Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-31
LAX PRISON DISCIPLINE,
The Story of Latimer's Escape Told by Gil
Captain Of the Guard.

The Story of Latimer's Eacape Told by Gill,
Captain of the Guard.
Warden Davis took the stand yesterday at the
inquest to inquire into the death BY po;so hing
OF Guard Haight OF the state prison at Jack
son, Mich. He said he never knew that Lati.
mer, the matricide, was out OF his cell OF nights
and that no one had any right o. business to let
him out. On the night Of the escape when he
was called out he found Gill doubled up in
great pain and Haight unconscious. Tbs
warden's orders. as well as the rules, were that
no convict was to be taken from q cell after s
PM. unless the convict was sick. Mr.. Davis
said he had been down hundreds OF times after
the convicts had been locked in at night to see
that all was right.
As for drugs coming into convicts he had no
knowledge about that. as when anv request had
come TO him o: such a nature rom conyicts be
mad said that the prison physician had full
charge OF that. 1t was not until after the
tragedy that witness heard that any pruss;c
acid had been sent into the prison.
Warden Davis detailed at length his CONVEX
sations with Guards Rice and Latimer when
the latter came back. Latimer related to ths
warden the story OF his escape, the innocence
OF all prison officials of his plans, the death OF
Haight and poisoning OF Gill. The same as the
matricide told them TO the others.
rFE PRISON PHYSICIANS STATEMENT.
At the afternoon session OF the inques. Dr.
E. L. kimball, prison physician, was placed on
the stand. After giving history OF the affair
at the prison after his arrival. he described the
autopsy made on the body Of Mr. Haight, aud
testified to finding all his organs in condition
OF perfect health. He then read tbs report of
Prof. Novy of the analysis made OF the con-
tents of the stomach, glasses and walls, in
which it was plainly shown that prussic acid
was the poison used.
CAPT. ellis STORY
Maurice P. Gill, the captain of the suard.
now under arrest for criminal neglect. was
next placed on the stand. He told The story of
the affair very differently than on Monday. He
said he unlocked Latimer about ESQ D. m, and
that it was nearly IL O'Clock when lunch was
eaten; that Immediately after drinking the
lemonade be Was taken terribly sick. After
that ne had no distinct remembrance OF what
TRANSFERRED. Gill said he had Latimer out of
his cell perhaps q dozen times during the last
three or four months; never asked the warden
and did not think he had any knowledge
OF it, 1t was a very common thing TO unlock
convicts at. any time during the night
he did not remember having seen Warden
Davis down stairs after 10 o'clock at night. 1t
has been customary in the prison lately to buy
presents for the officers. Latimer wanted to
collect fund to MAKE Gill a presen, and Gill
gave him room and sent for fifteen or twenty
men. He had seen Latimer give Mr. Haisht
coffee and chocolate perhaps six or seven times.
had lunched with him dozen times; he knew a
package OF drugs was sent in without being ex-
amiIed. but did not think Tabor would buv
poisons for them. The testimony of G. Major
labor, clerk. and E. 7. Webb was Substantially
as that given Tuesday.