Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-28

-LafIeA Tie ~1Ole state ~ Michigan
fes years ..go. escaped fFon the peni
tent4ry cary this morning Ills fight
~zs sensational Mafaer marked ifs
c,asammaflon.
and quietly walked out q the front
DIOR. The keys are missing. They
acre. - course. IN the convict's posses
rion- Captain Gin. who Is in charge u
the penitentissry az night. has been
placed under arrest ifnot suspected u
guilty kno<ledge q the escape. he Is at
least charged with not properly attend
ing 60 his duties.
fi0~ i.afimer worked his hold scheme
can only be conjecfuTed- IL l. supposed.
however. that ne secured possession II
some powerful drug and administered 10
to the guard and 10 the night turnkey
While they we're wrapped Ia profound
siumher he stole the keys and made
good his escape. lie left the peniten
fiary little after midnight. Al
O'Clock this morning Guard Haight was
found unconscious. He died fifty minutes
later
Physicians made thorough autopsy
n Haight's remains this afternoon.
The brains. lungs and heart wege found
in perfect condition The stomash con.
tanned hail pint ~ liquid. and Il has
teen sent - Ann Arbor Tor analysis. A
search II the doctors Office aud the
prison this nsoFning revealed two tiny
viais each containing a whltish wateEy
liquid In - the belief that from these
bottles came the poison which killed
iIaight. Night Keeper Gill seems 90 be
keeping sonething back. His stories
about himself and the I.afimer schemes
differ materially.
Maurice T. Gill. night keeper al the
prison. wa~ the Indirect means of
Latimer's escape About llsD o'clock
be and LafimcF took lunch together in the
hall masters Office. lt was against the
rules for ciil - take convict cut II his
cell. Captain t;sll has been completely
bambooxled bs f.atimer. Who had been
telling him that there Was $50 buried
ca an island in Rhode Island. where
Latimer's father lived when Irving Was
lS years old Gill was taken With this
story and had Latimer cat az lunch
every Night Ia give HIM details.
Midnight Lunches
Gill expected 20 leave the prison in
three weeks. II franspires that Lati
mer had been IN the habit IL taking up
cup II chocolate nearly every night 10
Gatekeeper Haight. passing IL through
a slide in the grating. There is no doubt
l.afiner had planned - poison both
Haight rud Gill. and the chocolate at
night was only 20 gain confidence until
he could get some poison.
At lunch last night Latimer carried
up a glass of lemonade 10 Haight in.
stead OF the chocolate. and iiaight died
in twenty minutes after drinking H.
Gin also drank - the lemonade and was
attacked with syasms almost instantly
In "A few minutes cry came from the
guard room above. which Iiaight occu-
sick and needed help. Gill was SO sick
he could not go. Latimer said:
Il will 60 and whistle for DIR. Mason.
~All right. go ahead. replied Gill.
i.atinser then took the keys. but in,
steal of going for help he unlocked the
door ~ the guard room. passed through
the gates and vas free. lie took the
prison KEYS with him. lie had neifhe,
coat nor hat. and il is believed impos
sibie that he can escape. The prison
authorities. have offered reward for
latimer. dead or alive. and officers are
securing the country.
Night Guard +. c. Rice was arrested
az IL o'clock for completely in Tire
escape Rice was directly connected
with Gill on night duty. and il transpires
that he was present when Latimer LETT
the halmasfers Office 10 60 above and
see what allied Haight The suppositiou
IL that Rice had knowledge ~ what
I.atimer was 10 do or that he was
criminally careless in allowing Latimer
10 20 through the upper gate. Rice was
much confused when questioned and
does not say why be allowed Iaiimer r.
go out. Night Keeper Gill thinks that
Hsight died from heart disease and says
that he had been suffering from that
trouble for rome time. He SAYS that II
WAS nearly two hours after he had his
attack of cramps, dizziness and sickness
when he heard Haight fall. He told
l.atimer 20 take his KEYS and unlock the
small gate. climb the stairs and see what
was the matter with Haight.
Caught by Rice
Shortly after Latimer left Gill Night
Guard Rice came in HE attention had
also been attracted bv the crash IN
Hsights rom. lie looked around. and
not seeing Gill. also went towards
HNzhts room Ia SEE what was the mat
ter. There hc found Latimer trying Il
lock the door from the inside II the
stairway. tie rSSShly said t. him.
What are you ding at that door,"
I.stimer made iome evasive reply and
Rice took the btutch ~ keys away from
him. When Rio, got inside the hall
where f.atimer was. The convict told him
that Haight vas dying upstairs Rice
then vent up to Haights room and
found that I.atiu,er had already sue
cee'lsd N unlocking the upper depr into
the halimaster's office.
Haight vas found wing on the floor in
an unconscious condition. The tive
u,en carried The prostrate gate keeper
inf1 little private ofsce just across
from the main hall They had no s.oner
done this than i,ill appeared on the
4cru~.
Giu uas sfiil complaining ~ being
sick. hut he at once saw fha, IIaighl
va IN very dangerous condition. and
eaid that one should gu fcr the prison
phy~stisn.
l.atsmer. Who was bending over the
efrrk ken gate keeper. Strengthened ur
quickly and ssii y viii run and gs'
the tio tar
t.iii t-sk fatimer's place beside ihs
sisk man and saii Al right. hurry a.
last "a snu can Rice and Gu ssw
f.atintrF disappear through the fidof a.