The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-08
Crank. Who Has Admitted
Washington Outrage and At
tempt on Financier, May
Be Much Sought Slayer.
BANKER OUT OF DANGER
Prisoner Is In Critical Condi-
tion-Expert In Explosives
Mot Believed He Had
Any Accomplices.

New York, July Sit has been fairly
well established that Frank Holt, the
former Cornell university Instructor.
who Saturday twice shot J.. p. Morgan,
the hnancier, after having blown up
the reception room of the American
senate chamber, at Washington, had
no accomplices. The police now are
concentrating their efforts to learn the
past history of the would be assassin
to prove, IL possible, that he is Erich
who disappeared after the death Of his
wife from alleged poisoning.
AS Holt. yielding to the persistent
pressure of cross examination by the
police has unfolded the diabolical plots
he planned and all but executed, the
authorities have come to realize that
they are dealing not only with q mad
man, but an unusually clever one. So
far as the police have been able to
learn he had no accomplices.
Hold Family as Hostages.
Hollis latest admission was to the
effect that he sought to hold Mrs. Nor
gan n the Morgan children as host
ages while Morgan arranged for the
suppression OF the export OF arms n
ammunition to the q~uadruple entente
allies. He failed. he said, because he
became excited. He persistently de-
MES that he intended to harm Mr.. Nor
gan. 49,.
dr. nlOTRdn Is OUT Ok alI ua0keT. his
physicians so notified his family this
morning. ~
Mr.. Morgan's pulse was normal, his
temperature was normal and he passed
a restful night. ~.
Holt. the would be assassin. on the
other hand, was so weak today that
when his keepers went to his cell to
rouse him he could not sit UP in his
couch. Unless his condition improves
r~apidly-and there seemed no reason
to expect so radical a ~change-it will be
impossible for him TO be taken into
court for examination next Wednesday.
All plans to submit Holt to a further
questioning today were abandoned be-
cause or his serious condition.
Holt in Bad Condition.
DR.. Guy Cleghorn, the Jail physician,
was summoned early to Hollis cell. The
physician examined Holt thoroughly
and found that his injuries were graver
than at first thought. Extreme weak
ness seemed to be the chief feature OF
Hollis indisposition. This was due, DR..
Cleghorn said, to a great quantity or
blood which Holt had lost from the
wound over his eye. ....
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 ten
dency to bleed, and all possible efforts
were made to prevent a further loss of
blood. In addition, Holt sustained a
black eye, his shoulder was severely
wrenched and he was struck a power
full blow in the stomach which left a
mark that had turned black and blue.
n . Sick in Mind and Body.
Holt is very sick" DR.. Cleghorn
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 shor
time in Hollis cell. When he left the
Jail, Sheriff Grifenhagen said he did
not see how Holt could be taken into
court mex Wednesday, the day to
which his examination was adjourned
last Saturday. ....
With the knowledge that his wounds
were less grave than the doctors had
first feared, Mr.. Morgan rested COM
fortably at his home, East Isle, during
the night awoke much refreshed and
seemed cheerful. Both bullets passed
through the muscles of the hip and out
through his clothing. The only possible
danger. IL was asserted, was from blood
poisoning n this grew less with each
succeeding hour.
The physicians therefore, felt Justi-
fed in telling Mr.. Morgan's family
after their examination Of him today
that he was out OF all danger. For pub
lication they issued the following bulls-
tin:
The patient had a restful night. His
temperature and pulse are normal. His
general condition is most favorable. We
consider him practically out Of danger
a Denies. He 10 Muenter. }
One of the things Sheriff Grifen-
hagen wanted to clear up IL possible
was whether Holt had been involved in
the alleged murder OF Mrs. Erich
III Mupnfar I'm 1905.
Muenter disappeared from Harvard
university after his wife had died, 1t
was charged, of poisoning. He was
never found. Former acq~uaintances OF
Muenter in Chicago have asserted that
pictures of Holt showed marked re-
semblance to the man they knew as
Muenter. These pictures Of Hold
taken after the shooting Of Mr.. MOT
gan, showed him with a bandage over
his head and this, II was said, some
what Handicapped their efforts TO
Identify him positively.
There were also, 1T was said, many
striking similarities in the known his
tory of Holt and that OF Muenter, and
In addition many points yet to be told
the police about Hollis life. One of
these points, 1t was said, related to
" Hollis whereabouts In 1906, the year
OF the alleged murder.
Sheriff Grifenhagen questioned Holt
closely as to this. When Holt an
swered 1t was to deny vigorously and
emphatically that he was Erich
Muenter. He did not NOV Muenter,
he said, and had nothing to do with the
murder OF Mrs. Muenter.
Where were o in 1906?" Sheriff
drifenhagen persisted.
Holt made him repeat the question
several times again before replying.
When he did answer he spoke in a
husky whisper as If in a daze.
I don't remember" he said.
Check Up His Career.
TT became known today that United
states secret service men are follow
Ing the leads opened to them by Hollis
stories OF Saturday m yesterday, Ev-
cry city he had mentioned in the re-
sital of his history, 1t was said was to
De visited and wide search was made
70 determine where Holt was born n
where and how he spent his entire life.
This investigation, II was said was al
ready under way.
Two promising leads. 1t was said. had