The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

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1,25T cuts sugar basgiHg. "A shot.
2S4 cuts ;ugar bagging, 10 shot.
2. S cuts (.2 days., avera@e 1885 cuts,
e quail TO S62 cuts grain bagging average 81 09
IS97-S576 cuts grain bagging ga days) aver.
age l49 cuts
The Warden stated that the Ross Valley
| branch of the great Marin County boule-
ward which was being constructed by the
San Quentln convictS was practically COM
peteu, and had 1t rot been for the rain
The work would have been entirely
finished. Director Wilkins said that it
was In excellent condition, and for 4 long
stretch where the Indian mound or shell
TT had been used the boulevard was per
feet. The county of Marin, he said, would
attend 10 the sprinklinG of the road. The
road from Green Brae TO the penitentlary
is to be widened and improved.
The Directors were officially Informed
OF The hanging of Harvey Allendsr yester-
day. The jute mill will be closed down
for eight or ten days for repairs. The
amount of raw jute on hand at present
is sufficient to run the mill until March
10 1898.
Warden Hale presented a type written
report of his trip East and his visits to the
Eastern penltentiarles. The report covers
twelve pages and contains about $500
words. In regard to the Ohio State prison
at COlum BUS he says:
1t is located in the heart OF the city and con-
tains over 2300 prisoners, the largest prison
population OF any one place in the United
States or in the world. The prisoners en-
pIoyed i'll various industries, the prime pal
manufactures being all kinds OF agricultural
implements, bolts, stoves boots and shoes and
clothing The revenues from the sale OF such
goods make the prison sells upporting, and
the income exceeds the expenditures by $1,000
/ per month.
This prison is open to visitors, VINO are
! charged an admission fee. Quite large sum
! IS realized from this source, amounting Tor the
! year 1896 to nearly $4,000. Money so re-
! ceived is applied 20 the benefit Of library.
/ Principal mode OF punishment is solitary con-
/ fineme Mt with low diet
| In most prisons the grading or classification
! OF prisoners has been adopted, and the system
works we'll There are three grades. When
! the prisoner is received he Is placed IN the
| second or middle grade, aud by good conduct
and strict obedience to the rules either ad-
vances himself into the first grade or, ii frac-
! tlOus and unruIy, descends into The third
! grade. Each grade IS distinguished by UNI
| lorms OF different colors. This system works
wonders, as nearly ali inmates are deslrous Of
! being promoted 10 The upper grade.
The report goes on at great length de-
/ scribing the different penal institutions
inspected by the Warden during the
month he passed in the East.
The Directors went into executive ses
| sion in the afternoon, and conducted their
proceedings in Captain Eigars Office, in
side the prison walls. Clayton e. Hump,
! who IS serving q ten-year sentence fUl
| robbery from San Luis Obispo County,
| was granted parole. Bump was received
at the prison on April Is. 1895 and has
been in Captain Blrlem's office at The pen
| ltentiary acting as messenger. He is
hardly more than a boy, and every man
about The prison ha. a good word foI
Bump.
w. Van Eman, serving two years for
EN- ezzlement committed in San Fran.
cisco, was allowed to go on parole. He
| was received at the prison June 2 1896
and his term will be up in FEBRUARY
next.
Jesse y. Morrow, convicted of perjury
in Modoc County and sentenced to serve
six years. was paroled He arrived at San
Quentin October 10, 1895
Action upon J. Ii. Sanders application
for parole was postponed for six months.
Sanders is serving a ten-yeat term fol
manslaughier committed in Pumas
County. Abram Adcock' ) application fol
parole was postponed Tor one year. Ad-
cock Is serving fifteen years for robbery
committed in Sonoma County. Thomas
McNamee's application was postponed in
definitely. He Is serving ten years for
robbery. Henry Beaver, serving four
years for grand larceny, made application
for parole, but there IS protest on file
against 1t, and until this can be looked
InIo the matter viii not come up. David
McKean's application will not be consid
cred at the meeting 10 be held at Folsom
next Saturday.
The following punishments were in.
flected upon convicts:
William Love, Il life-timer was before
the Directors and pleaded guilty 10 assault
! upon a fellow convict with knife. The
| Warden was instructed TO inf ct either
solitary confinement or the ball and chain
as punisnment.
Charles o. Bren, also a life-timer, got
the same punishment for having opium
in his possession.
Harvey Nolan lost one years credits fol
engaging in a stabbing affray, and San
Brandt lost six months credits for the
same offsnse.
John Emington will be put into sol:
tary confinement or with the chain anC
ball for an inlraction OF the prison rules
He lost his credits 1or some other often Sc
George Bessett lost his credits aud 50
which he had earned while out on paroie
The money goes into the library fund.
The Directors adjourned at a late hour
20 meet in Folsom next SATURDAY. night.