The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-18

however, we have got over by means of a
double lock which IS warranted to DEFY tSa
EFFORTS or the spiritual friends Of Madame
Dis Debar herself.
There is another variety Of handouts
where there are three cuffs instead of
two.n
They are mainly used by sheriffs in trans
porting prisoners by rail, the third cuff being
fastened to the arm of the car SCAT. Some
tlmes three prisoners are shackled together
with them when they are in such an awk-
ward position that running away becomes
an impossibilty, as they would tumble over
each other.
Leg irons are now made on the same
pattern as handouts. They are generally
supplied with ball and chain. The balls
vary IN weight all the way from twelve
pounds 20 fifty, and though awkward things
TO nave on one, do not prevent a man from
working. Leininger's shackle, more COM
monty known as the Oregon boot. is the
pest device yet invented for the safe hold
ing OF desperate criminals, and is much pref
cradle TO the ordinary ball and chain ar
rangement. 1t consists of, as you see, a
heavy iron shackle which weighs eleven or
fifteen pounds and surrounds the foot above
the ankle. 1t rests upon a stirrdp and the
stlrrup is secured by screwing it to the heel
OF the shoe. 1t has secure fastenings to
RANfSAS tvs AOhtONAl Nv Iu6 DTlsOubI OF MS
friends. 1t will allow him to do any ordi-
nary work inside or outside the prison with
safety and reasonable comfort. They are
IN great demand in the south where out
door prison labor is so common, as they do
away with the necessity for the numerous
guards which has so largely rendered it I'M
profitable. OF course, there is not much
pleasure in walking around with an Oregon
boot on, but the amount of personal dis
FORT rNz
formidable appearance would suggest. A
prisoner with an Oregon boot, however,
may be safely trusted not to run far.
Police whistles used by officers for call
ing assistance are quite expensive, the COM
monest kind selling for so cents. These
whistles have peculiar tone and can be
heard for a great distance ON a still night.
Unfortunately. the tone can be initiated and
since the patent on the original whistles ran
out a number of them have been sold tc
private parties, and in some cities they have
been used-by~ practical jokers- to the annoy-
ance and disgust of the police officers. Sc
far did the abuse extend in San Francisco
that special law had to be passed making
1t an otfense for citizen to sound police
whistle except to summon needed
assistance. Thebest police whistle
is that known as the unique
Like the rattle Of the rattiesnake
once heard its sound will never be mistaken
for anything else. 1t has two distinct tones
and gives a most discordant shrill and pierre
ing whistle. 1t has never been initiated
and it is sold exclusively for police use.
1--WE make iJ a rule under no circum-
stances to sell our goods to strangers. VIZ
do not want them TO fall into the hands of
any one except officers of police depart
ments, United States marshals and depu
ties, wardens of state and county prisons
and criminal authorities generally"
How many customers for these thing.
have youn remarked the writer as hG
glanced around on the rather outre collec
tion of tools of the thief-taker that sur
rounded him on every side.
at is hard to give a good idea. We sup
ply 500 distinct police departments in the
United States and Canada alone, not tx