Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-05

FAY MORNING JOURNAL VPectAt LEASED WIRE!
Glen Cove. ~ ", July Mrs. j
p. Morgan and the Morgan children
were to be held as hostages IN their
home and killed with dynamite II j. +.
Morgan refused to use his influence
To stop the eXportation Of war mum
lions, Frank Holt, who yesterday az
tempted 90 assassinate Mr. Morgan de
his home near here, told Police COM
missioner Arthur Woods IN ms cen
at MineOla today.
Holt said his plans miscarried. that
NC planned to send Mr.. Morgan out
10 stop the exportauuu ui munitions
while he held the other members on
the family in an upstairs room.
Morgan Shows Improvements
Mr. Morgan. the victim Of the bull
let's which Holt fired. continued to
show Improvement today. The only
hullctfn issued WAS reassuring II sald
that the bullet did not enter the ab-
domen and that an X-ray eNamlna-
ton showed that no bones had been
damaged
Late tonight it was said that the
financicr was resting easily; that ne
had slept an the afternoon No rel
eronce was made to the other bullet
which was said yesterday to nave
come out Of the upper part OF the leh'
Neither Mr.. Morgan nor members
Of his family were told of the startling
statement made by Holt to Commls-
sioner Woods. The Morgan home
was closely guarded and all suspi-
cious looking persons We're kept az
distance. Every incoming train was
watched
Few Visitors Received.
No more than dozen visitors were
received at the Morgan home Mls.
Morgan remained at the BEDSIDE ol
her husband. julius Spencer Morgan,
Mr.. Morgans son, and his bride, ana
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert l. Satterlee'
went to church at LattingtoWn chapel
where prayers were offered loi MI
Morgans speedy recovery. Prayers
for the stricken finaneier were SAID
also in all the Glen Cove churches
Holt Tells plan.
Holt. who had spent a sleepless
night i'm his cell at the Mneola jail,
appeared detected He spent most OF
his time writing letters. lie was Wis
ited by chief Flynn of the secret ser
vice. who wanted to learn more about
his movements in Washington PRIOR 10
setting the bomb which exploded IN
the United States capitol
To Commissioner Woods, who Fls-
ited him during the afternoon holu
told briefly how he had planned To
hold as hostages Mrs Morgan ana the
Morgan children.
"My plan" said Holt was to get
hold Of Mrs. Morgan and the Morgan
children and take them into an up
stairs room and then send Mr Morgan
out to see his influential trlehds 10
stop the expectation of ammunition
from this country.
Details All Outlined
"T planned to take the dynamite IN
the room with me. and cut % hole l,
the door and have the food shoNeu
i'm through It, planned To Keep 'ileH,
there until Mr. Morgan returned ana
gave me his promise that the ekp'tl td-
ton Of war munitions would STOP
Unless he stopped It. ] would tell him
Of my intention to Kill Mrs. Morgan
and the children and myself by eA-
ploding the dynamite.
Holt then tried to tell Commission
er Woods about the terrible siauRhl Yer
resulting from the war. He SAID ne
knew Mr. Morgan could stop the war
and that is the reason he went 10 HlHl'
He insisted that he did not intend 20
harm him.
What Upset Plans,
Holt said he took the dynamite
sticks with him to show Mr. Morgan
the very material that was killing so
many people in Europe.
At this iuncture Commissioner
Woods asked Holt why his plans mis-
carried. Then the former university
instructors eyes frightened and ne
said the excitement that followed his
appearance IN the Morgan home up-
set his plans.
Holt declared he started for the
stairs when he met the Morgan chill
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