The Dolores star., 1915-07-16

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Glen Cove. N. T.. July S.-Frank
Holt, the man who shot J. p. Morgan
ID the man who set the bomb that
exploded I'm the United States Capitol
1t Warrington Friday night. In .
statement to Justice Luyster and
Thomas Tunney. head Of the bomb
and explosive squad Of the New Yesk
City Detective Bureau. Holt confessed
setting the bomb. and described Il iA
detail Il made this bomb" Holt 10
quoted - having said, In his confeo-
sion, with three sticks Of dynamite.
some match.hsads and Q bottle Of sui
phuric acid
Mineola, N. r.. July frank Holt.
the Cornell University professor who
shot J. P. Morgan in his home near
Glen Cove last Saturday and placed .
bomb in the Capitol ut Warrington
Friday night, committed suicide in the
Jail here last night.
While several Of the Jail authorities
declared that Holt killed himself BY
climbing through the opening at the
top Of his cell door and then plunging
to the narrow court below. Hollis
keeper said he was positive that the
4. Ill
where. he said, he found the body.
Hollis suicide followed an earlier at
tempt when he slashed his wrists
with the metal of lead pencil.
~ There were many conflicting re-
ports ~ to the manner in which Holt
met his death, but It was definitely es-
tablished, through DR.. Cleghorn, the
jail physician. that Holt died Of frac-
tured skull.
Several of those about the jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Hollis cell. This noise,
1t was believed, was due to the falling
Of boards from the top of the cell.
jeremiah Organ. the keeper, who
was detailed to watch Holt. said he
was fifteen feet away from the cell,
when he heard loud report. He
looked in the direction of the cell but
It was dark. Entering. he found
Hollis body. In . pool Of blood. in the
corner.
DR.. Cleghorn denied . report that
Holt had killed himself by chewing .
percussion cap. He repeated that
death was caused by . fracture ut
the top Of the skull.
An explosion which would have
blown his head off would have fol
lowed an attempt by Holt to chew
percussion cap. the physician said.
A thorough examination of Holt.
cell failed to disclose. according to tn,
jail authorities. any weapon or nipple
ments Of any kind which Holt coul.
have used to kill himself.
Coroner Walter r. Jones. after view
Ing, the body. said: Undoubtedly
suicide and undoubtedly the mar
jumped
The body was taken to the morgus
in Hehpstead. where DR.. Cleghorr
was prepared Immediately to perform
an autopsy.
Dallas. Tex.-"We are all terribly
sorry, but there 10 little I can say. !
shall not tell my daughter until to-
morrow. I do not care to discuss the
matter further tonight"
This was the statement Tuesday
night by DR.. o. F. Sensabaugh, father.
in-law Of Frank Holt. when told that
Holt was dead.
Mr. SensabauEh said q physician
had told him 1t would be unsafe to
tell Mrs. Holt Of the suicide until Wed
aesday.
Hollis father.in-la1 said no ar
rangement would be made for the
funeral until later.
81 told her of the theory that Holt
was really Erich Muenter, who disap-
peared after the mysterious death Of
his wife and my daughter is pros.
trated as result added Mr.. Sensa-
baugh. But had to tell her all. To
morrow We will have to tell her Of her
husbands death"
Mr.. Sensabaugh added that he could
not believe Holt and Musnter were
the same man.
"lf Holt really was man who had
dropped TO LIES bottom-and I can't
believe It'll take my hat off to him
eoe the way he came back" he added.