The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-30

Scene NJ tuC EFlh"W'
JACKSON, Mich, March 9O-B. Irving
Iatimer, the triple murderer, is again
behind the bars, His capture, MS rela'
led in these dispatches last night, was
effected near Jerome about twenty miles
from this city. Latimer was brought
from Jerome In a carriage and under
strong guard, arriving at the prison at
$40 this morning, The scene ut the
prison door when the vehicle dashed up
was ono Of the most dramatic episodes
that ever occurred in the history OF the
institution. A large crowd was gathered
in front OF the building as the carriage
was seen in the distance and an express
sion of general satisfaction was heard as
ii was discovered the vehicle was headed
directly for the prison front door. The
occupants OF the vehicle aprang out and
in trice I.atimer was marched through
the front door. He seemed calm and
collected and when some ono started to
urge him on, he remarked, "On, it's all
right" This was said in tho tone OF
one who wanted to have tho whole al
fair handled with proper decorum.
Latimer decidedly objected to being
showed.
The crowd drew up within the hall
and as Clerk Taber drew near, Latimer
said significantly: II want to have q
talk with you as soon as | can" Taber's
face was white with rage, His hatred
for Latimer Is something supremely
bitter. "He said with Indignation,
ayes presume you would like to talk
with me-" It looked Rs though Taher
would like 10 spring upon Latimer, but
no restrained himself, The deputy
warden aud the prisoner passed quickly
through the corridor and in few min
utos Latimer was secured from the
crowd by the grated gate.
During the long ride IRON Jerome to
the prison, Latimer told the store OF his
escape aud OF the plans by which it had
been made possible.
~ had been working and thinking
out the ways aud means OF the at
tempt" no said, (Which at this moment
is proving future, for nearly year.
started with fundamental scheme
and have never deviated from my orgl-
nal plans from tho time OF its concep-
ton. 1t should have succeeded, but it
miscarried, and that too in most woe
full manner. l made careful and ex-
hNustive study OF poisons and their
effects. That book will readily prove
that did not intend murder, and you
say that poor EIaightis dead. would
rather stay there until l rotted than to
have murdered him. And think that
l murdered him by laundering.
~ poisoned him with glass OF lem.
onade. l never thought for one mo.
ment it would put him to sleep over
hall an hour. GIN said might carry
some Of our luncheon up to Haight.
Before taking it up made the lemon
AIDE and put in the powder. After he
drank tho lemonade l came down and
Gill got the same dose. II was my in.
tention to treat them both alike. Gill
is entirely innocent of anything but
negligence. The same may be truth.
fully said Of every one.
"Do you know what made my plans
mscarry? II was the crash OF that
dish. It brought Rice to the scene and
he disarranged everything. Haight was
quiet, Gill was nearly helpless and l
would have had everything all to my.
sef If 1t had not boon for the crash OF
that dish. | would have locked tho
guards all in. would have had three
hours the start before they could have
made any effort to pursue me. would
have left the prison with valise con-
tanning two revolvers and good clothing
and before they would have been hard
after me l would have been twenty
miles away.
"The poison which l used was n mix.
ture Of opium and prussic acid, It was
certainly not intended that there should
be enough prussic acid TO be fatal The
logic Of tho mixture is this: Tho opium
secures the usual sleeping effect and
prussic acid secures an immediate effect.
That was the whole scheme OF the mix.
ture and | can't imagine why 1t went
wrong,
after leaving the prison l started to
tuu' uuH LHlHk htopppu until 1
had made three miles. The first stop
I made WINS at a farmers house, where
! was furnished with a coat, hat and
felt boots. l then logged ahead, and
the next stop made was for breakfast.
II cut off through tho fields and
skirted the edge OF woods all day In
attempting to cross a swamp got my
feet very wet and while splashinp
around slipped and sprained my ankle.
This was my Waterloo. Had 1t not
been for this accident, I am satisfied
that would have made my escape.
I spent Yesterday between Hanover
and Moscow. Went for something TO
eat at ono house and picked up an old
quilt on my way out, after being refused
q bed. Last night, Mrs, Iron, near
Jerome, gave me q very good supper
and went from there to q Mr.. Moore's
TO get some clothing and he advised me
TO 90 to the Jerome store. went and
there you are. The lame ankle laid mo
out"
Claims To he an Heir.