The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-09
MORGAN SAID TO Be
OUT OF ALL DANGER
WOUNDED FINANCIER RECEIVES
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
AND FRIENDS.
Hollis Condition GraVe-SayS He Will
Tell tory of Life When
Araigned.

Glencove, n. Y, July 5.-Frank Holt,
the university professor who shot j.
P. Morgan, declared today that when
arraigned Wednesday lie would tell the
whole story of mis- life, particularly
mis- movements leading UP to the plac-
ing of bomb in the United States
capitol at Washington and his attempt
ed assassination of Mr. Morgan. He
will reveal also he said, where he
bought the dynamite found on him.
Holt made tcese, declarations to DR.
Guy Clegnorn, jail physician, adding
that he was anxious to tell his story
in court. DR.. CIeghorn said, however,
that Holt was in such weakened con-
dition that unless he showed decided
Improvement by Wednesday he might
report it inadvisable to remove him
from the Jail at Mineo!a to the court
house here.
Mr.. Morgan, who was shot twice by
Holt last Saturday at the financier's
home near here, continued to improve
today-so much so that specialists in
attendance announced lie was out OF
all danger. Tonight Mr. Morgan re-
ceiYed w. H. Porter, business asso-
ciate, and Police Commissioner Ar
thur Woods, an old friend of the fam
lily. Later the two callers said Mr..
Morgan appeared in the best of spirits.
Holt Grows Weak.
The favorable turn in Mr. Morgan's
condition was in marked contrast to
that of Holt, the fnancier's assailant.
Holt's condition became so frave that
late in the day orders were given that
he was not to be disturbed and that
no one was to be permitted to see Tim
but his counsel and TIE jail physician.
Holt helped today to discount the
theory that he might be Erich Muen-
ter, the Harvard professor, who dis
appeared in 1906 after his wife had
died, it was charged, of poisoning.
Holt declared emphatically that he
never mad been in Cambrige, Mass.
Holt told this to T. J. Reidy, New
York lawyer, who visited him and then
announced that he had been retained
as counsel for tie prisoner. Holt, ac-
cording to Reidy, said also that he
was in Germany in 1906. Earlier in
the day he told Sheriff Griffennagen
that he could not remember where he
was in that year.
Charles J. Wood, assistant district
attorney of Nassau county, who said
lhe was in the German department at
Harvard in 19O5-06, in the same class
with Muenter, visited Holt today and
then said that he was unable to iden-
tify the prisoner as his classmate.
Wood said that Holt appeared to be
in such state of utter collapse that
ne thought it best to look at Iaim
again to satisfy himself that he is or
is not his former classmate.
Word was received at the jail to-
night that tomorrow an officer is ex-
pected to arrive from Cambridge,
Mass, who can positively identify
Muenter
Suffers From MalnutritiOn.
DIR. Cleghorn said Holt was suffer
ing chiefly from lack of nouristment.
He also is suffering from intestinal
trouble often associated with an un-
sound mind, he said. For this reason,
the physician said, it may be necessary
to postpone the arraignment. But
Holt, the physician added, insists that
NE is all right and wants to tell his
whole story at the examination set for
wednesday,.
William Hulse, warden of the jail,
subssantiates DR.. Cleghorn's statement
by saying tnat Holt has eaten little
since his arrest.
Holt today wrote letter to his wife
at Dallas, Texas, telling her that he
did not care to live any longer and
hoped sne would Ffbring the little ones
up to be God-fearing men and women y
I There was some mystery here today
regarding the identity of the person
or persons who directed Reidy to rep
resent Holt, and in what capacity Al
ian Pinkerton, representative of de-
tective agency, who appeared here to-
day, is acting.
At first Reidy said he had been sent
here at the behest of member of TIE
Cornell university faculty. Later, how
ever, he denied this. Reidy declared
he has property in Ithaca and that he
knew the prisoner while tie latter was
at Cornell.
Pinkerton said he was employed by
the authorities of Nassau county. War