New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

make investigations. The vague na- ture of Holt's message made it pos sible, officials thought, that some steamer other than those he named had been marked for destruction.
 Copy From Pullman
 A copy of Holt's letter also reached the navy department from Supt. Pullman of the Washington po- lice, Who received it from Joseph E.. Cockre1l, of Dallas. It was transmit ted with the statement that Mrs. Holt and her father wanted the state de- partment to know what it contained.
 Secretary Daniels denied report that the navy sent fast cruiser to oVertake the Saxonia or the Philadel- phia. The secretary said moreover that there was no plan to send one.
 Lawyers Admit Letter.
 Dallas, Tex, July 7.-Admission that Mrs Frank Holt received letter yesterday from her husband intimaf- ing he had planned to blow up ono or more trans-atlantic liners With timed bombs was made today by Mrs. Eolt's attorney here, J. E. Cockrell. Mrs. Holt previously had denied re- ceiving the letter.
 Telegraphic correspondence with Washington authorities as to whether Frank Holt may have had accompnces in his Dynamite exploits was made public today by Mrs Holt's attorney.
 Identified as Meunter.
 Glen Cove, L. T., July 7.-Frank Holt, who attempted to take the life Of J. P Morgan and who committed suicide last night in the Mineola Jail. was today positively identined as Erich Muenter, the Harvard instruc- tor who disappeared after being in dlcted as the murderer of his wife, Lcona, in Cambridge. Mass in 1908.
 The Identification was made by s. F. Smith, state detective of the district 1 attorneys office of Middlesex county, Mass, Theodore Hillier, an automobile | man Of Cambridge, and A. T. Brown, | 8 Boston newspaper man.
 Examined Holt's Body. { The identification of Holt as Muen- ter came after the man named had made careful examination of Holt's body. Holt's teeth were carefully ex- amined by Smith. who stated that the bridge work in the upper right jaw vas the same as that in the mouth Of Muenter Detective Smith said there vas no question in his mind that Holt vas the missing Muenter
 Hillier, who lived with Muenter and vho drove him to the railroad station he night he disappeared, was equally | positive that the dead man was the ormer Harvard instructor.
 Brown, who had known Muenter, .fter looking the body over was greed with Smith and Hillier in their identification.
 Description Tallies.
 Detective Smith brought with him if Muenter and it was found if Holt.
 z District Attorney Lewis J. Smith if Nassau County, announced after he Identification had been made that le considered it definitely established hat Muenter and Holt were the same ,erson
 Explosions in Woods.
 Mir. Smith said detectives connected with the district attorneys office had iscovered today that there had been
 few explosions in the woods near 'entral park, L. l., where Holt made is temporary headquarters before is attack on MT. Morgan. The dis rict attorney said he though it pos lble that small quantity of the lEy- amite that Holt had, might be ac- ounted for in this way. the theory cling Chat Holt had used it for ex- erimental purposes.
 1s4 Sticks of Dynamite.
 The trunk found last night in a forage room above a livery stable and arage in New York city contained, 134 ticks sixty seven pounds-out of % sticks of dynamite known to ave been shipped to and received by Iolt under the alias of c. Hendricks, | Syosset. F. l., recently. Three ticks were used, it seemed established oday, by Holt in making the bomb laced in the capitol. and three sticks ere found in suit case OH the lawn f J. P. Morgan's estate. This would save sixty sticks, or thirty pounds, of ae explosive unaccounted for.
 Holt's alleged staremenr that he ad used these sixty sticks in his ex- eriments in the house rented at Gen. al Park L. l., was not believed, for ne condition of the premises at Cen al Park did not indicate that ex- losives had been used there.
 Keeper Tells Story.
 Jeremiah O'Ryan, the keeper who as on guard at Holts cell when lott committed suicide, had recovered Is composure today sufficiently to give connected story of what happened Ryan said that he had been em- loved by Sheriff Petit to guard the risoner on the stipulation that he atch him from 8 o'clock at night till : o'clock in the morning. Last night [ the specified hour O'Ryan went to le entrance to Holt's cell. Holt eemed to be cheerful.