The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-07
THE JAIL QUARANIINED,
ONE OF THE PRISONERS ILL WITH
 SMALLPOX.

The Patient Removed to sprlnssid'
 IsoIation Cottage-Arrangemen Musi
 be Made to Send Prisoners to Other
 JniIs-The Criminal Term of the Su.
 perior Court May be Continued Until
 After the Quarantine is Raised.
 The New Haven county jail on Whal- ley avenue has been placed under a strict quarantine and Charles Green wood, prisoner whose illness was diagnosed Saturday as a well devel- oped case of smallpox, was removed yesterday to the isolation cottage at Springside home.
 Greenwood was brought to the jail from Waterbury last Tuesday, having been committed for drunkenness. There have been several cases of smallpox in Waterbury recently and in conse- quence the jail officials have been par tlcularly watchful of prisoners com mitted from the city. Their vigilance was redoubled in the case of Green wood when they were informed that he was thought to have been exposed to the dread disease. His clothing was removed and fumigated in special room for that purpose as is the cloth ing of all prisoners received at the jail He was clothed with a suit which had been treated with disinfeetants and was placed in a cell by himself and closely watched.
 On Thursday he complained of feel ing ill. Dr. Peck was called to attend him. The symptoms of smallpox were not then evident, but Friday night Dr. Peck recognized some of the symptoms of that malady and Health Officer Wright was notified. Saturday Dr. Wright diagnosed the case as one of smallpox and quarantine was at once established which pr. Wright, the health officer, said last night would probably be maintained for about two weeks.
 No spread of the disease in the jail Is apprehended since all the prisoners at the jail were vaccinated some days ago and none was brought in contact with Greenwood all of whose clothing was destroyed soon after he was re- ceived at the jail.
 After the quarantine had been de- clared Saturday afternoon Sheriff Dun- ham went to the jail for supper about 6:30 and was met at the door by one of the officers there and informed of the quarantine. The sheriff not desir- ing to be quarantined did not enter but repaired to the Tontine hotel, where he is now making his headquarters.
 The quarantine will doubtless affect the April criminal term of the superior court, which is now in session since number of prisoners who are to be tried at this term are confined at the Jail awaiting trial. The criminal term reconveneS tomorrow and State Attor- ney Williams when called up by tele- phone at his residence in Derby last night said that he was not yet pre- pared to state what arrangements would be made under the circum- stances. He said that he could not state whether there would be con- tinuance of the term or what arrange ment would be made until after he had consulted with Judge Shumway, who is presiding at the present term Mir Williams said that if a quarantine of the jail was necessary he would en- deavor to cooperate with the health authorities in making arrangements. Sheriff Dunham said last night that yesterday being Sunday he had not yet l had time to arrange for taking care of { prisoners who may be committed to jait [ in this county pending the quaran- tine. He said that he would at once take steps towards securing accommo- dations. He did not anticipate any dif-