The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-11
-Four Courts of English Metropolis
Will Be Model of
Its Kind.
BETTER THAN NEW YORK TOMBS
In Convenience of Details. This
Structure Will BE an Improve
ment on Any Public Build
ing in Europe.

In many things Old rondon is irving to
l.e, ,or, r,t,t, W. VI, ,,, -, co., 3D.,
Tho ola ,ror,,t,- =, 49,. -, li,, ne
'"e "'n i'HioH III the american '''H "'S
been suppianted by Il modern. many-storieh
structure rad Tho ,,crr,or,,.o-, n. ro-Jor 10
-1- -, - -,
aes0!Ne 10 10 away win o!d ha'''N' '"e
Iombs OF this city
Work has been started and will De pushed
with rraat -anfdi-, To- an English building
'rbsr, = ~, ,1,,,fr Of ~. .,-e.r and ,,rc<s-
;,~ - -. - - -, ,,,.,I.., court
- ie'i oi ldI N' "''' ~. -
hnuae. and the contractors are under BONDS
"a complete tho buit.ng by the summer o'
With IN. tearing down e old Bailey goes
-ha It.,,rl,. 80 a. g.. -..y- mace Will
ba IL -, s., ,,n,.s.
This chang" viii not T." -. .!-'''" pH '>""-
donCrs who Ike thu Old. historic iaiNe'
Th,. site Of IN. etral.iue. j. OF that whore
once sro.,; N.v.rara Prison. Properly speak
to IT ,.-l not be-. Il r,,,s-ll and will La de
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% %rNt,I - - ~ -
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GtopaniE nc" pI''-'' " ''' '.-,,f,s't -
the site ~ ga 4ai!tN- '!i' "'''.'''''' ''--
60 H., ,. ,.j,,,s+-..T.r Wren tvre. happily.
t,,a,,ea :. ~ IND almost within the
shedo" %: tHat -t'A' IA i''''--l' -,
piece. says the London CORES "iN'..N % t.''
Brooklyn Eagle. It's front On o4a HuileS
,n, o.. ,.., -. -, wa stories in
,bo -,Csi,, br,rs, 20 seL..I, on The wings.
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-, --.....-- IN l .r, ,r,,-ts
US irl",!l - - - r. -, 49, ana tTo
o. Eni'n 'Nett - I ~. :. ~. - Ia. IL
81, , NJ XII. rh 'I,er are ~ fset long
ltet wiz, MI '-s .i,,,i.. "a -, tbs
.IG ~ - - -, ~ - ~ .,r.s,oi -Iaor
ny & '.ou' - - r. ,7at E-,I, wbI'b x 100
a'u open 4Hl "a t't 80 80 - - -rt,,aNf
~. gr.5i ,rlt T.rT ,.~es,-,tt a raTarIab.e con
IN ~ - .-,1r,rf. in tha
S,rs, 10 ,,. 81 s y-g-'ir1iiy useless as Tar
a. forming any adjunct TO The courts. In
no -. ..s,T
dome. which may undoubtedly claim 10 he
the principal feature OF the building inside
and outside too. for that matter. Tbs dome
is Is feet high and is supported on ea'h s,ar
by q smaller dom. ~ feet in height The
height of the dome above the pavement VIII
he 200 feet ara 1t Is 20 be sGrlnp.nttd ny a
bronze STATUE OF Justice L feet high.
Never, il is safe t. say, mas an! nan OF
justice been designed on more elaborate
scale or on. more Iuil of thought ~! CON
venience. Indeed. ths provision NAV in some
respects be ned TO be- almost TOO generous.
prisoners awaiting ui.si. that number nav
ing been specially stipulated for py the coy
poraIion.
In the days that were earlier those "0uli
rrIbaSry have haeu little more than dun
ceons below the ground. bGt IN obedience 10
The spirit Of ~" times and in accordance
with the probably even mere advanced IDEAS
which will pr'ral il tie fUturs these cells
are ali above ground though they are STU
ated under THE courts.
To be ready far any sudden emergency.
such IS a prisoner being taken III and beng
unable to - removed. there are four sleep
Ing cells WI r, any one may pass the night
not unpleasantlv.
The tria! of a prisoner naturally suggests
witnesses and they have been well cared
for, two large ROOMS - feet loEh; by y feet
wide being provided en- the ground floor.
one room for :he men and une hrr tha
women Adjoining tho courts are Two small
er rooms for witnesses who may De imne-
diatcly wanted for examination.
ROOMS FOR JUDGES
rr ,- - T,,a.-,s. r. ~ ,,c-, auf n
-, -, ,LSrc g , ser,,r9ta iI-v--oo-,
- III ~. , ,a,,.. ,.,-,o Z, In. ora nh Jt.-,-
ms - .ba b,tiir;:E ,,,Cr,, .,,iiIiuirIt. II The
Sa,5 -" -r,,,,, = ,,ro,.i1s1 With Il nri-
80 s.s;rcSSso iaaGIr, 70 rha ccurts 50 that
10 -. ., ~ -, tn them If reces-
~ va S;.,o,,. ,Srr,,trliI,- any. Tg-f of the
There are also special rooms for the Re