Show KICKED BY A DRUNKEN MAN some time between 1030 thursday night and daybreak mike boyle jumped on tha of peter an inmate of the city jail inflicting such severe injuries that the man had to lie taken to the holy cross hospital in aho patrol wagon this case revolting as it la in ltv nature Is only one jn dozens that point to the glaring necessity 0 replacing the city jall with a structure that will more humanely fit the crying need ot accommodation and protection for the prisoners who are incarcerated within foul under the cx state ol 01 affairs any man who through misfortune or design becomes intoxicated and Is thrown into the drunk house virtually carries his iko in his hands tor when that awful place contains halt a dozen frenzied drink maddened wretches it almuly becomes at almea a case of the survival of the fittest and he weakest man goes to the wall take an instance in point the night of volunteer day every time the officers had occasion to visit the drunk house they had a fight on hands the inmates acting like wild beasts in leash as a glance ot their battered faces on the following monday in court testified there Is absolutely no place to put drunken men outside of the stone drunk house at the northwest end of the jail this Is a dark roomy chilly cell and when times are brisk contains all sorts and conditions of fighting and comatose drunks when the men up they are transferred to the jail proper along with the rest of the prisoners at thursday night mike boyle who has served terms in jail to the extent of appearing upon the police court records over a hundred times for his besetting sin of being a disciple of john barleycorn was brought into the police station in a strictly pugnacious mood needless to say be was drunk at 1030 peter lundgren who also Is becoming a frequent star in judge court was brought in and thrown into the drunk house along with boylee subsequently john B lee another drunk was introduced into the circle of injudicious tipplers tipp lers apparently the ignoble trio sank into a drunken sleep tor according to lee the first thing he knew was that there was a terrific rumpus going on between his two companions in woe amid oaths blows and curses the two staggered around the noisome cell until lundgren either fell or was thrown to the ground then according to lee boyle jumped on tho prostrate man with his heavy brokaas bro gaas when jailer kemball visited tho place in the morning as soon as he came down town he found lundgren lying on the floor in great pain and suffering from a severe rupture the result of his brutal treatment at the hands or rather feet of boyle the injured man was promptly removed to the holy crosa hospital where he received medical attention and Is said to be resting as easily as could ba expected this afternoon deseret news |