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ai “NO BARGAIN WITH BECKER; PM ~/2 EXTRA @be ' a PRICE ONE OEN J. P. ‘ ee eas “Circulation Books Open to All,’’ T. oT rks New ote Worse NEW YORK, MORGAN SHOT BY CRANK; — WIFE GRAPPLES WITH ASSASSIN: “TELL ABOUT BECKER GRAFT,” SAYS WHITMAN 10 MANTON; "TM SURE OF RIS GUILT.” “No Bargain With Murderer Who Offers to Confess He Divided Plunder Years Ago With Three or Four Others,” AddsGovernor. ‘ALBANY, July 3.—Gov. Whitman in a statement to-day gave Mar- fin T. Manton permission to divulge any of the names which Manton mentioned to him in his appeal for Executive clemency for former Police In the statement, the Governor said he was “absolutely convinced” that Becker is guilty. ' ‘Be Governor's statement follows: Lieutenant Charles Becker. “1 noted in the morning papers Porting to come from Mr. Manton: ‘I am convinced that Charles Becker | {will give to the public the information that he gave to Gov. Whitman, through me, last Thursday. 1 wish I could publish the names myself. tt ought to be done in the interest of justice. The Governor ought to doit.’ “Mr. Manton gave me no information whatever relative to graft or to favolve in the infamous “As I have said before, Mr. Manton Is at perfect liberty to make public ‘the names which he mentioned to me. “Police blackmail is one offense and 8 Very serious one, of course, but mur- der is quite another. And while all that Becker would tell, involving others In his years of graft collection, | fs perhaps true, it is not even sug-|} gested that any of these persons were connected with him in the commis- sion of the awful crime of which he ‘was twice convicted and of which I am absolutely convinced he is guilty.” The Governor personally gave out the statement to a group of news- paper men. He plainly was angered at what his intimates termed “Man- ton’s attempt to ‘pass the buck’ to the Executive.” Mr. Manton could not be found this afternoon when an effort was made te acquaint him with the Governor's etatement. He is out of town, seeking y* rest over the holidays. ~ —_— MURDER OF “BIG TIM” SAID TO BE A PART OF BECKER’S STORY. That “Pig Tim" Sullivan was mur- dered and was not killed by a train ts said to be one of the deciarations Charles Becker will make in his sensa- tional revelation of gam ratt in this city, which he will g) ut before be dies, Sullivan held several notes Continued on Second Page.) —= —= EVENING WORLD Will Not Be Published |MONDAY, July 5 jubstantially that he believed that Becker could em of police blackmail, of which he was a part, three or four other persons, mentioning their names, ~. “I am willing and more than willing that Mr. Manton should publish these names. He is under no obligation of confidence to me, but I do not Propose myself to bargain with a condemned murderer, who simply offers tp confess that he divided his plunder years with three or four other per- | to-day the following statement pur- GIRL JUMPS 200 FEET INTO RIVER, BUT LIVES Springs From Sister's Side on Queensboro Bridge and Is Picked Up by Boat. KatKe DeKopeloss, seventeen, of No. 144 East Seventh Street, leaped into the East River from the south foot- path of the Queensboro Bridge this afternoon, but was rescued by the captain of a passing tugboat before she was drowned, She was taken to the City Hospital on Blackwell's Island and may re- cover. The girl was returning from Long Island City and was with her sister, Nanny, eleven years old, when she vaulted the railing at a point where the bridge is 200 feet above the water, No reason has been assigned by the younger girl for her sister's attempt at suicide. ——_—»——_—— 17 MIDDIES ARE UNDER ARREST AT ANNAPOLIS Sons of Prominent Men Accused in the Investigation of Hazing Charges, ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 3,~Seven- teen midshipmen were placed under arrest to-day in connection with the Naval Academy hazing investigation. They were said to include sons o naval officer close to Sec Daniels, of a Governor and of severai men of wealth and high position a ee TO MAKE MORGAN STOP WARSIPPLIES HSA SAYSHOLT “| Wanted Him to Do the Work I Could Not Do,” His Explanation. STATEMENT TO JUSTICE. Sorry to Have Caused Family “This Unpleasantness”— Admits Earlier Trip. When arrested and taken before Justice of the Peace William E. Luy- ater, by whom he was thoroighiy