The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-24
EXCITED NEIeHBoRs.
Crowley's Fellow Citizens of Cobb
County Nearly Get Meyers.

SOhAty N6aI4J yet D16Y eTS.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 2S.-While Chief of
Detectives Wright, with three of his
men, had young VIII Meyers, the sup
posed murderer of Forest Crowley, out at
Westwood park making certain investi-
cations which required the presence of
the prisoner on the ground where the
murder occurred, a party of Roswell
people suddenly appeared on the scene.
On account of the repeated threats of
lynching Meyers by Cobb county people
who were friends Of the murdered man,
the detectives were on their guard, and
at the first sight of the approach
ing crowd, among whom one of
Crowley's brothers, his uncle and
other associates were recognized, the
detectives quickly left off their investi-
cations aud hurrying their prisoner back
INTO the carriage came back toward the
city at run. Chief Wright was afraid
of trouble with the Roswell people and
would take no chances. When the men
reached the spot where the carriage used
by the detectives had stood they were
greatly excited But for the promptness
OF the detectives in getting the prisoner
away the murdered mans friends would
certainly have made an attempt to
avenge him. During the excitement that
followed the flight of the detec-
tives the Roswell party gave vent
to their feelings, in very
plain language, That fellows life is not
worth copper exclaimed the murdered
mans uncle, ''There are thousand men
in Cobb county ready to kill him if he
escapes through the courts. We will not
co II with masks on our faces either, but
openly" Similar expressions came from
the others, one young man who had
worked with Crowley pale with excite
ment, shook his fist toward the fleeing
carriage and wished only for moments
tend" to him. The police were
aware that number of
men from Roswell had come
to the city this morning, but the trip to
the scene of the killing with the prisoner
was so secretly planned that the first
they knew of the presence of the Roswell
party in the neighborhood of Westwood
park was when the first of the crowd ap-
peared over the hill where the murder
was committed 1t looked like an m
bush. The detectives had only begun
their examination, and had to go back
again this afternoon, but this time with
out the prisoner. Meyers arrived in the
city at O'Clock this morning in charge of
| Chief of Police Connolly and four men,
who were armed with Winchesters, pre-
pared to protect the prisoner from the
| expected attack at Austell. Sheriff Nc.
Lain of Cobb county also has ten armed
| deputies at Austell to prevent mob
violence to Meyers. These precautio ns
prevented any attempt to intercept the
! train Meyers still sticks to his first
statement that he was tool in the hands
of man named Brown Allen, who hac
| him in his power on account his, Meyers
relations with Aliens sister. Jones
Conley and Drake, who arr
still under arrest, are completely
eAhonerated by Meyers, who says
the alleged Brown Allen die
he had not left the buggy when he drov'
| day it was clearly proven that foot prints
leading to where the body was found
were his. A pistol with blood stains or
the handle was also taken from Meyers
! pocket when arrested. It seems incredi
BILE that an lS-year-old boy should plan
and execute such an atrocious murder
but the evidence strongly supports this
| theory. Chief Connolly to-day received
letter which may result in establishing
| Meyers connection with another murder
] He will give no details, but
| believes the crime which has up to date
remained a mystery, will be fixed upon
| Meyers. Ben Allen, who it is thought
may be the man Brown Allen, was ar.
rested in Birmingham this afternoon.
| Ben Allen is known here, but Brown
! Allen is regarded as a myth The police
| also had a woman supposed to be the
! alleged Brown Aliens mistress,in custody
| this afternoon, but later released her, as
she proved to know nothing of the man OF
murder.