Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-08

or sl295O0 Per anuum. The net income fror
the manufacturing departments Of the prise
sIoIro Ior e tnose tTo years was, i'll round number
suu,eVV, or Sea,oO0 per annum, making fots
income from both sources of SlS4 CO0 her az
mum. With these resources Mr. Shirley clost,
the Two hscal years ending June 50, 1881 with
Surplus OF about Sse,eo0 after paying all lisbil
Appropriation for the thirty ninth fiscal yea
| was S2ul, 500, or $4,000 In exc ess of the yea
| previous. General MeComb claims in his IN
nnal report Tor the thirty-ninth fiscal year, tha
the net earnings OF the manufacturing depart
menss was sSl Coo. Hence we have SIS the cssi
resources OF the prison FOR the thirty ninth
RscaI year, viz Surplus IN State Prison filns
from thlrty-eighth fiscal year. SIS, 900: reners
| appropriation. S20l 500; earning Of departments
Ssioeo total, ssl7 800. As against the income
/ Tor the previous year of S1Si. 500
''Mr. Shirley was Warden for the first six
months OF the year and aid not exceed in ex
penditure his average fer the previous wear
.S %nicA should haye left in the treasury. al
the end of the fortieth fiscal year, 100000
maSing due allowance for all reasonable repairs
/ ana improve mentS necessary Yet NcComh
came II, and as shown by the Controller
Dooks, the entire appropriation of S3DIh(0 was
exhausted, and after the liabilities for the
thirty ninth fiscal year were paid there was LEFT
in the state Prison fund but SS2,0c0 Shirley,
with an average of SiSi,s00 per afnura TOR the
thirty-seventll and thirty eighth fiscal wears.
had $50 go left after paying all liabilities Me.
Comb taking possession of the prison in The
middle OF the year-when the fist half had run
=
an income OF S5l7 600 per annum, as shewn by
recapltulaiion aboye-closed the wear with hnt
sS2 0o1 on hard All of this is fully shown by the
reports for the thirty-seventh thirty-eirhth and
Thirty ninth fiscal years and by the Cont oiIer
| books"
The first witness was J. l. Ti,arp, Coramissarv
OF the prison. He testified that he knew NOTHING
of any charges upon his books for materials used
III the annex to the Wsrden's residence The
cost OF all such materials are carried by tAe
200, LOOKS Dut not segregated, and nothing could be
m farra fsNrsF1 ,fss
OF work. The items are now being segregated
on ny books. but only from recent date Con
si3erapie time was consumed in examining Mr.
Iharp, but nothing of special interes; was
elected. Notwithstanding the witness was re-
CURED by his subpoena to bring all the books of
ms Office before the cCllmittC G, he had withhim
put portion OF them, and he was instructed to
telegraph Tor the remainder and have them sent
up as quickly rs possible. lie desired to take
away the books he had brought, but this was re-
fused.
spouse to a question to his opinion OF the fit
ness OF McComb for Warden he said he did
not IKE to express an opinion, being one of the
Directors, but presumed he is as wei qualified
as any Que that c5uld be obtained as ii is difi-
cut 10 ma person specially qualified for the
place. He thought the proper way to make ap-
preparation for support Of the prison is to appro-
pirate suilclent to pay all expenses of the prison
ana us departments, and then let whatever is
received as income from manufactured goods be
turned into the State Treasury.
Was guard at Folsom about two years-in 1856
and 1887. When Nd Comb was Warden said ne
nad seen large numbers of guards and attaches
drunk. There seemed to be a premium ON
drunEenness While he was there. One prisoner
was allowed to escape on account of the drunk
enness of a guard. Nixon got drunk several
times and also went to sleep on his post one
time Az each spree or on two or thiee occa-
ons, he was promoted. Frank Proctor,
the Captains assistant often brought
whisky upon the grounds and offered
guards whom he had seen drunk were lee
Brown, B: F. Smith. Patrick Noonan. Ed Kelly.
George Nixon, Matt Redding, Jim Costello. IL
Fisher, Frank Proctor and James Ferral. Cne
man had the delirium trenens in the hospital
two weeks Captain Chambers knew of these
cases lave also seen one or two prisoners
VINO were TRUSTEES, who were drunk. Warden
dom know any more about what's going on al
prison than nothing. only what is told to him
He is always up in his room there and writes ali
night, Have. known disturbances caused by
tween Captain Jack, Ben Chamiyers' son and
others. They were making row about
CLOCK IN The morning, and l threatened to
break them up il they did not keep stiller ana
they soon after quieted.
James t. Wells, formerly guard, also testi-
fed to having witnessed drunkenness on the
part OF guards, and gare the names and circum-
stances.
John NJ. Minor testified that he was in the
commissaIy department of the Folsom Prison
seven and half years during McComb's in
uIhoSucY tnere. for Two years purchased
supplies. On one occasion five sacks of coffee
weie received on contract and as part of it was
poor he returned it to the contractor Director
Clayton, who resided at San Francisco, wrote
MIN long letter about it and thought it was
probably merchantable but had been examined
hastily. The same five sacks soon after came
back, and then understood that it was in
tended that l must accept it, and so gave it
out for use. Thereafter never made any effort
70 reject detective or worthless supplies
Have seen guards under the influence of LIQUOR
10 the fitness OF General 3lcCoIa.U IVarss-
tied. The wEqdgH Knew 'iiftfTllnninatiops iitfTllnn pIae,
going on in the prison except what was told
him Don't think he was in the cell portion of
the Prison half a dozen times in four years.
Captain Chambers conducted matters at the
prison. and he was oTerbearing and frequently
very profane.
Investigation adjourned at midnight uatil