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Man Who Shot Morgan and Set Off Bomb Attempts Suici
HARRISBURG mmSM TELEGRAPH
y LXXXIV— No. 155
MORGAN'S ASSAILANT
TRIES TO ENO LIFE
BY CUHING ARTERY
WITH LEAD PENCIL
Attendant Enters Cell and
Finds Blood Flowing From
Jagged Cut in Left Wrist;
Refuses to Tell Why He
Wanted to Die
WOUND BANDAGED BY
ATTENDANTS IN JAIL
Holt Cheered Today When He
Received Telegram From
His Wife Who Is in Dallas;
Morgan Is Improving
Special to The Telegraph
Tien Cove,. N. Y., July 6.—Frank
Holt, J. P. Morgan's assailant who has
also confessed to setting the bomb
that exploded in the capitol at Wash
ington last Friday night, attempted
to kill himself at midnight by trying
to open the artery in his left wrist
with a lead pencil.
The attempt was unsuccessful.
Holt, lying on his side in a cell in the
Nassau county jail at Mineola, was
seen by an attendant to writhe with
pain. The attendant entered the coll,
found blood (lowing from the wound,
summoned the warden and bound up
the wrist, checking the flow of blood.
Notwithstanding the promptness
with which Holt's attempt was discov
ered he lost a considerable quantity of
blood. •
Spent Restless Night
Holt spent a restless night, tossing
about on his cot, from which he had
been unable to rise during the day,
.—. and muttering to himself at inter
vals. His keepers had taken from him
hi* belt, his suspenders and every
other article in his possession. He had
neemed to be despondent durine the
day and a strict watch had been kept
upon him.
After several hours had passed with
out sleep during the early night Holt
called to an attendant and asked for
a lead pencil. He said that he wanted
to write to his wife. A lead pencil was
brought to him and a few moments
later, a pad of paper. The attendant
remained in the cell a few minutes and
Holt, turning on his left side, appar
ently started to write.
The attendant then left. Within
less than five minutes he passed the
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19 Killer, 903 Injured
on Nation's Celebration
Chicago, 111., July 6.—Nineteen per
sons killed and 903 injured was the
nation's sacrifice to the two days'
celebration of Fourth of July, accord
ing to corrected figures compiled to
day by the Chicago Tribune.
These figures show an increase over
the totals of 1914, when there were
1* persons killed and 897 injured. A
large increase also was shown in the
fire loss, the total for this year being
$239,325, as compared with $99,545
last year.
Causes of the fatalities this year
were distributed as follows: Fire
works. 9; cannon, 4; firearms, 4; gun
powder, 2.
In Chicago the celebration was the
sanest in history. Only one person was
killed and two injured.
NEVER MIND THE STRING
Don't put it off until yon get
downtown, don't wait another
minute. Order the Harrisburg
Telegraph to your vacation ad
dress, then you won't miss a sin
gle issue. You're going for a rest;
but you're not going to drop out
of Harrisburg life. You'll want
to know what's doing at home.
Telephone the Circulation De
partment or drop a postal card.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlahorg and tldnltyi Fair
10-n%ht and Wednesday) mod
, crate temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvaniat Fair tn
•t nl*ht and Wednesday) moderate
temperature; IlKht to moderate
weat winds.
River
Tfce North and West branches and
the main river will fall •limly.
A stage of about fl.O feet ia Inill
i-aieo r«r HarrishurK Wednesday
morning.
General < auditions «
T'nder the Influence of an area of
hitch barometric pressure that
covers practically all the east,
era half of the country, wtth Its
center over the l.ower Ohio Val
ley, clear weather prevailed «ten-
V erally east of the Mlaataalppl
river at time of observation this
morning.
Temperaturei 8 a. m„ <l4.
Sum Rises, 4i42 a. lu.i seta, 7137
p. m.
Moon I »w m, u>n, 4iSI p. m.. July
River *«aaet V feet above lew
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature. :: h
Lowest temperature, 07.
Mean temperatssre, 71
Xormal temperature, 7'*
'SIX KILLED WHEN
| EXPRESS HITS TEAM
j HT HUMMELSTOWN
Entire Family Nearly Wiped Out;
Queen of Valley Smashes
Wagon on Crossing
ENGINE RED WITH BLOOD
*
Sons Hear Crash and Splinter of
Wood; Mother Dies Here;
Train Going Near 40 An Hour
Special to The Telegraph
\ Hummelstown, Pa., July 6.—Nearly
•an entire family was wiped out last
: night when the Queen of the Valley,
ja fast express of the Philadelphia and
Heading Railway, struck a team con
taining six persons on a crossing and
killed them all. The dead are:
George Cassel, aged 65, of Hum
; melstown.
j Mrs. George Cassel, aged 69, his
j wife.
