The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
noGs AS PRISON WARDENS.
.ovE ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED
FOR SUCH DUTIES.


c,ords-Tigers as Prison Keepers
q, The indian PrincipaIities.
from the Washington Star.
--,r, lime immemorial various kinds OF
.-.,,,s have been employed not only as
sand beasts of burden, but as compan-
prison wardens and executioners. In
.-,srt times. aud especially during the
.,-rs Of the Roman emperors immediate
r,uavjng the Christian era. it was
.r7lrlrv TO have the willing or unvil-
l..- ,.5ristaiu victims ana desperate Grim
.-,I- torn TO pieces by Wild beasts-prin-
losi,r lions, tigers, leopards, panthers
..1 Wild wolf dogs. As such cruel bar
XIII. fortunes went out of vogue the use
this method of diseoutinuins human
i.es was discountenanced, and step by step
s,.a,tl- have been relegated TO more
,.,.ef5l modes of living. 1t has remained
4o, Tho German emperor 10 organize what
M, probably become a strong arm Of the
GERMAN army-a division peculiar to it,
s.f to-wit An arm of the army that
consists entirely of huge, ferocIous. shag-
. DOES who are diligently trained e.
socially for the purpose of tearing French
r4er. -ron bicycles. the intelligent brutes
bers driuod INTO sprinsins at the threats
nj dummy French Uheclmen clothed in
fine French uniform and pulling them from
der wheels.
Prevent Prison Escapes.
r., far one of the most important duties
r,rrort7ed by Intelligent animals. how
1er is that Of jealous prison wardens.
4-,teV are found to be far more paiustak-
iragud conscientious in their chosen work
tI.o any human official. entering heart
and soul into their duties and never al
lowing themselves 20 be bri5ed into passive
inactivity. In addition, they are feared
much more by the desperate cOnvicts
whose detention they safeguard, as the
,Yminal knows if once caught he can eX-
pclt no mercy from them
DOGS are said 20 be the most useful I'm
This respect and are employed not only in
america but i'm Europe. But few sou, h.
crn states are without their pack Of tram
cd b.0adhounds, who, when once put upon
I'm escaped convicts trail, follow it up re-
lsuIe-sv until the hunted outcast, like a
wild beast is brought TO bay in a tree
on of the reach of the four-footed hunters
or Torn to pieces by the relentless pursu>
frs Especially was this true before the
war" and in most southern communities
the knowledge that there WAS a superb
pack of man hunters held under ready
leash nlu q more Wholesome iIiutltG
tha0 the too-often ramshackle affairs call
% prisons
Siberia. the home of the Russian convict.
B. noted for its terrible packs of Siberian
tlo1dhouuds who viii instincuvely and
unerriugy follow a trail until they all
Join in al the death. No matter how deft
Ivor cunuingly the weary fugitive doubles,
twists or turns on his train, the dogs will
patiently ferret out the tangle ana inva-
rabIy catch up, unless the escaped pris-
onsr can by some means either Kill his
putsueIs as they come up singly after a
long chase or else floating down some
stream completely obliterate all traces OF
bis whereabouts
German JaiIOrs Employ Dogs.
Germany boasts of its canine prison
eulrdians-'arge shaggy animals. known
iu the Fatherland as "Ulmer dogs and
very much like the blOodhounds of Eng
land. One convict prison in the interior
of the country has eight, whose sole duty
is TO walk IN and down, four by day
and four by night, outside the walls ana
attack any prisoner who attempts to es-
cape. Before the introduction OF these
spDechless wardens efforts to break out Of
bounds Of this prison We're common, owing
90 The surrounding woodland, which aid
cd criminals in getting scot free. Now
AN auemtp is rare and an escape practical
lN impossible; even should the prisoner
ab-e 10 get OUT OIL DOuuUS WITHOUT bt-
ln2 seen by che dogs he would be immee
date,y tracked and brought down, for the
animals have remarkable smelling pow
ers and if the wind lies in their direction,
can locate the man without trailing him
down
one Of the most unique four-footed
guardians that keeps watch outside a pris-
OF iu Siberia takes the form of enOr-
nous Russian bear The animal was orig
inaliy brought to the pace when cub,
over twenty years ago, by q warden, who
Tained it as a pet. The bear, as it at
famed maturity, soon learned its masters
duty and before long took its place as a
recognized guardian of the prison, which
position is filed with evident enjoyment.
Bear Prevented an Escape.
on one occasion a desperate nihillst. who
had been bauished to Siberia for an at
Tempt on the life of the late Gar, Alex
Ihder il, made several efforts to escape
rom ueighbOring prison and once near
succeeded after numbering a warden.
i' was brought back, however and con-
MOO ln the prison outside which the bear
"'o "uty as il was considered to be
81. er stronghold than the one from which
90 ual broken away. Not long after ne
t' been mmured i'm his new involuntary
@"od" he made what proved to be his
7' break for liberty. Had it not been
''' Tine pear he would undoubtedly have
'.'t tItt- Olt Gay lEiEntlui SuIlSkS
2" heard and on going TO The place
Henee The cries arose the wardeus were
'rriIe1 10 find the sclf-same prisoner IN
-i3sp of the bear All attempts to
.e7 70 him proved Intellectual. The bear.
~ frenzy, was slowly but surely
t''t @ihs the breath of life out of him
lHe Sutfocatins constructive embrace
.l' only a bear knows how to give and
i'W moments the convict, with every
'token. .ay an inert, lifeless mass upon
ground. The warden who first brought
ie Dear to the prison has died long since,
'ne animal lives on and carries out
GUY as a faithful servant Of the Rus
government. feared and dreaded by
u over whom it watches
roNal Bengal tiger has been called into
QUESTION to carry ont the double role Of
OF end eXecutioner at the state pris-
'i an Indian principally. II is UNI
o'ediN one of the finest spec mems Of
N.Nh extent in captivity, and is kept
Tf ho