Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-01

HN . In all OF It's varying
.o,ods and lenses no place
aors quite the same oppor'
"",ny for careful observation
%at Is to be found in penal
~" .,ton within the four
mo o Of "A prison house "
criminal from the moor
', ,,sl, street gamin' VINO Is ." ,, ,'
rISI ~. reform school to the mu ,' ,sa
q ,o ~, bloody deeds only aT ,sa s al.
o "1os, Of law to send him TO '"' S"''
lows mad town. on the
san r, n Is among the most pe"'e'
60, ;oD' and law abiding to be lou onS o De,
", ,u., w. ,ho two oceans that was" our
tween I',,oro al and western shores Neyerthe.
cav 'a''y :, Dos It's social problems to solve
Jew no came as other municipalities.
l p",n' many Of those who onehu
n,o commonwealth call TINS city
's@'' .,, ,belr home Il Is matter OF
''1 .,.1 fact hat the great majority oil
To-. ara col, the cities and counties
' @,,hcr stnles There Is just one plain
',.sop for this salt Lake is famed.
~ and wide. for It's numerous a'irae-
Mans These. Ike the hshennans net
.rar every kind Of fish from the great
-. d, human life When the good
.,ms here they invest their money ana
make their homes with us. When the
D,5 come they get In trouble ana forth
,l,h lhe officers find homes for them
.o The length OF their stay depends
,,,lroly upon what they have done ana
,sat they viii do. While they are us
r,lly cared for quite as well rs the
anne kind Of people elsewhere sun
A.y 40 not wish to come back ana
vssn once they depart they never re-
nrr except when they are compelled
10 DO so.
These observations are largely the re-
,plt NJ A visit to the county jail yester'
tay By representative Of the News
Al npsent there are just 40 prisoners
detained there. although there are pc-
ronmodatlous for twice that number
The institution bears evidence of pains.
taking care and discipline. Cleanliness
and good order are seen on every hand.
On entering the Jail the first thing
that attracts the stranger IS the biz
rotary IN which the worst prisoners are
Kent This Immense automatic device
Il duuu 10 form ana two stories high
with ten cells on the lower and an equal
number on he upper floor Each cell
accommodates two prisoners The
whole Continuance reyolyes on a pivot
and looks for All the world like huge
TAT tap out Of its iron gratlngs you
see rs Imprisoned tenants Sinking
bark into the shadows az crouching
close to he floor to avoid being SEEN
though occasionally an inmate Is en-.
countered who viii walk up to the bars
and talk as gllhly as Gough he were
the treest man In The world
THE MAMMOTH NOTARY
A marvellous piece Of mechanical in
gnlIty Is this mammoth rotary Es-
cap' from lbs llberty-iorbidding pre-
cncts Is practically impossible When
once within US Confines there is but one
thing to do-to stay there until released,
lnaii }, contains 20 N-shaped compart-
menis the point of the triangle reach.
ing The center and the wider portion
radiatng at The outer circle Of the en-
closure Each cell has its independent
opening for entrance or exit, and when
aprsoner Is wanted on the outside for
any purpose pull at a hand lever
brings The rotary round to a point d.
Te'uy opposite the iron barred passage
Though which every person who enters
or leaves the Jail, must pass, Begin
hHs on a given day In the month cell
NO WILL be- opposite this passage The
hrAl DAY cell 40 viii be there ana ten
aals iromthc beginning. cell No 10 win
DE- mere when the revolution viii be
complete. This constant movement IL
what gave the invention It's name of
rotary The jail equipping company
mat makes II has realized fortune out
u IT, Being ever on the move and al.
ways opposite a new place the old trick
Of saving the bars is never resorted to
Oy rotary prisoner He knows It is
no use so he never tries it.
IN THE CELLS.
10 addition TO the cells In the rotary
"ge are side cells which line the outer
vans in which forty prisoners can be
De.a u Necessary These are all pro-
''oed with a cot, stationary wash ba.
W. ana Ioyatory The same condition
,O'''ns IN the rotary cells except that
.'nhochs lake the place Of cots. Al
"''' There Is strong dlsinclinatIon TO
"''p In hammock an night The
,V'e'y Is all right for an hour or two
Wv u gets monolonous. sun II Ia pre-.
,''aole to sleeping on cement or steel
.OO' and soon the prisoner learns TO
WOO Dis slumber in his swinging bed.
MANY VISITORS.
Gu. county Jan has many visitors.
NY, .O"e go there because they have rela.
, r,,' 10 u others-lawyers-go to see
,s Avn clients and not few 20 out of
, ,u'er curiosity AL OF course. are in.
s ,..''el' The rotary" commands in.
y, ,au' attention But in a very few min.
w. 1',s the liteless monster loses ns
v,% 49, and the iallor will be piled
,n,. questions concerning this prls.
M y" ulat The grayer his offense
d.,.. uole notorious his case. the mors
,hon, ,','eu the disposition to find out