The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-19
CARR AND MYERS TO HANG.
JUDGE Clark Passes Sentence and Fixes
Feb. S as the Date.

Myers Listens TO His Doom Almost IN
moved by the Hysterical Sobs Of His
Mother and the Tears of His Father.
The Judge Very Severe on Vicious
Literature and Bad habits in Ills Re
marks-Carr a Physical Wreck.
Atlanta. Ca. Dec. 1s-Willie Myers, the
Is year old murderer OF Forest Crowley.
and Alexander Carr. assassin OF Capt. o. II
King. were both sentenced to be hanged
on Feb. by Judge Richard H. Clark. pre-
siding in the superior court. to-day.
The court room was crowded with the
curious. eager to crafty their morbid ap-
peutes. When the doomed men were
brought in TO hear the death sentence
passed the crowd pushed and showed each
other to gain a better view of them. max
ing this part of the scene as reprehensible
as what followed, was horrying and affect
ing.
Carr presented a most pitiable spectacle.
Last June when he slew his victim in cold
blood he was a fine specimen of robust
young manhood, but soon after being sent
10 Jail. he began TO fail physically and to
all appearances mentally. On the trial a
plea of insanity was entered. He appeared
to-day as an utterly broken man, bent
until his head rested constantly on his
chest and tottering on his feet so that he
had TO be assisted to walk. He sat with a
vacant stare, gazing at the floor while SEN
tence was being passed, apparently utter
| ly unconscious of what was going on.
! Judge Clark said it was painful and en-
barrassing to pass the sentence of death
/ upon such a man. and but for the duty
imposed upon him by law he would not
/ have the courage to do it.
| The sentencing of Young Myers was
| most dramatic. The young man sat be-
! tween his father and mother. He retained
/ his careless, defiant demeanor through
/ out, though the heart broken mothers
/ grief was uncomfortable and the tears
| coursed down the brawny, broad Shout
dered fathers cheeks. At the last words
| of the court the boys mother threw herself
| upon his neck and wept Historically. But
| even in this moment. with his mothers
| tears falling heavy upon him and clasped
| in her hearts embrace, Myers iron nerves
failed him only for an instant. A few
! spasmodic tears sprang up to his eyes, but
he quickly brushed them aside and re
!
crowd.
In passing sentence upon young Myers
Judge Clark read from manuscript wha'
he had to say, in the hope, he said, that Il
might do some good in this city. Th'
murder of Forest Crowley, he said, de
served to be classed among the mos
astrocious. He then reviewed the case
briefly, comparing Myers to John A Muir
rell. Tom Voolfolk and Jack-the- Ripper
In these times" said the judge, the boy
begins smoking cigarettes at years, at i
he reads dime novels, at IS he takes to poo
and cards, and soon after to beer ant
whisky. These give him a taste TO
still more vicious literature and he ha
thus laid the foundation for life of vic
and crime. Vicious literature the judg
thought, had been the foundation o
Myers crime and he referred to the fac
that he had used the fictitious names o
c. d. Moreline, Jr., and j. c. Cunning
ham, which John A Merrill had used i
his career of crime.
A motion for a new trial is pending 4
both cases. They will be heard Jan l.
Under the sentence passed to-day tn
executions are to be private