The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
HOLT NOTES PROVE
CAPITOL BOMB PLAN
Washington Police Head Says
knowledge of Them
Clinches Case.
NO FURTHER CONFESSION

Major Raymond Pullman. superinten-
dent Of the police force Of the District
CT Columbia. said last night that there
is no doubt IN his mind that Dr. Frank
Holt, who shot J. p. Morgan. is also
responsible for the bomb which did
damage late Friday night to the Senate
end Of the Capitol.
Major Pullman has been In town to
attend the police carnival. and when the
frs, suspicion began TO dawn in the
mind OF acting Captain Thomas J.
Tunney that Holt had set the Washing
ton bomb Major Pullman went to
Mineola and aided In the two hour
examination OF the prisoner. He left
for Washington at midnight last night.
The most convincing proof that Holt
Is telling the truth when he says hat
he placed the bomb In the Capitol" said
the Major. us his knowledge OF the
contents Of the duplicate letters sent
to two Washington and to W. New York
newspapers. Those letters we're mailed
an hour and a half before the bomb ex-
ploded. 30 the writer. who took credit
for the bomb. undoubtedly had set the
bomb.
The letters to tho Washington news
papers were received between 5 and 8
O'Clock Saturday morning Al that
time Holt was on his way to Glen Cove.
and the newspapers here had not ye,
published the contents OF the letters. So
unless Holt had written them, how could
he a V known of the letters themselves
or Of their contents?'
Unable to Find Hollis Room.
Major Pullman had communicated
with the chief of the Washington detec.
tive bureau just before he talked with
a SUN man. and he said that they had
not been able to find the room In Wash.
ington where Holt had spent Frida,
night. Holt had refused TO tell this, as
he had TO answer a great many
questions about his actions. II is be.
heVed that some of his effects are in this
Dom in Washington and the police arr
anxious TO investigate them.
DR.. Holt impressed me as being a
very intelligent man. II you get him of
the subject OF shipments OF munitions
10 the Allies continued the Major. He
mas a slight German accent, and some.
times. particularly when he became ex.
cited over what he was discussing. a
few words of German or French would
slip in.
"A peculiar thing about him is that he
says he does not remember many thing.
about his early life such AS almost any
one woul be likely to know. He cam
say Tor sure where he was born o,
where he spent his boyhood he said h,
thinks IT was in some place in Wis.
consin.
He promised me a full and com.
piete statement OF everything W,
wanted to know next Wednesday. but hs
refused TO say why he Is delaying unit,
that time. After he said this he quail.
fed IT by adding that he will decid,
on Wednesday whether or not 10 Civ
US a full statement. / asked him why
he waited until Their and whether h,
had accomplices whom he wanted e
give time to escape. but he swore tina,
he didn't a any accomplices,
asked him IL he had any more bombs
planted which he thought would ex,
plode before Wednesday, but he sait
he didn't. All other suggestions as &c
his reasons for Withholding his com
plete statement until Wednesday wen,
unanswered.
Difficult to Examine,
ut was very hard to get him to tel
us anything. lie had certain ideas as tt
what he wanted TO tell. and II We asked
him a leading question he would shu,
up like n clam. Capt. Tunney had go'
something out OF him before I got there
but not much. The only way to conduct
the interview was to let Holt tell wha'
he wanted TO and then slide in a cues
ton. trying not TO let him know W,
were leading him on.
I'VE tried In vain to find out wher,
he got the dynamite. He told us that n,
had come to New York two weeks ar,
with $500 with this idea in mind anc
had used up a lot OF time In gettin,
dynamite. He told me he had gone I,
any number of places in this State
Pennsylvania and New Jersey withou
being able to buy II. but ne wouldn't tel
me where these places We're or wher,
he finally did acquire the six sticks 70
which he paid $40"
Major Pullman had then receive,
word from Capt. Tunney of the loca
force. who had assisted in the examina
ton OF Holt OIL Saturday and spen
yesterday afternoon in the Mineola jai
with Holt trying to get more details
that Holt had refused to- answer an,
more questions.
capt. Tunrey told me that Holt ha
been consistent In saying to all ques
lions that we will have to wait unit
next Wednesday. when he may or ma,
not tell everything.
There must be a queer streak In IN
man. but until this thing happened Hol
would have impressed any one, I believe
from what 7 have seen OF him, as a we
educated. highly intelligent and intellect
ual man"