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Title: The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
Year: 1902 (1900s)
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Publisher: (Boston) J. F. Murphy
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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riter was told of anamusing tour of inspection, when Mr. Macywas identified with that position. It seems, according to a well known residentat Sccnset, that the state inspectors came onhere to perform that duty at one time. Nowthe jail was not a model in appearance, so alittle strategy was expedient. The inspectors were met by the hospitablesupervisor and taken to dinner. Here the sub-ject of inspection was a thing of the past. Adelightful time was had, but what caused aripple of merriment; was the report of the in-spectors who made mention of the brick edificeand its almost palatial surroundings. Situated just off Vestal Street and lookingnot unlike a mammoth bird-cage is the jailand the house of correction. With the kindassistance of the jailers assistants the touristenters the large gate and sees the jail properThe skeleton of a chair sets in a corner.Whether it was put there to remind the in-mates of the electrical chair at Sing Sing isnot known. But the cushion of feathers beside
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58 NANTUCKET. it would tend to substantiate the statementthat a prisoner had threatened to leave if hewere obliged to sit on the hard boards. Atanother time, when the jail door was loose andcontraband inhabitants in the form of sheepbegan to install themselves inside, the inmatesare said to have emphatically declared thatunless the sheep were kept out they would notstay longer. The walk too, parallel to the doorwas wont to be muddy and many a prisonersoiled his shoes while sunning himself. Thiscaused great dissatisfaction among the guestsand it is asserted, many made strenuous ex-postulations which resulted in the building ofa brick walk where the visiting prisoners maynow promenade with ease and comfort. En-tering through the inner massive door whichis now tottering on its hinges, other equallylarge doors are seen on right and left. Open-ing the door on the left the spectators findthemselves in a cell, so called. Light squirmsthrough a veritable port-hole, that looks as iftwas blown

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