The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-14
FROM HOSPITAL
To POLICE STATION
DAVIS WILL BE ARRESTED.
LONG WOMAN SAYS HE TRIED TO
KILL HER AND SELF.

Man StrenuousIy Denies This and
Claims He Was Very Drunk When
He Turned Gas Out-WOman Saw
Him Writing Before Light Was
Put Out but Davis Memory Fails
Him Here-BOth Are Now Out OF
Danger.
On statements made by Marie Long,
the woman with whom he was found
just in time to prevent asphyxiation
at Hazel Miller's on Taylor street Mon
day morning, Herbert Davis will prob
ably be arrested to-day charged with
assault with intent to murder.
Davis is still at the Savannah Hospi-
tai, but was pronounced entirely out
of danger yesterday, and will be taken,
it was stated at police headquarters,
from there to-day and placed in the
police station, where he will be held
until he gives bond.
Detectives Stark and Bostick made
thorough investigation of the case
yesterday, and the theory that a quar-
ter meter might have been the cause
of the escaping gas in the room was
dismissed on statements made by in
mates of the house to the effect that
the meter had been recharged just
short time before the couple retired.
Additional statements made by the
inmates of the house indicate sufficient
grounds for the action of Davis, and
the statement made by the woman
herself was positive.
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When seen at the Park View SAM
tarium by a Morning News reporter
the woman stated Davis had made
threats of putting her "out of bust
ness" She said the row originally
started on that particular occasion
over a bottle of whisky, which Davis
mad. She said she knew how quarrel
some he was. and that she got the
bottle and attempted to pour the whis-
KY out He slapped her three times,
she claims. and told her to attend to
her own business.
The last time 1 saw him." she said.
ne was sitting at the dresser writing
something. l do not know what it
was, but as far as 1 could tell it was
a note or letter. Some one said that
a piece OF paper was found with some
ngurlng on 1t. He had asked me for
money to go away with, and I told
him that l did not have any / don't
want him prosecuted, but l never want
to see him again. All 1 ask is that
ne stay away from me-"
The woman was perfectly rational
when she made this statement. and
When questioned as to her belief ia the
guilt of Davis, smiled and said, Eyes.
he did it,
Man Was Very Drunk.
Davis was seen at the Savannah Hos
pital last night by a Morning News
reporter, and also made a very posi-
tive statement. He was completely
recovered from the effects of the gas.
Il was drinking on Sunday night
he said, land at the time Marie went
to bed I must have been very drunk.
/ remember going cover to the gas let
and turning out the gas. 1 held to 1t
a second or two, as it was so dark I
wanted to get my bearings. 1 then got
into bed, and knew nothing else until
that afternoon.
-"If l was writing at the time she
went to sleep 1 do not remember it.
do not think was.~ / had no reason
on earth to want to kill either her or
myself. We did quarrel some, but l
guess all people do that"
He Was InsaneIy jealous
This was all that Davis could re-
member of the case. He inquired anx-
iously after the condition of the wom-
an, and seemed to be very much re-
lieved when told she was getting
along nicely.
Inquiry made by the detectives
among those who know Davis devel-
oped the fact that he had been here
about a month, and had come to Sa-
vannah with the woman. He had not
worked since he had been here, as far
as can be learned, and was insanely
jealous of the woman.
superintendent of Police Garfunkel
received telegram from Rock Hill,
5. c.. yesterday asking about Davis
condition. An answer was sent to this
message stating that he was all right
and entirely out of danger.
To-day, at 10 o'clock, dress goods