New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-08
HOLT IDENTIFIED AS
ERICH MUENTER
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Cutting and Allen, two professors Of
the University Of Chicago. were get
ting along. ! told him, and asked him
# he knew them lie said he did not,
but had heard Of them.
IL Is Muenter."
"Holts carriage and speech had
rather STAYED with me ard reminded
me of some one, but | could not re-
member whom Then my mental asso-
Citations began 20 work, and | said: I
know who is. 1t is Muenter.'
The next time saw him he looked
squarely me and said: Hello,
Could His words had the sound Of a
man STEPPING back into an old familiar
ity. He never avoided me, except on
one occasion, when / saw him with his
wife and family.
II had every opportunity TO observe
him and hear him speak German and
English, and there can be no doubt that
Frank Holt was Erich Muenter'
Although positive that the Cornell
teacher was the man who had been ac-
cused Of the murder OF his wife. Pro-
fessor Gould did not inform the au-
tho. les He said yesterday in Chi
cago that he had several reasons" for
his determination.
He seemed TO be getting along so
nicely" said Professor Gould, "and
thought 1t would be better 10 let well
enough alone"
Only 10 e. ". Bennett, a professor at
Cornell. did Professor Gould announce
his discovery Professor Bennett. al
though he rejected Hollis application
10 become member of Masonic
lodge, kept the information TO himself
until Yesterday, when he read what his
informant had said Of the matter.
Last winter" said the Cornell pro-
lessor Holt came to me and eynced
a desire 10 become a member Of the
Masonic lodge and of the Acacia Fra
ternity a student and faculty or
ganizatiOn, whose members are MaSOns.
Before | submitted the application
looked up Hollis record. and found
through Or. Gould that Frank Holt
was an assumed name and that his real
name was Erich Muenter
although Holt asserted that he
wished to establish chapter Of the
Acacia Fraternity in Texas. | believe
that his real motive in seeking mem
bership was to establish documentary
evidence as 10 his adopted name and
hide his real identity"
Others Identify Body.
Hollis belongings in Ithaca were
taken by the police yesterday. and will
be sent 10 New York to-day Letters
were found showing that Holt was in
Mexico the month after Mrs. Muenter
died in Cambridge. Articles dealing
with the Nuentcr case had been clipped
from Boston papers and preserved by
Holt. There were many other clip
pings dealing with crimes Of passion
and the infection of the death penalty.
From Cambridge yesterday came
Captain Slas T. Smith. OF the Massa-
chusetts State Police: Thomas ".
Hitler. who lived in the same house
with Muenter; John Z. Whitman, an
ether boarder in the same house, and
A. T. Brown. Boston newspaper man,
who knew Muenter well. They exam
ined the body Of Holt and added their
opinions to that Of Professor Gould
I'D have TO see Muenter IN the flesh
before Ic believe ne was alive after
seeing this body" declared Hitler
Both Hitler and Captain Smith re-
mcmbered that Muenter wore a gold
cap on his right incisor They found
such a cap on Holt's right incisor.
Smith brought with him the description
the Massachusetts State police sent
cut after Muenter was indicted. Allow
ing for the removal of a beard and the
passage Of nine years, the description
was that Of Holt All agreed that in
profile Holts face was the face Of
Muenter.
Hitler drove Muenter to the rail-