Secrets of the prison-house, or, Gaol studies and sketches . large andassociated cell, used when three or more prisonersare lodged together for observation or security,sounds of a scuffle in progress and loud appeals forhelp were distinctly heard. The cell door was quickly opened, and a terrificspectacle disclosed; two prisoners in mortal conflict,while a third lay in a great pool of blood andmotionless upon the floor. Help ! Help ! Hell kill me as he has Grip-stone. Seize him ! Hold him ! Hes mad forblood! cried one prisoner, as he dodged awayfrom the other and ran in behind the warders forpr
Secrets of the prison-house, or, Gaol studies and sketches . large andassociated cell, used when three or more prisonersare lodged together for observation or security,sounds of a scuffle in progress and loud appeals forhelp were distinctly heard. The cell door was quickly opened, and a terrificspectacle disclosed; two prisoners in mortal conflict,while a third lay in a great pool of blood andmotionless upon the floor. Help ! Help ! Hell kill me as he has Grip-stone. Seize him ! Hold him ! Hes mad forblood! cried one prisoner, as he dodged awayfrom the other and ran in behind the warders forprotection. The other, who was brandishing a cell stool, droppedit almost at once, looked vacantly, in seemingly dazed JEAPES THE BARMY. 253 bewilderment, at the new-comers, but made no attemptto pursue his enemy further. Its that Jeapes—the barmy (insane) chap,said the orderly officer, or senior warder on nightduty, who now came upon the scene. Evidentlyhe has the fit on him, and must be secured before hedoes more mischief. See to it, Mr. Atkins, and you,. Brandishing a Cell Stool. Gosnell, while I attend to this poor chap on theground. The two warders entered the cell rather expectinganother struggle, but Jeapes surrendered himselfquite quietly. There was the same half-stupid, be-wildered look on his face as he was led off to thepadded cell, where for greater security he was hand-cuffed and left to himself. 254 SECRETS OF THE PRISON-HOUSE. Meanwhile the first examination of the unfortunateman who had been the third occupant of the largecell showed that he was quite dead. It seemed as ifhe had been killed instantaneously; it was foundthat his skull had been fractured by one tremendous,murderous blow. Who had struck it ? The lunaticJeapes—that was the first obvious conclusion, and itwas presently corroborated by the evidence of theonly eye-witness to the deed, the prisoner CharlesBurcham, who had been found fio-htino; for his lifewith the enraged lunatic. The two men, Gripsto
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