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Incarcerated in Cripple CreekBy Heidi Kerr-SchlaeferThe Surveyor

An unfortunate situation unfolded on our trip to Cripple Creek this past weekend. Three of us ended up behind bars in the Teller County Jail. Thankfully, bail was just $3, so we each paid and then hightailed it back to the big city.

The Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum is Cripple Creek’s most popular attraction. Located just up the hill from downtown, it was built in 1901 and ran until 1992. The jail cells were actually manufactured in St. Louis and shipped to Cripple Creek where they were installed in the building at 136 West Bennett Ave.

The larger, two-story section of the jail was installed downstairs for men only, and there was never a shortage of scoundrels to lock up. The upstairs was for women and children and provided much nicer accommoda-tions that included a bathroom with a bathtub and up-to-date toilet facili-ties.

Visitors to the Outlaws and Law-men Jail Museum have free reign inside to take photos, dress up like criminals, and basically have a much better time than the prisoners had in real life during their stays at the Teller County Jail. One inmate ap-pears to have had a lot of fun during his time in county jail, and today the museum staff calls his quarters the “Artist’s Cell.”

This individual spent his time drawing on the walls of his metal cell. He must have been there for a while, because he turned the walls into faux bricks and included a fireplace and kitchen and even detailed light switches.

The jail was in operation for 90 years and, in the beginning, the small cells held up to six inmates each.

The men slept in hammocks stacked two high inside the cell. A variety of criminals were housed in the facility, from petty thieves and wan-ton women, to Robert Curry (aka Bob Lee) a member of the famous “Wild Bunch” gang.

The museum has huge paintings depicting some of the crimes that occurred in Cripple

Creek, including a man who was robbed and stabbed by a prostitute, an unexplained explosion of an assay’s office, and many more. Visitors to the museum get a good taste of what it was like to live in the rip-roaring town of Cripple Creek in the late 1800s, when more than 50,000 people called the town home.

For instance, visitors learn that while prostitution was legal, these women were treated like second-class citizens. They were only allowed to shop in town for two hours, one day per week. During this time the “prop-er” women of Cripple Creek stayed home. Some of these women ended up in the Teller County Jail, most often because of drug and alcohol abuse.

The Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum is open Friday through Sun-day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but call ahead during holidays. Find the museum online at www.VisitCrippleCreek.com or on Facebook.

Other interesting stops in Cripple Creek, Colo.:

• Carr Manor is a bed and break-fast inside a renovated high school. It includes 14 rooms and event space. Daily tours are available. www.car-rmanor.com.

• Cripple Creek District Museum is open in the summer months only, but during the winter you can see

some of what the grounds have to of-fer. www.cripplecreekmuseum.com

• Cripple Creek Heritage Center is located on the hill just before you reach the town. This beautiful facility tells the complete story of the region, from dinosaurs to modern day. The staff has good knowledge of the area, so use them as a resource. www.Visit-CrippleCreek.com

Victor, Colo., is just a 10-minute drive from Cripple Creek, and while it all but shuts down in the winter, there are a few antique stores to browse and several eateries.

www.VictorColorado.com.

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor January 3, 2013 Page A7

Photo by Ryan SchlaeferA not too happy Surveyor writer Heidi Kerr- Schlaefer spent some time in jail while visiting Cripple Creek.

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