The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-07

District Attorney Louis T. Smith OF
Nassau count aud county Detective
Seaman Joined the much mystiilcd and
greatly disturbed ofiicial. In the county
Jail. The doors Of the Jail were closed
and no outsiders were permitted to
~ter while preliminary Investigation
was under way. The news quickly
spread that the man who shot Mr.. Nor
n had killed himself. or had been
killed by another. and the widest kind
of rumors were soon In circulation.
When n squad Of reporters arrived
outside the Jail they heard county Ply
stefan Cleghorn say In n loud
tone OF voice. "He must have blown
his head of go
Later Dr. Cleghorn explained that In
making the dive Hollis head struck a
loose board and came down with a
bang.
People who were near the jail were
positive hat they too heard an explosion
such az Keeper organ had described.
and this led TO the conclusion of many
that Holt had killed himself by bring
ing his teeth down on a Illuminating
eap
Keeper Organ told the officials that
ne had heard what he called an en-
ploslon, and running back he found Holt
lying in u pool OF blood on the floor of
the corridor opposite his cell.
Organ was sharply questioned. but
he stuck to his story about the ex-
plosion. lie INDIGNANTLY denied that he
had fallen asleep on his campstool out
side the cell while his charge was feign-
ing sleep. O'Ryan said he had heard
Holt snoring. and IT is believed Holt
feigned 10 he asleep in order to make
the keeper relax his vigilance.
Coroner Jones ordered the body of
Holt removed to the Hampstead morgue.
He said that Hollis death was the re-
suit of jumping and landing on his
head. hut the exact manner in which
he accomplished his end was n matter
to be determined officially.
One reason why organ was ordered
to keep "A sharp watch on Holt during
the night was because he made an at
tempt to kill himself early in the day
by cutting his wrist with a metal PEN
Gil holder. which he chewcd to a fairly
sharp point.
He was found on his bunk with his
Jack TO the wall looking intently at a
small stream OF blood as II flood from
the wound. His wrist was bandaged
and he expressed sorrow that he could
not enjoy death as he had planned.
lust why Hollis cell door was per-
mitted to remain open has not been ex-
planned except on the theory that Organ
felt that he might lose time In unlocking
IL In case he shoul ne called inside the
cell in a hurry during the night.
Guy Scull, secretary to Police Com
missioner Woods. was at the Jail at A
late hour. He made an inquiry with the
idea Of determining how Holt was able
to carry out his determination to die IA
the face of all the precautions that had
been taken TO prevent him from escap.
ing Justice.
Martin W. Littleton. who had been
retained to defend Holt. said when in
formed OF the suicide
II can't understand how he could
lave committed suicide In his cell. I
saw him for the first time this after
noon, and | didn't see any way in which
no could harm himself
cit Is easy to understand his act. how
ever. He manifested very little interest
in his w life when | talked to HIM
this afternoon and seemed n great deal
more interested in Mr.. Morgan's life. l
talked with him some time. II was
obvious ! was simply talking to an in
sane man. His case impressed me as
that of a solitary insane man who was
Influenced only by his own unbalanced
ressonings. He would close his eyes
and apparently doZe off. would ask
him a question and he seemed 10 waken
suddenly. He was polite in all Of his
answers and asked continually about
MT Morgan : condition.
zone thing he asked repeatedly was
whether his act had stopped the ship
ment OF ammunition from this country.
The only common he would make about
the handling of his own case was that
he was willing to waive examination.
He said he did not want to cause the
'Morgans' any more trouble.
Holt told INC he had received a tele-
gram from his wife. and seemed greatly
perturbsd because the prison authorities
would not let him see the papers. He
got worked up over this and so I went
into the corridor and got him one of the
papers lying there"
Holt, a physical wreck in his cell in
Mineola-he had not slept since his
arrest and would not eat except in the
presence Of DR.. Guy Clcghorn. county
physician, whom he had made a friend
of-this morning changed his promise
TO tell his fun story to-day.
walt until | see the newspapers to-
morrow then ! may tell ALL" he said.
Holt was pressed for the reasons for
his delay, but he either repeated his
formula or maintained n glum silence.
The officials do not believe he had any
accomplices, but even SO his experiments
In timing his bombs are enough to cause
a Tea" that he has one or more planted
somewhere which may explode any time.
HIS insistence that he would not talk
until he saw the morning newspapers
on Wednesday opened up the suspicion
that he expected to read about the ex-
plosion he had arranged for.
Thomas j. Reidy. tho attorney who
had been acting for Holt. said that II
could he stated positively that Holt
was not connected with any orgap.zed
movement of terrorism, and that Holt
has been actuated by what to him We're
the highest possible motives.
Holt received the following telegram
from his wife in Dallas yesterday:
Have best counsel here. Advised to
rest and wait. You must do same.
Loving greetings hourly. Beautiful
tribute to you in both evening papers.
j am caring for details OF our fin ices.
] will CONF when you need me. Doo't
be afraid. Rest"