Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27
Convict Latimer Put the Keeper OF
His Guard.
DISCUSSING THE LAKE SHOREENGNEERs
Chinese Six Companies Deny Ad-
. vising Force.
ENGLISH LIBERALS IN ACCORD
ESCAPE oF A LIFE CONVICT.
He Poisoned the Guard. and Took rseis
keys.


JACKSON. MrcH., March 27.-R Irving IAti-
mer, the famous matrieide. has escaped from
the state prison LAtimer got out by getting
the keys and walking Out of the front door OF
prison. The Keys are missing IL is supposed
that Latimer got possession Of some powerful
drug and administered u to the guard and night
turnkey. Guard Haight Wa found diving ,hout
i O'Clock tins morning. Latimer having gone
an hour before that time. Haight died at 8
am
Latimer brutally murdered his own mother
az Jackson on the night OF January q, lsss
His trial lasted twenty DAYS and was very sem
sationaL He WAS sentenced 20 life imprisou-
ment
latimers father died under suspicious cir
cumstances year previous 10 the murder He
Was heavily insured m favor of the wife and
son, and II Is believed that the son poisoned
him.
now LArINER ESCAPED.
Maurice T. Gin. night keeper OF the prison.
was the indirect means Of the escape Of Is,i-
mer. About n 80 o'clock he and Iatimer took
lunch together in the hAllmaster's Office. Ia
was against rules for Gill to take a convict out
OF has cell Capt. Gil Was clearly bsm-
booZled bv latimer. who told Gill that there
was s2sOO buried ON island in the
state OF Rhode Island. where Latimer's father
lived Nhon Irving Was thirteen wear. old. Giu
was taken with this story and had IAtimer ont
to lunch every night 10 give HIM details GilI
expected 20 leave prison IN three weeks lat
night Latimer told Gill lot of storie. about
the buried fortune.
POISONED H.rsHT
Ii transpiros that LAtmer had been In IN.
habit Of taking up a cup Of chocolate nearly
every night 20 Gate Keeper Haisht. passing it
through a slide in the grating. which Haieht
took. with his midnight lunch. There is no
a d. sl.a 4 A. a
Haight and Gill, and the chocolate at night was
only 20 gain confidence until he could get some
poison.
At lunch last night I.atiraer carried up q
glass of lemonade TO Haight instead of ckolo-
late and Haight died in twenty minutes after
drinking It, Gill also drank Of the lemonade
and WAS attacked with sphsms almost instantly
In a few minutes cry came from the guard
room above, which Halght occupied Ia Was
evident that Haight was sick and needed help
Gill was so sick he could not go.
Latimer said: II will go and whistle for DIR.
Mason"
'"All right; go ahead" replied Gill
Latimer then took the KEYS, but instead OF
going for help be unlocked the door of the
guard room, passed through the gates and was
free. lie took the prison keys with him The
exact time he left the prison was II SIS .. m.
When Latimer escaped he had neither coat
nor hat, and II is believed impossible that be
can escape. The prison authorities have
offered a reward for Latimer. dead or alive, and
officers are securing the country
Latmer Is one OF the sErewdest convicts
known TO the prison officials. He had engaged
In several plots for uprising OF the prisoners.
and once succeeded an introducing a quantity
OF dynamite into the prison. Ii was Intended
to blow down the walls and free all the con-
victs. The plot was discovered. Latimer
although the leading spirit ia it, was only tenn
porarily deprive of his privileges rs q fsyorite
prisoner