The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
Assailant of Morgan
Sits Artery With
Lead Pencil
IS SAVED BY GUARD
Prisoner Refuses To
Eat And Death
Is Feared

Glen COVE, " y, July G-Frank
- Holt, J.P MOrgans assassin. who
also has confessed to setting the bomb
that exploded in the capitol al Wash.
lngtOn last Friday night, attempted 10
kill himself AT midnight by trying TO
open the artery in his left wrist with
lead pencil
The attempt was unsuccessful Holt,
lying on his side in cell In the Mas
sau county jail al MineOIa, was seen
by an attendant to writhe with pain.
The attendant entered the cell, found
blood flowing from the wound sum
moned the warden and bound up the
wrist, checking the flow OF blood. Not
"lthstanding the prOmptness with
which HOlt's attempt was discovered
he lost n considerable quantity Of blood.
Appears Despondeni.
Holt spent restless night, tossing
about on his cot, from which he had
been unable Ia rise during the day.
and muttcring to himself nt Intervals.
His Keepers had taken from him his
belt his suspenderS aud every other AR.
ticle In his possession with which they
thought hc could have attempted sui
eide. He had seemed 10 be- 50 dcSpOnd-
ent during the day that Il strict watch
had been kept upon him
After several hours had passed with.
out sleep during the early part Of the
night, Holt called to an attendant and
asked Tor lead pencil He snId that
he wanted 10 write tO his wife A
lead pencil was brought tu him aud a
few moments later pad Of paper. The
attendant remained IN the cell few
minutes and Holt, turning on his left
side apparently started to write. The
attendant then left Within less than
five minutes he PASSED the door "
Hollis cell again He then concluded
that Holt seemed to I've IA pain. entered
the cell aud found blood flowing from
II Jagged cut IA his wrist
After the flow Of blood had been
checked and the wound bnndngpd the
keeper aud Warden Hulse searched for
the pencil. They found 1t on the cot.
Holt had extracted the rubber eraser
from the tip Of the pencil. and with
his Teeth had bitten the metal which
held the rubber In position until the
edges met The result was a falrIy
sharp weapon with blade perhaps n
quarter Of an inch long Apparently
Holt had not reached the artery. He
had cut vein, however, and from this
the blood was flowing
Receives Cheering Message.
Holt was cheercd somewhat tulny hv
the receipt Of telegram from his wife
NJ DulusL II read
HIVE best counsel here. Advised Ia
rest aud wait You must do the same.
Send loving greeting hourly. Beautl.
ful tribute To YOU In both evening ma
prrS here | nm turrying FOR details
N our finances | will come when yui
need me-. Do not be- afraid Rest"
The telegram was signed Leone
The condition ~ NIr Morgan who
Is recovering from the two wounds In
his left hip inflicted by bullets FROM
iolts revolver continued tu Improve.
| II was said MIR Morgan felt so much
better he wanted TO get up but thar
was not approved by his physicians
The physicians feel so encouraged hy
his progress that they virtually
have reached DECISION to issue no
more bulletins on his condition.
, Callers from Cambridge, Mass, were
expected nt Mincola today 10 spr Holt.
with Il view 10 determining II hp re-
semhlr- CLOSELY Erich Mucnlpr who dis
appeared from Harvard IN 1906 after
the death NJ his wife
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