The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-15
TRIAL OF WILL MYERS.
The Widow of the Murdered Man P'es-
ent for the tirs: Time.

ATLANTA, GA. Nov l4.-For the first
time since the trial of VIII Myers began
Mrs Forest Crowley, widow Of the muir
dered man, appeared this morning in
the courtroom. She was the first Wit
ness examined to-day. She Is exceeding
ly pretty, and as she told her part Of
the story, though it was short, she was
listened 20 with interest She said that
her husband wore diamond ring the day
he left home with Myers. She thought
1t was on his left hand.
II. G. LOngin, OF West End, testified
that he had known Myers for several
years. He saw Myers the day of the
murder. Myers drove out from Atlanta
with some one in buggy, and soon came
back alone.
b. q. Carlton saw Myers coming from
towards West View Cemetery.
sam Kahn, of Eiseman d We'll, testified
that ne sold Myers new suit Of clothes,
hat. shirt. and suSpenders. The Optht
was paid for by Myers, and cost $2B -.
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.
lie simply told OF bringing Myers from
Chattanooga TO Atlanta to protect him
IN the event Of an effort being made
The evidence of Chief Wright, Of the
defective t)rce, was ruled out. Wright
.oOk Myers 70 the scene OF the murder
and made him place his shoes In some
some track perfectly.
A pawnbroker identified Crowley's
watch. which Myers had pawued 90 him.
W. T. Hudson. a photographer, testi
fed that ne had taken photosraph ~
Brown & Aliens sign from Elseman q
Wells doorway Brown & Allen are drug
glStS whose store IS opposite EiSaman &
ell place on whitehall str .at. 4 tele-
gr9ph pole hides the "V" I'm the sign and
"A nhAfepYaY,b showed -
Allen"
The theory Of the prosecution is that
Myers got the suggestion from that sign
for the name by which he designates
the myth whom he says murdered Crow
ley The youthful prisoner show I'd s0ma
emotion, which was natural when he
made his statement 10 the Jury Ii was
written with a pencil and was brief
lie read IT, saying:
II am as innocent Of Forest Grow
ley's murder as YOU are. | never had
any idea that he was 10 be killed I
was sent by a man who told me his
name was Brown Allen. TO Roswell 10
bargain for Crowleys mules This man
told me that he owned lots in WestWo0d
Park and ! was 10 bring Crowley there
and he would try TO swap him some lots.
| did so. Allen met us thera and ce and
Crowley walked arou ld together. About
twenty minutes later Allen came back
and threw me the pocket-bOOk, containing
Sil. the ring and the watch, ana told me
he and Crowley had had a ditiicIl;y and
that he had shot Crowley. lie jumped
in the buggy and drove to WesJvew,
where he got out In a few minutes the
car came by me and he was in 1t. II
was Conductor Metcaifs car, and he
aud the motOrman are I'm court
After a little more evidence by the
State the testimony was closed. The
defence put up no other witness than
the prisoner himself. The argumsnts
will continue until tomorrow afternoon.
All the evidence is circumstantial. but
Solicitor Hill. leading counsel for the
State, thinks he has made out a strong
case.