Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-06
THE LATEST INVESTIGATION.
TIE LATE DEPUTY sFATE LIBRARIANS
SIDE OF THE STORY.
Opened Letters, whisky, Ignorance. Etc
AS General Proposition Librarian
Wallis Declines to Answer.

TIE Investigation into the charges against
State Librarian Wallis was resumed yester-
day morning at o'clock.
Miss NJ. A. Patton. late Deputy Librarian,
testified that she was IN the library in Janu-
airy, 1883. About the 21st of the month she
was st her desk in the library when Wells
Fargo & Co. messenger handed her letter
directed to R. o. Cravens, which letter she
handed to Mr.. Wallis. Mr.. Wallis went into
bis room. Afterwards witness went into his
room, and he said that ne had thrown that
letter Of Mr.. Cravens in the fire, and that he
We not going to keep any more of Cravels'
letters. Witness also testified that she be-
lieved some Of her own letters were tempered
with. One side of an envelope, which had
been trimmed On the edges, which witness
testified was reduced in size IN order that it
would 20 into an envelope to return it to the
writer, wac produced.
Counsel for Mr., Wallis objected to the in
PRODUCTION Of the piece Of envelope, as there
was no evidence TO prove where the piece
came from. The Board unanimously agreed
that the testimony was admissible.
Witness said the envelope contained a
LETTER FROM SAN JOSE,
Written by J. J. Owen. The condition of
the inside Of the seal showed that it had been
opened and again sealed up. On the morn
ing of April Sd a Wells.F Fargo letter was
found lying upon her table in the library, and
when abe opened it she found that she should
have received it the day previous. She
started to inquire why the letter was not
delivered the day before. She went into the
law library and asked Frank Freeman if he
had pat the letter on her table. Freeman
said she need not ask him any questions, as
he was not going to criminste any one.
Witness afterwsrd learned from the mes
senger that the letter had been delivered the
day before, about Q o'clock, to Mr.. Wallis, at
the latter's desk. She had some difficulty
with Mr.. Wallis about the letter not being
delivered at the proper time. MIR. Brown
was with MIR. Wallis in the latter's room,
WITH THE DOOR LOCKED,
And afterwards went into the hall through
the door from the private Office, and then
came into the hbrsry from the main door.
As he entered Mr.. Wallis opened his door,
and asked Mr.. Brown If he saw letter for
Miss Patten, to which he replied that he did,
and laid it on her desk. Mr.. Wallis, witness
said, has very loud voice, and he usually
spoke in q very loud tone it had frequently
been remarked on by visitors to the library.
Witness testimony in regard to MIR. Wallis
rudeness was confederation of the evidence
of Miss Kelsey.
DISCRIMINATION.
By Counsel johnson: Witness knows
State Senator Maddux, of Santa Clara. She
had drank champagne in the private Office of
the library once, but never drank any other
- ! e
berea that Mr.. Wallis went out and brought
her some liquor once. She was quite Ill, and
thought if she had something warm she
would feel better. She did not offer Mr..
Wallis $40 TO help pay for the liquor used
last winter. She had a conversation with
Trustee Edgerton in reference to the letters
which had been opened. She did not re-
member what she said to Mr.. Edgerton !;
she thought she told him the circumstances
of the letters having been opened. Did not
remember saying to Mr.. Gum that she
wished he could tell her some way In which
she could send
NIB. WALLIS TO STATE PRISON.
Did not tell John w. Armstrong that she
did not believe Mr.. Wallis had opened any
of her letters, and was sorry she had made
any trouble about it. She told Mr.. Arm
strong the Wells Fargo letter was opened in
Mr.. Wallis room. Did not accuse Frank
Freeman of opening the letter. Did not say
to Mr. Freeman I'd as soon behave you
opened the letter as Mr.. Wslli7." MIR. Free
man was not friendly with witness after the
trouble with the letters. Witness had a con-
versstien with Frank Freeman in July, 1882,
in which she said she thought the man who
furnished the brains to run the library aud
did the work ought TO have the pay and the
honor. Did not have a conversation with
Mr. Freeman and Mr.. Owen in regard to
turning Mr.. Wallis out of his position. Wit
ness did not know of her own knowledge that
Mr.. Owen called upon other members Of the
Board in reference 30 removing Mr.. Wallis,
For did witness ever tell MIR. Owen to 90 and
see Mr.. Elgerton for that purpose. Did not
WRITE THE ORIGINAL CHARGES
Ia this case, but showed copy of the
charges TO Howard johnson and Prentiss
Maslin prior to the meeting of the Board.
The charges were given to witness about 8
o'clock on the morning of July 26th, and she
made copy of them and returned The orig
inal TO Mr.. Owen. Mr.. Owen arrived on the
evening Of July 25th, and witness bad con-
versation with him that evening in regard to
preferriDg charges. Saw Mr.. Owen and
Colonel FlOurnOy in San Francisco, and told
the latter that there were matters which
Dir. Wallis.
In answer to Mr.. Hinkson witness said the
champagne she drank was drank in the pri-
vate Office of the library with
STATE SENATOR MADDUx.
Mr.. Wsllis came in while they ware there,
and drank, as aid also MI. Gum. Have
seen State officer drink in the library
Have seen MIR. January, State Treasurer,
drink in this office q number of times. Never
saw Governor Stonemsn, Controller DUN or
General Cosby drink in the Office.
Mr.. Holl-Did you ever see Mr.. Binkscn
drink in there ?
Witness-No, sir.
Mr.. Hinkson-I will state that whether
the witness ever saw me drink there or not, |
have done it.
Witness continued to Mr.. Hinkson Judge
from the crowd seen in there that it was
rather mixed. After being asked a number
of questions witness said there were q number
of Assemblymen in there, and she would
Judge, although mixed, that it was fair av-
ersge crowd for Democratic Legislature.
Mr.. Holl-Did you ever state to any body
ia the city of Sacramento that the reason
Mr.. Wallis removed you was because he had
made improper proposals to you and you re-
jec,ed them
Witness-No, sir, never did.
- Dir. Holl-Did you ever see Mr.. Wallis IN
the library while he was under the influence
of liquor!
Witness-Well. yes, there wss once that I
believed he was under the influence of liquor.
Witness to MIR. Johnson-Had an inter.
view with John N Lsrkin in reference to my
removal from the library. The time Mr..
Wallis was under the Influence Of liquor vas
the day of the defeat in the Legislature Of the
bill to remove the mineral cabinet TO San
Francisco.
MRS. ZIMMERMAN.
The next witness called wanted to be known
as simply Mrs. Zimmerman. She went TO
San Frsncisco one morning on the same train
with Mr.. Wallis, and had conversation.
She asked Mr.. Wallis about the letter that it
was charged that he had opened, and he said
Do you suppose l would allow letters to
come t. the library, and deliver them out,
and in those letters there be charges against
me-a conspiracy going on-and not know
it?' Witness insisted on making some ex-
PLANTATION ia regard to other Of the charges,
and counsel for Mr.. Wallis wanted her to be
allowed to proceed, but the Board refused TO
admit the explanation.
Counsel johnson said be always thought
witness name was Mrs. Holtou. 1t deyel-
oped that the witness once taught school in
under the nems of Mrs. Hslton.
She was married to John 3. Zimmerman in
eighteen hundred and something, but did not
whea. The witness had had con-
ve-sa;ions with several of the Trustees Of the
I .fhraru II, .sf,dearorinU n hava the