The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-08
Crank, Who Has Admitted
Washington Outrage and At
tempt on Financier, May
Be Much Sought Slayer.
BANKER OUT OF DANGER
Prisoner Is In Critical Condi-
tion-Expert In Explosives
Not Believed He Had
Any Accomplices.


Any Accomplices.
New York. July Cit has beer fairly
well established that Frank Holt, the
former Cornell university instructor,
who Saturday twice shot ]. P. Morgan,
h ~ftnancier, after having blown up
the reception room of the American
senate chamber, at Washington, had
no accomplices. The police now are
concentrating their efforts to learn the
past history of the would be assassin
to prove, If possible, that he is Erich
Muenter, a former Harvard instructor,
who disappeared after the death of his
wife from alleged poisoning.
AS Holt. yielding to the persistent
pressure of cross examination by the
police has unfolded the diabolical plots
he planned and all but executed, the
authorities have come to realize that
they are dealing not only with a mad
man, but an unusually clever one. So
far as the police have been able to
learn he had no accomplices.
Hold Family as Hostages.
Hollis latest admission was to the
effect that he sought to hold Mrs. Nor
gan and the Morgan children as host
ages while Morgan for the
suppression of the export of arms and
ammunition to the quadruple entente
allies. He failed. he said, because he
became excited. He persistently de-
MES that he intended to harm Mr.. Nor
gan.
j.. p. Morgan is out of all danger. His
morning.
Mr.. Morgan's pulse was normal, his
temperature was normal and he passed
a restful night.
2 Holt, the would be assassin. on the
other hand, was so weak today that
when his keepers went to his cell to
arouse him he could not sit up in his
couch. Unless his condition improves
rapidly-and there seemed no reason
to expect SO radical a ~change-it will be
impossible for him to be taken into
court for examination next Wednesday.
All plans to submit Holt to a further
questioning today were abandoned be-
cause of his serious condition.
Holt in Bad Condition.
DR.. Guy Cleghorn, the jail physician,
was summoned early to Hollis cell. The
physician examined Holt thoroughly
and found that his injuries We're graver
thar at first thought. Extreme weak
ness seemed to be the chief feature OF
Hollis indisposition. This was due, DR..
Cleghcrn said, to a great quantity OF
blood which Holt a lost from the
wound over his eye.
Two stitches a been taken. in this
wound, but the flow of blood was not
entirely checked. When the wound was
dressed today it still evinced a ten
dency to bleed, and all possible efforts
were made to prevent a further loss OF
blood. In addition, Holt sustained a
black eye, his shoulder was severely
wrenched and he was struck a power
full blow in the stomach which left q
mark that had turned black and blue.
Sick in Mind and Body.
Holt is very sick" DR.. Cleghorr
said; sick physically and mentally. IA
Go n ma Iant1u exhausted and is unable
to answer questions"
Sheriff G~rifenhagen, of New 9orf
county, came here today to question
the prisoner. He stayed only a short
Jail, Sheriff Grifenhagen said he die
no see how Holt could be taken into
court next Wednesday, the day tt
which his examination was adjourned
last Saturday.
with the knowledge that his wound:
were less grave than the doctors ha
first feared, Mr.. Morgan rested com
ortably at his home, East Isle, during
the night awoke much refreshed ant
seemed cheerful. Both bullets passet
through the muscles of the hip n GU
through his clothing. The only possible
danger, it was asserted, was from bloot
poisoning and this grew less with eacf
succeeding hour. :.
The physicians therefore, felt just1
fed in telling Mr.. ianli
AFTER JnelT eXd1Illllolloll VI iiiiiA scN~
that he was out Of all danger. For pub
lication they issued the following bulle
tin: -
1.-THE patient had a ~restful night. III
temperature and pulse are normal. ~
general condition is most favorable. w
consider hirn practically out Of DANCE
Denies He Is Muenter.
one of the things Sheriff Grifen
hagen wanted to clear up If posslbi
was whether Holt had been involved i
the alleged murder of Mrs. Eric
Muenter in 1906.
Muenter disappeared from Haryar,
university after his wife had died,
was charged, Of poisoning. He wa
never found. Former acquaintance Q
Muenter in Chicago have asserted tina
pictures of Holt showed marked re
semblance to the mar they Knew d
taken after the shooting of Mr.. MOI
gar, showed him with a bandage owe
his head n this, it was said, some
what handicapped their efforts 7
identify him positively.
There were also, 1t was SAID, mar
striking similarities in the known his
tory of Holt and that of Muenter. an
IN addition many points yet to be tol
the police about Holts HE. one !.
these points, it was said. related
Hollis whereabouts in 1906, the yea
of the alleged murder.
Sheriff Grifenhagen questioned Ho
closely as to his. When Holt ar
swered it was to deny vigorously an
emphatically that he was Eric
Muenter. He did not know Muente
he said. and had nothing to do with tt
murder of Mrs. Muenter.
Where were you in 1867 Sherl'
t~Grifenhagen persisted.
Holt made him repeat the questlo
several times again before replying
When he did answer he spoke IN
husky whisper as If in a daze.
Il don't remember" he said.
Check Up His Career.
ut became known today that Unite
States secret service men are follow
ing the leads opened to them by ROY
stories Of SATURDAY. and yesterday. Es
cry city he had mentioned in the re
cital of his history. it was said was
be visited and wide search was MAJ
datnrtn,inn where Holt was born an