJ him The woman, he said, had led
MN on until when he found himself in a
OMPromising position with her, her
orolher suddenly appeared upon the
Svehe and, under threats, forced him to
gelome party to the plot to rob and mur-
Gsr Crowley. Meyers part was to get
LroWiey out to the appointed place, which
ne ana, and then he claims Allen commit
Ied the murder
NeNers will arrive in Atlanta in charge
VI ofcers tomorrow morning, having
a.ieei TO return to Georgia without requi-
s.'ioh papers. II was reported here TO day
y,al an eiort would be made by friends
VI 'rowley to take Meyers from the
ram when it reaches Cobb county and
sACh him. To prevent anything OF the
aluu' Noy. Northen has telegraphed the
pueIIH OF Cobb county, instructing him 10
os prepared TO protect the prisoner at any
me case has been the only thing dis
l'sel on the streets to-day. This after
,y.N Jne excitement over the murder was
ottIted TO lively pitch by the appearance
lAe Evening Commercial, which con-
,t-N'u a double-leaded editorial in almost
many words calling upon the people to
"II.N Meyers and his confederates.
me Crowley murder is the fourth cold
So1ed butchery that has occurred in
1aula within the past three months
mn , IH indorsing Judge Lynch the Com
T'ai thinks desperate remedy is
wal, me investigation by the coroner, which
t' A6en up today developed no new
E5' except 10 show conclusiyely that
,, murder was deliberately planned a
~,.ne before II was finally executed. To-