The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-05
Meant No Harm to Morgan

 | Holt said he took the dynamite sticks with him to show MT. Morgan the very material that was killing so many peo- 1 pie in Europe.
 Commissioner Woods asked Holt why | his plans miscarred. The former uni l versity instructors eyes frightened and l he said the excitement that followed his appearance in the Morgan home upset | them.
 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 revolver in each hand, he said, but that did not prevent someone from clutching one of his hands, | He said he thought MT. Morgan at tempted to stop him and that a scuffle followed He became unconsclous and l remembered nothing until he was lodged
 in jail
 T did not want to hurt MT. Morgan" | he persisted in reiterating. q only wanted him to do something to stop this terrible war"
 Holt then told Commissioner Woods that he had tried to do what he thought 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. 1T still hope that good may be accomplished I about the war. l did not want America
 in 1t, but if America was not interested 1 in it the war would stop"
 Spent Sleepless Night
 After the interview Commissioner | Woods declared the man had spent many sleepless nights. "The man appears to be mentally unbalanced" he said. 'He has evidently brought himself to this very | poor mental conditions. He appears to be in state of utter mental and physical collapse"
 Holt stoutly protested that he had no accomplices. "I acted alone" he said | T realize that did a wrong but that wrong was done to accomplish a great | right"
 Dr. Guy Cleighorn, the jail physician was the only medical man to visit Holt tcday. He Is in extremely bad mental and physical condition," said | l)r. Cleighorn.
 Holt wrote two letters during the ! cay. One was addressed to his father in-law, the Rev. O. F. Sensabaugh, at Dallas, and the other to his wife. at his father-in-laws home. To jail attendants Holt referred to 1 lis relatives in affectionate terms and | said they would understand that ne l had attempted to do great service to mankind. To Chief Flynn, who | spent half and hour with him, Holt | refused to reveal where he purchased the dynamite found on him at the time oe the shooting. Nor would he tell of | his movements in Washington prior | to the capitol outrage. While being questioned by Flynn tn ! prisoner grew faint and was in such a state of utter collapse that Jail | attendants had to take him for an airing. Holt told Flynn he had written only one letter to President Wilson and said he mailed 1t at the same time as he did the letters sent to the news | Iarers.
 Investigating Activities 1 Flynn said the activities of the secret service agents were centered on inves- t;gating the movements of Holt In DaI- ias, Milwaukee and other cities where | he is supposed to have been. To inquiries directed by Sheriff Pet l tit as to whether he wanted a lawyer 1 Holt replied that he had no use for ary attorney inasmuch as he was in l the right.
 | New York. July 4-In explanation of the part J. P Morgan has taken in 1 the furnishing of war munitions and | supplies for the European nations at war, it was stated authoritatively here t'r fight that the firm had handled more than s500,000.000 worth of contracts l TOT the account or governments | since the war began.
 Of this amount, about $400 1000 900 worth has been purchased for the Brit l sh since the Morgan firm was ap- l pointed agents for Great Britain in this country. and $50. .000 worth for the French, contracted for within the last month. the Morgan firm having bee, | appointed by the French governmep ep | to act in the same capacity as 1t does 1 for the British government About one half of the total amount contracted for in this country repre- spnts for ammunition. shells. powder ard the like. but of the whole amount oe ammunition contracted for, only n small part, it was stated had been foi warded to the purchasers. The re- riainder is being manufactured | The Morgan firms commissions for l placing the contracts was said to oe on sliding scale. which began at 2 i Ter cent and decreased in proportion 1 10 the magnitude of the contracts It was explained that of the total of 45o.000.0 900 worth of war supplies contracted for by the Morgan firm, cnly small proportion had been paid, although advances have been made to some firms.
 This explanation was given to cor