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Show To Prevent Delivery at the County Jail Electrical Appliances Installed Which Will Bring Jailer Help in Time of Need. Sheriff Emery Is not only using every precaution to keep thoso confined In the county Jail from getting out, but he Is also making preparations lo keep peoplo from getting in meaning, of course, suspicious characters who might wish to execute a wholesale Jail delivery by catching catch-ing the Jailer unawares. For Instance, suppose that a prisoner had a friend on the outsldo who was willing to take a desperato chance to secure se-cure his release, cither by fair means or foul. If ho entered the offico door at night and got tho drop on the Jailer whllo tho latter was alone, it would be up to him to hand over tho keys and. allow every prisoner to escape. A Jailer, whllo under cover of a six shooter, Is a good deal like any ono else ho Is thinking of how quickly his life could be snapped out, and as his eyes wander along the barrel of steel it takes something besides nerve to refuso tho man's demands who Is pointing point-ing it towurd him. Now. however, the outside door is locked at 11 p. m. each night, and when anyone any-one knocks at the door tho Jailer places his hnnd on an electric button. If confronted con-fronted by a suspicious-looking character, tho alarm Is sounded which brings the Sheriff with a gatllng gun and a reglmont of deputies. Tho olcctrlcal coutrlvancc was placed In the Jail yesterday, and within a week or two an additional protection from jail deliverers de-liverers will bo Installccd In the shape of cell doors for all of tho office doors. Then when the outside door Is opened at night there will still be bars between the Jailer and tho midnight caller. With seventy men within tho walls of tho building, many of whom are desperato characters, Sheriff Emory naturally feels that too much precaution cannot be taken to guard against a delivery. |
