Huntsville gazette., 1893-04-01
A WILLIAM AT LARGE.

WILLIAM Al IARGEs
Escape from the Michigan PenitcntIarv
at jackson, of X. Irving Lattimer. the
Matricide-Two Guards Poisoned, Ono
OF them Fatally, by the Desperate Con-
Wet in Carrying Out His Plan, whIeh
Had Been Worked Up to by Fairy
stories of Buried Treasure-A Reward
Tor the Fugitive, Dead or Alive-A CIew.
JACKSON, Mich, March 2s-R Irving
Latimer, the famous matricide, has es-
capped from the state prison He got
out by getting the keys and walk
ing out of the front door of the prison.
The keys are missing. Capt. Gill, in
charge of the prison at night, is in jail
now
Morris It. Gill, night keeper at the
prison, was the indirect means of the
escape Of Latimer, he having allowed
the convict undue liberties and per-
mitted himself to be bamboozled by
fairy stories of buried treasure i'll
Rhode Island, where the Lattimers
lived previous to coming to Michigan.
Capt. M. p. Gill was seen at the Jail
yesterday and made the following
statement: "About two weeks ago Lati-
mer said to me that he wanted to make
bargain with me to go to Rhode
Island to collect claim Of 81, 800 due
him. Saturday night Latimer again
approached me on the subject, and an
interview was fixed for last night
About Q o'clock Latimer was unlocked
and taken to the hall office. He re-
marked that he had box Of sardines
and some lemons, and we would have
lunch.
After entering the hall masters
office Latimer made some lemonade
and we ate the lunch. | was taken
sick Immediately afterward and was
terribly i'll. About 1880 we heard
rattling of dishes upstairs, and / gave
Latimer my keys and told him to go up
and see what was the matter with
Haight. Latimer did so, and, taking
cane, pulled the bar which unlocked
the gate and went into the guard room.
''Latimer returned in few moments,
carrying q Winchester rifle, and said
Haight was lying on the floor ] then
got up and tried to go upstairs, but was
very weak, and Latimer and Keeper
Rice assisted me. Rice asked where
Haights keys were, and | said they
were probably in his vest pocket. Lat
inner and Rice went to look for them,
and then Latimer said he would 20 and
whistle for the doctor, and started
away. He was gone several minutes
when the outside gate was found open,
and then we realized he had escaped
1t is supposed that Latimer got pos.
session Of sonao powerful drng and adj
niinistered it to the guard and night
turnkey. Guard Haight was found
gone an hour before that time. Haight
died at a. m.
The prison authorities have offered
reward for Latimer, dead or alive, and
officers are securing the country.
The latest development in the escape
is the arrest Of Night Guard +. Q. Rice
for completely in the escape. Rice was
directly connected with Gill on night
duty, and it transpires that he was
present when Latimer left the hall mas
ter's Office tog above and see what allied
lIaight. The supposition is that Rice
had knowledge of what Latimer was
to do or that he was criminally care
less in allowing Latimer to 60 through
the upper gate. Gill acknowledged
that Latimer had been making chocO-
late for Haight and Gill, and that
Latimer had carried Haights cup up to
him. He also acknowledges the story
of the buried treasure