Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-29

Pf1s><r scid in bis po-sr-sIo1. add said
lfat 4 Lstiuer had ordered u With
other drugs he lTaborl would not know
u r. This seems to De directly dis
proved bs the story u DIR kimhail. the
pri~,n physician. - A. says that Il s4s a
well known fact in the prison that Ls;i
u<r had the poison IA bis T-oss-ssion.
pr. hlmban said that Latimsf carried
u With him constantly.
The inquest adjourned flll tomorrow
sishout rendering verdict
The analysis n Haights stomach
made IN Ann Arbcr tsday sho~s that
his death wa= caused by prassic aeid.
saIc1 was. a. doubt given o. kin IN
the iemonasie which l-stimer had given
hsn some time before his escape
There are 10 new clexs whatever -
liay as to Latimer's whereabouts. aud
every one j. as much Ia the dark a. ever
"a the subiect.
How the Acid Was Obtained
Despite the fact that q MAJOR Tabor
sxoRe 81 the inquest be knew nothing -
ba~ Iatimer obtained the prussic acid.
facts have come fo light which shoe has
memory j. defective. aud has been Cor
months The Last phial of the drug Was
obtained last Saturday from T. 4.
Webb's drug store. having been ordered
from New York -on1e tine before The
first phial wss purchased some months
ago. Evidently iatimer did mol nnd il
o. his liking. for when the order was
~ent IN Zoe the SECOND phial. IL was a
kind mure carefully prepared and not
kept in drug STORES IN Jackson The
firm refused a. iill the order.
Il thought sssi,i Mr.. Webbs. III was
dangerous u tsil such orders and did
not 10 -. The clerk 81 the pri~-an came
in himself and sail Il was ali right lie
said t.atimeg wanted the rrussic acid Ia
develop some Photographic plates. and
then ordered the phlai,fcom New York
and II came last Saturday. and sent II
down then
Did you know Il was for l.atimers"
Yes. the prison clerk said ~. and We
are obliged to AL any order sanctioned
that NAY
What dad the phial costs'
The bali Is not here yet. but sup.
pose about - cents"
TINS settles the Tact ~ how I.atimer
obtained the poison. Prosecuting At
torncs Kirby has engaged ex Prose
cutting Attorney !. A. Parkinson Ia as.
sisf him in examining the witnesses bs.
fore the Jury. The matter n being
thoroughly gone into.
Governor Rich Investigating.
Governor rich. O. NJ. Barnes. of the
prison board - inspectors. and ex.
Auditor General Stone. came in this
morning. All the gentlemen were
called here on account ~ the tragedy
and escape II Latimer. Mr. Stone came
especially to see r.. c. Rico, whose
brother in law he H. Governor Rich
could not say. until ne had beer at the
prison and talked with Davis and
Chamberlain. what action would be-
taken. II any. Mr.. Barnes also preferred
a. remain silent until after a conference
with the prison officials. Incidentally.
IL leaked ont that Messrs. Rich and
Barnes 10 not believe the reward of 400
large enough. and viii have IL increased
into the thousands.
ApKsA~. Mich. March -. Sheriff
Wilson has a message from Weston say
ing two men. one answering to Latimer' 5
description. took lunch there last night.
The sheriff gave no heed to the teie-
gram.
DErRofr. Mich. March ga man
who padded across the river from De
troit IA point between Sandwich and
Windsor this morning IN stolen boat. il
- thought might have been Latimer.
the jackson escaped convict. Officers
are on his track.
Marked Indifference.
II sheriff Peek or Warden Davis had
n particle of wisdom when il was most
needed they would have followed the
tip which came from Horton at noon
yesterday and Iafimer would now have
been Ia prison instead % az liberty But
they failed 10 follow IL up and are still
doing the Nicawber act with great sue
cess for I.atimer.
liz was frequently asserted during yes
tersiay that Lafimer was concealed
somewhere in the city and that relatives
could reveal hi= whereabouts if they
saw e. Seemingly. IN unison with thus
idea. the locai officers did most n their
searching in Jackson. contentiDg them
selves With notifying officers IN the
county aad elsewhere - the escape
True. the cisief n police sent out posse
- seven cfficrrs ~ search swamp four
miles north. on the Allen road. only 10
md that a farmer had mistaken laan
sctting soms traps for the escaped f.end.
Warden Davis sat like man m a
trance IA the prison Office lie had but
little to sas aud felt most keenly the
Disgrace which had fallen upon he al
fnipisfration IN its closing days.
Yesterday forenoon Sheriff Peek was
Informed Nv Itepufv sheriff Rioslge of
Horton. over the telephone. that a man
answering the description n l.atimcr
hai taken breakfast with farmer. half
q naile west u Horton az e<n in the
morning ard then prpceesist On hle
way across the fields IN the direction q
Hanover. another station on the Lake
Shore sheriff Peek ordered Deputy
Hoslg~ % 81 after The fugitive With ali
pc~zlble haete. hgf. ~ Far a. known, but
little was done g. follow up the trail
with proper diligence
whers gssiner Brcak tasted
4 quarter ~ mile vest - Horton -
the house. n Mr. So,le. who uncon.
sc;ously gave the esaping devil fo<d.
rhe incident. ~ told - tie farmer. u
- fellftw-
rta.inter was here sure this murninr
~ got his breakfast here and ~snisd
- pes a 4asffer for a. saying he fas ~
trsml ( asa coming from nsy harm
aloor s - ths4 morning. shsu d man
srenssa - fai-s aisns~f enf n the ground
near the ts,eaef = The hoope II seemed
A. i he hsi efaNlssi frcD iEnthsf the
steep although I ilid ncf 40 hin, a. -
M. ssii ! hase Ieet coee frrn lasfn,a.
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