I Mrs. Harrison G. Cassel, aged 28,
| of Philadelphia, a daughter-in
law.
G. Russell Cassel. aged 6, son of
/Mrs. Harrison Cassel.
John Cassel, aged 41, of Hoer
nerstown. a son.
Miss Klizaheth Cassel. aged 24,
j of Hoernerstown, a daughter.
Two sons. Hoerner Cassel and Har
• rison G. Cassel were standing on a cor-
J ner less than a square away wawiting
I for a car to take the latter to Harris
j burg where he intended to take a train
for his home in Philadelphia when
they heard the crash.
The Crash
; The Casselsspent the entire day with
| relatives and friends in this town. Af
jter the fireworks display had been
•completed they started for home in a
| spring wason drawn by two mules.
| Harrison bid good-by to his wife' and
i child and waited at the corner for a
| street car. His brother decided to see
him off and then drive home in a bug
gy. It was while they were standing
there that they heard the shrill whistle
of the speeding train and the grating
I sound of splintering wood.
When they arrived at the crossing
| the train was Just drawing to a stop
100 yards down the track. A short
distance to the side Harrison Cassel
found the badly mangled body of his
only child. The dead body of his wife
was but a short distance away.
Mother Dies Here
Harrison and Hoerner. next found
I the twisted and mangled bodies of
• their father, sister and brother lying
in bent and doubled shapes along the
track. Their mother was still breath
ing. She was taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital where she died a few hours
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UNREST IN IB
| GGOWIN9 SERIOUS
I
! Several Outbreaks in Colombo; AH
British Subjects Mustered
Into Service
j»
By Associated Press
Manila, July s.—Serious unrest
i throughout India is reported by offi
cers and passengers of the Spanish
mail steamer Alicante which has ar
rived here after touching at Aden,
Arabia, Colombo, Ceylon and Singa
pore. The official explanation is that
the troubles are due to the present in
ternational differences but it is said
they are in reality the result of ani
mosity felt by the natives against the
white population.
There have been several outbreaks,
it is reported, in the vicinity of Co
lombo, where it is understood revolt
ing natives were severely punished by
British military forces. Several Eng
lishmen have been murdered and Co
lombo stores have been sacked.
As a result martial law has been
declared, all Europeans have been
armed and all British subjects physi
cally fit, have been mustered Into the
military service. Arrangements are
said to have been made to transport
all white women and children either
to Australia or their home countries.
Thet;e have been no further outbreaks
at Singapore, but because of the un- j
easiness over conditions the author!- |
ties have called for service all Britons
between the ages of 20 and 35.
The native population of British
North Borneo also is reported restless
and many natives have been killed.
Japanese cruisers are said to be pa
trollng the waters of Borneo.
A riotous outbreak In Ceylon by
Buddhists against the Moslems In
which many Moslem shops were looted
and many persons were killed was
officially announced in London on:
'June 7.
American Cruiser Warns
Haiti Insurgent Chiefs
Cape Haltten, Haiti, July 6.—Offi
cers of the American cruiser Wash
ington, which arrived off this port July
2 from Vera Crux, and the American
Consul, L. W. Livingston, have had a
conference near the village of Pettlte- j
ance, with the leaders of the revolu- i
tionary force who are trying to over-1
: throw President Guillalme and to!
place Dr. Rosalvo Bobo In his stead.
The American officials are reported
to have Intimated to the Insurgent
chiefs that they would not be allow
ed to fight In the city of Cape Haitien.
NO MORE MURDER CLUES
Practically every clue to solving the
mystery of who murdered Mrs. Ella
Albright in her home at Fifteenth and
! Briggs streets last Wednesday night
has' been run down by the city de- !
teetlves and police.
The Identity, of the man who killed
th* woman and his whereabouts are
both unknown to the police. Detect
ives White and Murnane, who have
be»p on the case, spent the last few
day's in a search for the murderer.
HARRISBURG, PA,. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1915.
Scenes From the Wreck at Hummelstown and Some of the Victims of the Smashup
■ ■ J
■■L - . W?Pw :X i®IE sß?i * |H|i ' ■&%: - :
. . - * •.
The upper picture shows the grade crossing at Hummelstown where the
Qveen of the Valley of the Reading Railroad Company smashed Into a team,
crushing out the lives of six people. "X" shows the point of contact where
the fast express crashed into the team.
Below Is seen all that remains of the wagon.
