The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-04-01
A WILLIAM AT LARGE.

at jackson, of r.. Irving Lattimer, the
Matricidc-Two Guards Poisoned, One
OF them Fatally, by the Desperate Con-
Wet IN Carrying Out His Plan, which
nad Been Worked UP to by Fairy
Stories of Buried Treasure-A Reward
for the Fugitive, Dead or Alive-A Glow.
JACKSON, Mich, March 2s.-R. Irving
Latlmcr, 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 T. 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 iu
Rhode Island, where the Lattimers
lived previous to coming to Michigan.
Capt NJ 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 a claim of s., 800 due
him. Saturday night Latimer again
approached me on the subject. and an
interview was fixed for last night.
About 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
a lunch
After entering the hall masters
of1lce Latimer made some lemonade
and we ate the lunch. l was taken
sick Immediately afterward and was
terribly ILL., About 1l:3O we heard a
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 a
cane, pulled the bar which unlocked
the gate and wentin the guard room.
"Latimer returned in few moments,
carrying 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 I said they
were probably in his vest pocket. Lat
inner and Rice went to look for them,
and then Latimer said he would 90 and
whistle for the doctor, and started
away. lie was gone several minutes
when the outside gate was found open,
ana then we realized he had escaped. I"
1t is supposed that Latimer got pos.
session of some powerful drug and adj
mlnlstered it to the guard and night
turnkey. Guard Haight was found
dying about J. a. m, Latimer having
gone an hour before that time. Haight
died at 8 a. m.
The prison authorities have offered o.
reward for Latimer, dead or alive, and
ofhcers are securing the country.
The latest development in the escape
is the arrest of Night Guard E. c. 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 togo above and see what allied
Halght 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 Haight's cup up to
him. He also acknowledges the story
OF the buried treasure.
Died of Poison.
JACKSON, Mich, March est seem.
settled that George Haight died of
poison, and that the story told bv Gill
about Haight's having heart disease is
false. Physicians made thorough au.
topsy OF Haights remains yesterday
afternoon. The brains, lungs and
heart were found in perfect condition.
The stomach contained half pint of
liquid. and it has been sent to Ann
Arbor for analysis.
A search of the doctors Office and
the prison yesterday morning revealed
two tiny phials, each containing a
whitish watery liquid. 1t is the belief
that from these bottles came the poi
son which killed Haight.
The only clew thus far of Latimer is
that man residing at the extreme
limits OF the city reports that shortly
after midnight he was awakened by his
dog barking. He got up and saw man
go rapidly by a window. He believes
it was Latimer, from his size and his
clothing
H. Irving Latimer brutally murdered
his own mother at jackson on the night
OF January "a, 1889. His trial lasted
twenty days, and was very sensational.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Latimer's father died under sus.
picious circumstances year previous
to the murder. He was heavily insured
in favor of the wife and son, and it is
believed that the son poisoned him.
Good Clew.
JACKSON, Mich, March os.-At 10
o'clock last night telephone message
was received by the sheriff from a.
farmer at Horton, six miles south of
here, that ate o'clock yesterday morn
ing, man answering the description
OF Latimer called at his house and
asked for something to eat. He said
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