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Ernest F. Burmeister, former Dane Co. Sheriff
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Ernest F. Burmeister, Dane County's "boy" sheriff from 1901-1903 and deputy and turnkey in 1891, is shown holding the keys to the old Dane County jail and the handcuffs he used on unruly prisoners.
November 12, 1947
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Dane County Sheriff John R. Arnold
December 2, 1945
Dane County Sheriff John R. Arnold examining the door frame of a cell in the Dane County Jail. Prisoners had attempted to pry open the door in an unsuccessful escape attempt. It was the second such...
Dane County Jail Fire
May 15, 1948
Public officials inspecting the damage and debris from a fatal fire in the Dane County Jail. The fire was started by two inmates, one of whom died in the escape attempt. Left to right: Sheriff Edwa...
Smashing Slot Machines
June 10, 1935
Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson is opening confiscated slot machines to extract money, and Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, is smashing other confiscated slot machines in the basement of the ...
Smashing Slot Machines
June 10, 1935
Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, using a sledge hammer to smash a confiscated slot machine, with Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson looking on.
Whiffle Board & Roulette Wheel
June 10, 1935
Sheriff Lawrence O. Larson and Andrew Serstad, turnkey at the county jail, with confiscated whiffle board and roulette wheel.
Sennett and Winslow Capture
November 17, 1947
Sheriff Edward (Ace) Fischer, prisoner Robert Winslow, and Officer Ray Case, seated in an automobile with a man and woman looking in the window.
