Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-03

New York, July 81. r. MoFgsn Wae
shot. but not seriously wounded by an
UNKNOWN man at his home in Glencove'
L. l. at . O'Clock this morning. An an
nouncement by J. p. Morgan q CO..
here, read as follows:
II. P. Morgan was shot by an un-
known man, presumably crank At
his home at Glencove. L. l.. at O'CLOCK
thi. morning. The physicians ADVISE
that the wound was not serious.
The news of the shooting was re-
ceiyed at 1880 at the office OF sner1H
Petit. OF Nassau county. at Mineola'
Tha .he,t6 Immediately dispatched men
IN ,nvestieate tho report. Detais OF
the .hootine were lacking at that hour.
Aesailant Captured.
n +elephone message from GlencoVe
.aid the man who shot Morgan nao
been captured. =. .n
"a later statement issued by the
Mnrran firm said that two Shots were
area at Mr.. Morgan and that botn nao
taken effect. - ~. Ann
The second statement from the nrm
s"rvo shots were fred at Mr.. Morean'
hoth Of which took effect. DetaiD re-
rardinE wounds have not yet Deen ~
ceived at the Office of the hrm. a etate.
ment from the doctor will be gwen ouI
In about an hour.
Forced Way Into Home.
The man who shot Mr.. Morgan came
N c,lencoye on the 1858 train, nlreo an
q, ornobile and went to the Morsah
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home on Matinicock io; @
he hell and when the butler answered
called for Mr.. Morgan. he ea!o tna'
he was an old friend OF Mr.. Mo1sah'
nut was refused admission Inc llah
then pressed pistol against tne etoin-
ach Of the butler and pusned MS way
into the hall. Mr.. Morgan was ap,
proaching the front door. he askeo
vhat the trouble was. The answer was
: shot which took effect In the mp. MT
Morgan fell into a chair. ine Dutier'
once the assailants back was turned
picked up a brass coal hod rom .he
Ere place and brought 1t down Oh the
as,ailant's head. but too late TO prevent
q second shot.
overpowsrsd by Butler.
Tho butler fell ON the man. restea
the weapon away and overpo"ereo'
him.. Servants came running IN an
swer to his. CALL and the sherins OF
flee and . physician were teiepnoneo
for.
a sachel which the man brought to
r.Iencove was found near q hedge on
the Morgan property. ine sdcnel "S
filled with dynamite.
Another version Of the entrance OF
the intruder into the Morgan house Is
70 the effect that he had no trouble IN
gaining entrance He went to the door,
asked to see Mr.. Morgan, saying ne
was an old friend. Word was taken to
Mr Morgan. and the financier came
cut Of his breakfast room into the
main hall. On his appearance the IN
truder shot at him. He had two re-
yolyersLand used both OF them.
There 10 still some discrepancy In
the statements as to Just where the
bullets struck Mr.. Morgan. The wound
inflicted on the body is the more ser
ious of the two.
DR. W H. Zabriski, Of Glencove, was
Immediately summoned, and DR.. mar
koe, OF this city, was cent Tor MI:
Morgan's wounds were examined and
word was given out that 1t was not be-
lieved they were serious.
MI. Morgan, with his wife and
daughters, went to their summer home.
Glencove, recently. after the marriage
Of their son, julius Spencer Morgan. IN
Boston. ;
~ Two sachsls OF Explosivss.
When Mr.. Morgan's assailant arrived
IN Glencove from New York on train
this morning, he entered an automo-
mile at the station and was driven by
chauffeur, Matthew Cramer, to the
Adorgau summer home, where the
shooting occurred.
Az soon a. the man had been over
powered, some Of the servants in the
Morgan home procured rope and
tied him securely. Then they took him
out on the lawn to await the arrival
Of the oRicers.
Judge william Luyster and Con-
stabls frank McGill took him in an
automobile to the court house in Glen
cove. whore the contents Of two suit
cases which he had brought with him.
were examined. One Of these con-
tanned three sticks Of dynamite and
The other quantity of nitro glycerine.
lnopirod From On High.
The prisoAer, tall lanky man Of
the Iaw.bohed type. was extremely
sreticent at Arst bat afterward Was per-
suaded 20 talk, altho he would not say
.much about Shiy~self- Altho he claimed