The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-08
UNITED STATES NEWS


envy SeanoaI UNoetermtned.
Annapolis. Nd. July 6.-In connec-
tion with the court Of INJURY which
has been In session here for four
weeks. conducting an investigation of
conditions relating to examinations
at the academy, q question has arisen
a. TO whether those defendants who
received their diplomas of graduation
from the academy in June, but who
have not received their commissions.
can be punished by the secretary Of
the navy. should the findings of the
court Indicate that the facts warrant
II. II Is the general belief that these
young men are actually ensigns in the
navy as the act Of congress approved
July .. 1913. provides that "midship-
men on graduation shall be commits.
stoned ensigns in the navy"
Liberty Bell Leaves For Coast.
Philadelphia. July 6.-Father Penn
and his million and a half sons and
dausAters, In person or in thought.
6ads +eyodby 10 the Liberty Bell and
cAeseed 0cdspeed. a. II started its
more than s000-mile journey across
the cont nj 70 the San Francisco
Panama exposition.
Frsnxied cries Of Prisoner Arousss
JaiIer at Early Hovr-FaIIure to Ae-
oomplish He Fantastic Schemes
Cause u HIs Melancholy.
New York. July 6.-Frank Holt, J.
p. Morgan's assailant last Satur.
day. and who is suspected Of being
the Professor Erich Muenter. who was
indicted for the murder Of his wife
Leona. at Cambridge. Mass, in 1906,
has fallen into q state Of such mental
depression that he is watched every
minute Of the day and night for fear
he will commit suicide.
II is not remorse for the injuries
he inflicted upon Mr.. Morgan that
causes Holt to moan as he lies upon
his cot or slowly PAGES the floor Of
his cell His melancholy results from
the failure Of his fantastic schemes
and the grief he has brought upon his
family and friends in Texas.
At all events. the fear that Holt
will try to take his own life. is a very
real one among the Jail guards. and
extraordinary precautions are taken
to see that nothing falls into his
hands which might be pnt to lethal
use. One trouble with the man. ap-
parentiy. Is that he had been ques-
toned too lengthily and continuous
ly in his present mental and physical
condition.
Early in the morning the warden OF
the Nassau county jail at Mineola,
was aroused by Holt's frenxied cries.
The man was pacing the floor OF his
cell. waving his arms and shouting
over and over again:
"Oh, God. I want to die. Show me
Q way TO diet"
Several hours later he wrote . let
ter to his wife In which he said that
he did not care TO live any longer.
II am through with life." he wrote.
1T don't care to live any longer. I
hope you will bring the little ones up
TO be God-fearing men and women"
Ever since he was arrested there
has been q procession OF inquisitors
TO Hollis cell. Dr. c. F. Cieghorn.
who is looking after Holt. warned the
warden that the prisoner was being
forced to talk too much and that the
strain was not likely to benefit the
man or serve the ends OF Justice.
Holt has retained a lawyer, Thomas
J. Reidy. of the law nrm OF Clocke.
Koch and Reidy. who was instructed
by Holt to appear for him at the ex-
animation to be conducted by Justice
OF the Peace Luyster. In the court
house at Glen Cove. on Wednesday
afternoon.
The nrst thing the lawyer did after
getting Hollis permission to repre-
sent him was to instruct the warden
not TO permit detectives from New
York TO question Holt. Reidy insist
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