Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-09

and Watt Director Shell was in attend
ance. The Commission was called to order
by Chairman Mills at II o'clock.
DISCHARGED OFFICER
Mr.. Owens desired DIR. Cary to be re-
called, but Commissioner Watt having stated
ing from an accident, and that it might be
well to take his evidence first, that he might
return. he was called and testified: Was an
engineer; was not treated during my stay
here with proper respect by the Warden he
threatened me frequently; once shook his
cane over my head !; felt that on one
occasion it was caused by his being under the
influence of liquor it was the case of pun
ishing two prisoners, when his manner was
very violent can't say that have seen him
often under what l believed to be the infu-
ence OF liquor; cannot say what his treatment
OF the other officers was cannot specify how
many times / noticed him under the inhu.
ence of liquor; can say that have seen him
often under what 1 believed to be the infu-
ence of liquor; during the first six months
was here l thought he was frequently so !;
during the later period hardly noticed any
thing of the kind ; to be specific, cannot say
that l noticed him more than once when
felt sure that he was under the influence of
liquor.
Mr.. Banks here desired to make state
ment in reference to the charge of taking a
letter from the mail bag.
Mr.. Owens-No such charge has been
made.
Witness-It was published in the news
papers.
The reading of the statement was OBJ
jected to.
Wituess-It was one that think ought to
be made in justification to Judge Ames.
Mr.. Mills-Mr. Banks, you testify if in
your opinion it has any bearing on this in
quiry.
Witness-I saw statement in the news.
papers that could prove that Judge Ames
had extracted letter from the mail bag. ]
desire to say that l cannot prove anything Of
the kind, as L don't know of any such cir.
! CuiliebduCo having 1dhcu pAdCe
Mr. Owens-No charge of this kind is made
Judge Ames-You don't make it, but it
has been published as charge against me in
other papers.
Mr.. Mills-Can you recollect the names oil
any officers present at the time of the whip
ping of the two prisoners you refer to:
Witness-I cannot recollect now precisely
who they were.
Mr.. Mills-Whe did you receive your po.
sition from?
Witness-Dont know of any one else in
the matter than Judge Ames. l was occupy.
ing good position, but he told me that il
would be steady and permanent one, and
advised me to come; consider my appoint.
ment was entirely due to my mechanical
ability, and not to any direct personal infu.
ence was before that engineer of the Pacific
leo Company.
Mr.. Gibbs-You were discharged by Mr.
Ames?
Witness-No l was not. have state.
ment to make in regard to that. was en-
gagged at my duties when Judge Ames sent
for me. and told me he was obliged, at the
instigation of one of the highest authorities
in the State, to make place, and would be
obliged to part with me. He said he did SO
very reluctantly, but he could not afford to
lose the friendship of the person who desired
my dismissal.
DR.. CARY RECALLED.
Dr narx u,as raoo1IaJ ,,J a, 41
a Chinaman who had become insane by rea.
son of solitary confinement. Witness was
called to see the Chinaman, who was under
punishment for an attempted rape; was told
by the cell-tender that the Chinaman was
acting strangely; on the second day after
receiving this information, determined that
the Chinaman was really insane, and sug-
gested his release from confinement to the
| Warden, whereupon the Warden released
him. The Chinaman had been in solitary
confinement for thirty-one days. Witness
attributed his insanity to the confinement.
The ecross-examination elected the fact that
the Chinaman was released as soon as the
physician recommended it. Witness had a
prisoner in his employ as an apoth-
ecary, who was addicted to the
use of strong drink he was affected
with an infrmity known as dipsomania /;
could not trust him with spirits of any kind /;
he became intoxicated, and was sentenced to
imprisonment in the dungeon for the offense
notified the Warden that the prisoner could
not remain there any length of time without
making him sick, Notwithstanding which the
Captain of the Guard kept him imprisoned
three days the prisoner was removed from
his cell very sick to the hospital, where he
remained whole month; knew of case
where prisoner gave out medicine through
a mistake.
| A lengthy cross-examination elected the
fact that the prisoner was evidently disqual-
| flied by drunkenness for the position of prison
apothecary. The Warden had required his
discharge as soon as his disqualification be-
came known to him.
| LIEUTENANT MARTIN RECALLED.
| Was Lieutenant of the Guard. On one oc-
casion it was reported to him by guard that
convict benson came home late at night from
San Rafael in buggy; the guards had re-
ported to him that benson was seen with
women in buggy late at night. Witness
was officer in charge at the front gate, between
the first and second lock-ups. Itwas his duty
to search prisoners going into the second lock-
up. to ascertain if they had any contraband
articles. One evening, when in the discharge
| of this dutv. some prisoners from the Wardsn's
house, among others, were about to pass in at
the gate. He attempted to discharge his duty
by searching their persons, when the Warden
exclaimed, "How dare you search my SER
| wants will be responsible for them" This
occurred about three months ago. Since
that time witness had not searched prisoners,
deeming the rebuke an order to suspend such
search.
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