c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I was sent to the ‘boobie patch’ (jail).at booby-hatch, n.
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] was landed in a ‘nut college’ (insane asylum). It was the custom then to take the ‘bugs’ (inmates) out to play ball every afternoon.at bug, n.4
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I went to the ‘timber’ (country) and ‘floated’ to Chicago.at float, v.1
c.1906 ‘Sleepy Burke’ Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] jumped the fence and made a ‘home run’.at home run, n.
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I [...] played ‘daffy’ (insane) and was landed in a ‘nut college’ (insane asylum).at nut college (n.) under nut, n.2
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 10: Those who had the ‘scratch’ were all right.at scratch, n.3
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 10: Every man was looking for the others with their ‘smoke wagons’ (guns).at smoke wagon (n.) under smoke, n.
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 8: I was again settled for a ‘four-spot,’ (four months).at -spot, sfx
c.1906 ‘Sleepy’ Burke Prison Gates Ajar 9: I went to the ‘timber’ (country) and ‘floated’ to Chicago.at tall timber, n.