The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-07-10

Glen Cove, N. Y, July s.-Frank
Holt, the man who shot ]. p. Morgan
Is the man who set the bomb that
exploded in the United States Capitol
at Washington Friday night. In
statement to Justice Luyster and
Thomas Tunney, head Of the bomb
and explosive squad Of the New YORK
City Detective Bureau, Holt confessed
setting the bomb, and described it in
detail. Il made this bomb Holt is
quoted as having said, in his confess
sion, with three sticks Of dynamite,
some match-heads and bottle of sui
phuric acid
Mineola, N. Y, July frank Holt,
the Cornell University professor who
shot J. p. Morgan in his home near
Glen Cove last Saturday and placed
bomb in the Capitol at Washington
Friday night, committed suicide in the
Jail here last night.
While several OF the Jail authorities
declared that Holt killed himself by
climbing through the opening at the
top of his cell door and then plunging
to the narrow court below, Hollis
keeper said he was positive that the
prisoner was killed in his own cell,
where. he said, he found the body
Hollis suicide followed an earlier at
tempt when he slashed his wrists
with the metal of lead pencil.
There were many conflicting re-
ports as to the manner in which Holt
met his death, but it was definitely es-
tablished, through DR.. Cleghorn. the
Jail physician that Holt died of a frac-
tured skull.
Several of thC,. about the jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Hollis cell. This noise,
it was believed, was due to the falling
Of boards from the top of the cell.
jeremiah Organ, the keeper, who
was detailed to watch Holt, said he
was fifteen feet away from the cell,
when he heard loud report He
looked in the direction of the cell but
it was dark Entering, he found
Hollis body, in a pool of blood, in the
corner.
Dr. Cleghorn denied a report that
Holt had killed himself by chewing
percussion cap. He repeated that
death was caused by a fracture at
the top of the skull.
An explosion which would have
blown his head off would have fol
lowed an attempt by Holt to chew
percussion cap, the physician said.
A thorough examination of Holt.
cell failed to disclose, according to tn.
Jail authorities, any weapon or nipple
ments of any kind which Holt coul,
have used to kill himself.
Coroner Walter r. Jones, after view
ing the body, said: Undoubtedly
suicide and undoubtedly the mar
jumped
The body was taken to the morgue
in Hampstead, where DR.. Cleghorr
was prepared Immediately to perform
an autopsy
Dallas, Tex-"We are all terribly
sorry, but there is little l can say. II
shall not tell my daughter until to-
morrow. l do not care to discuss the
matter further tonight"
This was the statement Tuesday
night by DR.. o. F. Sensabaugh, father.
in-law Of Frank Holt, when told that
Holt was dead.
Mr.. Sensabaugh said physician
had told him 1t would be unsafe to
tell Mrs. Holt of the suicide until Wed
nesday
Hollis father-in-law said no ar.
would be made for the
funeral until later.
II told her of the theory that Holt
was really Erich Muenter, who disap-
peared after the mysterious death of |
his wife and my daughter is pros
trated as result" added Mr.. Sensa- |
baugh. But had to tell her all To-
we will have to tell her of her |
husbands DEATH"
Mr. Sensabaugh added that he could |
not believe Holt and Muenter were |
the same man.
"If Holt really was a man who had |
dropped to life's bottom-and can't (!
believe tt take my hat off to him |
for the way he came back" he added. |