Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-17

fences, beside his locked and bolted
cell-door. Yes N-
The entrance to this iron cage is by
one of b. +. laughs Improved Pris-
on Doors,-in itself curiosity. LIT
US watch the Sheriff as he enters 20
iacarcerate new victim. Having
searched and prepared him, he ul-
fastens q paddock which let's loose
bolt and uncovsrs small key hole.
Anothey key is used and the mar"
row door can be opened, which shows
''lever closet that is separated
fro the interior by good iron plate.
The wide door can also be opened,
showing a second door. grated, only
Is inches within. In the closet is =
paddock, whose removal allows the
bolts of the inner door to be drawn.
The grating projects into the Jail, so
that the officer can look on all sides
for men lying in wait TO harm him
and order them off before he opens.
Standing outside this CRATE, he nn-
bolts the door between the outer aud
inner corridors by moving u lever
the closet, sends his man through AMI
bolts the door behind him. Then he
may enter alone the outer corridor,
unlock paddock that confines anoth-
err lever, and by it's use bolt or unbolt
six cell ,doors at once, and may shut
in or let out from one TO twelve men
with each of two different levers
Then he may enter the inner corri-
dor and put paddock on each bolted
cell-door. And in every move he
make s, the officer may keep his men
in sight, with one or two bolted doors
between him and them. There are
eight or nine bolts and locks between
the celled convict and liberty. The
windows have heavy oak sash, con-
tanning large panes of rough plate
glass, 3inch thick, so that no prisoner
can recognize persons without. There
is a two.foot gallery extending all
around the inside of tho wall above,
where the jailer may walk, and by
day or night inspect the interior of
every cell through the three dstinc.
gratings, using lantern at night.
There is nothing combustible about
the Jail save the front office floors and
partitions, and the slated roof If
these should burn, the brick wall and
the concrete covering of the iron
cell roof six inches thick will prevent
the inmates from feeling much heat
or being released OuLwardiy, the
house is fire-proof, having a slate roof
and galvanized iron cornice. The
heating furnace is yet to be procured.
The original plan embraced jail
er's residence to be built in front, Al
#. by 274, two stories, with Man
sard roof and many architectural
beauties. The third story or the two
attic rooms inside the Mansard roof
are each 15x22, and loft. high, in
tended for hospital uses for sick pris-
oners; the other stories are lift. high
and elegantly planned and finished.
This house would have cost only
S7,500,if both had been built at once.
We hope the County Board and
Building Com mittee may not long de-
lay to complete the work by erec.-
ing the residence. Of the hundreds
OF tax. payers who have visited ii
Jail, nearly every one expresses re-
greet that the whole had not beea
built at once.
Grant County is now prepared -
safely keep criminals of every grade |
of crime or Jail breaking ingenuity
There are many surrounding cOun-
ties whose jails are insecure, that
may now and then send us hard |
case to exercise his abilities here.
We have elegant iron staterooms for
twenty four gentlemen and SIX L.
dles, and as Mr., Carrier loves to en-
terrain full house, and there are |
plenty of persons who ought to take |
lodgings with him, We predict thar
be will be largely patronized.