The San Francisco call., 1898-01-14

That is too far back for me to re- member anything about. Posslply old; l cannot say now.
 Did you offer to sell any to Mr. Cramer?"
 T tell you I cannot remember all my transactions so far back.
 Did you purchase any bags from MT Hunt that year?"
 You had better ask MT. Hunt, he can probably tell you better than l can"
 But surely you can remember whether you ever bought any bags from him and if at less that the reg ular rate?"
 Now, see here. If a man does you faVor you are not going to say or do anything that might work him an in Jury, are you? Well, that's my case. have absolutely nothing to say on this subject; if you want any information go to Mr. Hunt"
 Do you remember having bought any kind of sacks from him at any timer"
 ''I really can't say whether have or not As told you before, such matters pass from my mind, and I never pay any further attention to them." w. G. Hunt is clasSed as one of the wealthiest men in Yolo County. In addi- ton to the Yolo orchard, he owns much property in Woodland, and resides IlG WdS not 1IiCllilCu lo any more light upon the deal in 'culls" than MT. Diggs, and made no secret of his desire to have the inter view terminate with all possible haste.
 If you want any information go to headquarters for it, was all he would i say.
 He declined to state whether he had dealt in prison bags since 1893, or whether he had ever had any dealings | with Marshall or l. F. DiggS some idea of the extent Of the traffic | in San Quentin grain bags may be | gained from the number that passed | through the hands of Marshall DiggS | Of Woodland last season. As shown by | records at San Quentin, Mir. DiggS sent in orders for 156. 900 bags between Feb ruary and April IA, 1897, the orders | being filled out in MT. Diggs name. while the affidavits bore the names Of | the farmers
 A copy of the order and affidavit of A. Bourn of Yolo County, which is sim liar to the others, is herewith given:
 Woodland. March B. 1897
 To the Warden of San Quentin Prison-Sir: l herewith enclose check for $50, to cover de- | posit required by law on 10000 grain bags, at cbasg sep bags upon receipt of baqRGe of pq5
 '''''' ' 'O'''"' M. DIGGs.
 State of California,
 County of Yolo. I hereby certify that am a farmer and that the bags ordered above are for my own personal and individual use. A. BOURN.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 5th 'ff tL Gt si March i''7 J. | MSSoESFa NotaEy Pubic
 It will be noted that all the orders but the last two, calling for all but 5000 of the sacks ordered by Mir. DigSs, were filed prior to March 13. on which date the board advanced the price to So 40 per hundred.
 Mir. Diggs expressed the utmost will ingness to explain his connection with ! the traffic in San Quentin bags. He made no secret of the fact that he handled them, but explained that he did so as a matter of accommodation to his customers, and that the profit he made on them was limited to the difference in the freight charges on car load lots and on less than full carloads.
 The extent of my dealing in San Quentin bags is this,'' said Mir. Biggs. Early in the season take orders from farmers for what grain sacks they need. These orders accompanied by the usual affidavit, I forward to San Quentin. together with the necessary 10 per cent deposit. which secures the bags, subject to orders. When I get ready to have the bags shipped, I for ward the remaining 90 per cent of the purchase price and the bags are for warded!I
 How is it that you order your bags so far in advance of the time you have them delivered?"
 Merely to secure prompt delivery when I get ready for them.'
 "The orders sent in by you are us- ually marked. Shipping instructions to follow. What is that for?"
 "Oh, I do that because. as Is often the case, I do not want them all de- livered at one place. For instance. Charles Day ordered all of his bags from me last season, taking in all, I think, about q 900 San Quentin bags.