questioned, the would-be assassin of Mr, Morgan finally made thé #Mow- ing complete statement: “I, F. Holt of Ithaca, New York, and lately professor of French at Cornell, do hereby freely make to William E, Luyster, Justice of the Peace, the following statement of the facts concerning my visit to the home of J. P. Morgan, at East Island, Glen Cove, New York: “I have been in New York City last week. “My motive tn coming here was to try to force Mr. Morgan to use his influence with the manufacti munitions in the United Sta! with the millionaires who are finan- cing the war loans to have an em- bargo put on shipments of war muni- tions so as to relieve the American people from complicity in the death of thousands of our European brothers. “It Germany should be able to buy munitions here we would, of courses, positively refuse to sell to her. The reason that the American people ments seems to be that we are get- ting rich out of this traffic, but do we not get enough prosperity out of non-contraband shipmente? And would it not be better for us to make what money we can without causing the slaughter of thousands of Euro- peans? “I am very sorry that I had to pleasantness, but I believe that if Mr. Morgan would put his shoulder to the have endeavored to, Of course I did not want to injure Mr. Morgan. I wanted him to do the work I could not do, I hope that he will do his share anyhow. We must stop our participation in the killing of Euro- peans and God will take care of the rest.” Later Holt made the following state- ment: “My home ts in Dallas, Tex. I have years old, I was born in this country and so were my father and mother, man, It was all mixed up, I received a degree of doctor of philosophy from Cornel! in 1914, but before that I was an instructor in French. I was for- merly an instructor in Vanderbilt University. “IT came to New York two weeks ago from Ithaca and put up at the Mills Hotel, at Thirty-sixth Street and Sev- enth Avenue, I took no pains to con- ceal my identity and registered under my own name “About a month ago I conceived the SAILING TO-DAY, Kristianiafjord, jerd idea to see J. P. Morgan and get him |to use his influence in stopping the (Continued on Second Page.) about ten days and had made a pre- | vious trip to the home of Mr. Morgan | ‘ TEACHE i have not as yet stopped the ship- | cause the Morgan family this un-| Ds wheel he could accomplish what 1} 2: a wife and children and am forty | 9% My ancestors were French and Ger- | Fi SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1915. “Ciroalation Books 12 PAGES R OF GERMAN INVADES HOME AT GLEN COVE AND WOUNDS BANKER’ Assailant of Morgan As He Looked. After The Shooting When in Custody of the Sheriff (Copyrighted by the American Press.) 7 od, m ace, nate, | W ty Peep iy “ramble, 4. “Mackenaie J, D, Adkins, —--Botting-—— ree, weight and jockey Sr. Pah. Barbee, 114 (Borel) os 26 py, 112 (Griffin) 20 4 (00 (Buxton) 10 85 Also. ran—-Garb: Scratched—Hester Prrnne, Helen Barbee was the winner of the opening event, with Garbage, the odds-on choice, finishing a disgrace- ful last. Helen Barbee went to the front at the start, opened up a gap and won in a gallop. Grump and Viadimir bad a fight for the place money, the former getting it by two and a half lengths. SECOND RACE olds and Won easily; place same uise—Fairy Slipper. raiter, J. Tucker Owner, Betting -— a. (ah. Hore, weight apd jockey MS, 1..Doublet, 180 (J. Tucker) 7 tare & Stripes. 137 (FAlpers) Bing Song, 140°(T, Wright) 85 Also rane-Kilores Doublet won the gentlemen's jockey | race in procession fashion, Stars and Stripes was under pressure all the way and helped make it a contest At the end he had a lot to spare to heat out Sing Song, The latter wa badly ridden i a CHIFEDS WANT KAUFF, CHICAGO, July 3.—A definite offer of players and cash was made by the Chicago Federal for Benny Kauff, the Brooklyn player, President Weéeghman announced to: day, He would give no details of his bid, person, SHOWS MORGAN AND SENATE QUTRAGES A CONSPIRACY The possibility of association between the attack on the life of J. Pier- pont Morgan this morning and the bomb explosion in the Capitol at Wash- {| ington last night and the existence of a conspiracy of assassination and terrorisn: is strongly suggested by a letter received by The Evening World Tt was mailed at Washington at 10 o'clock last night and reached to-day. New York at 9 o'clock this morning. The letter was signed “R. Pearce’—the same signature that appeared ~|on a le’ter received by the Washington Times. The centiments expressed by Holt, My. Morg itriking point is thi of his exact language are used by the writer of the Washington letter, dence, that Holt might be the author of the letter signed .