The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-20
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Foster Crowley Of Atlanta Murdered
for His Money.

Details of a Foul Crime-An Atlanta
Father Finds the Murdered Body Of
His Son Lying Bruised and Bleeding
Among Some Weeds-FIight of the
Slayer and the Search for Him.
Atlanta, Ga, Sc pit. l9.-After lying in
the woods day and night, the body of
Foster Crowley, son of Seaborn Crowley,
president of the Roswell Manufacturing
Company, was found by Detective Casoa
of the city department and the father Of
the murdered young man about o'clock
this morning
A more aJrocious murder has never
been committed in Fulton county, and
more affecting scene than when the dis
tracted father came upon the dead and
maugled body of his son lying among the
weeds with the head and face so bruised
and bloody as to be almost unrecognizable,
has never been witnessed herea Oouts.
Foster Crowley was about 26 years OF
age, his father is wealthy, and the
young man haG for some years been en-
trusted with large responsibilities in con-
nection with the management of his in-
terests. He was sober and steady, with
an exceptionally bright future before him.
Several weeks ago young Crowley be-
came acquainted with win Meyers,
a 10 year old boy, the son of w.
NJ. Meyers, proprietor of Broad
street barber shop. Young Meyers,
who dressed we'll and made considerable
pretentons, although dependent urou his
fathers bounty entirely, was on a fishing
excursion when he met Crowley. They
became quite well acquainted, and when,
last Monday, Meyers went up to Roswell
and offered to buy couple of teams OF
mules from Crowley, the latter agreed to
trade with him. He sent tho
mules on to Atlanta yesterday morn
ing, coming himself with his father on
the train. Crowley had $500 or 5000
in his pocket, which he was going to use
in making some purchases here Meyer
met him on his arrival and securing q
buggy drove him out to West View ceme-
terry. That was the last ever seen Of
Crowley alive. When he was found this
morning he had been shot in the back of
the head aud brutally beaten. There
were signs OF desperate struggle where
the killing took place In Crowley's
pockets SIPS were found. IL had evil
IDENTIFY been overlooked In the robbery
that followed the murder.
Yesterday afternoon Meyers left the
city after buying new suit of clothes
and ordering his old one sent to his home
from the store He has not yet been
heard from, although the police have tel
egraphed his description all over tho
country
Crowley's father met Meyers twice on
the streets yesterday before he left The
first time when asked where the young
man was, Meyers told the father that he
had left him on Alabama street a short
time before. The next time he
the country in buggy. These
contradictory statements aroused
the elder CrOwley's suspicious, and when
he saw young Meyers take a hack and
drive toward the depot he followed, but
did not see upon which train he left. The
police were then notified and thorough
search made on the suspicion of foul play,
but the truth Of the horrible murder was
left 10 be discovered by the victims
father. Meyers is known TO have come
back TO the city alone in the buggy in
which he and Crowley left, and later he
tried TO sell the mules, but did not sue
ceed This afternoon Charlie Jones,
nephew of Rev. Sam Jones, was ar
rested for completely. The detectives
thought that Meyers had been preceded
TO the placeof the murder by accomplices,
who assisted in the crime after he had
brought the victim TO the ambush,
Meyers father, who was a Pinkerton
detective in Cincinnati before coming TO
Atlanta three years ago, was under ar.
rest for a short time during the day, but
released. He said he hoped his son would
be brought TO justice If guilty of such
horrible crime.
Charlie Jones who is now under ar
rest has figured in several sensational
escapades, and some confidence opera
tions are laid to his account His father
is Rev w. Z. Jones, methodist preacher.
The detectives believe that Jones and
some other man were lying in wait for
Crowley, when he should arrive with
Meyers, but have not made any other ar
rests.