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

va. ne surrounded some L@k Stacks
down IA the fields. bat ! don't know
whether he kicked np much II the
straw. | don't think Laflmer could
travel very Ear yesterday: walking With
felt boots - very hard this weather. and
his feet were pretty sore. as could see
fsom the way be waikei. lie started
siown iirst tossfi Hanover. but sreresi
on 10 the west after a short walk. add
le.skcd a. II he might hr headed IN the
ssirection u Concord. lie ~as Latimes:
40 chance II mistake"
Iatsmer'. Menu.
I-afimer has teen. Tor the past year or
tao engaged in the business IL selling
patent medicines % fellow inmates He
purchased from si0to els worth ~ medi.
cine every mouth from Wehb's drug
store. bat Mr.. Webb said he had never
sold Latiner any poisons. r.. ID Hamil.
ton sold To Latimer groceries ln large
lots. the lafters bills aggregsting on an
average slo per week. Saturday the
convict purchased quantity ~ i'm.
ported sariines aud sligared fried cakes
one II the orders Of the latter Is as FOL
lows:
; dox. cs-s tomato catsup.
, lis. dried beef. = ex. lcsf.
10 ih- sugar. cgn peaches.
: lbs. gran. sugar. 2 its. J'kson crackers.
= lies. butter. III. df>c tea.
4 It's. honey. = ifss. 20 tea.
4. n. Scotch SNUFF. ~. cheese.
: &c PKG doughnuss. apple pies.
:. H.. plug tobacco.
These articles Latimer sold to fellow
inmates. and also used them in furnish.
ing midnight banguets 10 the guards
This morning Nr. Hamilton tclephoned
the Peoples bank in regard Ia their hon
oring slO check II L.atlmer's. but the
bank refused TO recognize il. as the con
Wet bad Withdrawn the money he had
on deposit
There Was conference at the Jail be
tween Prosecuting Attorney kirkby
Sheriff Peck Chief II Police Northrup
ard Hailmaster Eugene Mosher of the
prison. Mr.. kirkhy was very indignant
when he learned. through the telephone,
that Warden Davis had sent but two
kilograms one Ia Mason and one 10
Riycs Junction. and was unable 20 un-
dcrstaDd the apparent indifference Of
The prison authorities in the important
matter.
Posted on Toxicology.
\ prison guard stated at the sheriff s
Office that some two weeks since. while
in conversation with Latimer the latter
declared that should the time ever come
when he had chance to escape he
would improve il. and ventured the AS
serfion that in Mexico he could find a
safe retreat
Hallmaster Mosher for some time. has
had misgivings i'm regard 10 some plot
on the part II Latimer. and only four
II l. n 81 II.
F Office he node written report con
cerning the convict.
DIR. Mason went 10 Latimers cell and
made a thorough examination. He found
a quantity of drugs and medicines.
among them phiai Of morphine that
had been opened Prosecuting Attorney
hirkby took charge of all the drugs.
4 book entitled Medical Jurispru
dence and Toxicology." which was found
In Latimers cell was open at page AL.
and showed considerable wear at that
place. The subject which was treated
81 on that page was Poisoning by Hy
drocyanic Acid" Hydrocyanic or prus.
sic acid II one of the most energetic and
rapidly fatal poisons known.
Gill Was Drunk.
Only few nights ago Officer Sutfin.
while on his beat near the prison. met
Gill. the captain Of the guard. returning
IL the prison. and the policeman states
Gill was drunk. al the time Gill was
supposed a. be- al the prison looking
after the guards who were under his
charge.
Mr.. Watson. formerly a guard at the
prison. states the privileges To Latimer
have been given him for the last three
months The custom has been 10 un.
lock Latimer's cell each Saturday night.
when the convict would come to the
hall. light his oil stove, cook sausage
and serve IL with rye bed and butter 10
the guards in the west wing. Lafimer
generally came out about 10 o'clock and
roamed about until in the morning.
Mr.. Watson states he always declined
the Lafimer lunch. He could not inter
fere "a Gill gave the privilege
The unusual activity in the corridors
during the night made the prisoners
aware that all was not we'll When they
assembled al breakfast the facts were
sopn known. and the conyici- were very
much excited over the murder Of Mr..
Haight.
Ton Tough for Mursiercr~
criminals and haa not twenty five friends
among them. Even the murdercrs re-
fuse To has. anything 20 do with the
man sho killed his mother Mr. Haisht
was well liked by the prisoners and
when they heard of the way he was dis
posed Il. we're almost frantic. The feel
ING j. intense and " is feared that IL
i.atinser - captured and returned he
viii te iynched hy the other conyicss.
{ Today Il Is almost imreesihle 10 keep
them ~ their work on account ~ the
inicnse feeling. They hope he will b.
shot down before returned One ~ the
foremen stated this morning that II Lat
smer VAS pat IN pfison again there
would surely he trouble Ie - 50 dis.
liked by all that only an ex.N1se j.
wanted % 10 him harm. The csnsirfs
say j; is~sll right g. escape. bat the y,,ss.
oning n Haight they denounrc ns snhn
man snsl eo~arslly They leilesea him
their ffieej and vsnt feyengr. aud 5 ~
have = -iaouhi AZ OPPORTUNITY preeeni
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