Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-07

MUiCn tneS Hau reason 10 peit'Nc itpit
bad shipped from the bungalow to Il
~ New York address.
s CONVINCED EXPLOSIVE
rs IN MISSING TRUNK
f The detectives learned that Holt left
the bungalow last Friday morning
with the Intention OF taking the first
train toward New York. lie missed it..
but got the next one at 7:l9 ~ NJ The
detectives recalled that it was last
Friday when llol; went to Washington
and Sc, off the Capitol bomb. They
learned that when Iiol; boarded the
train he had trunk and suit case
which he had checked 10 the PcnnsHl-
vania Station III New York, The de-
tectives were unable "a learn if Holt
took the trunk, which they believed
to be full of bombs, with him Ia Wash
ington, or had II sent from the station
TO some New York address. In any
event. the police We're convinced That
in the absence OF any dynamite In the
bungalow. the explosive is in the miss
ing trunk They secured the neigh
borhood Of the bungalow tonight ana
were unahl" 10 find any evidence 'ha'
SIT had been buried.
49, II was said that Hollis admission
THAT he had lied as TO the contents OF
the bomb came aftc! Captain of De-
tectives Tunney had told him that he
tTunuey) knew for positive iact
that Illuminating caps had been used
in the making OF the bomb Captain
Tunnvy declined, however, to tell how
he reached this conclusion.
NOTE FOUND ~ CELL
AFTER HIS DEATH
That Holt had some means OF sui
eide st hand was indicated by the fol-
loving note found In his cell after
"a
supposed To have been directed 10 his
Wife although no name was found on
ii. The note read:
My Dear Onc,-I must write you
,sonCo more The more ! think of 1t
.tthe moro l see the usclessness Of liv-
ing under the circumstances. Bring UP
the dear babies in fear Of God and
man. Good by. sweet FRANK.
''P. S.-,Ail please pardon me for the
heartachcs ] have caused. Tray with
me that the slaughter will stop. My
heart breaks. Good-by.'
~ His mind tortured by illusions and
with his vitality At such low ebb
that removal to the Nassau County
Hospital was considered by the au-
thoritics as the only means for saving
him from death. Holt lay ON his cot
all of to-day. The mere wreck Of hui
-: man being. Earlier in the day he
---~had made another attempt at suicide
by severing an artery i'm his wrist with
the lead pencil he borrowed 10 write
.r,thc note that was later found in his
sScell.
: ATTEMPT OCCURS
eT; HEFORE BiNHREAN
JAZZ This attempt occurred lust before
Taking off the metal cas-
icing OF the eraser on the end o; the
"a pencil which he borrowed from Jerry
e O Ryan. his guard. Holt hattench the
I. Two sides together with his teeth and
.s.made n crude knife. But his nerve
n tailed him at the last minute, and
latter tagging his wrist until a vein
was opened, he was found writhng
in agony on his cot and given medical
.eattention.
- About II o'clock tonight Holt who
Mflad been tossing about rcstlcssly in
Tf1,is cell, called TO Organ, who was
.Ssf.~s iking M and down outside on the
- t-.er. The guard Went into the cell and
fund the prisoner almost in state
q Of collapse. II" had not been able to
Ssthat had been offered 10 him he had
s.rejected
Il wan, to sleep and can't" was
! the aEonizing cry that greeted organ.
~. Keep right quiet and maybe you
: can, tho guard responded
NO. you are al making too much
. noise Holt replied "Please keep Ms
= quiet rs YOU can And don't come
: near me"
This aroused oRyan's suspicious he
: afterwards said, in view OF iiolt's at
{ tempt on his life earlier in the day.
7 and he did not leave the front OF the
( cell for fully half AN hour In the
Z meantime Holt was moaning ana toss
!. ing about ana begging the guard to
i leave him alone.
!: HAD SoT nEEN PLACED
:. N REGULATION CELL.
4 At hal: rs; 10 o'clock Ryan found
= ii necessary .to 80 10 the other end
{. ~ - no
Z was busy at some other duty His
= back was toward the ccll occupied by
: Holt Owing to the prisoners con-
/ dition he had no, been placed in a
several good-sizcd rooms which adjoin
the sheriIs Office, where specially
favored men are sometimes confined
. As oRyan turned to 80 back 10
Holt, ne heard what he SAYS was either
+ an explosion or the fan of Il lot OF
= boards. Half Of the lights in the
place were out at the time, and the
!. tier was partly IN darkness The
noise came from the cell of Holt. and
:, O'Ryan ran Ia the door Only one
light was burning inside, ana that In
q corner.
In The pool of light thrown by tho
single electric buIh into Il corner OF
g the cell lax the body Of Holt, doubled
up, and from the top of his head, which
- was sha''al'n .au a r!yUlct OF blood
y oiiyan ran go The body just as War
. den Hnl'f Who was upstairs in bed
: and who had heard the explosion. yam
downstairs iu MS hath robe
i3oth mon BENT over Tho cruirnIod
; heap ~ HeFh oL the floor, and found
Holt dead the upper part Of mis-
~ mead seemed 10 nave been blown away.
& 4 ana L.s features we're Scared and dis
= torted Ar"nscd by the explosion. tic
= inmate 81 ID" jsi! were clamoriu., for
e an explanation. and Warden IIu!t.