The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17


perchance, has, absent mindedly, failed
to destroy the revenue stamp upon a
beer key after drinking the contents of
the key.
"Of course" said Sheriff P. c. JUS
tus yesterday, eve also entertain very
naughty folks over there. But as soon
as a prisoner coming from the jail Is
found guilty in the municipal court, he
is released on payment of fine or he
is sent to the city Workhouse. And as
soon as a state prisoner is sentenced to
imprisonment he goes, as rule, to the
st. Cloud reformatOry or the Saltwater
penitentiary. Federal prisoners that
must endure long terms of imprison-
ment are usually sent to the United
States prison at LeaVenWOrth, Kan,
although some of them go over to Still
water, and few remain with us.
Jail Census of 1908.
Last year we had altogether 1906
male prisoners at the Jail and I'll fe-
males; 977 men and 1873 women were
sent to the municipal court.
1--WE occasionally take care of priS-
oners for some other county when 1t
lacks facilities at the time. Just now
we have seven men from Wright coun-
ty serving each little ten-day sem
tence."
Learning also that, if the house had
been full he would have registered
with 10 other guests-90 men, 10 boys
and 10 women or girls-yOung Bonni-
ward would be buoyed up with pleas
ant sensation of sociability and would
walk up stairs with Jailer j. w. Wer-
rick or David l.. COurteau to the bath
room in a certain corridor. One pr1s-
oner in a cell, six cells and bath
room in each corridor, is rule of the
house. After an agreeable shower bath
with water of any temperature, the
prisoner will replace his own clothing,
if it is neat enough. Otherwise he Will
accept garments tailored by the coun-
ty-simple garb, but no more uniform
than q WOman'S mind.
And now the new guest is conducted
to his room. 1t is feet wide, 8 feet
long and feet high-not small enough
to crowd the trunk he has forgotten
to bring with him, nor large enough to
make him feel lonely. 1t is furnished
chiefly in white paint The stone flag
stone floor, six inches thick, is support
ed by a sheet of steel three eighthS Of
an inch thick-the landlord, 1t is ex-
planned, is so afraid of earthquakes.
Walls Are Mce-Proof
The north and south walls are steel
in simple design, but absolutely mice
proof-the east wall, if the room faces
st. Peter street, is of similar pattern,
but contains a burglar-p proof door.
Although the guest has been notified
to leave his valuables at the Office, he
will find a certain satisfaction In the
prompt solicitude Of the bellboy, who
will not leave until the door has been
securely closed. He will close 1t mys
teriously, with a lever at the end Of
the hall.
Lowering his steel folding bed, the
mattress, blankets, sheets and pillow
of which are hygienic rather than lux
urious, or seating himself upon the
Colonial chair beside his military
table, the curious Downward looks
vainly about for a stone pillar
And in each pillar there is ring
And in each ring there is a chain.
Only there isn't
Instead, he observes that the west, or
street side, of his room is open save
some decorative steel work in vertical
bars one and a quarter inches thick.
Each bar has little vertical ridge SO
adjusted to the cross pieces that no
careless chambermaid may injure or
displace the ironwork.
The hallway, however, upon which
the room opens, is strictly private.
Strangers are never allowed therein.
For fear they might intrude from the
street the windows. display protective
steel frettingS upon the inside and wire
mosquito netting uncommonly sub
stantial upon the outside.
Only the employees of the house enter
this hallway, at long intervals, to at
tend to the handsome electric lights or
to crafty a boarder that prefers to
take his meals in his room. Such in