New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-05
Lodging Houses SO Far
Yield No Trace of
Visitor.
NOT REMEMBERED
BY TRAIN CREW
Congressman Talk of lnvesti-
eating the Guarding of
the Capitol.

lrro1 m Tribune Bureau
Washington, July An a search for
possible accomplices Of Holt in the
placing of the Internal machine which
wrecked the Senate reception room in
the Capitol the Washington police to-
day with fine tooth comb went over
the entire section of the city where
Holt said he stopped. At every house
in the district lying between the Capt.
toll and Union Station, for squares back
in every direction, tn police showed
pictures of Holt clipped from the news
papers and asked if such a man had
stopped there.
At every house they were assured
that the inmates had seen no such per-
son, SO that at late hour tonight the
police had still only the word Of Holt
that he was the man who had placed
the internal machine. Other sections
which might have been convenient for
him or TO which he might have gone
for lodging house were also secured
by the police. The conclusion finally
reached was that if Holt really had
stopped anywhere at all, fear or pos
sible consequences prevented persons
who had given him shelter from reveal
ing the fact.
No Evidence Against Holt.
This theory, that the persons who
sheltered Holt will not admit the TACT
is regarded as likely, though there Is
no evidence down to the present mo-
ment. except his own story, to demon
strate that Holt placed the internal
machine.
After communicating with the New
York detectives over tn long distance
telephone this afternoon, the local
police redoubed their efforts to find out
where Holt stopped while here, rms
link. they believe, would shortly lead
10 a determination of whether he had
accomplices in the Capitol explosion or
whether he worked single-handed.
One of the reasons for finding out
about Hollis movements is the theory
that he may have been the tool OF
some propagandist, who influenced MIN
to his double crime. 1t is believed
that if his movements for some time
past could be traced exactly the intu-
ence RllCn leu MN W NNi'ii''N NN
crime might be revealed.
The Pullman porter on the car
/ which Holt said he took to New York
has gone through to Florida. and does
not pass through Washington again
until Tuesday, when he will be dues-
toned as 10 whether such a man actu-
ally made the trip from Washington to
/ New York on Friday night. The police
/ have not been able to locate the otner
members Of the train crew. though II
/ is not likely that he would be remem-
bered by any one other than the por-
/ ter.
Visits of Mysterious Stranger.
/ At the Capitol the police are dis
| cussing the mysterious visits during
| the last ten days of queer looking
/ man, not very well dressed, who CON
/ stantly carried strange looking bag
He haunted the Capitol corridors, they
say. and on several occasions was as
! covered asleep in the galleries Of the
! senate Chamber. On one occasion he
was elected for being found asleep. A
J strange thing about his visits. however.
is that he was seen every day up un-
/ iii Friday, the day of the explosion.
/ On that day he was not seen by any
one in the Capitol.
From comments by Congressman in
town tonight it is regarded as likely
that there will be a Congressional IN
vestigation of the guarding OF the Cap
itol as a result of the ease with which
Holt placed his internal machine.
There is no desire 20 fasten the
blame Tor the incident on any partcu-
lar member of the Capitol police force,
20 far as could be learned, but it is
hoped 10 change the method Of guard
ing so that there will be no danger OF
a repetition of Friday nights occur
renee. What has particularly shocked
/ Congressman is that in Hollis contes-
sion he said he wanted TO place the
machine where it would not Kill any
body and where it would do as little
damage rs possible.
In other words, if Holt had so de
sired he could have placed the bomb IN
almost any part of the Capitol with
sufficient charge 10 have demolished
either the Senate or the House wing.
had ne chosen, with loss of life.
This is not a pleasant point for Con-
( gressmen to contemplate, and they feel
/ that much better methods OF guarding
/ the historic structure should be
adopted
1t was pointed out here tonight
when the Democrats got in full con-
troll Of Congress their first action was
/ TO reduce the Capitol police force.
/ Later. because of political pressure for
/ Jobs. the force was increased, though
/ II was never brought up TO the full
strength which it had before.