The morning call., 1891-05-10
SAN QUENTIN
STATE PRISON.
Prison Directors Besieged by
Spectators.
The Proposed Road to Tiburon the Bone of Con-
tention-A Sealed Bid From Hang
man-Alterat1ons Made.

The State Board of Prison Directors held
a meeting yesterday afternoon al San Quen-
tin, at which there were present Directors
Sonntag, Devlin and de Pue; absent Craig
and Stump. Owing to the catastrophe above
San Rafael the Directors arrived late and
began their work at 2:30 o'clock.
The first matter considered by the board
was a remarkable letter, designated as a
sealed bid" 1t was proposal to act as
Monsieur Samson for the State and hang con-
demned murderers at the State Prison in
conformity with one of the acts Of the re-
cent Legislature. The letter is as follows:
DELANo, KERN COUNTY, Cal.
April &c, 1891.
Honerbal bord of Prison directors here frum
the papers tibet all men who dose murder air 10
Ne hung IN stait prisen and as most officers think
il emery bsines 10 hang pOpel herewith apply
10 you fur lhe COB viii hang every man you tel
me too fur IS dOlers apiece once hulped too
Inch a mun in minlsoiy 1t was me that tide the
mol SO no how TO DO II my dady has severed on
me and wont hulp me any NOR becas wOdent
mary wimin he auied me TO mary and maTyed
A pirt lookm girl thet is hansum and we now
have lot Of children TO support. She will doe to
SuTch the wimmln prisoners as they cant hide
enything rum her We 90 IN The best siclety her
an you will help an onest family by eivtn me the
COB anSer this quick and have no red tape about
IL don't drink llker nur have no bad habits an
20 TO ehlreh ever sonday RE quick
your onerabie survent
JOHN SIDNER
1t is needless to say that no action was
taken on the propoS al, and the wOuld-be
wholesale eXeeutiOner, who is willing to
hang at the touch of the button at the low
price of IS each. will have 10 60 without his
"gOb."
WARDEN HALE's REPORT.
Warden Hale then presented his report,
substantially as follows:
GeRHelReR-I am pleased to say that since my
previous report The average increase per day In
the Jute-mill Is ten cuts Q0OO YARDS and that
thus far in he month Of May IL has been even
better than that
Upon close examination l found that a very
considerable amount Of fresh water was being
used where salt water would do as well. have
bad new pipes laid aud conn eeted with the salt
water reservoir.
have had the agent for one OF the best yapor
engines up from the city to examine into the
feasibility OF raising the water from The Happy
Valley wells 10 the small reservoir on the bill
north Of the prison. de reports that SIX horse
DOW Ell engiue costing 5000, would do The work,
providing lhree-inch pipe Is supplied, which
would have TO be purchased at al expense OF
about $500. or possibly $1,000.
l again respectfully call your attention TO the
absolute need OF a new roof on the building oc-
cUped by yourselves. the Warden aud clerks.
On the night Of the 7ih inst. a prisoner by the
name of Peer Dupper, convict No. 1922, eS-
capped from his cell anu went over the wall near
the balcony post. lie was captured near the
bOat-hOuSe by Guard George W. Hayman.
have disposed OF all OF the 300,0 600 bags at z
cents, and also have sold all OF the impeTfect
bdaS, Will Tie tACtpllUu Vi 12sOOus NO Will
have no trouble in dispoSing OF the same al ga
cents apiece. 1t VIII require all OF Tue present
month 10 complete the 100000 ordered sold at
the last meeting. / Will have no trouble IN dis
posing OF all that we can manufacture during
the month of June at cents. we have jute
enough on hand 10 run us till the 18th OF next
month, and there Is one cargo expected 10 arrive
about The first OF the month.
THE PROPOSED ROAD.
Several persons, among whom were Lyman
Bridges, civil engineer. and Baron Won
Schroeder, appeared before the board 10
press their respective claims for different
routes for the proposed road between San
Quentin and Iibur0n. The act OF the Legls-
lature that brought these people before the
board is the one authorizing the employ
ment Of prisoners during the next two
years on the works. Two distinctive routes
are proposed, urged respectively by Bridges
and Won Schroeder.
Lyman Bridges advocates route along
the east side of the marsh and bay, and
along the shore by California City to San
Rafael 1t will take one year and half
with 200 prisoners to complete it.
Won Schroeder wants the road proposed
by the County Supervisors some years ago.
1t lies through Mills and Ross valleys. He
claimed he did not care SO much for the
route from TibuTOn, as he is only interested
in the terminal point except that 1t was to
his notion the best
Bridges said the route through the valleys
it does not come under the legislative pro-
visions. a representative of the Coleman
tract also urged the first route.
1t was decided TO have the gentlemen ac-
lively interested in having tue road meet
with the board at its next meeting aud SUBJ
NIT their plans as they might agree upon
and not half dozen.
MEDICATION OF A GAURD.
Ex-Guard NJ. J. Ahern, who, with four
others, were discharged for alleged negli-
gence which led to the escape of some pris-
oners was indicated, it being shown that
the failure to challenge the prisoners was
due to orders they had received
Father Hugh Lagan of San Rafael asked
the board for an allowance of $50 monthly
for the expenses resulting from the con-
slant expenses Of visits to the prisons. His
request was granted on Sonntag's motion.
Hereafter prisoners will be allowed to
write twice month instead Of once. This
privilege, however, will be dependent on
good conduct.
Bills amounting to S1s,612 OF was allowed,
and the board adjourned.