Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-31
LATIMER HAS ESCAPED.
THE BRUTAL MATRICIDE KILLS
ONE OF HIS KEEPERS
And Almost Kills Another by Giving Them
Poisoned Lemonade-TwO Keepers
Charged With Completely.

Never in the history of Jackson has
that town been so wrought up as it
was over the news that X. Irving Lati-
mer, the infamous murderer of his
mother, had escaped from the State
prison in that city and that he had adj
ministered poison to two of the keepers
from the effects of which one died.
The story of the escape is as follows:
For the past few weeks Latimer had
been telling Night Captain of the
Guard NJ. Z. Gill story of some money
due him in Rhode lsland-some So, 500
and that he wanted Gill to collect il
when the prison administration was
changed, as was soon expected. Lati-
mer had frequently been given many
liberties, having often drank cup of
coffee or chocolate with Gill when he
was taking his midnight lunch. On
the night of the escape Gill and Lati-
mer had agreed to settle the matter of
the Rhode Island treasure and Gill re-
leased Latimer and conducted him TO
the administers Office. Latlmer
brought along a box of sardines and
some lemons. He made some lemon
ade and sent a glass of it to GatelSeeper
q. w. Ilaight.
After eating and drinking Gill says
he was taken suddenly and violently
sick. Latimer worked over HIM for
some time until suddenly n noise was
heard in the guard room like the rat
Ting of dishes. Gill was too weak TO
investigate and gave LaCimer his keys
and asked him to go. He did so
aud soon returned and said that
Mr.. Haight had fallen over and was
dead.
Gill finished his story as follows:
"Then | staggered TO my feet, but
could hardly go, and Irving and Keeper
Case took hold of me and assisted Inc
10 the guard room. When | told Case
to go for the doctor he asked for Mr..
liaight's key TO the hospital door.
asked them to look in Hiaght's pocket,
and Latimer and Rice went to look for
it. They returned, saying they
couldn't find it, when Latimer volun-
teered to go and ring for the doctor.
After he had been gone few minutes
Rice went To look for him and found
the front gate open. j suppose now
that Latimer took the key out of Mr..
llaight's pocket when he pretended to
be looking for it. Rice ran down TO
the outside door and gave the alarm. -
Prosecuting Attorney Kirkby was
sent for and an investigation was at
once begun. After examining the
several guards the prosecuting attorney
ordered the captain of the guard, Gill
and Keeper Rice to be placed under ar
rest, as the circumstances warranted
their being held for further eXamina-
ton, the prosecuting attorney inclin-
ing to the belief that there is posi-
bility of plot in which several are
implicated. When Latimer took the
KEYS from Haight's person he also
ritied his pockets and stole S25 in
money, which was in the pocket Of the
insensible man. Latimer evidently
contemplated some diabolical plot, such
as releasing all the convicts in the
west wing, but was prevented from
lack of time.
Latimer had neither hat nor coat
when he escaped and was unarmed
unless he had been supplied with fire.
ans by some guilty official. Hundreds
of men turned out to search for the
inhuman murderer and his breath of
freedom can scarcely last very long.