The Washington times., 1915-07-04
.EYE.W|TNESSES TELL .
OF .MORGAN'S PLUCK
Thrilling Stories Detailed by But
Ter, Who Admitted Holt, and
Bankers Wife.

NEW YORK, July "A thrilling story
of how ]. P. Morgan, great nnancier,
and his plucky wife grappled with
Frank Holt as he sought Mr.. Morgan
life, is told today by eyewitnesses OF
the frenzied attack in the Glen Cove
country home of Mr.. Morgan.
Even Holt, who met Mr.. Morgan with
two revolvers and the shout of a mad
man, gives the financier credit for
gameness.
Mrs. Morgan. who struggled with her
husband to wrest the revolvers from
Hollis hand, and succeeded, tells how
Mr.. Morgan seemed more intent upon
protecting her than himself.
Buffers Story.
Henry Physick. the butler, who al
mitted Holt only to become convinced
a moment later that he had opened
the door to madman, said:
Holt arrived here In a hired ma :
chine. He rang the front door beli.
When l. answered 1t L saw him stand
ing there, looking fairly presentable In
sers. He handed me a card and said
he wanted to see Mr.. Morgan. On the
card was name which DO not recall
and the name OF some recreation asso-
Si"hoi WHICH ie WAS supposed TO rep
resent.
Claimed To Be a Friend.
1 want to see Mr.. Morgan, he saic
1 am an old friend of his When I
said l would take his name in and ask
ed him to wait, he replied:
No, l won't wait; l am going In
now and he pushed by me at the same
time taking revolver from his coat
nOrknf at
Mr.. Morgan is in the library to the
right. although Mr.. Morgan was really
In the breakfast room to the left. Botn
rooms are in the front of the house
Mr.. Morgan, was at breakfast. There
were several guests, including Ambas.
sador Spring-Rice.
The man pushed into the hall
before I could stop him and walked
through the library. ran into the
breakfast room and shouted to Mr.
know what I meant but fearing
a back stairway accompanied by
Mrs. Morgan. They looked around
from room to room. and finding
front and started to come down the
front stairs. l walked behind Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan. and with me was
Miss McCabe and Stuart.
Shouted, "I've Got YOU"
"As MI. Morgan reached the tor
of the stairs he met Holt coming up
Holt shouted: Mr.. Morgan. l have
got you" and pointed two revolvers
at Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Morgan threw
himself upon the man. Mrs. Nor.
gan also jumped forward and
grabbed him. In the scuffle two
shots were fired. Mr.. Morgan threw
the man to the floor and held him
lA1K1 n l.
ran out and called for help and
brought back a piece of coal with
me with which ] pounded Hollis head
to help subhue him.
"In tho meantime several of the
servants arrived with straps and
ropes. and we tied the man UP. Mr.
Morgan got up and told us to tele-
phone the, police and to summon q
physician"
The affidavits of tho maid and valet
corrohorated the statements of the
butler.
Describes Attack.
Mrs. Morgan. after the excitement
of the moment had subsidized. de-
scribed the assault to friends as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Morgan was very cool and hi
didn't know what had happened uuti
after 1t was over, i was so excited, anC
/ didn't know Mr. Morgan was hurt til
! heard them calling the doctors mum
ber.
We were with Sir Cecil Spring -Ric,
and Lady Spring Rice and other guests
when the bell rang. We didn't pay an!
attention to IT until Physick called, Up
stairs, Mr.. Morgan; upstairs
Thinking II might be a fire. Mr.. Nor
gan and ] rushed upstairs by rea
stairway, and, finding nothing, cam'
down the front stairs. AS we started
down the steps the man rushed at us
waving two revolvers. Mr. Morgan
rushed right at him and grappled will
him. I think he secured one OF the re
volvcrs and ! got the other just attel
he had fired. Then F'iske and tn
other servants overpowered him anC
held him until the police came"
Morgan and his wife We're to hav,
entertained a party of friends at thei
summer home last night. Exact!
| thirteen invitations were sent out
| Servants recalled this fact when tele
| phone calls Withdrawing the invita-
| tiOnS were sent out,