Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04

GLEN COVE. N. Y, July 81. p.
Morgan, head OF the banking house OF
j. P. Morgan & Co., was shot twice
to-day at his country home near here
by Frank Holt, a native American, q
former student and instructor at Cor
nell University, who was to have be-
come the head of the department OF
French In the Southwestern Methodist
University at Dallas, Tex. next fall
Both shots took effect in the region
OF the hip. A bulletin issued by
specialists at his bedside late to-day
stated that there were no unfavorable
symptoms. and that Mr.. Morgan was
resting easily.
Holt was overpowered by Morgan
and Henry Fiske, the butler in the
Morgan household. who grappled with
him In the hallway. He was locked up
in jail here. and from his cell issued
written statement. saying that he
had intended no harm to Mr. Morgan.
but had come to Glen Cove to persuade
the banker to stop the shipment abroad
of munitions of war from this country.
He went into the Morgan home, he
said. with a pistol in his hand and
stick of dynamite in his pocket, In
tending to remain there till Mr.. Nor
gan did something" Another loaded
more dynamite was in a suit case
which he had taken to the Morgan
house. In addition. there were numer-
Gus newspaper clippings in the suit
case all bearing on the European war.
AUTHENTIC STATEMENT
OF SHOOTING GIVEN OUT
An authoritative statement of the
shooting. obtained here TODAY after
many conflicting reports had been cir
culated says:
Holt called at the Morgan home at
o'clock. while Mr.. and Mrs Morgan
were at breakfast Fiske, the butler.
answered Holt's ring at the door.
Holt handed the butler his card, tell
Ing him to inform Mr. Morgan 1t was
from friend. AS the butler started
back through the hallway, Holt
slipped a pistol from his pocket and
pressed 1t against the buffers stomach.
See this gun" he demanded. IT have
another one"
The butler. surprised by tho muszle
OF the weapon. backed into the hall
way. Holt following AS the front
door closed behind them, the butler
realized the determination of the as
sassin. and spoke In a loud voice, so
that Mr.. Morgan might hear: '.Mr.
Morgan Is In the library"
Holt was not diverted by this, but
continued to press the butler backward
down the hallway toward the dining
room. AS they neared the dining-room
door the butler spoke again. up
stairs. Mr. Morgan, upstairs" he
shouted. Alarmed by the shout, Mr..
Morgan and his wife left the dining
room by another door, enterei a rear
hallway. and went upstairs They
found nothing amiss there. and s.arted
back, using the front stairway. I'm.
Willingly, they walked almost into the
assassin's arms. Mrs. Morgan saw
him first. screamed and drew back.
Holt turned and fred twice before Mr..
Morgan could seize him. Fiske, the
butler. no longer menaced by the pistol.
grabbed the assassn's right hand Mr..
Morgan. with two bullet wounds in his
body, threw himself on his assailant,
and the three men went down In a
struggling heap on the hallway noor.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
GUEST IN MORGAN HOME
Sir Cecil Spring Rico. British am
bassador to the United States. an over
night guest at the Morgan home. was
with Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan at tho
breakfast table when Holt entered the
house.
The struggle on tho floor was shor.
The pistol was torn from Hollis fingers
and he was beaten by the butler and
other servants. who came running at
the hound OF the shots, until he offered
no further res!stance. Then the Glen
Cove police and physicians were sum
moned. and Holt was placed In one OF