Evolution of the jail of McLean County, Illinois . the prisoner thrust down into the inner darkness of the dungeon,the ladder removed, the trapdoor closed and locked. There was avault below the lower floor, a small hole cut in the log floor and asuitable seat connected with it. There was, however, no such con-venience in the upper room. At first there was no railing to thestairs,but at the January Term, 1836, the commissioners appointed Baker to have the steps leading into the lipper part of thejail and platform strongly bannistered or railed for greatrr safety. i The writer has exami
Evolution of the jail of McLean County, Illinois . the prisoner thrust down into the inner darkness of the dungeon,the ladder removed, the trapdoor closed and locked. There was avault below the lower floor, a small hole cut in the log floor and asuitable seat connected with it. There was, however, no such con-venience in the upper room. At first there was no railing to thestairs,but at the January Term, 1836, the commissioners appointed Baker to have the steps leading into the lipper part of thejail and platform strongly bannistered or railed for greatrr safety. i The writer has examined the county commissioners record during rl the whole time this building was used as a jail, and find no suppliestl for the jail of any kind, except dieting prisoners, and one qailt andstitwo blankets, $7, for which the sheriff presented a bill June 7, three or four years it seems to have served its purpose well, so farVs the records show. Prisoners were few and hardy, and men who had tiov A ? \ \ £!VOLUTION OF THE fh^-^i j^^---S^^. FIRST
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