The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-04
HOLT TELLS his
STORY TO OFFICERS


l
Mineoia. L. l.. July Sin the
Course Of long. grilling tonight at
the hands OF Major Pullman, of the
Washington police; Captain Tunney.
lsheriff stephen G. petit. Of Nassau
County, Frank Holt, the wouid-be as
sassin Of J. r. Morgan. admitted that
| 1t was he who ret the bomb which ex-
piodeds late last night In the Capitol
at Washington.
The interview with him lasted from
3 o'clock until almost IL, and the
prisoner. weak from loss OF blood
caused by the cut on his head, had
to be carried into the room In which
he was questioned.
His account carried his movements
back TO June III, when he says he left
Ithaca. For several months he had
In his mind a plan to bring powerful
financiers and manufacturers or thts
|thorities, to a realization that they
could not permit American made
manufactures to be shipped to the
Allies.
Then ON June II he had arranged
TO act.
81 went straight to the Mills Hotel.
q AZ Seventh Avenue and Thirty-sixth
Street" he said. Then tried to get
some dynamite. for ! had already
thought out way of making bombs
liz / could get dynamite
IT had never made bomb before.
but I knew something about chemis-
try. and read the sections IN the
encyclopedias about dynamite ana
about bombs. This was enough, with
my knowledge OF chemistry
.r had lot of trouble getting the
dynamite, but finally got II by pay
ing $40 for six sticks. Three OF them
1 used in the Washington explosion
and the other three i brought TO Glen
Cove with me. one in my pocket ana
two in my suitcase.
tT came to Glen Cove at noon on
Thursday, and after inspecting the
Morgan premises I went to waning
ton, arriving late Thursday evening"
and hiring room in house at tns
corner of Delaware Avenue and Ave.
nue. c.
Il had planned the bomb, although
I had not constructed H. hao All
the materials with me.
These included the dynamite, o
small cork -gto pped bottle of sulphuric
acid. and some trick matches twind.
proof matches) ! bored four smais
holes in each of three sticks OF dyna-
n,ita and inserted the trick matches
In each hole. These matches mare up
highly. and for that reason felt sure
that they would explode the dyna-
mite.
..The dynamite holding the matches
was placed in q package, ana aocve
IL was placed the bottle OF snlphuIic
acid. turned upside down. ! ngureo
that it would take about eignt OF lsn
hours for the acid to eat through the
corksfonner. and this 10 just what
happened. 49,.
II entered the Capitol at the front
entrance. carrying the package un.
der nv coat. did not meet a guard
or a policeman. and no one asked me
anv questions, l did not meet any
one to stop me as ] walked through
the corridors TO the room II, the SEN
ate wing. where ! placed the oomo
without disturbance.
II took a 1870 train out Of wash
ington. and as the train was leaving
] heard the explosion. so ! went 10
.Ieep In my berth perfectly happy.
Il arrived at the Pennsylvania sta
,ion AZ O'Clock this morning, went
"a the Mills Hotel to get my mail, and
returned 10. the station. l took sne
f,rst train to Glen Cove. arriving at
$50
INV mail consisted of letter from
nv wife. who is now in Dallas Texas.
I tore 1t up on the train coming our
here.
when got here took the taxicao
out 10 Mr.. Morgan's house. I had no
intention of killing Mr. Morgan or OF
shooting him: ] only wanted 70 pro-
test because Mr.. Morgan could stop
the war II he would. ! don't know
why I shot.
"on wednesday" said Holt. 7 Will
make a fun and complete statement
regarding the whole thing"
.swhy are you waiting until then? ?"
asked Major Pullman. Are there
any more deeds OF violence planned
bv your accompliees. TO happen be-
tween now and then. or have you set
any more more bombs anywhere that
wifi explode before then
II won't answer anv part or thar
question" said Holt. And they could
NOT shake this decision. Holt de-
MED. however. that he has any accom-
plices.