Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-05

the shoulders OF the pair to see what
the residue is likely to consist Of. More
than once has the writer seen Powers
and Howard stint themselves that It
might be sufficient to reward the ex-
pectant ones for some light service Of
a menial nature.
Huddled about a steam radiator are
half dozen prisoners endeavoring TO
distil coffee in a can by shooting steam
into it from the escape valve. Harsh
/ language is called for by the operation
An endless game Of cards has started
in another corner and presently 1t
terminates in fist fight and the
removal of one of the combatants to a
cell.
4 From o'clock TO 7t5 the papers are
read. Then until o'clock walking.
exercise, shaving and rest consume the
time. From o o'clock until IL in the
study period; from 12 until / is the
hour divided between playing catch"
with a baseball and walking. Until
o'clock, when the principal one of the
two meals of the day is eaten. the
men spend at their desks. Then there
is more walking and nap At
o'clock study again and at half-past
the final exercise with Indian clubs and
pulley weights for Powers and the
nightly bath and rub for Howard.
During this last half hour of the jail
day the piles of iron cots and mat
tresses are torn down and when the
clock strikes . every prisoner is under
the blue army blankets.
Powers and Howard place their
shoes and socks on newspapers, their
clothes on chairs, which they arrange
so as to shield the light from their
eyes. An incandescent lamp hangs i'm
the center of the room. From 10
o'clock p. m. until the next morning
1t is against the rules to extinguish it
or dim it in any way by the use of
shades. The guard sits under it
throughout the entire night, his keen
eye on the alert for the slightest move
ment in any of the beds.
Should Powers or Howard grow rest
less in the night, which is rarely the
case, the guard creeps close to see that
nothing is wrong F"
One morning recently Mr. Powers
arose before the prescribed time to
visit the, bathroom. The guard fol-
lowed him excitedly and stam1nered
something in the way Of an apology
when he discovered that the prisoner
was not attempting to plunge through
an eighteen-inch brick wall. The
room in which Powers and Howard are
confined is in the "old jail" Great
patches of bare laths show on the
ceiling, and the window easements are
so loose that killing draughts enter
day and night. In two parts of the
walls daylight may be seen through
cracks reaching almost from the cell
ing to the floor. Old rags and papers
only partly keep out the chilling win
ter blasts. However, John Pfanz. the
jailer is one of the most kind and
humane of men, and does all for the
comfort of his charges that circum-
stances permit.
Guarding the Prison
Taking up more than one-quarter of
the floor space is a grim black cage
doubly barred with steel mesh and
heavy timbers, which was erected in
November 1903, especially for the two
recently convicted men. Into this
they were compelled to retire at night
and remain until morning. The coop
is fit to stop Japanese regiment. The
inside cage is formed of stout wood
posts vertically connected by thick iron
| bars. The outer cage is formed of
heavy steel wire, so closely interviewer
| oc to admit a lead Tpnril he
tween them, and is set two feet from
the bars. After returning from their
third trials Powers and Howard We're
locked in this nightly until the follow
ing May.
They have not. enjoyed a second of
privacy in the five years of their con-
finement. Often while they battle
there is standing room only" behind
the partition where the tub is, which
tub also serves as place to wash
dishes, clothes and rinse mops. If
the men strip to swing clubs their every
; movement is watched by gawlSing
J parcel of curious prisoners. The visit
of doctor evolves itself into a verit-
able clinic.
) On Tuesdays the routine is somewhat
varied by horde of visitors. Some
: come on business bent, others to bring
f words of cheer. and many merely
!, through morbid curiosity, as they
> would visit the hyena cage at the ZOO
: But all are genially received. Often
one cannot but be impressed by the
difference in demeanor and appearance
/ between these gentlemen and some of
, the visitors.
[ When occasionally through the year
r their families come to Louisville, the
noted prisoners are allowed to step out
into the barred corridor. Generally
they greet their callers through the big
iron door, but always in the presence
= of n snecial guard sent mn from the