The inserts above show some of the victims of the wreck. Reading
from left to right they are: Mrs. Harrisoi™ G. t'assel and son, Russel, of
Philadelphia; George Cassel. Mrs. E. R. Snyder, who escaped injury or
death because of the acceptance of an invitation of some friends to ride
with them, Mrs. George Cassel.
IHSCRHLE" 15
WORTH $139,517
So Declares Former Building In
spector Moeslein at
Hearing
"Hardscrabble," the section of the
city lying on the west side of Front
street from Herr to Calder streets, Is
worth $139,517, according to Edward
Moeslein, Harrlsburg's former build
ing inspector.
Mr. Moeslein contributed that esti
mate this morning at the session of
the "Hardscrabble" viewers' hearing.
Ground, building, include dwellings
and boathouses of the properties be
low Verbeke street at $104,182 while
the property lying above Verbeke
street he figured to be worth 135,335.
The testimony of Sir. Moeslein was
watched with more than ordinary in
terest In city and realty circles in view
of the fact that he had served as city
building inspector for several years.
The tlvo witnesses examined by
noon were Mr. Moeslein and A.' L.
Boak, a Verbeke street cigar dealer,
who claimed to have intimate knowl
edge of the market values of prop
erty in the neighborhood which it is
proposed to remove.
Mr. Moeslein values all the prop
erties below Verbekei street on the
west side of Front street at SBO per
foot front with the exception of the
alley plots. These, he allowed, an ad
ditional value of $5 per foot. The
Caroline and Elizabeth Hiester prop
erty at Herr and Front streets Mr.
Moeslein estimated at SIOO per foot
front, basing this claim on the fact
that the property had a park frontage
to the south.
For the A. P. Dintaman and the
Harry J. Berrier properties, the two
big boating enterprises, Mr. Moeslein
allowed SBO per foot front. For his
dwellings, grounds and boathouses the
former building inspector allowed Din
taman a total of $13,510. Eighty dol
lars per foot front was the value Mr.
Moeslein also placed on the Berrier
property and the total value of ground,
buildings, including boathouses, he
figured to be worth $9,110.
Boak's valuation of the Dijftaman
and Berrier properties was given at
$65 per foot front and he allowed
from $3,000 to $3,800 for the build
ings, boathouses. etc., of both.
Penna. Post Editor Has
•Narrow Escape From
Drowning at Inglenook
William H. Craighead, editor of the
Pensylvania Post, had a narrow es
cape from drowning at Inglenook yes
terday when after diving from a flat
he was carried out toward the cen
ter of the stream by treacherous
currents created by the midsummer 1
flood.
Tie was rescued by Eldridge and
George Miller. Others in the bath
ing party were A. B. Cteitum and Miss
Margaret Goins, of, Pittsburgh.
RUSSIANS OFFERING
STIFF RESISTANCE
Advance of Teutons Toward War
saw Is Being Checked Accord
ing to Dispatches
Stiff resistance to the Teutonic ad-
I vanif toward Warsaw Is being; offered
l>y the Russians from day to day, the
latest oUlcial reports indicate. Along
| the entire eastern battle front of ap
i proximately 8.">0 miles from the Baltic
to Ressarabia the Russian lines are
apparently holding the Austro-Ger
mans. except at one point. Near Kras
nik. in Southern Poland, the Arch
duke Ferdinand's army has broken
through and continued its advance
I toward (he Polish capital.
In France the Germans continue to
pound the French line, but toward the
I north the silence which for some time
has prevailed along the front held by
| th" British remains unbroken.
! The Italians report the satisfactory
development of their offensive on the
t'arnic plateau and the success of air
attacks on Austrian encampments in
the vicinity of Doberdo. Severe Hght
[Continued on Page 5.]
Municipal Asphalt
Repair Plant Will Be
in Operation Soon
Harrisburg's new municipal aaphalt
repair plant was not placed in service
to-day, as had been expected, because
R. V. Greenough, the representative
of th Cleveland firm which built the
plant, did not reach here to-day. He
spent the Fourth awd yesterday at his
home and is due here to-morrow
mbrning.
The machinery will be tested out for
a day or two before the manufacture
of the material for the repair work is
begun. For the next few weeks Mr.
Greenough will personally operate the
plunt before turning it over to City
Commissioner Lynch.
Chestnut street. Market Square tnd
Market street and some of the other
streets In the business section will be
among the first stretches of city high
way to receive the commissioner's at
tention as soon as the asphalt plant is
in operation.
WILSON PMYS GOLF
By Associated Press
Cornish, N. H., July 6.—Weather
conditions being favorable to-day.
President Wilson went out for a round
of golf and he planned to devote most
of the day to official business and take
an automobile drive this afternoon.
