Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-05
Federal Detectives Aid New
York officers to Learn
Assailant's History.
He MAY BE MUENTER
Claims Made That Holt Was
Harvard Professor Who
Poisoned Wife in 1906.

Glen Cove, n. Y. July 81. P. Nor
gan, vino was shot twice by Frank Holt
last Saturday is out of all danger. His
physicians so notified his family this
morning Mr. Morgan's pulse was nor
NAL his temperature was normal and
he passed a restful night.
New York. July efforts were
made here today. at Glen Cove. L. J..
and in several other cities 20 clear up
the mystery said TO surround the
identity of Frank Holt who on satur-
day attempted to assassinate J. p.
Morgan. Federal detectives through
out the country we're following up
clues which they hoped would reveal
the chief events IN his life.
One of the important questions
which they had to solve was that rails
ed by the police of Cambridge, Mass,
regarding the possible Identification Of
Holt as Erich Muenter. former Har-
ward Instructor who disappeared from
that city after the death Of his wife
from alleged poisoning in 1906. State
ments from relatives of Muenter and
cago, comparing descriptions OF Holt
with their recollections Of Muenter
were read with interest by the aetec-
tives working on the case Photo
graphs of Muenter were compared with
those Of Holt.
Holt Planted Capitol Bombs
Until a late hour last night Huit
was questionsd by police officials from
New York and Washington. Major Pun
man, superintendent Of the Washing
ton police, the last Of the inqufsitors,
endeayored to locate the room that
Holt occupied while in Washington be-
fore exploding the bomb, in the capt.
tol but was unable to do so. Holt. In a
confession Saturday night, claimed he
had also perpetrated the attempt to
wreck the capitol
X was in the course Of HIS examina-
tion by several police officials that Holt
disclosed his plan, entertained when he
entered the Morgan home, to hold Mrs.
J. P. Morgan and the Morgan children
as hostages IN their own home or to
kill them If Mr.. Morgan refused to use
his influence 70 stop the expectation
OF war munitions.
Morgan Is Improving.
Dispatches received here from Dali
las, Texas, stated that the Rev. o. r.
Sensabaugh. HoIt's father-in-law. had
taken steps toward engaging Martin
W. Littleton as counsel for Holt, but
Mr. Littleton said he had not received
such a request
Mr. M0rgan's condition, according to
the latest official bulletin issued last
night continued TO be most favorable
and the physicians attending him had
stated that the bullets from Hollis re-
volyer did not penetrate Mr. Morgan's
abdomen,
Holt Weak From Wound.
Holt, the would-be assassin, was 80
weak today that when his keepers
went to his cell TO arouse him he
could not sit up In his couch. Unless
his condition improves rapidly-and
there seemed to be no reason to expect
so radical ehange-it would be i'm
possible for him to be taken into court
for examination next Wednesday.
All plans TO submit Holt to further
questioning today were abandoned.
DR. Guy Cleghorn. the Jail physician,
was summoned early to Hollis cell.
The physician examined Holt
and found that his injuries
were graver than at first thought Ex-
treme weakness seemed to be the chief
feature Of Hollis indispositioD. This
was due. Dr. Cleghorn said, to the
great quantity of blood which Holt had
lost from the wound over his eye.
Cannot Come Into Court.
Two stitches had been taken In this
wound but the flow OF blood was not
entirely checked. When the wound
was dressed today IT still evinced a
to bleed and all possible ef-
forts were made to prevent a further
loss of blood. In addition. Holt sus-
tained a black eye. his shoulder was
severely wrenched and he was struck a
powerful blow in the stomach which
left mark that had turned black and
blue
Holt is very sick" Dr. CIeghorn
said. "sick physically and mentally. He
is, apparently. exhausted and Is unable
to answer questions"
Sheriff Grifenhagen of New York
county came here today TO question
the prisoner. He stayed only a short
time in Hollis cell. When he left the
Jail the sherifT said that he did not
see how Holt could be taken into court
Eeyt Wednesday. =