New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-29
IRVING LATTMER CAUGHT.
ARRESTED WITHIN TWENTY MILES OF TIE
PRISON.
THE GATEK KEEPER III LIED BY PRrSS1C ACID
HOW TIE MURDERER SECURED THE
POISON-uIS EARLY LIFE.

THE GATEKFEPER III LIED BY PRTSSIC ACID
HOW TIE MURDERER SECURED THE
POISON-HIS EARLY LIFE.
Jackson Mich. March os.-Between 30 ard o
o'clock this evening r. Irving Latimer, the escaped
convict who murdered his keeper was captured hi
Jerome little town In IIIIl,dae Couny about twenty
miles from here. He went into store to purchase
pair Of shoes. The people in the store recognized
Laimcr, who became frightened and fed down the
railroad followed by crowd. After long chase
the murderer was captured and the whole party
started toward Jackson. number OF newspaper cor
respondents left thlS city immediately receipt CT
the OF the capture.
Mr.. Soule farmer. living Horton.
about twelve miles from here Is sure that
Latimer N his house Monday morning.
lie that as he was coming from his barn about
hafpa> q. a man seemed 10 rise out Of the ground
near tho corner OF the house, II - bud crwlei
from Under the stoop. lie said Il have Just come
from Parma, have lscn 60 chicago. but nv clothes
stolen willie on the train AMI ! cutting
across TO 80 TO Mr.. Iludnatts "a druggist at Han
over The had gray trousers and walstcoat
such they wear In Jackson prison. lis coat was
q long one, and II was much too large for him. Ills
hat was wOrnout souch and he had a pair Of odd
felt boots his feet. Souic asked him Into break
fast and he ate a hearty meal. When he left 10 cut
the fields instead Of taking the road down to
Horton. soulc SAYS that since seeing L1mcr's pic
turc he Is sure he Is the man who breakfast with
him. Full inquiry at the prison indicates that II
the man seen near Horton was Laiimcr he secured
the coat hat and boots outside the prison. II X
certain taat Latimer stole five 81 gold pieces from
Ialght's pocket when he secured the keys.
Tho Inquest the death Of George W. IIaight gate
keeper, AT the prison sunday night was resumed fhi
morning. and the entire morning taken up in the
examination Of Charles F.. Rice the keeper. who was
arrested yesterday ard released. Nothing new was
developed by hs testimony. j, Is certain that haigh'
died from the effects OF prusHc ncid. DIR. r. NJ Kim
TALL who took the vas found I'm the sink. IA We'll
rs the stomach TO Ann Arbor for analysis came home
his morning lie declared that both bottles contained
rrii.sc acid Dr. Nimball thinks 1t was In diluted
FORM and that this the reason It's action wns ~
slow. II will take time 10 analyzo the con
tents of the stomach. From book fonnh In
Lamcr's cell which l. marked In several places II u
certain that he has been reading mp on poIsons ana
their action lately.
This afternoon II was discovered where LAimer
purchn the poison The one Vial was obtained i"s'
saturday from H. T. webb's drug store. having been
ordered from New.York sometime before The other
vial was purchased months ago. Evidently Lntin"r
did not lind it to his LIKING, for when me order was
sent In for the second Vial. Il was a hlnd more care
fully prepared and not kept In drug stores IN 'ach'o"'
II thought" said Mr.. webb. 1t Was dargsroy' 10
fill such orders and did not do So The clerk o. the
prison came In himself and .aid II was oil nehf.
TIe said Intimcr waptcd the prussic acid 10 develop
come pho ogra phic plates and then ordered thr Wal
from New-Y York and II came hS saturday, ana s'i'
II down then
Did you know II was for IatimeT' = 49,
.Ncs the prison clerk said 80. and we are Obliged
to III th,. order sanctioned In that way: -
Westerly X. J., March 2s.-only rev years aeo
there was no family In Southern Rhodc Island more
widely known and prominent IN the nest socmI ana
luanrSs circles thnn the Launers. IRVING was n
populnr lad and wos The favored son o' one o u%c %
largest manufacturers Of this section, VINO owhcd hr
pnwcauck Woccn Mills and other big en,"rpr-'a
For iwentytNo ycnrs Irving rrsid'd her, ana NJ nh'
age he went TO Jackson. Mich. With his Sthcr VINO
failed In his business enterprises In aud about west
ery. , a., c,.,.,
The Young member OF the SUNDAY :
school aughi by the present United states senai or
from this State Nathan I. DIXON. and wns o gridu-
ate OF the Westerly High school While residing nero
he was regarded Trustworthy and quiet Young
man. and he seemed 10 display consider1le Hsiics'
energy I'm connection with his fathers mill property.
During the three years that yohng Laum"r mas
passed IN the Michigan peniien'hry he hn- CORES
pDnded with several people In Westerly and one young
man In particular has received frequent letters from
him. ~ some Of these Young La'im4r said b. looked
FOR the dav when he would get fnll pardon but
n the sentences couched together can b. plainly
sccn that ho intended 10 mnkc break for liberty by
some bold plan ~ the irst good opportunity. Some
Of the people In Westerly have very clearly defined
opinions nbout the death OF the father OF Young Lat
inner. and amcng the acqunininnccs of the Latncr
family The impression Is general that the fngfvc mur-
dcrcr killed his father by narcotic poison. The killing
OF Keeper IIlght undoubtedly makes the thfrd mIr-
der committed by the fugitive during his brief life time