“R. Pearce,” However, !t appears to be estab- lished that Holt was in this clt¥| World was addressed to the editor in lead pencil and was marked “Per. yesterday and Thursday, so another actuated by the same mo- tives that inspired him, probably set off the bomb in Washington. 80 there are apparently two or more persons working in conert, and this establishes @ conspiracy ‘The letter received by The Evesing sonal.” It was typewritten by o; accustomed to using the typewriter, (Continued on Second Page.) Jonn D.'e jest job ts giving ‘6 assailant, and some In fact there Is strong reason for believing, in view of the striking coinci- away 8 PRICE ONE OENT. % to All.’ Financier Saves Life in Desperate Bat- tle With Cornell Professor Who Wanted Victim to End War—Two - Bullets in “Region of Right Hip”— Specialists Rushed to Bedside in Yacht. | A statement jesued by the firm Pp aves by the Morgan shortly before oe “An examii@t@h of Mr. Morgan discloses that there are two bullet wounds in the region of his right hip. There are-no une © favorable symptoms and Nie is resting easily.” a (Signed) “H. M. LYLE, Timed 3.30 P. M. “J. W. MARKOE.” J. P. Morgan, head of the banking house of J. P. Morgan : i & Co. and agent of the British Government in the purchase of war supplies, was shot at his country home near Glen ~ Cove, L. I., this morning by a crank who, revolver in hand, k. forced an entrance-into the house. He was reported this” afternoon as resting easily. fe An authoritative statement of the details revealed the fact that Mrs. Morgan, at the risk of her own life, attempted to save her husband. i Morgan, however, pushed her aside and with his own hand, after being shot, felled the man who had forced his. way into the house with two drawn revolvers. , The family was at breakfast when the man entered. ~ Dr. Zabriskie this afternoon refused either to deny or confirm the statement that Mr. Morgan's condition wes serious. ‘‘A man’s life is always in danger when he Is shot,”” he said. > ge ’ The bullets entered the right upper quadrant of the — abdomen and lodged in the spine. The attending physicians will operate later this afternoon in an effort to remove the. missile. The serious complications possible from a bullet in that location are readily apparent and.the outcome of the operation is awaited with great anxiety. Several specialists from New York City arrived in Glen Cove on H. P. Davison’s yacht this afternoon, and with — physicians from Glen Cove went to the Morgan home for consultation. a The assailant of Mr. Morgan for a long time refused to” give any account of himself, but under persistent questioning in the Mineola jail, where he was locked up, he said that he was F. Holt, an instructor in French at Cornell University and also of Dallas, Tex. The records of Cornell University — give the name Frank Holt as instructor in German there during the last year. He was to have become head of the department of French in the newly organized Southwestern / Methodist University in Dallas, Tex. He is of German des ©) scent, but not birth. He is about thirty-five years old, tall, a i sparsely built, dark hair and large features, In order that the news of the attack upon him might not too alarm his mother, Mrs, J. P. Morgan sr., who is at Highland Falls, the Hudson, Mr. Morgan this afternoon had an extension telephone. brought to his bedside that he might talk with her himself, He ase sured her that he was not dangerously wounded and that she need got worry about his condition, particularly as she received the assurance from | his own lips. He also called up his partner, William H. Porter, in New. York, and gave him the same assurance. i A certain amount of mystery surrounds the shooting of Mr, Morgam,. as almost every account of it transmitted to the newspapers has differed from every other account. All information was refused at the Me “i home. It was at first stated that the assailant had forced his way past butler, Henry Fiske, at the doorway, and that the shooting took place ne