The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-26

about block. when he turns down an
| alley and DISAPPEARS from sight. He may
be detective and employed to shallow
somebody, but the indications are that he
Z will come TO grief very soon unless he
I c0aBges bis beat for the male relatives Of
the above mentioned ladies are looking out
for him.
In announcing the death OF Col. 7. P.
! Saffold, which took place in Cobb county,
/ the AddisOnidn says: "Col. SaROld was
at one time prominently connected with the
/ politics Of the state, having represented
Morgan in the secession convention Of 1850,
and was also one OF the representatives to
the constitutional convention Of 1868 He
/ was at one time solicitor general OF the
Ocmulgee circuit, and vas appointed by
| I'll ant during his administration one OF the
| board Of visitors to the Annapolis Navy
and Military Academy. Few men live to-
day in Georgia who possess more brilliant
minds than did Col. Tho mas p. Saffold.
He once made literary address at West
| Point, n. Y, which attracted universal
admiration. He was an intimate friend OF
Gen. Toombs, and has on several occasions
entertained this great statesman at his home
in Morgan county. Col. Saffold was about
70 years Of age"
Atlanta Constitution: The new capitol
is completed now, and the Appling sword
OF honor belongs here In ths exectlve de-
partment. This fact recalls the story OF the
sword. Daniel Appling was born in Column
bia county. Georgia, Aug. 81, 1887. He
became a second lieutenant in the United
States army May 3. 1905 He steadily rose
in rank and Ia APRIL 1914, was major. Ga
May 80, in command OF 300 rifiemen and
Indians, he won a great victory over the
British troops that made al assault upon
him. For this he was breveted lieutenant
colonel. Georgia voted hin this
sword Of honor. It is mag
nincent piece of work, 1S-carats gold,
highly ornamented with original designs.
Among these is medallion OF Col APP
ping. The sword bears this inscription:
Presented by tho State of Georgia TO her
son, tbs brave and gallant Lieut.. Col. Dan
lei Appling, of the Uni ed States army, for
his COOL aud deliberate valor, displayed
throughout the action of the 30th of
May, 1914, a. Sandy Creek. N. Y. where he
succeeded in capturing a superior British
force" The sword was voted him in 1914,
but was not ready for delivery until the
summer of 1917. Meanwhile, in March,
1917, Col. Appling died at Fort Montgom-
cry, Ala He left no he'r to his fame and for
tune. George R6bun was by vote OF the gen.
eral Assem- by, directed to have the sword
kept in the executive department. This was
done at Milledgeville and in Atlanta. II
1898 Gov. Mcdaniel was authorized to have
the sword repaired aud placed in a suita-
BILE case, and to put it In charge of the
Georgia Historical Ssciety at Savannah
until the new capitol, then in contempla-
tion, should be completed. This was done
at the instance OF Maj Sidney Herbert of
Atlanta. On Dec 3, 1888, it was delivered
to Gen. Henry r. Jackson, president Of the
society, aud It has been in Savannah ever
since. But the new capitol is completed
now, and the sword belongs there.
Macon Telegraph: A would-bo wife muir
derer from Dodge county now languishes
in the Bib county Jail. He is young white
man named Johu Holland and he was sent
here for safe keeping by Justice Murrel Of
Eastman in default Of So, 200 bail, on the
charge Of assault with intent to murder.
Holland, il appears, lives in the Rollins dis
trict OF Dodge county. One night about
two weeks ago, he made a brutal assault
upon his youEg and handsome wife, shoot
ing her in the back with shotgun,
gashing her in several places with
knife aud otherwise bruising and
maltreating her. The Eastman Times
Journal relates the story Of the affair, as
given by two credible witnesses, as follows:
william Swearingame and Joseph Thomp-
son were travelling along the road, and when
some distance from Hollands house they
heard the report If firearms, followed by
the screams Of woman. They FASTENED
to the house and tried TO effect an entrance
barred. Thompson called Holland from the
outside and asked him what was the matter,
and the faint reply came from the wife:
Break open the door, boys. and keep John
from killing me-. we made an effort cons
tinued Mr.. Swearingame, to break In the
door, but failing in this we went around to the
window and jumped in. Upon entering we
found Holland and his wife PROSTATE on the
floor in a life and death struggle, the wife
holding the husband as best she could down
on the door, and striving to keep him from
reaching dangerous knife which lay near
by and which was alre ldy covered with
blood. The knife had in some way been
knocked from his grasp during the struggle,
we supposed, and he was trying to regain it
in order to carry out his murderous Intent.
Mrs. Holland begged us to protect her
and not let her husband kill her. We
interfered at this juncture, and raising the
bleediug and almost llfeless woman to her
feet and placed her ON the bed. About this
time Mr.. Jack Trip, Mrs. Hollander's
father, rode up, and as he did SO Holland
jumped throug window and made his
escape to the woods near by" Young Hol-
land was afterward found at the residence
of his father and arrested aud brought to
Macon, as stated. Although badly hurt,
his young wife is slowly recovering, and it
appears that he will be spared the murder
er's penalty