Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-07
POSITIVE THAT HOLT
WAS PROF. MUENTER
Three Acquaintance, After
Examining Body, Sure of
Their Identification.
PROF. GOULD ADDS HIS
RECOGNITION OF DECEDENT
Suicide, Detective Says, Was Born
Near Milwaukee and Was Edu-
Gated in Berlin.

GLEN COVE. N. r. July Frank
Holt. who attempted to take the life Of
J. p. Morgan. and who committed sui
edo last night In the Mineola Jail, was
today identified as Erich Muenter. the
Harvard instructor who disappeared
after being indicted as the murderer of
his wife Leona in Cambridge, Mass, in
1906
Tho Identification was made by s. p
Smith. state detective of the district
attorneys once of Middlesex county.
Mass: Theodore Hitler. an automobile
man of Cambridge, and A T. Brown. a
Boston newspaper man
Positively Identify Muenter.
The Identification of Holt as Muenter
came after the three men-Smith, Hill
Her and Brown-had made careful ex-
animation of Hollis body. Hollis teeth
were carefully examined by Smith. who
stated that the gold bridge in the up
Per right Jaw was the same as that in
the mouth of Muenter- The Massachu-
sstts state detective told the Nassau
county authorities that he was positive
OF his Identification, and that there was
NO question in his mind that Holt was
the missing Muenter.
Muenter and who drove him to the
railroad station the night that Muenter
disappeared, was equally positive that
the dead man was the former Harvard
instructor.
T. Brown. who had known Muen-
ter. after looking the body over
agreed with Smith and Hitler in their
Identification.
Born in Milwaukee Outskirts.
A New York central Office detective
placed in the cell with Holt in the
Nassau county jail at Mineola was
told by Holt that his father was born
in this country. his mother was born
In Germany and that they were mar
ried in Milwaukee.
Holt said that he was born in a
town on the outskirts of Milwaukee,
worked in a grocery store and after
ward went to Berlin, where he re-
ceived his education.
telegram was sent to the Mil
Waukee police asking them il they
could verify the story Holt told SO
far as IL related to his birth and the
marriage of his parents.
Detective Smith brought with him
from Boston the Berti1lon measure
ments of Muenter and 1t was found
that they Tailed in every way with
Hollis measurements
District Attorney Lewis j. Smith OF
Nassau county announced after the
considered ii definitely esta blished tina,
Muenter and Holt were the same per-
son.
Says Holt Was Muenter.
CHICAGO. July liberalization of
Frank Holt. the assailant of J. p Nor
gan, as Erich Muenter. the missing Har-
ward professor. who was suspected of
having caused the death of his wife. ia
made here by Prof. Chester n Gould
of the University of Chicago Prof
Gould. in a statement made public to-
day, admitted that he had identified
Muenter. who was former student at
the University of Chicago. while at Cor
nell University last November. He said
he decided for several reasons not to
expose the man, "aS he seemed to be
getting along SO nicely. and / thought
II was better TO let well enough alone
Prof. Gould's Statement.
Prof, GouId's statement. in part. fol-
lows
When | arrived at Cornell Uniyer-
sity last November to engage in re.
search work | was introduced to DR.
Frank Holt. but paid little attention to
him al that time He asked me how
cutting and Allen. two University OF
l told him and asked him IL he knew
them. He said he did not, but had
heard of them.
Hollis carriage and speech hat
rather stayed with me, and reminded
me OF some one. but ! could not re-
member whom. Then my mental asso
Citations began to work and / said. az
know who il is. II is Muenter'
Became Familiar.
The next time l saw him he looked
squarely at me and said. Hello. Gould.
His words had the attitude of a mar
stepping back into an old famiiiarity
He never avoided me except on one oc.
easion, when 1 saw him with his wife
and family.
II had every opportunity to observe
him and heard him speak German anC
English. and there can be no doubt thai
Frank Holt was Erich Muenter."
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