The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-10

ulANT Ex.TEACHER
N CORNELL UNIVERSITY
- Explosion Was a Protest
~ Shipments Of War Num-
-HoIt Studied SuIphuric Acid
Knew Il Would Eat Out Cork
Explode Dynamite.
York-By his own confession,
Holt, the former Cornell IN
.r in German. who shot ]. p.
n. was the man who set the
hat wrecked the Senate recep-
nom in the Capitol at Washing
waiting In Washington be-
the Capitol and the Union
until he heard the explosion
Internal machine, Holt caught
msylvania Railroad train, reach
new York Just in time to get a
TO Mr.. Morgan's home at Glen
: man. until two weeks ago an
TOR with a reputation. among his
ktes as an easy-going man, one
led to high position in his pro-
- because of his close attention
hdy, sat in a cell In Mineola jail
Md Justice of the Peace Luyster
Pplice Captain Thomas Tunnev.
Of the Bomb and Anarchist
= Of the New York City Detec-
Bureau, how ho had practiced for
n1hs the making of a bomb to blow
|ne Capitol, and how after the ex'
"a he raced back to New York
o. to Glen Cove to the kill the
'tr whom he accused Of aiding
Allies.
4 pictured In detail his fashionins
|he missile of terror, the like oi
% has seldom come to the atten
Of the police. The method oi
ding dynamite used by Holt, tho
y say, was one so seldom employ
Ind 90 ingenious that they believe
had deep knowledge Of NOR;
ntinc secrets than he displaye;
Cornell class rooms. Detective:
he'd trying to connect him viii
placing of a bomb in front of tn,
y Of Andrew Carnegie two week
Similarity Of Language.
hrly In the day the similarity o
guage used in the notes sent I
nhhgton newspapers concernin
bomb In the Capitol and the wrl,
eonfession Of shooting Mr.. Mo-
made by Holt. were noted. j
lstters mailed in Washington an
I'D "R. Pcarce." the writer said
} would, of course, not sell to tn
mans II they could buy here" |
oonfession, Holt wrote: "If Ge
~ should be able to buy nun
y here we would. of course, pos
NJ refuse to sell to her"
mere were other points Of simila
b language and ideas.
I was after Major Raymond Pul
=. Superintendent of Police 1
>shington. had advanced the theor
the man who shot Mr.. Morga
y the man who set the bomb
Capitol that Holt made his CO..
non.
] made the bomb and set 1t in Il
pltol," Holt confessed. 81 made
Of three sticks of dynamite, son
ntch heads, and a bottle Of sulphur
IA"
Pretty clever" commented CAPITA
snney. encouragingly. II don't =,
ev you did It."
Well you see" Holt continued, h
~ glistening with enthusiasm,
expcfimented, not once, b
any times. l knew just what I W,
eoins. and how to do it. really didr
eke any chances, for all my obsery
ons had been checked up, and
new when the bomb would 60 of /,
o0 TO the minute. In fact, I wait,
washington until l heard II 20 O
mn l hurried away as fast as
0ld, and caught the train for Ne
erk. didn't have much time, 90
Z to hurry"
How did you make the bomb
etain Tunney asked.
Construction Of the Bomb.
Well" he answered, 81 took thr
acks Of dynamite and bound the
eher. Then l took my knife a
Vowed out place in one OF [
cks When l had cleaned It G
p enough I put some match hea
. the hole-three or four, | do
W exactly how many. When I
ca heads had been put in I
" took a little bottle of sulphu
q out OF my pocket and put a re,
cork In the neck. l turned I,
ue upside down and fastened
q 10 the hole in the dynamite 4
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