The Washington times., 1915-07-04
FANATIC NONCHALANT
AS He WENT TO HOME
Witnesses Tell of HoIt's Actions
on Way to Morgan Estate on
Murderous Errand.

NEW YORK, July 4.-The story Of
Frank Hollis cunning movements
which brought him face to face with
J. Pierpont Morgan, whom he attempt
ed to kill, is told today by persons
acquainted with his actions from the
time he stepped off the train at Glen
Cove yesterday morning at S:53
o'clock.
The nonchalance with which Holt
engaged an automobile, went to the
Morgan home and obtained entrance
as IAN old friend of Mr. Morgan" dis
armed suspicion and 1t was not until
the invader began to brandish a re-
yolver that realization came of tNe
danger.
! When Holt alighted from the train
at Glen Cove he was neatly dressed
and carried medium sized suit case.
There was nothing unusual about his
actions and he appeared to be a man
OF business.
Engaged Automobile.
He engaged an automobile from a
nearby garage. called Fred Ford. the
proprietor. and asked to be driven to
Mr.. Morgan's country home.
Before the car started for East Island
Holt asked Ford if he might sit in the
drivers seat.
Il can see the country better If I sit
with you" he remarked. Besides
believe that Mr.. Morgan is starting for
New York city this morning and
don't know whether he intends to use
his yacht, the Corsair, or go by train.
Probably, he will go by train. Do you
know Hiram Campbell, Mr.. Morgans
chauffeur"
Ford replied that he knew Campbell
well.
Planned Leap Into Car.
That's good" said Holt We may
meet Mr.. Morgan's automobile along
the road. If we do. l want you to
throw my suitcase into Mr.. Morgans
car and | will jump in myself. I'm an
old friend of Mr.. Morgan's and he won't
think anything of 1t. Old friends are
allowed unusual privileges"
That placed in Ford's mind the first
faint suspicion that his passenger was
a person who needed watching. The
driver couldn't do anything precipitate.
He had nothing to go on. The car
turned from the Glen Cove road past
the William II. Hardness home on
West Island, which used to be owned
by Charles A Dana. and turned on to
the long, concrete bridge which spans
Fond, an extent of shallow water and
swampy ground which cuts the Morgan
estate sat tS on peaGock siuis Point Fast Island
George F. Baker. to the east Of Mr..
Morgan's place. Over beyond the hills
to the south was the Percy Chubb
place and the car had just spun
through the beautiful extent of ground
held by the Pratt family, of Brooklyn.
AS the motor car began to cross the
bridge. which was being repaired and
slowed down to make the narrow. tenn
porary roadway, Holt climbed back into
the tonneau, saying to Ford:
II expect I had better get a card out
Of my suit case. The servants might
require one"
Arms Himself In Road
He opened the brown suitcase, which
he had brought from New York, and
extracted several articles. Ford was so
busy with the management of his car
in the slender bridge roadway that he
did not observe exactly what Holt took
from the case. He rather thought later
that Holt had used the moment to re-
move two revolvers and possibly the
sticks of dynamite which were subse-
Quently found on his person and in the
Morgan grounds. At any rate, he found
what he sought. regained his place on
the drivers seat and told Ford to go on
to a place near the front OF the house.
The automobile was stopped at the
lodge of Superintendent McGregor, and
there were no servants on the lawns.
Ford shut off the power and glanced in
quiringly at his fare. He saw. he says,
that Hollis eyes were shining as a cats s
in the dark. Only the mans eyes, how
ever, revealed the excitement in him.
His muscles were under perfect con-
troll. He even smiled slightly as he
stepped lightly from the car and
walked the short distance to the main
entrance Of Mr.. Morgan's house.
Watched Him Closely.
Ford watched him closely-stll i'm
pressed by the notion that the man was
queer-and saw him ring the bell. Then
as the butler answered the ring and
half opened the door, the automobile
driver saw something that made him
utter a shout of alarm and sent him
scurrying from the car to the Morgan
garage, calling for help. He saw that
Holt had drawn a revolver from the
side pocket of his coat and that he was
pressing the muzze of the revolver
against the buffers stomach.
This was all Ford saw of the pre-,
liminaries of the attack The rest il
known from what Holt himself con
fessed to Justice of the Peace Luystel
and the assistant district attorney
what the butler a valet, and a nurse
saw, and from what Mrs. Morgan, whose
part was OF the bTavest and coolest, told