, 1875-01-03
THE STONE BOX,
Weak Points in the County Jail
Building.
Possibilities and Probabilities Of Pris
oners Escaping.


AANSNllAl1ual6 AuW1SSl0u1s
| Tha County Jail Is in = very insecure cco;3;
ton, and unless something il done toward max.
! ing lnGress and egress comparatively difficult
| the prisoners will walk out early some morning
! And bid adieu to Chicago. Sheriff Agpew il dis.
| posed to do everything possible to hold thosa
committed to his charge, but be ia powe1leas TO-
gardin@ the matter OF remedying defects in tia
construction. He has called the attention Of .he
County Board to the necessity for certain i'm
proyeuaents, but tho Commissioners seem ia
hsve ignored bis Recommendations, and l1s il
consequently i'll at case, fearing that there il
likely to be any night wholesale liberation o1
the inmates OF the institution.
4 reporter called on him yesterday to rot ia.
formation about tho jail, and learned what il
subioned:
Espo1ter-What is your opinion Of
TIE SECURITY OF THE JAIL?
Sherln-It could be made a secure as any tail
in the country by the addition Of several I'M
proyenents.
neporter-What reason have you for speaking
subiunctiSe1y?
6hesiG-Bacauas ths institution ut present il
not SECURE
Reporter--What additions do You susgest7
the one opening from the otfics ic.5 stts yard.
nspoEter-Wta: good would it do?
Suerln-Th.t il
Tug WEAKEST POINT
in tho tai1 Four or fiya men conld knock m TIA
uonde3 door Ind te1l ths watchnsn Thsn ~ 10
asked uho wns 1heye that thev were oiicer. v1,h
= prisoner. He would not know tha contrarr IN ~
a dark uirht. and. upon Opening ths door to ad~
him and oct nossession al the keys.
Raportee-Does the man in the oftico 1t n1rht
c,rrT In teys5 RA'
Slerin-Yes. have onIv two men there-
ono in tho Jail, who walka up and down the COZ.
ridora. yatcling the cell doors. and the other in
thn ofiice who adnits oficers With prsoners
Reportar-Do you consider two men 4 sufa.
Giant nnsrd @0''1~
Ebes;T-No. there shou1d be .notber
Roncrtcr-Whera vonid vnu station hin,3
Sber1ff-rn tho Gaze (an iror-harred .n.rt.
nent inside the faI, vHore attorneys consnH
1Tith thar centsS T wonid r,ivc h,r; the Is.s
Thon. If ths man in tLs of1ico hanneneti ass ::
let in ronpbs who weto heut On re,t,aa,np ths
nr:aona1a }Iov copJd mt s1et TIM lars rn,.o.
thoy sawed The cace burs Which thew Would not
haTa IA ooport11nity 70 do. as the watcImsr
sdSnnt,ea S9r 1 90 ''7' 'A' t&''40 t''o1''f
Ranorf.r-1f the irnn door WAT. nut m .rx
m aJ5,t;ona, ,atclmsn eccordad M, en,11 ~ ~
sIeeo sound , '' 'S3
Sher;tY-I thi,t~ ~ Init
j: oyr OTHER rB1xo
ia .sna,fi~1 in orf1nr IN u,,no the f.f7 ,h.o1nt.
secuTe
Tennrtar-.What ia that7
shnriff@1he cci1ine oush. tn bs covarad vi+A
hoier iro, s~e'' "404 ''A&
Renorter- p1a..er il NOT ,tronr .nonrh7
Sher,fr-Certainiv not. man can S.ana =.
tba sling IN frnnt of Ihe thiT5 ;er ~ cs1I. -
nck Ina War to a the @ rafters in ra AM m;nntas ~A''
Rennrtaro-Snnnoao hs i,3 ~ how cn,,1S :. ..t
:, ~ rro,,,1 49, ~~4N 4o' 49," ~0a14 -" -
shcr;frwHa rou2d m tbronoh ~. .cn+,,.,.
!ho roof. ard than aide down uator- nnont ~
azor h;,rse1y ~ ~ I'D - !. .+-;noa5 t1sntss
Il roud tnts TINE w nnr ~ onsn tha .snt
Ia, hnt Tho two prisoners VIM recent1y m.sSs
hair eacana hrore 1ha tyynah;tti,o, loc- ss.iI-
- tbav co1,la a D;nasta,n t00~ ~ e~0N5
r,,r coa-
Renorter-Wh.t von1d II cost tn rcatA ,hs I'm. .
yon hav. ment;onrd7
Sher;sNT c.nnnt ta,1 =. Th.1. mad. ~ ...t
n,tes shonId in1oa hoTarer j., ~. ~ ,.;es Soss
,orhood Of $40 011.
nenortac-Dn vnn think H., ind;scr;m;n.+.
AnT1sa1ox ~ vIs,Tors
% the tail .dY,ssble?
Shcr7H-No h.e,nea ravo1ver. and ..w,-
10 carried in. md the iniler know nnth;ro short
+ ~
Reporter-Hava ron not authority n ..,rrs
ii Suspicious persons?
SherfR-Wo do search all TIM man rho .,s
honqht 1,keig tn ali = oris,ner n % ese,na Nv az a.
{,e taller cannot aeo1cL il. wnoe, ~ IT. 10
hey who ceneraly carry in xnch artic1e. to thai,
oyers, Ali tbs BASKETS and bundle, ara looked
no And whisky ctc. conf;scated RI ~.
earch Yerv few of Tho visitor, bac.,ss
1any call to see debtors ncd nen
ccused of FIGHT crimes. who wonld mt run INV
ink TO aecura their ]ihartv It vonf} hnu1iv ~