The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-05
Would be Assassin Badly
Damaged by Morgan Serv-
ants and Extreme Weak
ness Causes Anxiety.
MAY NOT LIVE TO
CLEAR UP MYSTERY
Firmly Denies He is Erich
Muenter, Fugitive From
Justice After Murder of
Wife in 1906.
LBy EvenIns HsraIa I.e..sa wir.l


Glencoye. ~ ", July i.--J. T.. Nor
gan. who was shot twice by Frank
Holt last saturday. Is out OF danger.
His physicians SO notified his family
this morning. Mr. Alorgan's pulse
was normal, his temperature was
normal and he passed a rcstful night
Holt the wouid-bo ASSASSIN. was 40
weak today that when his Keepers
went TO bis cell to arouse him he
could not sit up In his couch. Un-
less his condition improves rapidly
and there seemed no reason To eN-
pect 80 radical change II viii be
impossible for him To be taken into
court for examination next Wcdnes-
day
hr Guy Cloghofn. tho jail physl-
clan. was summoned early to Holrsl
cell. The physician examined Holt
thoroughly ana found that his iniur-
les were gravcr than at first thought
| EXtrcme weakness seemed 10 he the
chief feature of Holts lndisposition.
This was due. Dr Cieghorn said, to
| a great quantity of blood which Holt
mas lot from the wound over his eye.
In addition Holt sustained black
| eye, his shoulder was severely
wrcnched and he was struck a pow
crful blow In the stomach which left
"a mark that had turned black and
blue.
Mr. Morgan rested comfortably at
his home. East Isle, during the night.
awoke much refreshed and seemed
cheerful The N-ray examination of
yesterday had dispelled fears that one
Of the two bullets had entered the
abdomen or shattered the bone. Both
bullets passed through the muscles Of
the hip ana 1ut through his clothing.
Tho only possible danger. Il was as
serted. was from blood poisoning. and
this grew less with each succeeding
n hour
one of the things that sheriff Grif-
euhogen wanted to clear up II pos
s,bic was whether Holt had been in
NuiNcd in the alleged murder Of Mrs
Erich Muenter in 1906
Mueutor disappeared from Har.
ward university after his wife had
died, % WJs charged of poisoning ~,
was never found. Former acqunint-
anccs of Mucntcr m Chicago have as.
serted that pictures OF Holt showed
marked resemblance to the man they
knew os Mucntrr These pictures OF
Holt taken after the shooting OF
Morgan, showed him with bandnge
over his face. and this Il was said,
somewhat handicapped their efforts
To- Identify him positively.
There WIS Also it was said. many
striking aimilarlties Ia the known
history of Holt and that of Muenter.
and in addition many points yet to
bc told the police about umrs life
ono ut these points IL was said. re-
lated to Holrs whereabouts In 1906
she year oi the alleged murder.
sheriff Grifcnhagen questioned
, Holt closely ns To this When Holt
answered 1t was To deny vigorously
p and cmphaucuuy that he was Erich
Mueutcr. He did not know Mucnter
he said and had nothing to do viii
the murder OF Mrs. Muentcr
+. where were you in l90Ge" sheriff
~ GrifcuhagcE persisted
Holt made him repeat the question
u several times again before roplynr
q when he dil answer he spoke IN
husky whisper as Il in o daze.
81 don remember" hv ss.a
Il became known today that Unite,
/" states secret service men are follow
ing the leads open to them hy Holt
'- stories Of saturday and yesterday
l- Every city he had mentioned in IN
ll recital OF his history, u was said. wa
To- be visited and countrywide scare
was to be made 20 determine wher
Holt was born and where and how h
NJ spent his entire llfe. This inVeetlgg
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