Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
J. P. MORGAN SHOT
BY "CHRISTIAN''
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bled freely. He also was limping as
the result of his encounter with the
Morgan servants.
When Mr.. Morgan's assailant ar
rived in Glen Cove on a train from
New York he hired an automobile
from garage from the station and
was driven by Matthew Cramer, to
the Morgan summer home, where the
shooting occurred.
AS soon as the man had been over
powered after firing and wounding the
nnancier some of the servants in the
Morgan home procured a rope and
tied him securely Then they took
him out on the lawn near the mansion
to await the arrival of officers from
Glen Cove for whom they had tele-
phoned. Judge William LuysIer and
Constable Frank McGill took him in an
automobile to the courthouse at Glen
Cove where the contents of two suit
cases that he had brought with him
from New York were examined.
Find High Explosives
One of these was found to contain
three large sticks of dynamite and the
other a large bottle of nitroglycerine.
There were also two large boxes of
cartridges for his revolvers.
The prisoner. tall, lanky man of
the raw-boned type, was reticent at
first, but afterwards was persuaded to
talk although he would not say much
about himself Although he claimed
to be an American citizen, courthouse
officials said he spoke with a marked
foreign accent.
Plot Came Prom on High"
When asked by the officials who
sWs~. afN-z.I lIHA
he denied that any one had done so.
1T came to me from on high" he
declared.
The man seemed to lack complete
comprehension of what had happened
in the Morgan home and of the effects
of the shots he had fired. He could
not be persuaded for some time that
he had wounded Mr.. Morgan, insisting
that he had not wanted to kill him or
even hurt him. When asked why he
fired the shots he said he did so to
frighten the financier.
Wants to Die Because of War
Told that he had endangered his
own life by his act, because he might
have killed Mr.. Morgan the prisoner
willing to die, as he could not stand
the European war any longer.
When Judge Luister told him that
his shots had wounded Mr. Morgan,
the prisoner insisted this could not
be so.
Il did not hurt him." he cried. "I
shot to frighten him. I hope he Is
not hurt. I shot away from him just
so that he might be frightened. You
can do as you wish with me. I did
nv duty; you do yours" he told the
judge.
Man Not Rational
The courthouse officials concluded
after the completion of their examina-
tion that the man was not rational
He persisted in declining to tell his
name.
Among other things the man had
with him was a group of railroad
tickets to points in various parts of
the country. He also had $40 in cash.
Mr. Morgan had made arrangements
to go to Bar Harbor about September
l after visiting, the Pacific Coast.
The man was searched at Glen Cove.
In his possession was found second
pistol, the latter being of % caliber
while the weapon which was used in
the attack was 32 caliber.
May Have Fractured Skull
The terrific force of the blow the
assailant received from the coal hod
had caused him to bleed profuse1y and
he appeared to be weakening as the
day passed. Although he had ap-
peared to be little hurt at first, he
became dazed about noon. It was