Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-15
Widow of the Man Murdered Near
 Atlanta,
TESTIFIES AT THE TRIAL
The Defendant Reads His TeS- timony = Other Witnesses
 Heard-Ready to Argue.

ATLANTA, Nov. 11.-For the first time since the trial of Will Meyers began Mrs. Forest Crowley, widow of the murdered mau, appeared in the court room. She was the first witness examined today.
 She is exceedingly pretty, and as she told her part of the story, though it was short, was listened to with extreme inter- est.
 She said that her husband wore a dia- mond ring the day he left home with Mey- CTS. She thought it was on his left hand.
 T. C.. Longino testified that he had known Meyers several years. He saw Meyers the day of the murder. Meyers drove out from Atlanta with some one in a buggy and soon came back by himself.
 B. G. Carlton saw Meyers coming from toward Westview cemetery.
 Sam Kahn of Eiseman & Veil testified that he sold Meyers new suit of clothes, hat, shirt and suspenders. The outfit was paid for by Meyers and cost him $23 25. 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 or bringing Meyers from Chat tanooga to Atlanta to protect him in the event an effort should be made to lynch him.
 The evidence of Chief Wright of the de- tective force was ruled out. Wright took Meyers to the scene of the murder and made him place his shoes in some foot prints found there. The shoe fitted per- fectly certain tracks.
 A pawn broker identified Crowley watch which Meyers had put up with him.
 W. T. Hudson, photographer, testified that he had taken a photograph of Brown & Aliens sign from Eiseman & Weil's doorway. Brown Allen were druggists, whose store -was- opposite Eiseman 6 Wells place on Whitehall street. A tele- the photograph showed "Brown AIlen7s~ The theory of the prosecution is that Meyers got the suggestion from that sign for the name by which he designates the myth who he says murdered Forest Crowley.
 The youthful prisoner showed some emo- tion, which was natural, when he made his statement to the jury. It was written in pencil and was brief. He read it. say ing: "Iam us innocent of Forest Crowley's murder as you are. l never had any idea that he was to be killed. l was sent by man, who told me his name WAS Brown Allen, to Roswell 10 bargain for Crowley's mules. This man told me that he owned lots in Westwood park, and to bring Crowley there and he would try to swap him some lots. I did so. Allen met us together. After about twenty minutes Allen came back and threw me the pocket book containing S4l, the ring and watch, and told me he and Crowley had had diff fculty and he had shot Crowley. He jumped in the buggy and drove to Vest view, where he got out. In a few minutes the car came by me and he was in it. It was Conductor Metcalf's car, and he and the motorman are in court.''
 After @ little more immaterial evidence by the state, the testimony was closed.
 The defense put up no other witness but the prisoner himself.
 The arguments will continue until to- morrow evening. All the evidence is cir cumstantial, but Solicitor General Charles Hill, leading counsel for the state, thinks that he has made out strong case.