The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-06

Description Of the Building and Its
Inmat.s.

The Wyoming p~enitentiary is situat-
ed on the left bank of the Laramie
river, about half IL mile west of TINT
City. 1t is constructed OF stone; and
its dimensions are 42XI2 feet; walls "a
feet high, surmounted by Il mansaid
roUf. IN the centIe CT tile building
stands IL column of cells, three tiers in
height, 2Ix55 feet in size, built of brick;
surrounded bv iron balconies three feet
wide, the whole encompassed by a corr
ridor eight feet wide: The floors of the
corridor and cells ,are of brick, with
stone duor-sills. Tie cells, forty-two
in number, are each 6x9 feet in size, Z.
feet in height, ut sides, Will, arclied
roof of solid masonry, and supplied
with patent, ysutilators, and open
grated doors. Three of these cells
are used for bathrooms, closets, etc,
each tier of cells being supplied with
all these conveniences.
At one end of the tiers of cells has
been built a brick structure, partially
in the north corridor, the lower story
of which is used as Il tailor and shoe
shop. Above this shop is the guard
room and Hrmery, where two men are
constantly kept at night, III charge of
the arms and keys of the whole estab-
lishment, everything of that character
being deposited in this room at the
l~ocking-up hour, save the, side-arms
Worn 10y the guards. An alarm bell at
the door of the 'armory can be rung, by
means of 4 Wire, from any part of the
prison. and an outlet aud individual
means of esress. enables the. reserve
g lard to get outside the walls. In case
of an attempted'e5cape, and cut off the
flight of prisoners. without traver5ing
any portion of the prison.
An ell to the westward from the
main building, 2lX46 feet, contains a
large dining-loo!n aud stole-room, meat
shop, etc.
The whole establishment is supplied
with water, pumped by Il large force
pump from q well to Il tank up near the
roof, from whence it is distributed in
pipes to all parts Of the prison.
In the basement of the building are
arranged the necessary conyeniences
for heating the prison.
Seven guards are employed, five of
whom are on duty during the day, while
many of tie c~onvicts are out liboring,
and two ut night.
y double board fence, eight or ten
inches thick and twelve feet high, in
closes Il plat of ground around the
prison 150X3U0 feet in extent.
There are now sixty-two prisoners
confined in the institution. By putting
two i'll II cell, Which can be done, the
prison will accommodate sevsnty-four.
Following is Il statement of number,
crimes. and terms of -thosescouvicted:
Murder, for life, 3; manslaughter,
from , to 10 years, 8; grand larceny,
from l to 10 years, 30; assault with ill.,
tent to kill, from l to 5 years, Z; bur-
glary, i years, /; forgery, 2s years, 1;
robbery, ! year, l; house breaking, 4
years, l; obtaining money under false
pretence, l year, l; against nature, 81
years, /; refusing to pay over school
money, ! year, 4; maliciausly entering
IL revenue eau, / year, l; burglary aud
larceny, 4 years, 2; total 62.
Outside of the Enclosure is the War
denis dwelling, 4 building 1922 feet,
with two wings II l6x20, and the
other 16X24 fest, built of wood, with a
substantial stone basement. The stone
was quarried from the bank of the riv-
Ell, Oh the site of the dwelling.