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

responsible Tor the war anu ZOE tAe
shipment of arms abroad.
1t l. unofficially stated that one bullet
took glancing course after striking
Mr.. Morgan in the breast, and passed
out thru the arm. The othe: wound Is
said to be in the hip.
Give Name as F. Holt.
Mr.. Morgan,s assailant asserted this
afternoon that his name was F. Holt.
and said that he was an instructor In
French at Cornell University.
The Cornell University faculty list
contains the name Of Frank Holt, who
has been an instructor In German at
the university since 1912. He holds the
degree Of bachelor of arts. There Is
nothing In the list to indicate where
he received his degree.
In his cell the assailant began the
preparation of written statement
which he said he wanted to give out to
the newspapers.
Mr.. Morgan apparently did not con-
slider himself seriously wounded. When
1t was reported that he was shot the
Morgan house was the target of a vol
ley of phone inquiries from New York.
The first Of these calls was answered
by Mr.. Morgan himself, who told calm
ly of the shooting.
Carried Two Guns.
Matthew Cramer, the chauffeur. who
had driven the assaiiant from the sta
ton, was still standing with his car
in front of the gates when the shots
were fired. He summoned the SER
wants. With the guards. the assailant
was placed in an automobile and rush
ed to Glencove. The sachel was also
thrown into the car. When it was
opened it was found the dynamite
therein was 60 per cent nitro glycerine.
In his pocket was found a second
pistol, the latter being a .22 caliber,
while the weapon used in the attack
was .3S.
The prisoner was bleeding profuse-
ly. Altf1o he appeared to be but little
hurt at first, he became or feigned to
become dazed about noon. 1t was
thought that possibly.he was suffering
from fractured skull.
Says War Is Unbearable.
Justice Of the Peace Luyster ques.
toned the prisoner.
II am a Christian gentleman, was
the only reply the man would give
when pressed for his name. He de-
clined also to say where he came from.
AS to his reasons for shooting MI
Morgan. however, he was more COM
municative.
He said he had no personal quarrel
with Mr.. Morgan. but said he felt the
time had come for the war to end. II
was becoming more and more unbear.
able, he said. and 1t was his Arm beliel
that he should go to Mr.. Morgan and
have him end 1t.
II wanted to see Mr.. Morgan and to
reason with him." the man said. i
have nothing against HIM.
The assailant was cut over the eye
by the blow from a coal hod and had
been bleeding freely He also was
limping as the result Of his encounter
with the Morgan servant.
Specialists Attend Morgan.
Several specialists from New York
arrived here on H. p. Davison's yacht
this afternoon and with physicians
from Glencove. went to the Morgan
home for consultation. Up to 3 p. NJ.
no official statement had been issued
from the Morgan home as to the ex-
tent of Mr.. Morgan's wounds.
Holt Issues Statement.
The statement prepared by Holt was
addressed to William E.. Luyster, :he
Justice Of the peace who had ques-
toned the man about the shooting. he
signed the communication f. Holt
Dallas, Tex, and Ithaca His state
ment reads:
my motive in coming here was
70 force Mr.. Morgan to use his in
fluence with the manufacturers Of
munitions in the United States and
with the millionaires who are fl
nancing war loans to have IN en-
largo put on war munitions so as
to relieve American people from
completely in the death Of thou
sands of European brothers.
eff Germany should be able to
buy munitions here we would. Of
course, positively refuse to sell to
her. The reason the American
people have not as yet stopped
shipments. would seem that we are
getting rich out of this traffic.
Would 1t not be better for us to
make what money we can without
causing the slaughter of thousands
of Europeans?
II am sorry ] have to cause the
Morgan family this unpleasant
ness, but believe that If Mr.. Nor =
gan would put his shoulder to the
wheel he could accomplish wha.sI
have endeavored to do. hope that
he will do his share anyhow. We
must stop our participation in the
killing of Europeans and God will
take care of the rest"
Holt Is held on an assault charge
There was no formal arraignment.