The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13

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Before Holt arrived Mr. Morgan,
Mrs. Morgan, Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
Lady Spring-Rice and other guests
were seated at breakfast In the three.
story brick mansion looking out on
the Long Island sound.
Holt had hired an automobile at
Glencove, three miles from the Nor.
gan estate, and had driven to the
front of the mansion. He went to the
| front door and rang the bell. the but
Ter answering.
81 want to see Mr.. Morgan" said
Holt, handing a card to the butler.
What Is your business with him p
asked the butler.
Il can't discuss that with you," re.
piled Holt II am an old friend Of Mr..
Morgan. He will see me-"
you must tell me the business you
have with him." replied the butler.
Draws Two Pistols on Butler.
Holt, who had his hands In two
pockets, drew them out with a re-
volver In each and lunged against
the butler, who stood with one hand
on the door knob. Holt forced his way
into the room, saying:
Don't dare try to stop me-"
The butler said in his statement to
Justice Luyster that he pretended for
a minute to have been stunned, and
held Hollis attention for the time.
Then he led Holt into the hall and
said:
You will find Mr.. Morgan in the
library"
Morgans Rush Upstairs.
When they heard the alarm Mr..
Morgan and his wife and some Of the
guests ran up to the second floor.
Once upstairs, Mr.. Morgan, his wife
and the others went from room to
room to see what had happened.
Shouts Morgan, I've Got YOU"
Mrs. Morgan and her husband
rushed to the head Of the stairs. Az
soon as Mr.. Morgan appeared the
man, who had a revolver in each hand.
exclaimed:
Nov. Mr.. Morgan. have got you"
AS soon as Mrs. Morgan saw that
her husband was In danger, she
sprang forward and threw herself on
the man.
Mr.. Morgan pushed her aside and
rushed for Holt, who had reached the
second-foor landing.
Two shots were fired and the man
was continuing to pull the trigger.
Morgan Fights Assassin.
When Mr.. Morgan plunged against
Holt, the latter measured his length
on the floor. He fell with his feet to-
ward Mr.. Morgan, who threw himself
forward on Holt.
All the while Holt held In his left
hand another revolver which he had
not attempted to fire. During the
struggle for the first revolver he tried
to wrench out the second revolver.
which was pinned under Mr.. Morgan.
Mrs. Morgan Takes Pistol.
Before Holt could free the second
Weapon for action, however, Mrs. Nor
gan and Miss McCabe were upon him.
Between them they wrenched away
the second weapon.
The butler, followed by other serv-
ants, came up the stairs.
The butler carried lump of COAL
He put an end to Hollis attempts to
break loose by bringing 1t down on his
right temple. After that the butler
and the servants took charge of the
assailant.
Holt was locked in CELL 81 fired
to scare him." Holt said They tell
me hit him hope he Is not badly
hurt"
The statement prepared by Holt, adj
dressed to Justice Luyster. was signed
81. Holt, Dallas, Texas, and Ithaca"
It reads:
my motive In coming here was to
try to force Mr.. Morgan to use his In
fuence with the manufacturers OF
munitions In the United States and
with the millionaires who are fnanc-
ing the war loans to have an embargo
put on shipments of war munitions SO
as to relieve the American people from
completely in the death OF thousands
of our European brothers.
EFF Germany should be able to buy
munitions here we would, of course,
positively refuse to cell to her.
1.-THE reason that the American peo-
pie have not as yet stopped the ship
ments seems to be that we are getting
rich out of this traffic; but do we not
get enough prosperity out of noncon.
traband shipments and would 1t not be
better for US to make what money we
can without causing the slaughter of
thousands of Europeans?
Il am very sorry that had to Gauss
the Morgan family this unpleasant.
ness, but I believe that If Mr.. Nor.
gan will put his shoulder to the wheel
he could accomplish what l have en-.
deavored to.
"Of course, I did not want to in.
ture Mr.. Morgan, as / wanted him to
do the work / could not do. l hope
that he will do his share, anyhow.
We must stop our participation in the
killing of Europeans and God will taks
care Of the rest"