Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-06
MORGANS ASSAILANT
TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF

| Continued from Page Ono
| pencil, Holt bent the tin holder into a
sharp Joint with his teeth and attempted
| to cash open an artery. He was under
| observation, and the weapon was taken
| away from him before he could do serious
harm to himself. The wound on his wrist
| is slight
Two attempts were made during the
morning to identify Holt as Eric Muenter
the former Harvard University professor
who fled to Mexico from Cambridge after
killing his wife, but both failed.
Charles Atted, Superintendent OF Pub
lie Buildings at Cambridge, came to Nine
ola by automobile and had a talk with
Holt. Before Muenter fed from Cam
bridge in 1906 he was neighbor of Atted.
"There is a striking resemblance, but l
could not swear this man is Muenter,"
said Atted, after his interview with the
prisoner.
Assistant District Attorney Charles r.
Wood of Nassau County, who was one
OF the Muenter's pupils at Harvard, also
failed in an effort to Identify the Morgan
assallant as the Cambridge wife murderer.
After District Attorney Smith talked
with Holt, he said: I'm my opinion Holt
is insane"
Martin w. Llttleton is reported to have
been retained as counsel for Holt. Thomas
J. Reidy, who was previously retained as
counsel for the prisoner. spent several
hours with his client.
pretty young girl, who made a
dramatic appearance at the county jail
early today and demanded that she be al
lowed to see Holt, injected a new element
OF mystery into the investigation of the
prisoners activities.
Warden Hulse. who refused to admit the
u II. L.
her reasons for wanting to talk to Holt
She had letter, the jail officials said
purporting to come from the chief OF po-
lice of Dallas. Texas, asking that every
courtesy" be shown her The girl ar
rived in Mineola, presumably from New
York, at 1:15 a, m.
Holt told the Jail authorities today he
had no idea who his mysterious visitor
could be.
From his wife, Leone who is in Dali
las, Holt received the following tele-
gram;
Have best counsel here Advised to
rest and wait, and you must do the
same, Send loving greetings hourly.
Beautiful tribute to you In both evening
papers here. 1 am tarrying for details
OF finances. will come when you need
me, Do not be afraid. Rest"
Though recovering from the beating at
the hands OF Morgan and the Morgan
servants. Holt was still weak today from
the loss OF blood. His preliminary hear
ing at Glen Cove will not be held until
tomorrow
Holt, who went on a hunger strike"
Immediately after his arrest. was warned
today by District Attorney Louis ].
Smith that, unless he consented to eat
solid food. he would be taken to a hos
pital and forcibly fed. Holt objected to
going 10 the hospital, saying he was sat
lshed with the treatment he received In
his cell.
The police have not dropped the theory
that Holt had acoomplices both at Wash
ington and in his attack on Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan's physicians announced to-
day that, because OF the fact that their
patient Is practically out Of danger" no
more bulletins Will be issued from the
Morgan home. In the future all informA-
ton concerning the bankers condition
will be given out from the offioes OF ]. p.
Morgan & Co. In New York.
Doctors said today that Morgan's es-
cape from a fatal wound In the abdomen
was almost miraculous. How the bullet
that entered almost at the centre OF the
abdomen ranged downward without pierc-
Ing the abdominal wall was a mystery 70
them. They were OF the opinion THAI the
bullet may have entered at such an angle
that II was detected by thick rolls OF
muscle.