The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

$500 Yesterday the county jail Was the
...oe AZ outbreaks on the part OF the
~t.snnes Once the jailers had . hand
e..ssud light with them. and once IN at
..-.t 10 break Jail was made by twenty
4, prisoners. The latter attempt almost
-,.,ad successful. and half dozen po-
w.euuen we're hastily summoned to assist
4. sherifrs men In holding the prisoners
i IN
= has been the custom ut the Jan to
s.sov prisoners 10 receive contributions
4 vegetables. sausage or anything OF the
- which their friends desired to bring
thesn. In the "hobo's tank were twenty
q. pet,t iarcenists and small criminals.
|. Nm for from ten to thirty-ive days.
- tank 8 at the southeast corner Of the
....,shouse and several windows open out
= the lawn Yesterday forenoon three
xr.iailbjrds ven. up to the courthouse
!. mn paper bags Of vegetables. On their
~.v out they ioitered about the yard
- minutes and an attorney who hap
Md TO be passing saw them passing
soune vhisky through the window. 6her-
n Meyer and Deputy Winsor went out
s.6 caught the fellows and brought them
! "a 4 little later three more hobos were
Atecoyered doing the same trick and Dep
rties Wlnsor and Lane chased them down
y.sIer zay and brought them back. All
six were put In jail.
Il sss then thought best 10 remove the
psssoueu from that part OF the Jail In
which thsy we're confined and shake
Aovn. The cells. This was done end the
sesrt was the finding Of twenty-seven
vhiaty bottles, nearly all empty. four
hnjses. two files and two-inch gas pipe
eighteen inches long.
While putting the prisoners back IA
their cells one Of them Jumped on Deputy
Lana and threw him down against the
han where the twenty-five prisoners had
just been confined. Deputy Winsor and
Ghsri6 Meyer interfered and were them
selves assaIled by the other five whisky
ysssera Lanes assailant got him down
and mas biting his face viciously. while
the prisoners were jabbing his anatomy
n tendAr places with broom sticks. The
sheriff was treated In the same way. The
unruly criminals were finally overcome
and put behind the bars.
MARTY attw o'clock last night the same
prisoners. now swelled to twenty-nine in
ssmhsr. sucesadad h breaking out Of their
e1ns ana getting Into the corridor In which
they are allowed to roam in the daytime.
AZ soon - the situation became apparent
10 Jailess ErismaD and Myers they got out
their raAs and prepared to defend the door
Nndlng into the jaiier's Office. They sup
pcsed that the prisoners had succeeded In
getting into the hall. and would In . mo-
ment break out Of the windows or out OF
the door. The sheriff was quickly called
down and other deputies and the police
teaepAsueA FOR.
Meanwhile armed guards were placed
outside 70 prevent tho prisoners from es-
Gaping bs the windows. When strong re-
ihiofeenenfs arrived the steel door leading
trum ne once to the corridor was thrown
opea and the prisoners were gotten back
inse their cells. Four OF the leaders were
transferyed to the murderers' row In the
aofth tank.
Aheff Aoyer said last night: THE win.
coss ct The hobos' tank ought to be pro-
ieesed With screens, like the windows OF
the north wing.
have asked the commissioners to make
ms Improvement several times. but they
lsfe not complied. IL quart bottles OF
salskyean be passed through to the pris-
anefs. revolvers and knives and flies can
D. The jail, Of course Is heavily guarded
present. but there IL no use OF taking
such risks - are taken