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Show LAURA FAIR'S LIFE IN JAIL. The cell in which the prisoner has been confined since the jury found her guilty, is on the west side of the county jail proper, on the second corridor, and is lighted by a narrow grated window at the back. The furniture which it contains, and which was provided by the prisoner at her own expen-e, consists con-sists of a plain bedstead, a small table, two chairs, and nothing wore. Mrs. Fair is dressed in a neat, plain black dress, the same which she wore in court during the trial. These garbs of mourning are worn in remembrance of Crittenden, whose lite she took. The greater portion of the day she passes in idleness. She reads neither books nor newspapers. The one act of her eventful hie, which has placed her behind be-hind a prison door, preoccupies her mind, and she feels no interest in anything any-thing except what affects her directly or the welfare of her child. In the morning she seldom arises before half-past half-past 10 o'clock. The effectsof confinement confine-ment in a cell are quite noticeable on her countenance, which has assumed a hue that is only attained when persons per-sons are put in a place where the beautiful sunlight does not enter. She longs to be removed into the room fronting on Broadway, where she was confined before she was tried. Her meals, two a day, are brought from a restaurant, and her breakfast she re ceives every morning in bed. She is visited every day by her physician, Dr. J. B. Trask. Her mother, Mrs. Lane, and her daughter, also visit her daily. They are limited in their visits to one hour each day; and they, and her attorneys at-torneys and medical attendant, are the only ones, besides the matron of the jail, who has sole charge of the prisoner, pris-oner, who are permitted to enter her cell. The mother and daughter are searched by the matron before entering the cell, as a matter of precaution, so that no contraband articles can be brought to the prisoner. Mrs. Fair has expressed a desire not to see any strangers, stran-gers, therefore no one is permitted to visit her except those who have business busi-ness with her. A number of women, of tbe class called "strong-minded," have gone to the jail for the purpose of conversing with and condoling the prisoner, but in nearly every case they are refused admittance. Yesterday two lidies of the class described g lined admission ad-mission for the purpose of presenting Mrs. Fair with a magnificent bouquet f white flowers. The prisoner and her attorneys are very hopeful that she will be granted a new trial. S. E. Call. |