The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-30
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
FLOUR.
LATIMEES ESCAPE AND CAPTURE.
The Prisoners Own Story of His Flight and
Wanderings-DidN Not Intend to Kill Hsight.

JACKSON. Mich., March OR. Irving
Latimer. the triple murderer. is again be-
hind the bars. HIS capture, as related
last night, was effected near Jerome. about
twenty miles from this city. Latimer was
brought from jerome in q carriage. and
under strong guard, arriving at the prison
at $40 this morning. During the long ride
to the prison Latlmer told the story of his
escape. and of the elaborate plans by
which IL had been made possible. "i had
been working and thinking out the ways
and means of the attempt" he said,
which at this moment is proving q fail
ure. for nearly q year. L started
with fundamental scheme, and
have never deviated from my original
plans from the time OF Its inception. 1t
should have succeeded, but it miscarried.
and that, too. in q most woeful manner. ]
made q careful aud exhaustive study Of
poisons and their effect. That book will
readily prove that did not intend murder.
i would rather stay there until l rotted
than to have murdered Haight, and to
think that murdered him by laundering.
poisoned him with glass of Lemonade.
i never thought for one moment it would
make him sleep over half ON shour. Gill
said might carry some of our luncheon
mp TO Haight. Before taking 1t up made
the lemonade and put in the powder. After
he drank the lemonade came down and
Gill got the same dose. 1t was my inten-
tion to treat them both alike Gill 1s en-
tirely innocent of any thing but negligence.
The same may be truthfuily said of every
one.
do you know what made my plans mis-
carryf lt was the crash of that dish. 1t
brought Rice TO the scene and he disaf-
ranged erything. Haiaht was quiet.
Gill was nearly helpless and would have
had everything all to myself il 1t had not
been for the crash of that dish. I would
have locked the guards ali in; l would
have Lad three hours TO start before they
could have made any effort to pursue me.
i would have left the prison with valise
containing two revolvers and good cloth
ing. and before they could have been hard
after me would have been two hundred
miles away. The poison which l used was
mixture of opium and pruss,c acid. 1t
was certainly not intended that there
should be enough prussic acid to be fatal
Ihe logic of the mixture is this: The
opium secures the usual sleeping effect and
prussic acid secures an Immediate effect.
That was the whole scheme of the mixture
and i cannot imagine why it went wrong.
After leaving the prison started to
run, and / don't think l stopped until
had made three miles. The first stop
made was at farmers house. where was
i then logged ahead. and the next stop |
made was for breakfast l cut through h
the fields and skirted the edge of the woods
all day. In attempting to cross swamp
/ got my feet very wet. and while splash
ing around slipped and sprained my ankle.
This was my Waterloo. Had 1t not been
for this accident. l am satisfied that l
would have made my escape. / spent yes
terday between Hanover and Moscow.
Went for something to eat at one house
M nil L<f-d m MI
after being refused bed. Last night Mrs.
Tryon. near Jerome. gave mo a good sup
per- and went from there TO MIR. Moore's
To get some clothing. and he advised me to
go to the Jerome store. l went. and my
capture followed. The lame ankle laid me
ouLu