Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-07
Steamers Philadelphia and
SaxOnia Warned BY
u. S. Navy Wireless.
SUICIDE HAD WRITTEN +
OF PLOT TO HIS WIFE
Predicted Destruction of Liners
T0day-Fast U. S. Cruiser to
Follow Vessels.

NEW YORK. July Frank Holt,
who attempted last Saturday to as.
sassinate j. p Morgan. and who
committed suicide in the Mineola
Jail last night. planned TO de-
stroy the transatlantic liners saxonia
and Philadelphia by dynamite. witch,
1t is believed, he had placed aboard
the vessels before they sailed FROM
New York for Liverpool July 3.
Holt So advised his wife in letter
which was received by her at Dallas.
Tex, on or before yesterday. This
letter, Police Commissioner Woods,
of the New York City police depart
ment, announced today, was taken by
Mrs. Holt and her father to a iformeE
governor of Texas. The fornper gov-
ernor, whose name was withheld.
communicated with Major Pullman,
head of the Washington, d. G. police
force. and Major Pullman at once
transmitted the information to the
United States Navy Department and
police headquarters here.
Warnings by wireless We're SEM
broadcast over the Atlantic from sta
tions on the eastern sesboard advis-
ing the Saxona and Philadelphia TO
steer toward each other. Commis-
soner Woods announced that the
Navy Department had arranged to
send a fast cruiser after the liners.
The American line received wire-
less message today from the captain
of the steamship Philadelphia say
ing that everything aboard had been
identified and that all was Neel
At police headquarters, shortly be-
fore noon, II was said that the Sax
onia had not replied to the wireless
message sent her advising that Holt
had written his wife the steamer
| would be destroyed by an explosion
! today
The failure OF the Saxonia to reply
! was not regarded as of especial sig
tmificance. as it was thought that she
| might have passed out of the wireless
| zone of mmunication. she is now
| four DAYS out and, it was said. il
might be difficult for her to have a
wireless message relayed TO shore.
: The Saxonia has 324 passengersl
aboard, of whom 115 are In the cab
ms The Philadelphia has aboard 6l1
OF these 206 were in the first cabin,
205 in the second and 200 in the steer
| age.
The Cunard line and the American
line both were notified by Commits
sioner Woods and they also cndeav-
ored to reach the steamers by wire
less.
At both Offices it wes said that 1t
would be practically impossible for
any one to pass the many lines of
guards at the piers and TO place eS
plosives aboard the ships. The
Cunard line stated that there were
six lines of guards protecting its yes
sells from intruders.
The text of Hollis letter tels-
graphed to the navy department VAS
as follows
"A steamer leaving New York for
Liverpool should sink, God willing,
on the 7th. 1t is the Philadelphia or
the Saxon (Saxonia) but I am not
quite sure as these lett on the second
or third.
On the margin of the letter was
written:
Tear this Off until after this hap
pens
known TO Police Yesterday.
The fact that such a letter had
been written by Mr.. Morgans as
sassin, presumably prior to his at
tempt on Mr.. Morgan's life was
known to the police at 2 o'clock Nes-
terday morning, but no public an
nouncement was made of ii until To-
day The first word of his letisf
came from Glen Cove. Its contents
were divulged by man who lla'i
talked with Holt In his cell for \
long time yesterday This man re.
fused to permit the use Of his name,
but because of his standing thets
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