The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-25
PLOT 10 KILL ]. P. MORGAN
FRUSTRATED BY DETECTIVES
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
THE PRICE FOR HIS LIFE
Overtures Made BY Would Be Assassin Leads to His
ArrestTwo Plans of Murder Laid Bare to the Police
Also Wanted to Blow Up Munitions Plant-Land
ed in Jail Under $4,000 Bond

New York, April GA carefully
devised plot to kill ]. Pierpont Nor
gan was revealed to-day when Harry
L. Newton was arranged in Tombs
court on charge of intent to com
NIT crime" The specific allega-
tion is that he offered to take the
life Of the financier IL paid $4,000
by German agents.
Affidavits substantiating the
charge were filed by Felix Galley, a
contractor. an by Detective Henry
Senpfs. OF the mob and arson SQUAD
Galley is Of German extraction. The
plot was frustrated by him. Galley
says In the affidavit that he met New
ton ebout ten days ago. He states
tina akNewton made verbal offer to
hin6 to murder Mr.. Morgan for $40.
900. Newton declared he would de-
mand no money until after the crime
had been committed.
He offered to show his loyalty to
the German cause in any way de-
manded and agreed to carry out any
orders tending to show he had nerve
enough to carry the plan to a sue
cessful conclusion
According to statements made TO
Capt Barnltz, in charge OF the bomb
and arson squad, Galley went to po-
lice headquarters and made known
the offer made him by Newton. Gal
ley told the police he promised New
ton he would place him in touch with
German authorities who would aid
him in carrying out the scheme.
Detective Sempfs was assigned to
the case. He posed as the German
Official. Sempfs in his affidavit says
that he and Galley went to the
branch OF the Phoenix and Chatham
Bank at the Bowery and Grand
streets. where they met Newton.
Sempfs says he was introduced as
the German agent.
Newton, it is alleged, then went
over his plans for killing the fnan-
cier. He (Newton) said he would
commit the crime in either one or
two ways. The first was to gain ac-
cess to Mr.. Morgan's Office and there
shoot him
The secondhand best. according
to Newton's idea would be to hire
an automobile. He would follow
Mr.. Morgan's automobile when it
tooa him to his home in Glen Cove.
l.. l.
Newton's plan, says the affidavit.
was to shoot ahead of the Morgan
machine while on country road and
there stall" the engine of his ma
chiue. He said this would effective
ly stop the Morgan car and ii would
; be an easy matter for him to throw
bomb into his machine.
Further explaining the plan to kill
Mr. Morgan in his Office, Newton, it
is set forth. showed Galley and De-
tectiye Sempfs a badge upon which
was inscribed "In his majesty's SER
vice" This had been given to him
while he was employed in a muni .
tions plant In Canada.
Newton said he would show the
badge to the guard on duty at the
Morgan Office and could easily enter
the place and accomplish what he de-
sired.
Newton, IL is alleged, told the two
men that they could demand him to
do anything By which he could
demonstrate that he was working
only In the interest OF the German
government Newton said he prefer
red to be sent to Canada before TAX
Ing any action against Mr.. Morgan's
life.
He said he wanted to show them
that he was not afraid to carry out
any task assigned Newton desired
to blow up munitions plant.
He further told Detective sempfs.
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