The morning call., 1894-08-12
PARTIAL PARDONS.
Prison Commissioners as
:. PenoIogists.
SENTENCES ARE COMMITTED.
A Murderer Who VIII Soon Go
. Back to Society.
eoNyiCTs WORK NINE HOURS.
very Heavy Demand for Jute Bags
~. ~. Keeps: the SpindIes at San
-. !: # i Quentin 1umming.
SENTENCES ARE COMMITTED.
eoNvtcTs WORK NINE HOURS.

-,The. State Board of Prison Directors met
session. and Spent the morning and after
moon: bahind closed doors.
: Itwas stated after the meeting that bills
for July amounted 10 1928 5S.
Commissioner Hayes was appointed a
; conlnlEteeof one to make an investigation
of the. prison water supply. which is now
pumped from San Rafael. The commits
sion will*endeavor TO locate artesian water
at or near the prison and utilize it for
. prison. uses.
:. Warden Hale stated in his report that
he had changed the working hours of con-
victs in the jute Mill, who now work from
2 toll a.: ii: and from noon to 80 P. NJ.
.The; daily; product Of the mill is $4,000
grain bags: all of which are Of standard
quality and give satisfaction TO farmers
using them. SO far this season as many
as 4,087, 900 julie bags have been sold to
farmers, and sales are made just as fast as
bags. can be N anufactured.
:. The. board held quite spirited discus
si0nx: On a contract of \ ates d Co. for
. brushes: :: The firm asked to be relieved of
the:c0ht tract Representing that an en-
pl0ye had erred: in submitting sample in
competition which they claimed was worth
double tue. price in their bid. But the
=. tile price was so low Yates q Co. got the
!. con Il set. Since then they sent very infe-
flor :QuasifY of brushes which were re-
turned: ard the Commissioners directed
;. that q letter be sent to the firm notifying
. them that tAey-fnuSt live up to the speciti-
eaGiens of the contract.
! ! G4eOfge T. Walton, sentenced 10 1891
from TaEaTe Comfy for robbery to sixteen
years lin San Qnentin, was recommended
J.. by tile Superior Judge Of Tulare, neigh
:: bofS AN "fTleh ds; as a fit subject for con-
= IdeEattonr under the parole law. The
board doubled, however. that his punish
: G6pt*sn lar. was enough so chasten his
char cteF so 'frIs.ca5e was pUstponed.
- Gus " fEIianS. sentenced from Sierra
CoanEy 70 shend :seven years in State
:. prison foTgrand :larcsny, had his sentence
-e0mniuted TO four .yeaEs. He will be re-
leased a ugli st'27.: The reason for Ieniency
IN 'bfs oase*is cQnsump tion, aud his mother
.fs5AeTB+ | G:talse:him home.
r: The. seHtence:of +. a. White, convicted
::of al Infamous charge in Kern County,
:. was 0iGmu Fed. TO two and half years.
Considerations of youth and promises Of
his family TO: sake care o him IN Texas
: Nhtained. in: MS favor. Whites sentence
: n as forty-saVen years Imprisonment.
~ The. petition Ii behaH of William Roney,
g. boy, sent from San Francisco TO San
: QAeutiu for three years for burglary, was
..deRleu. tpStead OF presenting any anchor
!" d ing cireuInS stances il was shown that the
i; Judge: gave. the. least sentence possible for
e. the:same Fea sons as:stated IN the applica-
:: ti0n .for PaTden5 5
Worth. Bro WI. W BIO killed his brother in
Tu1are County applied for a, accumulation
6tzhis:sepretre, being of the opinion that
.fifteeR%ye cars inprisonment was excessive.
LAS Brown had tW o trials. aud. was first SEN
teneed"ter life the. board concluded he had
:. full benefits f.the. doubt, so his appeal
was :deniEd; He claimed that the shooting
was accidental:
- ;. Sam Gregory. committed to San Quentin
" for Eite- for ki ling. a man named Dimond
In RakeFsfeld. had his sentence commuted
te*ninBtee years. In view OF the fact that
:. Difnona was a desperate and QuarrelsOme
feflnw and was evidently about to shoot
;. " hen KILLED -GTegOTy's sentence was made
lighter, With. creqits GTegory's term will
expire Ia about a year hence.