Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-05

| WOull StOp. CnieSS StoPpSu IL,
would tell him of my intention to kill
Mrs. Morgan and the children and myself
by exploding the dynamite"
| Holt then tried to tell Commissioner
Woods about the terrible slaughter re-
sulting from the war. He said he knew
Mr. Morgan could stop the war. and that
is the reason he went to him. He insisted
he did not intend to harm him. but just
wanted him to "see his influential friends
and manufacturers and get them to put
an embargo on arms from this country.
| Holt said he took the dynamite sticks
material that was killing so many people
in Europe
| Why Plans Miscarried.
AT this juncture Commissioner Woods
asked Holt why his plans miscarried-
Then the former university instructor
eyes frightened, and he said the excite
ment that followed his appearance in the
Morgan home upset his plans.
Holt declared he started for the stairs
when he met the Morgan children, and
was walking ahead Of them when he was
intercepted. He had a revolver in each
hand, he said, but that did not prevent
some one from clutching one of his hands.
He said he thought Mr.. Morgan attempted
| to stop him, and that scuffe followed:
He became unconscious and remembered
nothing until he was lodged in jail
'I didn't want to hurt Mr.. Morgan" he
persfsted in reiterating II only wanted
him to do something to stop this terrible
war"
| Holt then told Commissioner Woods
that he had tried to do what ne thougnt
was his duty, and he hoped his act would
| help to end the war.
Holt then told the commissioner that he
had studied hard until six months ago,
| when he began to brood over the war I
still have hopes that good may be ac-
complished by my act" he added. I
didn't care about the war. l didn't want
America in it, but II America wasn't in
| terested in 1t the war would stop"
| After the interview Commissioner
Woods declared: THE man appears to
be mentally unbalanced. He has evil
IDENTIFY brought himself to this very
poor mental condition. He appears to
be in a state of utter mental and
| physical collapse"
No Accomplices, Holt Says.
Holt stoutly protested that he had
no accomplices.
IT acted alone" he added. II realize
that l did a wrong. but that wrong was
done to accomplish a great right"
DR.. Guy Cleighorn. the Jail physician,
said: Holt is in an extremely bad
mental and physical condition.
Holt wrote two letters. One was ad-
dressed to his father-in-law, Rev. o. r.
Sensabaugh, box 259. station A. Dallas.
Tex. and the other to his wife, who is
stopping at his father-in-law's home.
To Jail attendants Holt referred to his
relatives in affectionate terms, and SAID
they would understand that he had at
tempted to do great service TO man
kind.
To Chief Flynn, who spent half an
hour with him, Holt refused to reveal
where he purchased the dyna unite
found on him at the time OF the snoot.
ing. Nor would he say anything about
his movements in Washington prior to
the Capitol outrage, or In New York
city before coming to this place.
While being questioned by Flynn the
prisoner grew faint and was in such a
state Of utter collapse that Jail attend
ants had to take him out for an airing.
Holt denied he left anything in Wash
ington except a bottle, which had con-
tanned sulphuric acid. and he said he
that he had written only one letter to
President Wilson, and said he mailed
1t at the same time as he did the letters
he sent to the newspapers.
Chief Flynn said that the activities OF
the secret service agents were centered
upon investigating the movements of
Holt in Dallas, Tex: Ithaca, n. Y;
Milwaukee. Wis. and other cities
where he Is supposed 10 nave peen
Letter to Kaiser Also.
A letter addressed to the German
emperor and signed "R. Pearce," which
was the name signed to letters Holt
wrote to newspapers telling of having
placed the bomb in the United States
Capitol at Washington. was found in
Hollis suit case by Justice of the Peace
William E. Luyster.
The letter called upon the German
emperor not to seize any land as a re-
suit of the present war, because, as an
ideal American" the writer believes
that such action would not lead to
real settlement, but merely lay the
foundation for more war.
In the letter which he addressed to
his father-in-1a law. the Rev. O. F. Sensa-
baugh, Holt explained his plan in going
to the Morgan home in greater detail
than related to Commissioner Woods.
Il wanted" Holt wrote. TO send him
| (AIr Morgan) out to the manufacturer
and men of influence to plead with
| them for real American neutrality
while / held his wife and dear children
| in some upper room OF the house.
| found the three children in the parior
me. No objection. / walked ahead
| That was my mistake. If had beer
| behind them all might have been diff
| ferent When 1 reached the top OF the
! stairs Mrs Morgan came screaming to-
ward me, and Mr.. Morgan behind her
| Now, instead of stopping and giving
me a chance, all went off in an ex'
| ploston of excitement. No chance fol
| explanations. Mr.. Morgan jumped al
me, although I held a revolver in each
| hand. This physical courage over
ruled my moral courage; We rolled
| on the hall floor. I tried to Shoot ir
the air, but some one grabbed my hand
and pressed it down. At least that IL
| the only reason for Mr.. Morgan being
| hurt"
| Holt then expressed regret that Mr.
Morgan was hurt, for" he wrote, "ht
was to go out and do the work 1 coult
not do
| Holt then made demand for an EN-.
| barge on arms, saying the slaughter
must be stopped.
Declines Lawyers Aid.
To inquiries directed by Sheriff Pet.
tit as to whether he wanted lawyer
Holt replied that he had no use for any
attorney inasmuch as he was in the
right.
| There IL a close resemblance to Holt
in pictures Of Erich Muenter. the for.
mer Harvard instructor, received al
| the Jail. according to attendants. They
| also said Holt has admitted that he
| is about forty years old, but denies
| that he. was ever married before. The
pictures were sent on here from Cam