The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
The Desperate Again in the
Tolls and Still Obdurate
and Obstinate.
He Details the Mode of Escape
and Tells of His Objects
Not Murder.
Haight and Gill Were Given the
Same Deadly Dose in
Lemonade.

JACKSON, MICH. March 29.-R.
Irving Latimer is again behind bars
His capture, as related in these dis
patches last night, was effected near
Jerome, about twenty miles from this
city. La;imer was brought from
Jerome in carriage, arriving At the
prison at SO o'clock this morning.
The carriage under a strong guard,
arriving at the prison at 3:40 this
morning. The scene at the prison
door, when the vehicle dashed up was
one 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 in a trice Latimer was marched
through The front door. He seemed
calm and collected, and when some
one started to urge him on, he re-
marked: "oh Its all right" This was
said in the tone of one who wanted to
have the whole affair handled with
proper decorum. Latimer decidedly
objected to being showed. The crowd
drew UP within the hall, and as clerk
Taber drew near Latimer. he glanced
at the clerk and said significantly.
81 want to have 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 in
dignatIon:
Eyes, presume you would like to
talk with me"
The deputy warden and the prisoner
passed quickly through the corridor,
and in a few moments Latimer was
separated from the crowd by the
grated gate.
During the long ride from Jerome
to the prison, Latimer told the story
of his escape and of the elaborate
plans by which it had been made pos.
sible. Il had been working and think.
ing out the ways and means of the at
tempt" he said, (which at this mo-
ment is proving a failure for nearly a
year. l started with fundamental
scheme and have never deviated from
my original plans from the time
of its conception. 1t should
have succeed, but it miscarried
and that too in most woeful manner
made careful and exhaustive stud,
of poisons and their effects. Tha
book will readily prove that did no
intend murder, and you say that pool
Haight is dead. would rather sta!
there until rotted than to have muir
dered him, and to think that l muir
dered him by laundering. lpoisonet
him with a glass of lemonade.
never thought Tor one moment i
would make him sleep over half al
hour. Gill said might carr.
some of our luncheon up t
Haight. Before taking it up
made the lemonade and put in tn
powder. After he drank the lemt
made l came down and Gill got th
same dose. 1t was my intention
treat them both alike. Gill is entir'
ly innocent of any thing but negl
gence. The same may be truthful
said of every one. Do you know whs
made my plans miscarry? 1t was tn
crash of a dish. 1t brought Rice
the scene and he disarranged ever!
thing. Haight was quiet, Gill WI
helpless and / would have had ever
thing all to myself if it had not bee
for the crash of that dish. l woul
have locked the guards in; l woul
have had three hours the start befOl
they could have made any effort
pursue me. / would have left ii
prison with valise containing tv
revolvers and good clothing, and b
fore they could have been hard aft
me, I would have been 200 mill
away.
The poison which l used was
mixture of opium and prussic aci
1t was certainly not intended tn;
there should be enough prussic &C
to be fatal. The logic of the mixtu
is this: The opium secures Il
usual sleeping effect, and prussic &C
secures an immediate effet. This v
the whole scheme of Il
mixture, and ! can't imagil
it went wrong. In attempting
cross swamp l got my feet very "
and while splashing around slipp
and sprained my ankle. Last mig
Mrs. Tryon, near Jerome, gave me
good supper and went from there
Mr.. Moore's to get some clothing, al
he advised me to 60 to the JeroI
store. went and there you are. I
lame ankle laid me out"
MI, White has been appOint