The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-05
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were received at the Morgan home.
Mrs Morgan remained at the bedside
OF her husband. Junius Spencer Nor
gan. Mr.. Morgan's son. and his bride.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlee
went to church at Lattingtown chapel.
where prayers were offered for Mr..
Morgan's speedy recovery Prayers
Tor the stricken hnancier were said
also in all the Glen Cove churches.
Spent sIeepIess Night.
Holt. who hae spent a sleepless
night in his cell at the Mineola Jail.
appeared detected throughout the day.
He spent most 90 his time writing let
tiers. He was visited by Chief FLYNN.
OF the secret service. who wanted 10
learn more about his movements in
Washington prior to setting the bomb
which exploded in the United States
Capitol.
To Commissioner Woods. who visit
ed him during tn eafternoon. Holt told
briefly how he planned to hold as
hostages Mrs. Morgan and the Nor
gan children while he sent Mr.. Nor
gan out 10 stop the expectation OF
munitions OF war.
MY plan.r said Holt. was 10 get
hold of Mrs. Morgan and the Morgan
children and take them into an up
stairs room and then send Morgan out
TO see his influential friends to stop
the expectation of ammunition from
this country.
Il planned TO take the dynamite in
the room with me and cut a hole in the
door and have the food showed in
through It, | planned TO keep them
there until Mr.. Morgan returned and
gave me his promise that the exporta-
ton OF war munitions would stop. I'm
less he stopped IL. I would tell him OF
my intention to kill Mrs Morgan and
the children by exploding the dyna-
mite"
Holt then tried to tell Commissioner
Woods about the terrible slaughter re-
sulting from the war. He said he knew
Mr.. Morgan could stop the war and
that Is the reason he went TO him. He
insisted he did not intend to harm him
but just wanted him TO see his influ-
entail friends and manufacturers and
get them to put an embargo on arms
from this country"
Holt said he took the dynamite
sticks with him to show Mr. Morgan
the very material that was killing so
many people in Europe.
Excitement Upset Plans.
At this juncturo Commissioner
Woods asked Holt why his plans mis-
carried. Then the former University
instructors eyes frightened and he
said the excitement that followed his
appearance in the Morgan home upset
his plans.
Holt declared he started for the
stairs when he met the Morgan chill
i AraA ~ -
when intercepted. He had a revolver
in each hand. he sad. but that did not
prevent some one from clutching one
OF his hands. He said he thought Mr.
Morgan attempted TO stop him. and
that a scufhe followed. He became
unconscious. and remembered nothing
until lodged In jail.
Il didn't want 10 hurt Mr.. Morgan"
Holt persisted in reiterating: Il only
wanted him to do something to stop
this terrible war"
Holt then told Commissioner Woods
Z that he had tried 10 do what he
I thought was his duty. and that he
I hoped his act would help to end the
war.
Holt then told the commissioner
that he studied hard until six months
ago. when he began 10 brood over
the war. Il still have hopes that good
I may be accomplished by my act he
added. Il don't care about the war:
don't want the Americans in Il. but
! II America wasn't interested in II. the
war would stop"
After the interview Commissioner
/ Woods declared that the man has
spent many sieepless nights The
man appears 10 be mentally unbal-
anced." he said. he has evidently
! brought himself 10 this very poor men
tai condition. lie appears 10 be IN a
I state Of utter mental and physical
collapse"
Holt stoutly protested that he had
q no accomplices.
II acted alone" no added 4 realize
/ that ! did a wrong. but that wrong was
done to accomplish a great right
Bad Mental Condition.
D.. Guy CleiEhborn. the Jail phyEi-
clan. was the only medical man 10 visit
Holt today He is In an extremely
bad mental and physical condition
I said Dr CieiRhborn.
Holt wrote two letters during the
/ day one was addressed 10 his father
Z I'm law. the Rev q r. SensabauEh. Dal
Z Las. Texas. and the other 10 his wife.
/ who Is stopping At his fatherinlaw's
home.
To Jail attendants Holt referred 10
| bis relatives I'M an affectIOnate term
and said they would understand that
I hc had attempted 10 DO n great ser
I vice 20 mankind
To chief Flynn. who spent hair an
hour with him. Holt refused To re-
veal whore he purchased the dyna
/ mite found on him az The time Of the
I shooting Nor would be- say any
thing abouf bic movements In Wash.
iuFton prior % the capitol outrage
or In New York city before coming 70
B this place
Prisoner Grew Faint
While being questioned by FLYNN
I the prisoner grew faint and was IN
such state 81 utter collapse thar
I Jail attendants had 10 take him out Tor
on airing Holt denied hc leu any
thlnE Boz Washington except a bottle
which had contained sulphuric acid
and he said DO had thrown that away
Holt told Flynn that he had written
only one letter 20 President Wilson
and said be- mailed DO az the same time