The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-14
1T is FINISHED.
The New Jutemill at San
Quentin.
GOVERNOR MARKHAM'S VISIT.
Discussing the Parole System Pres
ton School Reservoir-Meeting
of the Prison Directors.

The Board of Prison Directors met at
oah Quentin yesterday and at the same
tme Governor Markham paid semi-offi-
clal visit to the prison in order to inter
view prisoners seeking executive clemeney.
His Excellency was accompanied by an
oncla! stenographer and the prisoners de-
sirlng pardon or parole were interviewed
separately.
Previous to the meeting the directors
ana Governor visited the new iutemill
winch has Just been completed.
Nhen the regular session was opened
warden Hale presented his report. stating
that the new jutemill was now completed
and in full running order. and recon-
mehded Its acceptance The total cost of
t uas mlll Is 100000 and the last payment Of
s5o,OOO was audited and ordered paid. This
leaves the new mill absolutely free from
deot and 1t Is said to be superior in every
respect to the old mill.
Alter the reading of some other unin-
portant reports the board went into ex-
ecutlve session. and the question of faulty
contracts at Preston Reform School was
taken up. The result of the examination
into Tie matter is reported below.
twenty-five prisoners petitioned the
directors to allow them to get the news of
the Worlds Fair, and offered every In
ducement in the way of paving for papers.
aio%ng them TO be examined, sent i'll one
pundle from the newspaper offices, ETC.. :;
out the board denied the application.
a. a number OF prisoners appeared before
Tue BOARD, asking for restoration of
credits, etc. The case of All Fat, whom
the board decided to pardon, provided his
itiehus would furnish him passage to
emma, came up, and check of $50 was
received from All Fats cousin. with in
struetions to buy ticket for All Fat to
Chlhuahua, Mexico. The board refused
TO release the Chinese unless passage was
furnished to China.
In the case of Guard Powers, charged
WIN beating prisoner, the board found
the guard was justified in his treatment of
the convict, who is a "second-term man."
haYlng served for assault 10 murder and
Deing now lncarcerated for burglary. The
guard attempted to arrest the prisoner.
VINO mad bought a quantity of opium from
Ghlnese and the convict resisted.
Regarding the controversy between the
BOARD and g. aCd NJ Isaacs, regarding the
building OF the dam at the Henderson
reservoir site. connected with the Preston
Sch0ol OF Industry, il was proposed by the
contractors to do the work necessary 10
put the reservoir and connections in first
class order and accept in full of all claims
against the State the sum of $1,000 The
work is done to be inspected, and the
state Is given guarantee to indemnify it
Tor i've years against losses through any
negligence of contractors in doing the
work or through loss by imperfect
material. In other words, the State Is to
be secured against losses by any breakage
of the dam
The board went into a second executive
session at which Governor Markham and
Judge Van Fleet were present and at which
the parole rules were considered. The ses-
sion occupied the balance of the day and
at us close the directors adjourned to meet
at Folsom on Saturday. They refused to
allow the parole rules to be seen or make
any statement as to the nature of the dis
cuSsion. Governor Markham said he had
nothing to say further than that he be-
lieyed the parole system would prove sue
cess
The question of rules under which par
oles are to be granted was in his opinion q
matter the gravity and importance (which
is not to be underestimated anG the board
was acting wisely in going slowly and
surely in adopting them. As to his visitto
the prison, he laid that he was much graf
liled with the condition in which all Depart
ments were found and especially was he
pleased with the new iutemill. The en-
glnes and machinery could not be i'm
proved upon for the purpose and the ont
put would undoubtedly be superior to any
thing yet produced. He interviewed over
a dozen prisoners and took their state
ments.
The majority of the directors and the
Governor remained over at the prison last
night as guests of Warden Hale.