Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-12

NEW ORLEANS, July IA written
threat to assa ssinatc J. Pierpont Nor
gan. Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British am
bassador to the United States, and to
destroy by bombs British vessels clear
ing from American ports, was received
to-day by local newspaper from a
person who signed himself as "Pcarcc."
Pcarce declared that ne had come to
New Orleans 10 complete plans for the
destruction OF British mule transports
sailing from this port. and said the
steamers Howth Head and Baron Ma
pier. which cleared from here on July
and sailed from Port Eads the fol-
lowing day. probably never would be
heard from again. The Howth Head
sailed for Dublin and Belfast. via Nor
folk, for coal, with a general mer-
chandisc cargo while the Baron Napier
had on board S6I mules for Avonmouth,
England. direct Neither vessel carried
passengers. II is said. but the Baron
Napier has aboard large number of
mulcteers, many of whom are residents
OF this city.
Local government officials on being
notified cf Pearces threats immedi-
ately attempted To get In touch with
the Baron Napier by wireless The
vessel had not been heard from at a
late hour tonight The Howth Head
is not equipped for radio communica-
ton. Both vessels should now he
somewhere off the Florida or Georgia
coast II was said. the Howth Head
near tho coast, and the Baron Napier
we'll out 10 sea. III her way toward
British waters.
WORRIED on EFFORT
fS
Eric Muenter. who several DAYS ago
shot apd wounded Mr.. Morgan. and
who later killed himself had been
working with Pearce in an effort 10
prevent the United States from taking
any part In the European conflict ever
since the war began, Pearcc wrote.
Muenter, the writer declared was the
person who warned passengers who
had booked passage on the Lusitania
not to make the voyage on the vessel
He personally called on Charles Froh-
man, who lost his life in the catas-
trophe. and endcavored to persuade
him not to make the trip. Pcarce said.
Pearce declared that Muenter went to
Glen Cove, where he shot Mr.. Morgan,
principally because Sir Cecil SPRING
Rice was there.
The writer said that while Muenter
had failed in his purpose, he tPearce)
would r sh the work as planned, and
eventually would kill both Mr.. Morgan
and the British ambassador.
Scores OF detectives tonight were
securing the city in an effort TO locate
Pearce. while squads of British gov
ernment agents and attaches of local
shipping firms were searching all
British vessels in port in an effort
to ascertain whether bombs had been
concealed in their cargocs.
PEARCE'S LETTER
DATED NEW ORLEANS
Pearce's letter. dated New Orleans,
July 10. and typewritten, follows in
part:
Holt Is dead. Yes, and so is Muenter
two names, but one man-one of the
greatest men that ever lived In this
war-cursed world. Holt the martyr,
lies In his grave. while Morgan. the
man of greed. the slaughterer. the
revolution organizer. the man who
gloats over war-this man lives. But
will he live much Iongero doubt
It, Why? Because I am going to kill
him. 1 am going to kill for two rea-
sons: to rid the world OF demon
and-to avenge the death of Muenter
Holt was my partner, and I glory In
the thought Of his comradeship. We
worked together ever since this cursed
war began. Holt is gone, but I am
still here. and 1 am going to carry on
the work the two of us began am
going to carf. on the work with re-
doubled fury.
The statement that Holt intended
to wreck libraries and other such pub
lie buildings is lie. The Capitol is
the only building that we planned to
wreck, and we partly succeeded in our
plan. But what we did plan. and what
I am going to carry out. is the just
idea. TO stop this country from con-
tributng the damnable, hellish. bar
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