Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-20
TIE PRISON INVESTIGATION.

recSor5 Cnspmal, ocheU and Men, W srlen
Ames, and numbsr of spectators.
J. V. Ellis took the witness stand and
occupied It through the day. Col Flour
noy resumed the examination. Witness
had prepared most of the figures in
the Directors report for the fiscal
year 1880. but he had to take the
preceding clerks figures for the first eigh;
months. he thought the figures wsrs correct.
The amount received for labor and merchsn-
disc during the first eight months was $40.
$50 90. TIE S34, eco borrowed money VS.:
included in the total receipts for that fiscal
year. Counsel for the people still insisted on
the segregation OF some Of the accounts, and
witness repeated that, with assistance, ii
would take three weeks. and noc3ssitate &C.
ing through four sets Of books.
In regard TO yacht built at tha prison.
witness said that, unfortunately, be had $500
invested 10 it. The material was purchased
by man named Berry and the witness. Tee
work of building it was done by convict and
free latcr could not say whether the labor
was paid or no.. Berry did thu work, and
witness only paid his share Of the money.
This closed the direct examination, except
ing some matters which had been temporarily
passed, until the witness could prepare SONS
statements.
Counsel for defense did not wish TO cross
examine the witness until the entire direct
examination was entirely through.
Judge Wallace said the witness could be
Gross examined again when called by chs
people, and Mr.. Sears began the
cRoss-Ex4MINATIoN.
Witness read from an itemized statemeu:
the monthly expenditures for the fiscal year
1881, amounting in all to SSS, 12S "A. The
report of the Directors for that year was
made up from this detailed statement; tha
several expenditures are properly classified,
and no portion of any given under one head
are included under another the Warden
draws certain supplies from the Commissary,
for prisoners, for which nothing is received.
" Transportation Of prisoners in the &C
counts means the money which is paid to
steamship and railroad companies for the re.
turn of prisoners to their place of trial. The
building erected in the officers quarters cost
81, 7Sl Go !; this includes everything but the
brick the work was done by prison labor,
excepting for the foremen; there were plans
and specifications drawn and folio we'd in the
erection the building is 10 by 80 feet and
two stories in hight; il contains about twenty
rooms it would have cost about SIC. 000 had
convict labor not been employed. Five cot
tages Of different sizes were eeled. three of
which cost little less than 81 500 each. The
cost would have been twice that amount had
they been built by free labor. The lumber
in the buildings was purchased at Duncan's
Mills, because it can be purchased there 81
per LOCO cheaper than in San Francisco. OF
the deficiency appropriation made by the
Legislature little less than SO, 900 is depos-
tied in the Nevada Bank of San Francisco.
Specification Q An itenized statement
of the money paid from this appropriation
wasread, showing that it was paid for merchan-
disc, supplies, water, gas, clothing, expenses
of the Directors. interest on contracts,
prisoners deposits, etc, amounting in total
to S57, 165 &c. leaving balance of So. $50 40
deposited in the Nevada Bank. Witness
stated that an account had always been kept
with the bank. The reason the remainder
of the appropriation was not returned to the
State treasury was because there were other
claims against it that were ia dispute; the
matter OF the claims is now in the hands of
the Attofney-General awaiting his opinion of
their legality. The money on the sppropria-
tion was drawn on a warrant issued by the
Controller in the usual way, but could nos
say as to voucher having been presented.
Recess to 1:30 P N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Clerk Ellis resumed the witness stand
Specification 3 Advertisement for sup
plies by previous administration introduced
snd read also contract with A. Noongn &
Co., made by previous administration for
beef. This was TO show that the S6S1 So
chsIgsd to be an interest account on money
uulawfully borrowed by authority of the d.
rectoTs, was interest psid on contracts made
by the cid Board. The contract shows that
the Board agreed that the bills should be
paid thirty days from the end of the month
10 which the beef was delivered. The old
Board passed a resolution to pay per
cent per month interest on all balances after
sixty days from date of purchase. The pres
ent Board passed a resolution April l, 1881,
that per cent tbs legal rate, should he paid
on all bills over 500, and not
u per cent. Contract showed the price OF
beef TO be seven cents per p)uad. Contractors
demanded cash every month, and threatened
to throw up the contracts if nos paid; it was
low price for beef. Specification ) J
Salaries were paid for the month of June for
the fiscal year 1882; they were paid in July
following; the amount of cash paid for
salaries, added to the merchandise accounts
of the salaried officers, Will make the sum
reported by the Wsrden. This appears in
the quarterly reports to the Controller. These
reports show detailed statement of the cash
receipts and disbursements. Tho quarterly
reports for the fiscal year 1882 to the Con-
treller were produced and some unimportaat
questions asked, after which the re-
ports were offered ia evidence.
(Spscifcation g. DO not know why the
amount received for convict labor for the first
half Of the fiscal year 1881 does not appear
in the reports TO the Governor. Reports to
Controller for that portion of the year were
IL,
ceipts from different firms for Labor and
material. Counsel objected to the reading
of the items, because they include material
with the labor. Witness stated ia answer to
question that the Items as charged could be
segregated by reference to the ledger, which
was produced. THIS shows that the labor "
and material accounts were kept separate
ly. Specification 81 There is a record in
the journal showing the borrowing of S34 600
from the Nevada Bank. Minutes of meet.
ings OF the Board show that the Board au-
thorizad the borro@ing of funds to carry on
the State Prison $3.50, 600 was appropriated
by the Legislature for the fiscal year 1880.
When the present Board took charge there
was about S27, 600 left from the appropriation
to run the prison for FIVE months. 1t was
about sufficient to run it for two months.
The money borrowed was repaid to the Ne
vads Bank after the appropriation was made
by the Legislature to pay the deficiency
Specification A. Warden Amss had some
forage to fse1 private stock. l. was taken
from him by the CJmmissarT the prison
was without nay. There was q storm, end no
vessel landed ut the prison for more than q
week. The Warden knew nothing OF the hay
being taken until after it wss taken. A team
was sen. to San Rafael to get hay, bat only
got two or three bales. It YVES s. great accom-
mediation to the prison to get the hay from
the Warden. TIE hay was paid for at con
trsctorsrate iSpeci6cstion - The Direct
Orsdid not authorize Cinnamon TO be employed
in the jute factory advertisements vera IL
serted IN papers end msnY other efforts we're
made to secure white "spinneTs for the
factory, but they were unsuccessful. The
total sum of money received from all sources
by the present Directors to the last dsy Of
May, 1888, was 81, 81, sic 10, and the total
expenditures for the same time was 81, $685.,
400 80, leaving cssh on hand at that time
S1l, 1913 CT which includes The money de-
posted in the Nevada Bank.
This closed the cross examination of the
witness, excepting on testimony that may be
brought out hereafter in direct examination.
Several points we're passed, to allow the w.t.
ness to prepare statements.
Adjourned TO 10 A. NJ. to-day.
l. is understood thst to-day Warden Ames
viii be put on the witness stand.
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