The Harrison times., 1915-07-10

There is not much doubt in my
mind" said Justice Luyster, that the
writing on the scrap of paper fitted in
with Hollis plans to end the European
war. Whether he determined to try
his pistol and dynamite methods on
tho persons whose names are on the
paper is something we have not yet
determined"
Captain Tunney was puzzled to
know where Holt bought the dyna-
mite, which was manufactured in
Pennsylvania. A record Of all dyna-
mite sales in New York City is kept
by the Police Department. From an
examination Of this, the dynamite hal
not been bought in Now York City
Captain Tunney and Justice Luystor
said that in his talk to them Holt
seemed to have abandoned his earle"
declaration that he had not meant to
do bodily harm to Mr.. Morgan, and
had said in reference to his hurry TO
catch train back to New York that
he had to return "to kill Mr. Morgan"
District Attorney Weeks Of Nassau
County also heard the confession,
which was made between the hours
OF five and seven in more or less
piecemeal fashion
Two Weeks at Mile Hotel.
At the Mills Hotel No, 3, Seventh
Avenue and Thirty-sixth street, it
was said that Holt registered there
about two weeks ago and was assign.
ed to a 30-cent room, for which he
paid in advance, as the rules require.
A guest is q number rather than Il
parsonage at the Mills Hotels and so
the clerks couldn't say much about
Holts movements. He is supposed to
have stayed there intermittently most
Of the last two weeks.
Early this week he called at the ho-
tel desk for his mail and received sev.
eral letters and packages from Philu.
delphia, From this the police arc
working on the theory that Holt got
the dynamite from Philadelphia.
Marks on It showed the explosives
had been manufactured In Philadel.
phia. 1t is believed that Holt carried
on his experiments in bomb-making at
the Mills Hotel, but search Of the
room Holt occupied showed no trace
# any experiment
Clerks at the hotel said an average
Of 1900 men stopped there every
night, They recalled Holt only be-
cause Of the large amount Of mail he
received, Two men in the lobby re,
called q Mr.. Holt, and said that no
had become involved in an alteration
in front Of newspaper war bull
letln The crowd was Quieted by the
police,
Staying at Mills Hotel No, is n
large party OF Germans, said to be re.
seryists, who arrived there about two
weeks aftor the war started and who
have been thero cvor since Employees
Of the hotel said most OF them ap'
peared to be doing nothing In part,c'
ulOr and that they were to be seon
about the lobby at all hours, Their
daily bills they paid in advance
j, l., Riland, conductor, and James
n Purcell head brakeman in the
employ Of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
and on the New YorhWashington
rum identified n picture Of Holt as
that Of man who came to New
York from Washington on their train
81 remember the man perfectly"
said Purcell, while Riland nodded n9
head In confirmation, HE occupied
seat in the 'cubby.hole by the wash.
stand In the smoking car, II was i'm,
pressed upon my mind because | won.
dorcd why n traveller ahould select
such n seat and ride backward when
there we're plenty Of other seats at
his disposal.
"Our passenger appeared to have n
crouch, He did not speak a word, ard
when Mr. Riland came TO collect tho
tickets the fellow handed his out
without q word Just Ns silently the
conductor TOOK the ticket and after
he had inspected IT, stepped forward
and placed IN identification ticket in
the band Of his straw hat
"Tho man was sprOwled out on tho
scat, and | could sec that he wac
tall and thin, His hat lay on the seat
beside him, All the way to New
York he sat by himself and appeared
to bo half asleep"
Mr. Riland added that he seemed to
want to avoid conversation, lie did
not smoke although he rode In tho
smoking car
Tho brakeman said the passenger
wore a cheap suit OF light material
with u stripe running through t. 10
wore m ordinary stifr'brlm straw hat
Holt wore such suit,
The two tralnmen were asked
whether Holt had Travelled with them
on any other trip, They said he might
have, but they did not remember any