THUNDER SHOWERS AFTER 10TH
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., July «.—Weather
predictions for " the week beginning
to-morrow. Issued by the Weather Bu
reau to-day. are:
"Middle Atlantic States, fair weather
and moderate temperature, next three
or four days followed by overcast,
warmer weather ».nd local thunder
storms after July 10."
LIBERTY BELL KISSED
K BOYS ID GIHLS
AS THEY PISS RELIC
15,000 Turn Out to Greet Emblem
of Liberty; Carry Babies to
Touch Great Symbol
TOUCH IT WITH TRINKETS
5,000 Children in Big Parade; 54
Policemen Restrain
Huge Crowds
1 Fully fifteen thousand people turned
out last evening to greet the Liberty
Bell, as a fitting climax to one of the
| most successful municipal celebrations
lever held in this city, while thousands
| of others unable to get near the relic
overflowed on to the tops' of box cars,
bridges, houses and other points of
I vantage.
I Nearly 5,000 school children, cheer
ing and waving flags, marched in step
to patroitic music. As the eyes of the
first contingent rested on the historic
symbol, their enthusiasm burst bounds
and the children plead with the sfal
wart policemen guarding the bell to
let them kiss it. Hundreds of little
boys and girls were accorded the
privilege.
■ It was. of course, a physical impos
sibility for the officers to get all close
to the relic and many suffered keen
disappointment.
Mothers and fathers carried their
[Continued on Pajte 10.]
Alarming Outbreak of
Cholera in Prisoners'
Camp; 300 Die in Week
London. July 6.-; —An alarming out
break of cholera has occurred in the
prisoners' camp at Debreczen, Hun
gary, according to the Budapest cor
respondent of the Morning Post.
"During a single week," says the
correspondent, "there were 1,400 cases
and over SOO deaths in a camp In
which there were 17.000 Russians.
1 he whole district has been closed to
traffic."
Four Robbers Get $12,000
in Big Chicago Park
By Associated Press
Chicago, July 6.—Four robbers
overpowered two watchmen at the
midway Gardens, an amusement park
early to-day. blew open the safe and
escaped with between SIO,OOO and
$12,000, according to a resport made
to the police.
"Zeppelin Drills" in
London's Big Factories
London. July 6 (correspondence of
the Associated Press). "Zeppelin
drill" has now taken its place along
side the familiar fire drill in some Lon
don factories and business places. In
a few enses respirators have been pro
vided by employers and weekly or
fortnightly respirator parades accom
pany the Zeppelin drill.
For households advertisers are fur
nishing neat placards with "directions"
for conduct in case of air raid. One
such card bears the following brief
instructions:
"Don't go into the street.
"Close all windows and doors on
lower floors.
"Keep buckets of water and sand
upstairs.
"Have respirators handy in bed
rooms."
WOMAN DRINKS INSECTICIDE
Mrs. Charles Fplker, 402 Boyd
street, attempted suicide yesterday at
her home by drinking insec ticide. She
was taken to the Harrisburg Hos
plfal, where physicians say she will!
recover. It Is believed that the woman
attempted to take her life because
she had quarreled with her husband. |
14 PAGES
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR
SETTLEMENT OF
GERMAN TROUBLE
Formal Negotiations on Which Are
Expected to Pave Way For
Understanding
WOULD PROTECT PASSENGERS
Status of Travelers on Ships Carry
ing Contraband Will Be
Most Difficult Point
Washington. D. C„ Jnly 6. nie
outlook for a favorable settlement of
the issue between the United States
and (iermany over submarine warfare
was to-day regarded as having ad
vanced considerably by the beginning
of formal ncgoUaUons. whleli, it was
believed, will pave the way for an un
derstanding prior to the final drafting
of the German reply.
It had not been known until within
the last day or two that a preliminary
exchange of views was in progress be
tween the two countries regarding the
nature of the forthcoming German
reply to the last American note.
In official quarters It was believed
that a report likely would be received
here late to-day from Ambassador
Gerard regarding conferences reported
in Berlin dispatches as having taken
place last Saturday between the Am
bassador and officials of the German
Foreign Office. The dispatches said
that the Ambassador had been given
an outline of the German reply.
While nothing has been made public
concerning Ambassador Gerard's last
dispatches, it was understood, that he
had constantly Informed the American
government of the gossip in Berlin
official quarters regarding the reply.
II was said that although he had been
unable to learn definitely what the
note would be. he expects Germany to
make a counter proposal, which is
now being discussed. He has inti
mated that the reply would be delayed
possibly o week.
