Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-07
FRANK HOLT TRIES
TO KILL HIMSELF
Continued from Page oneJ
promptness with which Hollis at
tempt was discovered, he lost a con-
siderable quantity of blood.
Asks for Lead Pencil.

siderable quantity OF blood.
Asks for Lead Pencil.
Holt spent restless night. tossing
about on his cot from which he had been
unable TO rise during the day. and NUT
terlng to himself at intervals. His keep
crs had taken from INN his belt his sus-
penders and every article in his posse
ssion with which they thought he could
have attempted suicide. lie had seemed
TO be so Sespondent during tho day that
n striot watch had been kept upon him.
After several hours has passed without
sleep during the early night. Holt called
TO an attendant ana asked for a lead
pencil. He said he wanted to write TO
his wife. A lead pencil was brought TO
him and few moments later a pad OF
paper. The attendant remained In the
cell a few minutes, and Holt, turning
on his left side, apparently started TO
write.
The attendant then left Within less
than five minutes he passed the door OF
Hollis cell again. He then noticed that
Holt seemed to be in pain. entered the
cell and found blood flowing from
Jagged cut in his wrist
After the flow OF blood had been checked
and the wound bandsged. the keeper and
Warden Hulse searched for the pencil
They found II on the cot. Holt had ex-
tracted the rubber eraser from the tip OF
the pencil and with his teeth mad bit the
metal which held the rubber in position
until the edges met. The result was n
fairly sharp weapon with blade perhaps
q quarter OF an inch long.
Did Not Reach Artery.
Apparently Holt had not reached the
artery. He had cut a vein. however, and
from this the blood was folwing. To the
wardens question as TO why he had at
tempted TO kill himself. Holt refused TO
reply
DR.. Guy Cleghorn, the jail ply stefan,
was not summoned because OF the late
ness of tho hour and the evident fact
that the attempt had been successfully
checked. He was to have visited Holt
some time during the forenoon today.
The bandage still remained on Hollis
wrist today and It was said that DR..
Cleghorns attention would be called to
the wound.
Holt was cheered somewhat today by
the receipt Of a telegram from his wife
at Dallas, II read; Have best counsel
here. Advised to rest and wait. You
must do the same Send loving greetings
hourly. Beautiful tribute 10 you in both
evening papers here. I am tarrying for
details OF our finances. I will come
when you need me. Do not be afraid.
Rest"
The telegram was signed Leone"
Morgan stin Improving.
The condition Of Mr.. Morgan. who Is
recovering from the two wounds in his
left hip inflicted by bullets from Holt s
revolver, continued TO improve. II was
said Mr.. Morgan felt 10 much better that
he wanted to get up. but that this was
not approved by his physicians. The
physicians feel so encouraged by his
progress that they have virtually reached
a decision TO issue no more bulletins on
his condition.
Callers from Cambridge. Mass. were
expected at Mineola today to see Holt,
with view to determining II he re
sembles closely Enrich Muenter. who dis
appeared from Harvard I'm 1906 after the
death OF his wife from alleged poisoning
May ne TakeE to Hospital.
Holt was considered TO be in such a
SERIOUS physical condition from loss Of
! plOOQ ana TNIusluk 10 eat iofNIoit
feeding and his removal 10 the NASSAU
county hospital at Mineola were con
sldsred at a conference OF county OF
ficials.
Il have never seen a man in worse con
ldition.' said District Attorney Lewis
Smith. Holt is very weak ana I SHOULD
not be surprised II he died. l do no
know whether he IL trying 10 stsrve him
self OF not. but DO know that he 10 no
eating and that he has lost mucl
blood"
Charles r. Apted assistant superin
tendent 81 buildings az Cambridge. Mass.
who knew Muenter at Harvard nearl!
ten years ago. reached Mineola todal
TO see whether Holt ana Muenter wen
the same men Mr.. Apted Visited Hol
In his cell and remained there few
minutes. but did not attempt. because o
Hoit's weakeped condition. 20 question
him
There IL q remarkable striking re
sembianee between this man and Muen
ter" Mr.. Apted said
But II has been nine years since
saw Mueiater and cannot say positivel,
that Holt IL the man. He certalnt
: looks very much like Muenter, however
Charles r. Wood, an assistant distrie
attorney Of Nassau county. who knew
J Muenter at Harvard. visited Holt agail
today In an effort 10 establish hi
identity. II possible. M. Wood said tina