Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-07
POSITIVE THAT HOLT
WAS PROF. MUENTER
Three Acquaintance, After
Examining Body, Sure of
Their Identification.
PROF. GOULD ADDS HIS
RECOGNITION OF DECEDENT
Suicide, Detective Says, Was Born
Near Milwaukee and Was Edu-
Gated in Berlin.

GLEN COVE, N. r, July Frank
Holt, who attempted to take the life of
J. p. Morgan, and who committed sui
edo last night In the Mineola Jail, was
today identified as Erich Muenter, the
Harvard instructor who disappeared
after being indicted as the murderer of
his wife Leona in Cambridge, Mass, In
1906.
The Identification was made by g. P.
Smith. state detective of the district
attorneys ONCE of Middlesex county,
Mass; Theodore Hitler. an automobile
man Of Cambridge, and A T. Brown. a
Boston newspaper man
Positively Identify Muenter.
The Identification of Holt as Muenter
came after the three men-Smith, Hill
liar and Brown-had made a careful ex-
animation of Hollis body. Hollis teeth
were carefully examined by Smith. who
stated that the gold bridge in the up
Der right jaw was the same as that in
the mouth of Muenter. The Massachu-
setts state detective told the Nassau
county authorities that he was positive
Of his Identification. and that there was
NO question in his mind that Holt was
the missing Muenter.
Thomas Hitler. who lived with
Muenter and who drove him to the
railroad station the night that Muenter
disappeared. was equally positive that
the dead man was the former Harvard
Instructor.
II. Brown. who had known Muen-
ter. after looking the body over
agreed with Smith and Hitler in their
Identification.
Born In Milwaukee Outskirts.
A New York central office detective
in no all
Nassau county Jail at Mineola was
told by Holt that his father was born
In this country, his mother was born
In Germany and that they were mar
ried in Milwaukee.
Holt said that he was born in a
town on the outskirts of Milwaukee.
worked in a grocery store and after
ward went to Berlin, where he re-
ceived his education.
A telegram was sent to the Mil
waukee police asking them If they
could verify the story Holt told so
far as IL related to his birth and the
marriage of his parents
Detective Smith brought with him
from Boston the Bertillon measure
ments of Muenter and 1t was found
that they Tailed in every way with
Holt's measurements
District Attorney Lewis j. Smith OF
Nassau county announced after the
Identification had been made that he
considered il definitely esta blished that
Muenter and Holt were the same per-
son
Says Holt Was Muenter.
CHICAGO. July liberalization of
Frank Holt. the assailant of ]. =. Nor
gan, as Erich Muenter. the missing Har-
ward professor. who was suspected of
having caused the death of his wife, is
made here by Prof. Chester n Gould
of the University of Chicago. Prof
Gould. In a statement made public to-
day, admitted that he had identified
Muenter. who was former student at
the University of Chicago while at Cor
neil University last November He said
he decided for several reasons not to
expose the man, "as he seemed to be
getting along SO nicely, and / thought
1t was better 10 let well enough alone -
Prof. Gould's Statement.
Prof Gould's statement. in part. fol-
lows:
When 1 arrived at Cornell Uniyer-
SHY last November to engage in re-
search work l was introduced to DR.
Frank Holt. but paid little attention to
MN at that time He asked me how
cutting and Allen, two University nj
Chicago professors. were getting alon q
i told him and asked him IL he knew
them. He said he did not, but had
heard of them.
Hollis carriage and speech hat
rather stayed with me, and reminded
me OF some one. but i could not re
member whom. Then my mental asso
Citations began to work and / said, ..]
know who il is 1t is Muenter'
Became Familiar.
The next time / saw him he looked
squarely at me and said. Hello. Gould.
His words had the attitude of a mar
stepping back into an old familiarity
He never avoided me except on one oc
easion, when / saw him with his wifi,
and family.
IT had every opportunity to observ,
him and heard him speak German ant
English. and there can be no doubt tina
Frank Holt was Erich Muenter."
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