Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-07-09

What is your business with him p
asked the butler
Il can't discuss that with you," re.
piled Holt. Il am an old friend Of Mr..
Morgan. He will see me-
You must tell me the business you
have with him." replied the butler.
Draws Two Pistols on Butler.
Holt, VINO had his HANDS in two
pockets. drew them out Nth re-
volver in each and lunged against
the butler, who stood with one hand
on the door knob Holt forced his way
into the room, saying:
Don't dare try to stop me-"
The butler said in his statement to
Justice Luyster that he pretended for
minute to have been stunned, and
held Hollis attention for the time
Then he led Holt into the hall and
said:
you will find Mr.. Morgan In the
library"
Moreans Rush Upstairs.
When they heard the alarm Mr.
Morgan and his wife and some of the
guests ran up to the second floor.
Once upstairs, Mr. Morgan, his wife
and the others went from room to
room to see what had happened.
Shouts Morgan, I've Got You."
Mrs. Morgan and her husband
rushed to the head of the stairs. AS
soon as Mr.. Morgan appeared the
mon xybn bod q ~ouoIxva, a., .ooh hand
exclaimed:
Nov. Mr., Morgan, have got you"
AS soon as Mrs. Morgan saw that
her husband was IN danger, she
sprang forward and threw herself on
the man.
Mr.. Morgan pushed her aside and
rushed for Holt, who had reached the
second-floor landing.
Two shots were fired and the man
was continuing to pull the trigger.
Morgan Fights Assassin.
When Mr.. Morgan plunged against
Holt, the latter measured his length
on the floor He fell with his feet to-
ward Mr.. Morgan, who threw himself
forward on Holt
All the while Holt held in his left
hand another revolver which he had
not attempted to fire. During the
struggle for the first revolver he tried
to wrench out the second revolver,
which was pinned under Mr.. Morgan.
Mrs. Morgan Takes Pistol.
Before Holt could free the second
weapon for action, however, Mrs. Nor
gan and Miss McCabe were upon him.
Between them they wrenched away
the second weapon.
The butler, followed by other serv-
ants, came up the stairs.
The butler carried lump Of coal
He put an end to Hollis attempts to
break loose by bringing it down on his
right temple. After that the butler
and the servants took charge of the
assailant
Wounded Banker Calls Doctor.
After Mr.. Morgan regained his feet
the servants bound Holt hand and foot
with rope Mr.. Morgan watched this
and then went to the telephone. He
called by DR.. w. H. Zabriskie, who
lives three miles from the Morgan
place. and asked him to come at once
to attend to his injuries.
1t was not until after he had left
the telephone that anyone in the
house knew that any of the bullets
had struck him.
Servants called for the local au.
thorities and Justice of the Peace
William e. Luyster and Court Detec
tive Frank e. McCahill arrived and
took tae prisoner and the suitcase
which he had left 80 the Glencove
jail.
In the suitcase we're found two boxes
of osrtri 1ges and two sticks of dyna-
mite. Morgan employees found on the
lawn in front of the Morgan residence
a third stick of dynamite. which Holt
had evidently dropped.
Holt Explains Motive.
Holt was locked in a cell. Il fired
to scare him." Holt said. They tell
me I hit him. hope he is not badly
| hurt"
The statement prepared by Holt, ad
dressed to Justice Luyster, was signed
81. Holt, Dallas, Texas, and Ithaca
1t reads:
my motive in coming here was t.
try to force Mr.. Morgan to use his In
! fluence with the manufacturers o
munitions in the United States and
with the millionaires who are f1nanc
| ing the war loans to have an embargo
put on shipments of war munitions 81
as to relieve the American people from
completely in the death of thousand
of our European brothers.
''If Germany should be able to Blu.
munitions here we would, of course
positively refuse to sell to her.
THE reason that the American pee
pie have not as yet stopped the shiI
ments seems to be that we are gettin
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