Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-29
MIR. HANDS MILLIONS.

what His old Partner I'm Charleston
 Says Regarding the PrinceIy Gift for
 she Southern States.
 A New York Times dispatch yesterday from Charleston says: "Daniel Hands gift of $1, ,0Oo, GOO for the education of colored children in the South did not surprise any one here. It was known year ago that he intended to provide in his will that the inter est on s1 ,e00, 900 should be perpetually de- voted to this purpose. He has simply moved up the dates and put his Hberality beyond the reach of lawyers and itigants. George W. Williams, MT. Hands old partner in Charleston, told to-day the story of his con- nsction with Hand and how he saved Hands property from con6scation by the Confeder- ate government MT. Williams said:
 "Just fifty years ago landed in Augusta, Ga from my Nacoochee home, and was em- ploved by MT. Hand as clerk in his sstab- lishment at 8 salary of $50 per annum. At the age of 21 I became full partner of MT. Hand and remained in business in Augusta until 1859. Premoved that year to Charles ton and established the house of George W. Williams & Go. MT. Hand remained in Augusta At the beginning of the war MT. Hand was in New York attending to the pur- chasing of supplies for our southern houses. As he was opposed to secession he re- mained iu New York and withdrew from the firm of George W. Williams & Co.,, in 1861, but his lifetime earnings were at the sonth In the meantime the war ragged in all it's fnry. Each section passed the Sequestra- tion act. Finding that MT. Hands interests would be confscated, requested his imme- diate return to Charleston. Failing to get through the lines at Baltimore or Washing ton, Mr. Hand took the Western route. On arriving at New Orleans he was arrested as spy. I then telegraphed my partner, MT. H. P. Hollingsworth, and Gov. Moore, vouching for MT. Hands integrity. I keep most of my business letters and dispatches, and on looking over my books find the following, which will explain themselves" MT. Will Hams thereupon produced the following dis- patches, all of the date of Nov. IA, 1881:
 H. P: Hollingsworth, care of John E. Hyde < Co.,, New Orleans;
 Win you please employ able counsel for MT Hand '~-'e- -"f--oN oO' GEORGE w. WILLIAMS.
 MT. .Trenholm's dispatch was based on conversa- him for "i1h that can isfy you that MT. Haud is neither Loncoin spynor uments. Please see that he has every comfort and protection. am native Carolinian;
 Your brother has been arrested. think that we can establish that he is not 2 Lincoln n SPY; @
 
 J. M. Hand was brother of Daniel Hand. Continuing MT. Williams said:
 'sI finally succeeded in getting MT. Hand out of prison in New Orleans, but he was ordered under under guard to Richmond, Va, then the seat of the Confederate govern ment. While passing through Augusta, Ga, the mayor, who was his friend, had to send MT. Hand to jail to keep him out of the hands of the mob. On learning that MT. Hand was in jail in Augusta went there at once and secured his release. MT. Hand was sent to Richmond and was confined for weeks in the Libby prison with Yankees and negroes. In the meantime 8 vigorous suit was commenced in Charleston to sequestrate Mr. Hands interests in the firm of George w. Williams & Go. At the end of a weeks contest the suit ended in MT. Hands favor, and his interest in our firm was thus saved from confscation. As South Carolina was not comfortable home for one suspected of Union sentiments, Mir. Hand decided to leave the South never to re- turn. Before leaving, however, he conhded all of his interests in the South to me, to be held and managed as my own, and in case of further attempts at coniscation to be regard ed as my individual property. The real es- tate was all in my name. The interests thus confded to me had the same care and were managed az my own. I am grati6ed to know that of Mir. Hands fortune of more that $2,- GOO, 900, $1 ,000, GOO that I saved for him has been returned to the South, to be held as perpetual fund to educate the colored people"