Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-05
PLANNED TO KILL
OTHER MEMBERS
Of MORGAN FAMILY
Holt Wanted to Force FL
nancier to Stop Exporta-
tiOn of Munitions.
WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE
TO BE HELD AS HOSTAGES
Had Dynamite to Explode Unless
Desired Assurance Was
Given Him.
his CONFESSION REMARKABLE
Commissioner Woods Declares Pris-
oner Appears TO Be Mentally
Unbalanced.
WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE
TO BE HELD AS HOSTAGES
MS CONFESSION REMARKABLE
oner Appears TO Be Mentally
Unbalanced.

p. Morgan and the Morgan children
were TO be held as hostages in their
own home and killed with dynamite
II J. p. Morgan refused 20 use his in
huence to stop the expectation of war
munitions. Frank Holt. who yesterday
attempted TO assassinate Mr.. Morgan
At his home near here. told Police Com
missioner Arthur Woods in his cell at
Mineola to-day. Holt said his plans
miscarried; that he planned to send
Mr.. Morgan out to stop the expectation
OF munitions while he held the other
members of the family in an upstairs
room.
Mr.. Morgan, the victim OF the bullets
which Holt fired. continued to show
Improvement to-day. The ouly bulletin
issued was reassuring. II said the
bullet did not enter the abdomen, and
that an N-ray examination showed that
no bones had been damaged Late to-
night II was said the anancicr was
resting easily; that he had slept all the
afternoon. No reference was made to
another bullet. which was said yester-
day TO have come out OF the upper
part of the leg.
Neither Mr.. Morgan nor members of
the family wac told OF the startling
statement made BY Holt 10 Commits
closely guarded to-day. The force Of
armed men surrounding the estate was
doubled as the day wore on, and all
ous-looking persons were kept
AT distance. Every incoming train
WAS watched
ONLY FEW VISITORS
RECEIVED DURING DAY
Not more than dozen visitors were
received "a
Morgan remained at the bedside Of her
husband. Junius Spencer Morgan. Mr.
MorEan's son. and his bride. and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert l.. Sattcrlce went TO
church AT Lattingtown Chapel where
prayers were offered for Mr.. Morgan's
speedy recovery. Prayers for the
stricken fnanc!cr also were said in
all the Glen Cove churches
Holt. who had spent .leepless night
IN his cell at the Mineola JAIL appeared
detected to-day. He spent most of his
time writing letters. He was visited
by Chief Flynn. OF the Secre, Service.
who wanted TO learn more about his
movements in Washington prior 10 set
ting the bomb which exploded in the
United States Capitol
To Commi ss oncr Woods. who visited
him. Holt to-day told briefly how he
planned TO hold as hostages Mrs Nor
gan and the Morgan children while he
sent MIR. Morgan out to stop the ex-
porta'ion OF munitions of war
My plan. said Holt. was TO get
hold OF Mrs Morgan and the children
and take them into an upstairs room
and then send Mr.. Morgan out to seq
his influential friends 10 stop the OK
portation of munitions from this
country.
Il planned to take the dynamite in
the room with me, and cut IoIe in
the door and have the food showed in
through II. l planned to keen 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 it. would tell him of
my intention TO Kill Mrs Morgan and
the children and myself by exploding
the dynamite"
TELLS OF TERRIDIE
SLAUGHTER Of WAR
Holt then tried to tell Commissioner
WOODS about The terrible slaughter re-
suitins from the war. He said he knew
MI. Morgan could stop the war, and
that is the reason he went to him. He
insisted he did not intend to harm him.
but gust wanted him to see his inf,u
ential 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 yerv
material that was killing so many peo-
pie in Europe.
Commissioners Woods asked Holt why
his plans miscarried. The former uni
Versity instructors eyes frightened
and he said the excitement that fol- |
lowed his appearance in tho Morgan
home upset them.
Holt declared he started for tho st.,-.
when he met the Morgan children and
was walking ahead of them when h.
was intercepted. He had a revolver in
each hand. he said. but that did not
prevent some one from clutchinr one
of his hands. He said he thought Mr.
Morgan attempted to stop him. and
that a scuff1c followed. He became nm
conscious and remembered nothing nm
I'll he was lodged in jail
Il didn't want to hurt Mr. Morgan
ne persisted in reiteratng. "I onlv
wanted him to do something to stop
this terrible war"
Holt then told the commissioner that
ne had studied hard until six months
ago, when he began to brood over the |
war. Il still hope that good may be
accomplished by my act" he added. "I
didn't care about war. I didn't want
America In 1t, but II America wasn't
interested In 1t, the war would STOP"
After the interview. Commissioner
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