The Washington times., 1915-07-04
HOLT HELD ALOOF IN
HOTEL, MAKING PLANS

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NEW YORK, July 4-Frank Holt lived
in the Mills Hotel. at Seventh avenue
and Thirty-sixth street, intermittently
for ten days before he shot Mr.. Nor
gan. He gave the name, &c. w. Holt"
there, but claimed a large number Of
letters addressed to Prof. F. Holt" and
"Dr. f. Holt" Many Of them had
been forwarded by the Ithaca postoffice
after delivery at 721 Maple avenue,
Ithaca. and the Mills Hotel address
here had been supplied at the Maple
avenue house.
Two of these letters were at the Mills
Hotel yesterday when SerRt. Bernhard
Ditsch, of the detective bureau. who
speaks many languages and has figured
In. several International criminal inves-
LEGATIONS. was sent to the hotel by In
spector Cray, then In charge of the de-
tective bureau. The letters were deliy-
cred to Ditsch and taken to police head
quarters.
Letter From Newspaper.
One of them bore the office mark of
the Ithaca Daily News. 1923 South Tioga
street, Ithaca. N. Y. The other was in
large envelope addressed Prof. F.
Holt. Maple avenue, city" the latter
portion having been crossed out and the
Mills Hotel address substituted. In the
upper left-hand corner of the envelope
YES ytbsns written II n scrawly hand Box 2'7,
Both Of these letters had been posted
on July Friday). and long distance
telephone inquiries brought information
that neither was of a personal charac-
ter. The newspaper letter, II was said,
merely quoted advertising rates in re-
sponse to Holt's request for the same.
The other letter was said to have been
sent by furnishing concern which
rents postoffce Box No. 247 and sends !
out circulars seeking trade.
Will Investigate In Ithaca.
Inspector Cray was so much impressed
with the receipt by the assailant of Mr.. 1
Morgan Of business CORES 20 ondence right
up to the moment of his murderous act
that he consulted with his superior Off
GERS AS a result Sergeant Ditsch was
hurried Off to Ithaca last night to make
complete investigation Of the ante
eedents of Holt there, and also of the
attack upon Mr.. Morgan.
Holt paid on Friday for room No. 1910
in the Thirty-sixth street side of the
Mills Hotel, the price being 30 cents a
night. He did not occupy the room
Friday night. according to all the in
formation obtainable by the manage
ment Of the hotel. which used every
effort to aid the police in their investi- |
BatiOn.
Not In Room Yesterday.
The best evidence that Holt was not in
the room Yesterday morning. which he
had paid for on Friday, was the pres
ence in the hotel office of two letters
then awaiting him. and which the police |
took. Holt was continually calling for |
mail. the clerks said.
On Friday lust after he had regis |
tered for room 1915, he went for his mail |
and received six letters. He did not ap- |
pear as usual Yesterday morning seek |
ing mail addressed to him.
Have you any old newspapers You !
will sell mc?" he asked on Thursday of (
the newsstand clerk. who also is in !,
asked If Holt wanted any special dates |
and was told that he merely desired to |
have some newspapers of an old date |
rendering them unstable. The clerk |
gave him several. From reports of the
contents of his bngs, which held eXDlo- |
sives, it appears that Holt then had
bought the explosives and sought some
material in which to wrap them which !
Holt Quiet At Hotel.
Only employees of the hotel whom he |
met in paying for his room. returning
his key or asking for mail recalled Holt
yesterday. They agreed he was very
quiet at all times, never spoke an un-
necessary word to any of them. kept |
to himself and made no casual acquain-
tances so far as any OF them could re- |
member The hotel usually books up |
ward of 1900 persons every day. and !
no effort is made to identify those who +!
apply for quarters The applicants do not |
write their names and are not asked for 4
any information other than names. So |
briefly and cleanliness are the only re- !
uuirements in addition to the 30 or 40 |
cents charged for the rooms. .
in conversation with our employees" was |
geant Ditsch. He registered here as |
and with intermissions of a day at |
day. He was last registered here yes |
Friday night. and so far as we can !
make certain 1t appears that he did not |
occupy his room. No. l016. Friday night |
He did not call for his mail here this |
morning as he always had done.
Room Changed Often.
Many of those who stop here like to |
keep the room they first occupy but |
1t happened that Holt was changed often
and whenever he was told that he !
could not have the room he had been
occupying he always said, that's all |
right. Any room will do He had no !
baggage in the baggage room of the |
hotel, so far as we can learn, and there
are no belongings of his in any of the |