Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-05

therefore ID utter confusion The officer encountered m the courthouse were hustled about unceremoniously or carried bodily nut of he building The grated door leading into the jailor's corrIdor proved firm barrier to furthe progress. and the jam forbade all efforts Co force it open. Inside the corridor armed guards were pacing and yet for a time 1t seemed as though even the disorgauIzed crowd would succeed A messenger vas quickly dispatched for Sheriff Paul who was at the hospital with the wounded man, and in an incredibly short space of tim Mir. Paul arrived at the door of the court house. and in & fssh he was through the crowd or over their heads, and ID a twink ling he and his assistants had cleared the hallwAys. not however. until George Hand. the jauitor, had conceived and executed the idea Of cooling their excitement by turning the hose on the crowd and sending over them a volume of Santa Cruz water. Guards were then stationed inside the building and the doors closed. and quiet reigned.
 A. W. H1lbrOok the mu -dered man. WAS born in Upton, Massachusetts. May l2th, 1890. and was therefore 5I years of age He emigrated to California in $50 and afterwards went to Aus tralia. The gold fever took him to Peru. and m ls5j he returned tO California. and has nearly ever since resided m the vicinity of Mokelumna Hill, C4laveras county. He WAS unmarried and hls only relative known to be living Is sister now siding m Medfold. Mass. Sheriff Paul had known Mr. Holbrook intimately for many ars. and secured for him the responsible posi- tiuu he held zt the tune of his death. He vas regard d as a most reliable. honest and capable man. and in his position as jailor, while neces- sarily compelled to enforce harsh discipline among the class of people ID his custody. he wa- ever ready and willing to perform any act of kindness not inconsistent with the rules of the prisOn.
 The murderer. Joseph Casey. Is a man about si years of age, and Is probably one of the most reckies- and daring ascals in the Territory. He Is an expert in jail breaking and never misses an opport unity tO take any chance for break for liberty He was arrested last July for robbery. at CalAbasas and broke jail last October, with Murphy, Gibson and Mover, Fho have not been recaptIred. He was finally arrested in Fl Paso in December. and broke jail there before Sheriff Paul could start back with him. He was traced
 nto T-Tss, and was captured again al Big Spung- and transferred for safe keeping to the jail at Colorado Cify. Teras. Here he also came very near making an escspe and would probably have succeeded in killing disabling the jailor. had not unexpected aid opportunely arrived. He was then heavily ironel and was brought by Sheriff Paul bark to this city. He now wears an Oregon boot upon -aca leg, and were he set at liberty in the middle of the streets he could make no more rogress than a slow walk.
 Ills accomplice in his lA'est escapade IS young man named Henry Sinclair. who was ap- l prehended for robbing Kauffman's store at La l Noria, m which undertaking his partner was | shot and killed. He is bud Of great promise and wIll probably pass most Of his days alternat- ing between haun;s of crime and the prisons | cells.
 THE JAIL.
 The county isil is a new structure, built upon plans adopted by the last Board of Supervisors Men of practical experience with this class Of | buildings condemn the general plan and the construction m very strong terms. The arrange nent Is such that unless large force of guards Is maintained. there Is but little chance of keep ng the prisoners in security. The specifications 'alled Tor gratiags Of oh lied steel rods securely astenei at thslr ends and braced: but they were constructed of wrought iron. slipped into sock 'ts al the top and bottom. scarcelythres-eighths 'f an inch deep and man of ordinary strength 'an easily bend and displace them. The castings ,f the cells were also to be of chilled iron. The whole structure is full of defects of various ma ures, and as will be seen from the diagram of he lower story of the iail-the upper story is counterpart of this-th4 whole structure needs to 'e renodeied aftera designthat will afford better ecurIty for prisoners, and safety for the attend nts