The Washington times., 1915-07-03
J. P. MORGAN IS SHOT
BY CRANK AT HOME
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Justice Luyster detailed his tlak with the prisoner
follows:
'When first asked him about the shooting, he re-
pEed 4 am too dignied to discuss the matter.
81 asked him if he had any accomplces and he re-
pied No was in this but me and God Almighty.
had no other accomplce.'
The prisoner is about thirty years old and spoke with
distinct German accent He is TALL very thin, and dark
de wore dark clothes and wa svery we'll dressed
The statement that he looks like tramp is incorrect.
do not think he was tramp at all.
81 asked him if he Jew and he replied: No,
Christian gentleman! am nsulted at your remarks.
You have right to assume such attitude toward
prisoner"
The prisoner had two suit cases containing a mis-
ceaneous quantity of clothes and personal effects The
Justice stated that when he searched two sticks of dyna
mite taken from the inside pockets of his vest
Justice Luster said that the man also had btote
which he believed contained ntrogecrne besides the two
revovers with which he forced his way into the Morgan
home.
The would-be assassin arrived at Glen Cove this
morning and hired an automobile driven by Matt Kramer
who took him to "East Island the Morgan estate
DISMISSES DRIVER ENTERS ALONE.
At the gateway of tn eestate he dismissed the driver
and said that he would walk n Kramer said he the
60 up the steps and ring the bell butd id not wait any
longer.
In court Kramer told Justice Luyster that he identified
the prisoner man who came to Glen Cove two days
ago and hired him to drive him about. Kramer said he
asked to be driven around the Morgan place several times
and openly interested in it. renarking Il don't be-
eve will get out today Twill come back another tn,e'
When the servants at the Morgan home had over
powered the man he taken in charge by Constable
Frank McCahll who filed charge of elonious assault
against him before Justice Luyser.
The Judge said that all efforts to get any definite state
IL.
pockets of The prisoner however, were found several local
railroad tickets from Texas and Northwestern points.
Justice Luyser summoned DR.. J. S. Connolly who
examined the prisoner and said there was doubt that he
was mentally unbalanced.
Shortly after noon Mr.. Morgan called his office over
telephone located at his bedside and in talk with W.
H. Porter of the members of his firm, assured the lat
ter that the wound rfng and that concern
need be felt by his partners.
1t was only the quick action of Morgan in attacking
his assaiant that saved his life AS the shot
fired he sprang upon the and grapped with him while
the butler calling fro help assembled the excited house
hold
Morgan who is powerfully built man,
than match physically for the slender intruder and
powered him after struggle, during which the fired
two more Shots Several servants rushed to the aid of the
Eancer, and closed in on the Woudbe assassin. The
badly bruised and cut about the head, that when
Constable McCahl arrived he was smeared with blood
and his clothes were torn.
EXHAUSTED BY STRUGGLE.
morgan had scarcely 1elt the WOUND maze by the fSt
bullet when he Sprang upon the man. but after the struggle
he sank chair evidently exhausted from the sudden ex
eron and the pain from the injury. The constable had
been summoned by telephone and soon arrived on the
scene.
A hurry call sent for Dr. w. H. Zabrisk, a local
physician who rushed to East Island and dressed Mogans
wound.
Another telephone message was sent to New York
for DR.. w. Markee specialist who to Glen Cove
accompanied by of Morgans business associates in
high powered automobile that made better than sixty
miles an hour whenever the road permitted