Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-07
Morgan Assailant Succeeds
in Second Effort to
Commit Suicide.
PROVES TO BE
ERICK MUENTER
Holt Climbs Bars to Top of Cell Dur
ing Attenda ant: Absence and PIunses
to Death-Skull Fractured and Death
ntaneous-ohieaeo Man Has
Known Holt Was Muenter For
Months-others identify Him.

man who shot ]. p. Morgan, lay dead
today in an undertaking establishment
at Hampstead, L. l.. and the New York
police had in their possession a trunk
134 half-pound sticks of
dynamite. with which they believe he
planned to wreck public buildings.
An autopsy today established the
fact that Holt committed suicide by
leaping from the top of his cell door
in the Mineola Jail. The coroner is
sued q statement after the autopsy had
been performed. He said:
"Holt came to his death by a COM
pound fracture of the skull and cere-
bral hemorrhage caused by fall"
Leaps From Window to Death.
Holt, who was reclining on his cot
in his cell. was supposed to be asleep
when his guard. Jeremiah Ryan. left
the cell for a moment to go across the
hallway to- another tier Of cells.
Holt quickly sprang from the cot and
climbed the cell tiers until he reached
an open window, thru which he crawl
ed and plunged head first to the stone
tagging on tho small courtyard fifty
feet below.
Physicians who hurried to the scene
found that Holt's skull had been crush
ed and that death had been instan-
3taneous.
IN Holts cell lat.,r there was found
"a note addressed to my Dears." The
jail authorities would not make its
contents known.
Death instantaneous.
DR.. Guy Cleghorn. the jail physician,
and District Attorney Lewis j. Smith
were summoned Immediately after the
death was discovered. DR., Cleghorn
examined the body and found that the
skull had been crushed and that death
had been instantaneous
District Attorney Smith searched
Hollis cell Immediately after arriving
at the Jail and found letter written
on yellow paper. This letter. which
Holt must have written before he at
tempted suicide early yesterday morn
ing when the pencil with which he tried
to sever an artery was taken from him,
was addressed ITO My Dears." The
letter read:
Il must write once more. The more
think about it the more I see the
uselessness of living under circum-
stances such as these. Bring up the
dear babies in the love Of God and
man. God bless you my sweet At
fectionately, FRANK.
P. S.-All please pardon me for all
the heartache have brought you. Pray
with me that the slaughter will stop.
My heart breaks. Goodbye"
Keeper Describes Death.
Although the autopsy performed on
Holt's body today by DR.. Guy Cleghorn
established definitely that his death
was due to a fractured skull, Walter
r. jones' the coroner, said he would
hold an inquest into the manner in
which Holt met his death. This MIR.
Johnston said. was purely formal.
Jeremiah O'Ryan. the keeper, who
was on guard at Holts cell when Holt
committedAuicide. today gave a con-
nected story of what happened. Organ
said that he had been employed by
Sheriff Petit to guard the prisoner,
with instructions to watch him from
o'clock at night until in the morn
ing. Last night when Organ went to
Holt's cell, Holt appeared to be cheer
full.
st had some food today and managed
to retain it." Holt said, II feel much
better now, but must set some sleep.
1H6S6 OGIeCLlteS nave Uecu DOInerlnS
me day and night. I must get sleep. I
have got an important statement to
make tomorrow and must be able to
convince the people that what say
Is true"
Supposed Holt Asleep.
O'Ryan said he told Holt to go to
sleep and he turned on his side and
lay quiet for about an hour. O'Ryan
heard noise in the next corridor. He
glanced at Holt and he appeared to
be sleeping O'Ryan said he then
crawled down the corridor on his hands
and knees so that Holt might sleep.
He turned back and he heard noise
like a revolver shot.
IT ran back to the cell and said to
myself. He's done it-somebody
slipped him gun.' looked into his
cell and didn't see him. Then /
thought he had baen shot from the out
side. drew my revolver and entered
the cell. expecting him to Jump at me.
and were unable to find any evidence
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