The fact that negotiations had begun
was viewed in many quarters as a
favorable sign as furnishing a base on
which to work. The object of (lie
German government Is to ascertain
exactly what mortifications of the sub
mare warfare will satisfy the Amer
ican demand for the protection of its
right without reducing the effective
ness of the submarine as a weapon
against Germany's enemies.
«■ II lift iKWHimy
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arusburg. On the ticccramendation of Johr:
f Dphcncw; investigator, of' accMents -for the Public Scv
r Gp? .io'n, the-Rsaiiing Rsjhvay will pli'SeTa night' v
! wan at the .Hummclno-.vr, f rowing where last .-night'? .
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L Glen Cove, July 6.-r-Thc "evidence that has been accumu
lating to support the theory-that Holt and Muenter arc tcjc|
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j ' '•..'j', -.vhich M-j.enter i> nx . i body.
( New York, July 6.—Charles "A. Conant, of New.
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• ••v of !.he P.uban au>! it.ic.s re efovm the fin
j ; ; . o? the repubSc. ... 4 >^d
| JACK COMBS F.'VJrt TZ GN Pi ELD , '
I Yv-rii, }u:y 0.- preparing to pitch to J.
F Smith, Boston, tftir.d baseman, then at bat, 'in- ttye !,: iouirfc!.'.-
\ ' - - .!• . -r.i - the Boston a:,
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[ ' t'o-s- m.J wss carried o.T the fidd. • -
* . rJuly 6.—A lc.te. Ly.n auk Holt, v,
t -after the boriib was exploded in Washington, but. be
I* he shot Mr.' Morgan was received' here to r day by H<
! wife. The letter referred to the.bomb incident... It also*
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I vised Mrs. Holt that he was then goin fc to the Morgan "h n
| Reading, Pa., July colirt here to-day thre,'
surance promoters who were convicted several month:.
of conspiracy, were sentenced as follows: > David W. Re
, ensies, tv.-o years; Frederick G. Andersom- Eighteen'months
Charl.'S A. Stftphcrts, nine months. • '
Laredo, Texas, July 6—Six hundred Carranza troo
' ; c • ''' ed in a battle yesterday'in* a fruitless attempt
capture Paredon, a Villa stronghold . about thirty m.
L ' Monterey.'
MARRIAGE LICENSES
I Thomaii K. Craunaer and Alta l ulatrr, Warrea, Md.
M«n.v Mrtakn and Barbara Dnhr. M IddlrtoTvn.
John Solomon Borer. Dover, Pa„ amd Kiln M. Baker, I.nurm.
r-ill «• "It ' '""I Mildred M. t ravrford. Rutherford Htlikti.
< hrlMlan fthue.r and Srlvla K. Hortner, city.
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♦ POSTSCRIPT
MRS. Mil TELLS
REPORTERS SHE WILL
NOT BE A WITNESS
Deputy Attorney General Will Ask
Court to Direct Wife to
Testify
WOMAN IN EXCELLENT HEALTH
Appearance Does Not Bear Out
Reports That She H&d
Been 111
By Associated Press
New York, July 6.—Evelyn Neshit
i Thaw, summoned by the State to tes
tify against Harry K. Thaw, her hus
bfc'.id, In the Jury proceedings to deter
mine his mental condition, reached
New York to-day from her camp at
Chateaugay T.ake. near Malone. N. Y..
and announced that she would stand
upon her constitutional rights and
would not take the stand- against her
husband.
Mrs. Thaw made her announcement
to newspaper men and when Deputy
Attorney General Cook was Informed
of what she had said he asserted that
inasmuch as the hearing was a civil
proceeding and not a criminal casts
the court could direct her to. testify
and that he would ask the court so to
[ direct.
Mrs. Thaw's appearance did not bear
out reports to the effect that she was
suffering from nervous prostration.
She looked extremely well, was dressed
in a dark blue silk gown with .whita
trimmings, wore a broad-brimmed hat
trimmed with roses and white kid
pumps edged in black.
"X have spent most of my time out
of doors and feel splendid," she said.
"Are you going to testify at the
present hearing?" she was asked.
"Take it from me," she declared,
with emphasis, "I am not. You come
[Continued on Page 5.]
OAMPMKETING AT MUMAVAY
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., July 6.—The thir
teenth annual campmeeting of the
Harrishurg District of the United
Evangelical church will be held near
Mill Way Station, from Wednesday,
July 28 to August 5, Inclusive. The
services will be In charge of the Rev.
"U*. F. Hell, presiding elder, and a
number of prominent men will assist.
The Rev. J. R. Harper, of Manhelm.
j will have charge of the evangelistiu
I services.