The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-26

reckoning 10 Murrell to fall behind the trad
err he whispered to him that the moment
had arrived and took from him his heavy
loaded whip for the commission of the deed.
He then directed Murrell to ride ahead,
and when he got upon point of ground
which commanded an open view to the
south, To make a pause and call the atten-
ton of his companion 10 the beauty of the
scenery. he then would ride up on the other
side and knock out his brains.
These suggestion chimed so well with
Murrelrs view, that he did not offer an
amendment to the plan, but rode straight
on and accosting the trader as he came up,
10y careless remarks, kept ON with him 10
the apex of the hill Then, drawing up his
horse and sweeping the horizon with his
hand, he pointed out the various beauties of
the scene. The unsuspectmg trader obeyeu'
but Just as he was about 10 express his ad-
miration Of the grand eXpanse that was
doomed to be his parting view OF the beau
ties of earth Il deadly bludgeon swung by
the ruthless hand of Crenshaw crushed deep
ilto his skull and he reeled to the ground
Il dead man. So fatal was the blow that ne
did not even groan. and so helpless ana ne
fall that the horse that bore him evinced no
n.ore alarm than if his master were de
scending regularly from the saddle.
The miscreants at once dismounted and
hastily set about plundering the body. They
speedily accomplished this. and, having OBJ
tanned from it a sum Of 81. 200, next debated
upon the best method of its disposal.
Well throw him over the rocks to the
creek" said Murreil. THAT'S the best meth
cd to dispose of him. When he reaches the
bottom il will be a hard matter TO tell how
he met his death. and it's ten TO one he's
never seen again"
We'll thank God. that's over, said Creh-
shaw. with a long-drawn breath OF reiiei'
as he watched the body plunge into the re
ccsses of the place. Poor fellow. am
sorry TO have TO bid him such a sad goodby,
but what's done cannot be helped.
He had but one fault that ] know Of.
said Murrell, "and that was he had money.
However every man must have his faults.
And thus goes the account IF the murder.
There was the man who came 10 buy mules.
Tie hal money There WAS the well seclud-
ed place picked out beforehand for the
committal of the deed. There was the
place. to throw him. and there was the easy
Indifference Of the crime.
Was this one Of Murrelrs murders that
made its impression on the plastic mind IF
Myers?
There is another point of coincidence in
connection with the same affair. Murrei
was young then. lie was handsome. Every
girl ne met gave her heart to him, ana hc
never tlirtcd with kcener enjoyment than
after he had done some awful crime.
Was this the thought that led VIII My
crs TO nirt with the college girls on the
train between Rome and Atlanta?
Here ~ another murder given in the cont
fessiou Of Alurrel after capture, which
probably tainted the mind of Myers. lie
had met stranger and accosted him.
II ordered him to dismount' he said.
lie obeyed without a word, and still holt
ing the horse 10y the bride, | pointed down
the creek 90 secluded spot and ordered
him TO walk before me. lie hesitated, as II
unwilling to leave the hope of rescue af-
forded by the open road, and looked visit
fully up and down to see if hc could de
tcct "A traveller in sight. / understood his
object. and repeated my order in "A per-
emptory tone. lie demonstrated and ques-
toned me apprChenSiNely rs To my pur-
pose. This time / dsdainod an answer,
but pointed again in the direction l would
have him so. and made. at the same time,
a decisive motion with the pistol, which
brought him TO my obedience. We went
few hundred yards til ne came To a spot
sheltered from observation, and 1 hitChed
the horse and ordered him to undress. lie
then for the first time. asked me il ! was
going to shoot him, the question which he
had evidently withheld before for fear OF
suggesting the danger which he dreaded.
! made him no answer, but ordered him a
second time to turn his back. He stretch
ed his hands imploringly towards me and
begged for slime 90 pray hcfo~e lc di'f. but
this was not the way OF business, SO re
fused him the favor and told him 1 never
had time 10 address heaven FOR myself and
/ was sure / could not find time 10 hear him
pray. He turned from me and dropped upon
his knees ana 1 shot him through the back
of the head"
These are some of the murders to which
the mind ri Will Myers has been attuned.
Throughout the whole career of Murrcll
there are features which have ingrafted
themselves into the plans of Myers.
In fact, everything goes to show that
h. had studied the whole book, made Muir
rel a model. and carried out his schemes
according to the mode Of the Land Pirate
OF the South and West
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