The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-11-19
oU1FlTTERs FOR 1.-THE FINEsf-.'
what May 10 Seen In tho Rooms Of ,
Police EqnIpmcnt Establishment.


what May 80 Seen In tho Rooms Of >
Police Equipment Establishment.
Though the way of the transgTess-
or be hard, be finds many benevo-
lent persons ready and anxious, if
not to make it easy, as some oynics
accuse them of wishing to do, at
least to rob it Of some of its attend
ant terrors. The last to enroll him
Iaelf in this band Of -if:.lissisiianthropists
is the inventor of "the humane po-
lice club. - He has observed the
danger of the wooden club, even
when it is used with discretion and
good judgment, and has lighted, as
he thinks, upon a solution of the
difficulty attending the forcible per-
suasion of the lawless element. He
has perfected and now has on sale a
club with central core of hickory
enveloped in soft india rubber. 1t is
IA inches long and weighs 10 ounces.
The effects of this club are said to
be exceedingly satisfactory, at least
to the person who Yields it. The
opinions of the subjects have not,
apparently, been oollated. In its
use the vessels and substance of the
brain are not injured, nor is the
skull fractured, the skin broken nor
blood brought except at the nose. 1t
may, as the inventor admits, black
en- an eye or break an arm. lex
periments on oadavers, animals and
violators of the law" he adds, "con-
firm these claims. +"
That's a fact, said the dealer
through whom the weapon is intro
duoed to the trade. He went to
some up town morgue or hospital
one day and came back here with
sections of two skulls he had been
pounding with the club, one that of
a boy of II and the other that of a
man of 46. Neither was fractured. "
This dealer is a member of one of
the only two firms in New York
which supply everything needed,
except the actual cloth for the uni
forms, to equip first class police
force. They send handouts, shac-
kies, leg irons, clubs, shields, dark !
lanterns, etc., TO hardware dealers
all over the country. There isn't |
much change in the styles from year |
to year, and the applicants for BRACE
lets and anklets have only few
patterns to choose from. OF hand
cuffs, for example, there are only
two distinct styles in use, both COW
cred by patent The most approved
kind is looked by a key as well as by
the spring which snaps when they
are slipped over the hands. Every
man-of-war carries large supply of
leg irons and handouts for use in an
Some of the most interesting APP
pliances for capturing and restrain
ng criminals are those ingenious
devices known as "nippers. These
consist of single handcuff, which
g opened by means of pressure upon
! spring button and closes around
jhe wrist of the prisoner as soon as
! second button striking the wrist
releases the spring lock. Their mer-
t lies in the quiokness with which
IN arrest can be effected by their use.
'Twisters, or chain nippers, are
made with chain connecting two
nterlocking handles and are espe-
,ially esteemed for their lightness.
Of ordinary clubs and billets there
s a large variety in locust, rosewood,
ronwood, cocobolo. and lignum
'ite. A modest ironwood billet
nay be had for 40 cents, while
handsome presentation baton richly
and tipped may cost as
much as $25. New York Tribune.