Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-10
TIE PRISON 1nvgsrrea r1oN.

at 10 a, II. yesterday there were no wit
nesees present, and the Prison Investigation
Commission took = recess until 1:3O P. NJ. In
the afternoon Warden J. P. Ames took the
witness stand, and stated that in closing his
testimony two weeks ago he had stated that
if the additions made by Colonel Flournoy
were correct, he had received from the prison
50, 1913 Il in & certain time, but upon inves.
tigation witness found that he had received
instead s., 200 u. He could not tell whether
or not ii was a portion of the $46.O18 20 APP
pairing in the clerks report for 1881, but
supposed i wee.
Clerk J. V. Ellis then took the stand.
Colonel Flournoy conducted the examination.
Witness had not segregated the d" Prison In
proysment and General Expense Account"
in the report of fiscal year ending June 80,
1881. The opinion Of the Attorney. General
in regard to some demands made against the
appropriation for deficiency g7as asked for by
a resolution Of She Board passed March -,
1888. Witness salary fer the fiscal yesr end
ing June 30, 1881, was 81, 500. He was not
certain whether the cash paid to him and to
Warden AmEs On salary account appeared IN
the 6,0I8 % at might be, and then ii
might not be-"
Witness stated very empaaticsliY that tia
lsY requiring quarterly report to be made
to The Controller WAS the bsst law ever
passed, sad prevented any possibility OF
Trend. Counsel w2s glad OF 1t,
Witness vas shown letter from himself
60 J. ?. Dunn, Controller, and also q con-
eolidsted statement" that was enclosed with
The letter when it was can't to the Controller.
He stated they were both correct, and the
documents were offered in evidence.
COUNSEL wanted some segregated stats
ment5 OF accounts which it was uDdsratoGd
th t witness w9s 20 have prepared, but wit
ness did rot so understand IT, During the
course Of tie conversation between counsel
and witness the latter said that he a." is doing
five mems work 1T that prison now" Altar
asking a few more questions with no apparent
connection With each Other, witness was
allowed to depart TO the prison, where, accord
ing to the statement given above, his services
are undoubtedly required
Warden Aunes resumsd tins stand and the
journal of the Board Of Directors was pro-
duced
Colonel Floprnoy asked if counsel for the
Directors would admit that the printed
copies CT the yearly report of the Directors
30 the Governor wers printed by authority Of
the State. but counsel stated they would
admit nothing They we're willing to be
EOfG4uEu Bv kIE bIAA0 VI bLlS lAaLDht
Colonel Flournoy then offered number Of
statements in evidence.
They Wers admitted with the understand
ing that counsel for the Directors admit
nothing"
The witness vas then asked in regard to
some entries which are ssia to appear among
the minutes of tbs B0ard of Directors. He
was certain the entries were there, but, not
being familiar with the journal, he would re-
quire some time to find them. The time was
granted, and there being no other witnesses
20 examine at that time the Commission took
a recess until 10 a. NJ. to-day
Specification first under the charges says
that the report of s2id Directors to the late
Governor, George c. Perkins, exhibits IN the
tabulated statement of the clerk of the prison
at San Quentin an expenditure for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1881, on account of
prison Improvements and general expense, Of
SIS, 1913 49," and alleges that the statement
was false, fraudulent, etc. Almost the first
question asked by Colonel Fiournoy, when he
put the fret witness on the stand at tbs be.
ginning Of the examination, was, " Why was
prison improvements and general expense not
kept in separate accounts%' Ths answer was
that it was impracticab!e, or something of
that sort; and ever since, at intervals. coun-
sci has brought ths matter up and insisted in
knowing how much of the SSS l23 So was
prison improvements and how much was
general expense. Clerk Ellis said as one
time that with three assistants it would
take thrse weeks to segregate the &C.
count for the yssr, and at another
time. after looking into tie matter,
that it would take six weeks. At The session
held two weeks ago the question had mar
roWed down TO four months of the fiscal year
from July 1st to October 81, 1880, iuclu- |
sive-sad COUNSEL wanted az itetnizsd &C.
cnunt of the general expenee for shat period. |
Yesterday, with evidently the best intentions
in the world, Warden Ames while on the |
stand, offered Colonel Fiournoy, who had q |
a few minutes previously asked Clerk Ellis |
for the same thieg-an itemized statement of |
the general expense for the four months. |
It consisted Of ninety pages Of legal cap, end !
the Warden said the compilation was the |
work of six men for ten days. Counsel did |
not wsntiG, and would not even look st It.
Colonel TlouT1Oy sRys that be will close his |
case, perhaps, tomorrow. Ex-Warden Peck |
man OF the Folsom Prison viii be examined |
to-day. Yesterday . Buhpens YVES issued for |
Of State D. NJ. Burns, but |
little iuquiry developed che fact that it would |
take a requisition 80 reach min, as be was In