Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-06
HOLT WILL TELL
HIS LIFE STORY
WHEN ARRA|GNED
In Such Weakened Condi-
ton May Not Be Able to
Appear on Wednesday.
DENIES REPORT THAT
HE is ERICH MUENTER
Morgan Continues to Improve,
and Specialists Announce
Him Out of Danger.
APPEARS IN BEST OF SPIRITS
Prisoner, in Letter to Wife, Says He
Does Not Want to Live
Any Longer.
APPEARS IN BEST OF SPIRITS
Prisoner, in Letter to Wife, Says He
Does Not Want to Live
Any Longer.

GLEN COVE. n. Y, July 5-Frank
Holt. the university professor who
shot j. P. Morgan, declared to-day that
when arraigned on Wednesday he
would tell the whole story Of his life.
particularly his movements leading up
to the placing OF bomb in the United
States Capitol at Washington and his
attempted assassination OF Mr.. Morgan.
lie VIII reveal also, he said, where he
bought the dynamite found on him.
Holt made these declarations to DR..
Guy Cleghorn, Jail physician. adding
that he was anxious to tell his story
in court
DR.. Cleghorn said. however, that Holt
was in such weakened condition that
unless he showed decided improvement
by Wednesday, he might report it in
advisable to remove him fror, the iail
at Mineola to the courthouse here.
Mr.. Morgan. who was shot twice by
Holt last Saturday at the hnancier,s
nome near here, continued to improve
to-day-so much so that specialists in
attendance announced he was out OF
all danger.
FRIENDS GREATLY CHEERED
ny FAVORABLE CONDITION
Mr. Morgan spent a restful dav. and
members of his family and friends
were very much chcercd by his gem
eral favorable condition. Tonight Mr..
Morgan receive. w. H. Porter, a busi-
ness associate. and Police Commits
sioner Arthur Woods. an old friend OF
the family. Later the two callers said
Nlr. Morgan appeared in the best OF
spirits
The favorable turn in Mr.. Morgan's
condition was In marked contrast to
that OF Holt. the f1nanciers assailant.
aoit s condition became SO grave that
late in the day orders were given that
he was not to be disturbed. and that
no one was to be permitted to see him
but his counsel and the Jail physician.
Holt helped to-day to discount the
theory that he might he Erich Muen-
ter, the Harvard professor who dis
appeared in 1905. after his wife had
died. it was charged. of poisoning.
Holt declared emphatically that he
never had been in Cambridge, Mass.
Holt told this to T. J. Reidy, a New
York lawyer, who visited him, and
then announced that he had been re-
tanned as counsel for the prisoner.
Holt. according to Reidy, said also that
he was in Germany in 1906. Earlier in
the day he told Sheriff Grifenhagen
In that year
UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
PRISONER AS CLASSMATE,
Charles j. Wood, assistant district
attorney OF Nassau County, who said
ne was IN the German department at
Harvard in 1905-06 in the same class
with Muenter, visited Holt to-day. and
then said that he was unable to
identify the prisoner as his classmate
Wood said that Holt appeared to be in
such state OF utter collapse that he
thought 1t best to look at him again
to satisfy himself that he is or not his
former classmate
Word was received at the Jail to-
night that tomorrow an officer is ex-
pected to arrive from Cambridge, Mass.
who can positively identity Muenter.
DR.. Cieghorn said Holt was suffering
chlehy from lack of nourishment He
also is suffering from intestinal
trouble. so often associated with an
unsound mind, he said. For this rea
son, the physician said. it may be neces:
sary to postpone the arraienment.
But Holt. the physician added, insists
he is all right. and wants to tell his
whole story at the examination set
down for Wednesday.
William Hulse. warden OF the ia;,.
substantiated Dr. cleghorn's statement
by saying that Holt has eaten little
since his arrest
Holt to-day wrote letter to his
wife at Dallas. Tex. telling her that
he d'd not care to live any longer. and
hoped she would bring the little ones
up 10 be God-fearing men and women"
MYSTERY REGARDING
APPEARANCE OF LAWYER
There was some mystery here to-day
regarding the identity OF the person
or persons who directed Reidy to repre-
sent Holt. and in what capacity Allan
Pinkerton, of detective agency, who
appeared here to-day. is acting.
At first Reidy said he had been sent
here at the behest of member of
the Cornell University faculty Later,
however, he denied this. Reidy de-
clared he has property in Ithaca. and
that he knew the prisoner while the
latter was Mt Cornell.
Pinkerton said ne was employed by
the authorities of Nassau County.
Warden Hulse. in the absence OF
Sheriff Petit. who left early In the
day for California. said Pinkerton was
employed by the county ITO look up a
few little things" District Attorney
Smith said. however. he knew nothing
OF Finkerton being employed by tho
county. He said he thought he had
heen employed by the Morgan family.
TWO MORE WOMEN IDENTIFY
"HOLT" AS MUENTEU
CHICAGO, July 5.-Two more women
relatives OF Prof. Erich Muenter ~