The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-10
LATIMER
MURDER CLUE
Mystery May be Solved by
Arrests
lNTIMATI0N IS GIVEN
By StoOl-pigeOn-Hary Clare and John
Furman, Taken as Counterfeit
era Suspected Of Brooklyn
Crime.
lNTIMATlON IS GIVEN

New York, July 1o.-United States
secret service agents who recently ran
down a band of counterfeiters in west
crn Pennsylvania have landed behind
prison bars two desperate criminals,
who, it is charged, are the murderers OF
Albert @. Latimer of Brooklyn, who
was shot down in his homo by burglars
July 2, 1902,
The men suspected are Harry Clare,
alias Joseph A. Haas, and John NTman
elias Rossi, both Of whom were con.
victed of counterfeiting in May last
and sentenced to FIVE years in the
Western penitenstiary at Allegheny
City.
The men were arrested by Chief
Washer of the Pittsburg division of the
United States secret service at Brad
dock, Pa, where they had set up plant
for the manufacture Of counterfeit
money. Clare at that time had pc.
sition as chemist in a local drug store.
He was identified by his Bertillion
measurements as a professional burglar
who was arrested in this city few
weeks after the Latimcr murder, and
who jumped his bail.
Furman at the time of his arrest
said he first met Clare in 1890. when
both were serving sentences in the
Elmira Teformatory, and that they had
worked together as burglars in Now
York city and elsewhere after their re-
lease.
The first intimation that Clare and
Tnrnsn had been connected with tho
- timer murder came to the secret
service agents through a stool pigeon
who had been partially successful in
gaining their confidence. In tracing
the history of the prisoners it was
learned that at the time of the Latimer
nnlrder they were members Of a gang
which made It's headquarters in a house
on Buckley street, Long Island City. It
was in this house that Clare and two
ether members of his band were arrest
"A about three weeks after the muir.
der
The murder Of Albert G. Letimer was
one Of the most brutal and shocking
crimes that ever startled the community
I-atimer was wholesale dealer IN
stationery at So Maiden lane, Manhat-
tan, and lived with his wife and two
children on Hancock street, Brooklyn.
The evening before the murder he had
collected considerable sum Of money.
which he took home with him. He said
his wife retired about an hour before
midnight. Their bedroom was the front
room on the second floor.
As they lay silently burglar APP
preached the bed noiselessly and evi.
IDENTIFY not aware that they were watch
ing him. He was bareheaded, dark
haired, Of medium size and athletic
DUiiu. tbs JAGS llNiH lEN tSNbApNH w
bis mouth was covered with a black
mask When the burglar was within
arms length. Mr.. Latimer sprang mp
suddenly
The burglar started TO leave the room
but. as. Iatimer overlook him, he turn
cd and grappled with him For several
seconds they struggled in the darkness,
and then the burglar freed himself and
attempted to escape In his haste he
mistook the door Of the bed
room closet for an exit, for he opened |
it and sprang within. He had pulled
the door shut after him before he real
lied that he was in trap.
Latimer tugged st the knob, while
the burglar tried to hold the door Then
the burglar suddenly let 90 and, as
Latimcr fell backward into the room
the burglars pistol flashed twice in The
darkness. Latimer fell face forward |
Mys. Latimer witnessed |
the awful scene, and before she could |
recover from the shock the murderer
rushed out into the hallway and down
the stairs, escaping by rear door into