Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-07-08
HOLT BOMBED CAPITOL, SHOT
J.P. MORGAN AND sUIoIDED
Cornell Professor Went Insane About
War; Wrecked u S. Capitol, Shot
Morgan Then Took Own Life. S,

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Glen Cove, NY, July 6.-Frank Holt,
the Cornell university professor, who
shot J. P. Morgan in his home near
Glen Cove last Saturday, committed
suicide in the Jail tonight at MineoIa
While several of the jail authorities
declare that Holt killed himself by
climbing through the opening at che
tcp of his cell door then pIunging to
ne narrow court below, Holt's keeper
said he was positive that the prisoner
vas killed in his own cell, where he
said he found the body.
Conflicting Reports.
There we're many conficting reports
as to the manner in which Holt met his
death but it was definitely established
through Dr. Cleghoru, the jail physi-
clan, that Holt died of fractured
skull.
Several of those about the Jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Holt's CELL This noise,
il was believed, was due to the falling
of boards from the top Of the cell
Glen Cove, N. Y, July 3.-J.P p Nor
gan, head of the banking house of il
Morgan & Co., was shot twice today
at his country home near here by
Frank Holt, native American, q for
roer student and instructor at Cornell
University, who was to have become
the head of the department. of French
in the Southwestern Methodist Uni->
yersity at Dallas, Tex, next fall.
Both shots took effect in the region
of the hip. A bulletin issued by
specialists at his bedside late today
stated that there were no unfavorabIe
symptoms and that Mr.. Morgan was
resting easily.
Holt was overpowered by Morgan.
and Henry Fiske, the butler in the
Morgan household, who grappled with
him in the hallway. He was locked
up in Jail here and from his cell issued
a written statement saying that he had
intended no harm to Mr.. Morgan, but
had come to Glen Cove to persuade the
banker to stop the shipment abroad of
munitions of war from this country
He went into the Morgan home be
said, with a pistol in his pocket, IN
tending to remain there till Mr.. Nor
gan did something
AnetheF aded pistol was found in
Holt's suit case ana more dynamite was
in suit case which he had taken to
e Morgan house. In addition there
we're numerous newspaper clippings
in the suit case, all bearing on the
European war.
An authoritative statement of the
shooting, obtained here late today af-
ter many conflicting reports had been
circulated, says:
Holt called at the Morgan home at 8
o'clock while Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
at breakfast. Fiske, the butlers an
swered Hollis ring at the door. Holt
handed the butler his card. telling him
to inform Mr.. Morgan it was from a
friend. AS the butler started back
through the hallway, Holt slipped =
pistol from his pocket and pressed it
against the buffers stomach.
See this gum, he demanded. "I
have another one.
The butler, pressed by the muzzle
of the weapon, backed into the hall
way, Holt following. As the front
door closed behind them. the butler
realized the determination of the as
sessin and spoke In a loud voice, so
that Mr.. Morgan might hear, Mr..
Morgan is IN the library.
Holt was not diverted By this, but
continued to press the butler back
ward down the hallway toward the
dining room. As they nearer the din
ing room door, the butler spoke again.
Upstairs, Mr.. Morgan, up stairs.
he shouted.
Alarmed by the shout, Mr.. Morgan
and his wife left the dining room by
another door, entered q rear hallway
and went up stairs. They found moth
ing amiss there and started back, using
the front stairway Unwittingly they
walked almost into the assAssinss
arms Mrs. Morgan saw him first
screamed and drew back.
Holt turned and fired twice before
Mr.. Morgan could seize him. Hske.
the butler, no longer menaced by the
pistol grabbed theassassin's right
hand. Mr.. Morgan with two bullet
wounds in his body, threw himself on
his assailant and the three men went
down in a struggling heap on the hall
way floor. =
Glen Cove, N. Y, July 5-Frank
Holt, the university professor who
shot ]. p. Morgan, declared today
when arraigned Wednesday he would
tell the whole story of his life, par
ticularly his movements leading up TO
the placing OF bomb In the United
States capitol at Washington and his
attempted assassination. Of Mr.. Nor
gan. He VIII reveal also, he said,
where he bought the dynamite found
on him.
Holt made these declarations to DIR.
Guy Cleghorn, jail physician. adding
mat ne was anxious to tell his story In
court.
Dr. Cleghcrn said, however. that
mott was in such weakened condition
that unless he showed decided im-
proVement by Wednesday he might re.
port 1t 1nadvsiable TO remove him from
tne Jail at Mineola to the court house