Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
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tails of our finances. I Will come when
/ you need me. Do not be afraid Rest"
/ The telegram was signed Leone"
/ The condition of Mr. Morgan, who is
| recovering from the two wounds in
! his left hip inflicted by bullets from
Hollis revolver, continued TO improve.
/ It was said Mr.. Morgan felt SO much
better that he wanted TO get up but
/ that this was not approved by his ply
Isicians- The physicians feel so en-
couraged by his progress that they
have virtually reached a decision 10 is
sue no more bulletins on his condi-
ton
Callers from Cambridge, Mass, were
/ expected at Mine0Ia today TO see Holt
with a view to determining if he re
/ sembles closely Erich Muenter, who
disappeared from Harvard In 1906
after the death Of his wife from al
| legged poisoning.
Holt was considered TO be in such a
serious condition from loss Of blood
and refusing to eat, that forcible feed
ing and his removal to the Nassau
county hospital at Mineola were con
sidered at a conference Of county off
Gals.
Il have never seen a man in worse
condition" said District Attorney
Lewis j. Smith. Holt is very weak
and I shouldn't be surprised If he
died. do not know whether he is
trying to starve himself or not: but
I do know that he is not eating and
that he has lost much blood
Efforts to Identify.
Charles r. Apted, assistant super
intendent Of buildings at Cambridge
Mass. who knew Muenter at Harvard
nearly ten years ago, reached MineoIa
today to see if Holt and Muenter were
the same man. Mr.. Apted visited Holt
in his cell and remained there a few
minutes, but did not attempt, because.
of Hollis weakened condition, to ques-
ton him
There is q remarkably striking re-
semblance between this man and
Mnenter,' Mr. Apted said. But it
has been nine years since I saw Muen-
ter and I cannot say positively that
Holt is the man. He certainly looks
very much like Muenter. however"
Charles r. Wood, an assistant dis
trict attorney of Nassau county, who
knew Muenter at Harvard, visited Holt
again today in an effort to establish
his identity if possible Mr.. Wood
said that he was still unable TO say
whether Holt and Muenter were the
same.
Morgan Able to Telephone.
j. P Morgan talked over the tele-
phone from his country home at Glen
Cove, with partners of his firm here
today He said he was feeling fine
Martin w Littleton. formerly Of
Dallas, Texas. went to Miueola today
to assume charge of Frank Hollis de-
Tense. Mr.. Littleton said he had been
asked by residents Of the south who
believed that Holt is mentally ire
sponsible TO look after his legal rights |
Too Ill 10 Come To Court.
New York, July Crank Holt, who
dynamited the capitol at Washington /
and shot J. F. Morgan, lay in physical
and mental collapse today in his cell
at the Mineola, L. L. Jail He had
promised TO tell the whole story of his /
life when he was arraigned before a !
justice at Glen Cove tomorrow. but his |
condition was such that there was
grave doubt whether he could appear |
in court.
Dr. Guy F. Cleghorn. the Jail physi-
clan, was quoted today as saying that !
Holt was unsound when he attacked |
Mr.. Morgan and he IS unsound now. |
The only place for the man IS the Mat
teawan asylum. The intestinal and |
stomach troubles he is having are often |
present in cases of mental disturb /
ances. He is highly nervous" To pre- |!
vent an aggravation Of his mental con-
dition virtually all auestioners were /
temporarily excluded from Holt's cell. /
Fear Attempt 10 Suicide.
Holt was Karthofaxz desepihad- : [