Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-07-07
}. PIERPONT MORGAN SHOT.
Financier Victim of War-Crazed Man.
Wound Not Fatal.

to-day at his country home near here
by Frank Holt, a native American. a
former student and instructor at
Cornell University, who was to have
become the head Of the department
of French in the Southwestern Meth
Odist University at Dallas, Texas.
next fall.
Both shots took effect in the re-
gion of the hip. A bulletin issued by
specialists at his bedside late to-day
stated that there were no unfavora-
bic symptoms, and that Mr.. Morgan
was resting easily.
Dynamite i'm Pocket.
Holt was overpowered by Morgan
and Henry Fiske, the butler in the
Morgan household, who grappled
with him in the hallway. He was
locked up in Jail here, and from his
cell issued a written s,a,. Me-. say
ing that he had intended no ,c~m to
Mr.. Morgan. but had como to Glen
Cove to persuade the banker to stop
the shipment abroad Of munitions of
war in this country. He went into
the Morgan home, he said, with a
pistol in his hand, stick of dyna-
mite in his pocket, intending to re-
main there till Mr.. Morgan did
something"
Another loaded pistol was found in
IiOlt'S pocket ana more dynamite was
in suit ease which he had taken to
the Morgan house. In addition.
there were numerous newspaper
clippings in the suit case. ali bearing
on the European war.
Statement About Shooting
An authoritative statement Of the
shooting, obtained here late to-day
after many conflicting reports had
been circulated, says:
"tlolt called at the Morgan home
al 9 O'Clock. while Mr.. and Mrs Nor
gan were at breakfast. Fiskc. the
butler, answered Holt's ring at the
door. Holt handed the butler his
card, telling him TO inform Mr. Nor
gan it was from a friend. AS the
butler started back through the hall
way, Holt slipped pistol from his
pocket and pressed it against the
buffers stomach.
See this gum" he demanded. Il
have another one"
The butler, pressed by the nuzzle
Of the weapon, backed into the hall
way. Holt following. AS the front
door closed behind them, the butler
realized the determination ofthe as
sassin, and spoke in loud voice, so
that Mr.. Morgan might h AZ, "Mr.
Morgan is in the library"
Holt was not diverted by this, but
continued to press the butler back
ward down the hallway toward the
dining room. AS they neared the
dining room door, the butler spoke
again,
"Upstairs, Mr.. Morgan. Upstairs!"
he shouted.
Alarmed by the shout, Mr.. Morgan
and his wife left the dining room by
another door, entered a rear hall
way and went upstairs. They found
nothing amiss there and started
back, using the front stairway. Tn
willingly they walked almost into
! ~ n
saw him first, screamed and drew
back
Holt turned and fred twice before
Mr.. Morgan could seize him. Fiske,
the butler, no longer mcnaccd by the
pistol. grabbed the aSsassin's right
hand. Mr.. Morgan, with two bullet
wounds in his body, threw himself
on his assailant, and the three men
went down in a struggling heap on
the hallway floor.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British am
basSador to the United States, an
overnight guest at the Morgan
home. was with Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan at the breakfast table when Holt
entered the house.
The struggle on the floor was
short. The pistol was torn from
llolt's fingers and he was beaten by
the butler and other servants, who
came running at the sound of the
shots, until he offered no further re-
SiStancc. Then the Glen Cove police
and Il physician was summoned and
Holt was placed in one Of the Nor
gan automobiles and hurried at 40
miles an hour to the Jail here.
IL fired to scare him." Holt said.
Ihey tell me hit him. | hope he
is not badly hurt"