Evening star., 1915-07-04
CORNELL TEACHER
| OF GERMAN SHOOTS
| Up. MORGAN TWICE

GLEN CoVE.N. Y, July 3.-J. P. Nor
gan. head Of the banking house Of ].
r. Morgan & Co.. was shot twics to-day
AZ his country home near here by
FRANK Holt, q native American OF
German descent. a former student and
German instructor at Cornell Unfyer-
sfty. who was to have become tho head
OF the department. Of French in the
Southwestern Methodist University at
Dallas, Tex, nsxt fall
At II o'clock tonight it was definitely
established that both bullets fred at
tnat neither had pierced the abdomen.
me nrst shot struck the right hip
ana went through in a line almost hori
zontal: DETECTING and slightly down
waro. The second shot struck nearer the
groin, and was DETECTED much more
sharply downward. This shot came out
Of the upper leg.
bulletin issued by specialists at his
peosloe late today stated that there were
no unfavorabie symptoms and that Mr..
morgan was resting easily.
overpowered by Victim.
Hoit was overpowered by Morgan and
Henry Fiske, the butler in the Morgan
household. who grappled with him in
the hallway.
The blow which ended Holt's strus-
gle on the door also knocked him
senselesa- Before he had recovered
consciousness. the servants at the Nor
gan home bound him hand and foot
with ropes and trunk straps. Holt was
bleeding profuse1y and lay in a pool
OF blood when the police arrived. A
few minutes before they came he re-
covered his senses. He looked up at
the butler.
Kill me now. please" he said. You
might as well do 1t and end my suffer-
ing; For six months I have lived in
hell. I could not rest because Of the
frightful murders in Europe"
At police headquarters Holt was in
terrogated about this statement.
DO you think you are crazy?" he
was asked.
II don't know" he replied. Some.
times 1 do: sometimes I don't. 1 have
been trying for six months to convince
myself Of one Of two things. either
that 1 am crazy or that I am not.
And haven't been able to settle the
quetsion yet"
Holt was locked up in Jail here.
and from his cell issued a written
statement saying that he had intended
no harm to Mr.. Morgan. but had come
to Glen Cove to persuade the banker to
stop the shipment abroad of munitions
Of war in this country. He went into
the Morgan home. he said. with pis-
toll in his hand and a stick Of dynamite
in his pocket. intending to remain there
Another loaded pistol was found In
Holt's pocket and more dynamite was
in q suit case which he had taken to
the Morgan house. In addition, there
were numerous newspaper clippings In
the suit case all bearing on the Euro
pean war.
Holt was arraigned late today on a
charge Of assault with intent at malicious
killing. He demurred to the word mali
cious and finally pleaded not guilty. JUS
tice Luyster held him without bail for
further examination next Wednesday aft
ernoon.
An Authoritative Statement.
An authoritative statement Of the
shooting was obtained here late today
after many conflicting reports had been
, circulated. This statement Is. as. fol.
lows: .......
Holt called at the Morgan home at 8
o'clock while Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan were
at breakfast. Fiske. the butler, answer
ed Hollis ring at the door, Holt handed
the butler his card telling him to inform
Mr. Morgan 1t was from friend. As
the butter started back through the
hallway. Holt slipped pistol from his
pocket and pressed it against the but.
lers stomach.
see this gunr he demanded. "a
have another one.
The butler. pressed by the muzxle Of
l.&he weapon. backed into the hallway
Holt following. AS the front dooi
closed behind them. the butler realized
the determination Of the assassin and
spoke in loud voice. so that Mr.. Nor.
gan might, hear. Mr.. Morgan IL In the
| library"
| Holt was not diverted by this, but con
tinued to press the butler backward
(Continued on EiRhth PaRa1