New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-07

port Of Hollis death.
Holts suicide followed the discov-
cry in Central Park, Long Island,
that he had there experimental at
making bombs and that public build
ings in this city and in the capitals
of this and other states had been
marked for destruction. 1t was also
found that he had engaged in long
target practice at the Long Island
village, presumably in preparation
for his'visit 70 Mr.. Morgan at Glen
Cove.
Soon after this. presumably on lead
obtained at the Pennsylvania Station
IN this city. where Holt shipped a
trunk. the balance of the 100 pounds
Of dynamite. fuse snd Illuminating caps
ne purchased last week was found in a
storage warehouse in West thirty
eighth Street. all prepared for use.
There was enough explosive in the
trunk 20 wreck a dozen blocks. ms
Holt had brought by train from Long
Island on Friday into the crowded
PENNSYLVANIA Station and deposited IN
what he thought safe place before
starting Tor Washington.
What else the trunk contained the
authorities al Headquarters would not
saw. There was p hint that in II leads
had been found pointing to certain men
or groups Of men as being implicated
in Hollis crimes.
These accessories the New York Po-
lice have been hunting since the morn
ing that Holt shot Nh Morgan. With
his means they were certain he could
not pay for the travel about the com-
Try that he had been engaged in and
the comparatively heavy expenses he
had put himself 20 without some out
side aid. Not only had he spent much
more money in this way than he could
have saved from his salary as an III
structor in Cornell, but he had recently
been 10 heavy expense sending his fam
ily 10 Texas. and he was well supplied
with funds when he was arrested.
II is al least peculiar coincidence
that 10 all inquiries for more informa-
ton as 70 himself and his friends Holt
from the start told the police who
questioned him TO wait until Wednes-
wait until Wednesday" he would
say. The papers will then have every
thing"
weak ATTEMPT a. suicide by cutting his
left wrist, using for the purpose tne
sbsrpened metal tip OF lead pencil.
The wound was so tiny as not TO re-
ouire p bandage After that he was
ouiet. even when told that his cottage
81 Central Park had been found He
ate little supper, and in the early even
ing asked Jeremiah Organ, a deputy
sheriff assigned to guard him. to see
that things were as quiet as possible as
he was very anxious - sleep.
According 10 Organs story, Holt
Immediately went to sleep and was
snoring peacefully at 10;40 when
O'Rvan heard a noise at the other end
Of the corridor. He went to the place,
leaving the door Of Hollis cell unlocked
as it had been. this to permit imme-
diate entrance in the event of his try
ing TO harm himself After he had
ouelled the noisy ones. but before he
could get back TO Hollis cell, Organ
saws he heard a noise as Of an explo-
sion, and found Holt dying in his cell
Il was the second attempt at suicide
the man had made during the day. In
the morning he had constructed crude
sort of knife out Of the metal tip of a
lead pencil making a slight cash in
his left wrist. He succeeded only in
opening a vein, and had not bled much
when he was discovered The wound
was dressed with simple remedies and
the pencil removed from the cell.
The wound was 50 slight that Martin
". Lttletcn. who had been engaged 10
look out for his interests, did not
notice il when he called 10 see him,
and Warden Hulst did not think the
thing Of sufficient importance to warrant
the placing OF the man in a strait
Jacket or otherwise restraining his
movements in his cell. With his last
hit of metal taken away they could not
see how he could harm himself
Dependence was therefore placed
upon man stationed in the corridor
outside Holt's unlocked cell The night
watch. jeremiah Ryan, went on duty
shortly after z o'clock, and found Holt
apparently sound asleep. He remained
in that condition until after 1880
o'clock. frequent shores indicating his
slumbers. Just after that hour there
was ? noise at the other end Of the
corridor. Ryan went 10 see what II
vas. and ms he reached the end OF the
corridor he heard a noise like an eX-
pleeion in the courtyard below
Running back. he found Hollis cell
empty. In the courtyard he saw his
body lying in q crumpled mass:
Apparently the noise that had at
tracted Ryan had aroused the sleeping
man. who. seeing the unlocked door
unguarded. seized the chance TO get
into the corridor and dive 10 the court
ward head first.
The noise. which Ryan had described
as an explosion. aroused Warden Hulst
and others in the jail. and they rushed
"a ser what had happened. They picked
the senselcss man up and placed him
in the corridor. where he was breath
ing his last when DR.. Cleghorn, the jail
pbvsician. arrived. Dr. Cleghorn said
he had inflicted compound fracture
Of the skull
The official explanation that Holt had
kiOcd himself by a fall was denied by
nersons about the jail, who said that
he had blown his head of by chewing
or otherwise exploding IN his mouth
percussion cap.
Which explanation is correct Coroner
Walter r. Jones Will attempt TO learn
AZ an inquest TO be held this morning.
In Hollis cell. after his successful at
tempt 70 kill himself. was found note,
probably written before the effort to
end all in the morning Addressed to
"My dear ones" II read:
II must write once more. The more
7 think about II, the more ] 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. Affection
ately, FKANk.
up. S.-Au please pardon me for all
the heartache have brought you. Pray
with me that the slaughter will stop.