The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
SUPPLIES FOR
STATE PRISONS
List of the Firms That
Secured Plums.
CONVICT OPPENHEIME FATE
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR
LIFE HIS PORTION.
CONVICT OPPENHEIMER'S FATE
Laudatory Resolution Adopted Re
garding Hale's Incumbency and
Aguirre Coached in His
Duties.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, June 10
Warden w E. Hale was present to-
day at the last meeting of the Board of
State Prison Directors he will probably
ever attend in an official capacity. The
session was an important one for many
reasons and full board was present, viz:
President Fitzgerald and Directors VIII
kins, Hayes. Devlin and Ray. Martin
Aguirre, the new Warden, was on hand
IN order to familiarize himself with the
routine of a monthly session. Mr.. Aguirre
has spent the last few days at the prison
and is fast becoming acquainted with .ne
multifarious duties of so large an inst1tu-
ticn. SO that he will be far from an anna
teur when he takes UP active duty on
July 1.
Jacob Oppenheimer, the convict who
stabbed Guard Mcdonald, was brought
before the board and the nature OF the
charge against hims read by President
Fitzgerald. He pleaded guilty, but was
very sullen in his demeanor and insulting
in his answers TO the questions propound-7
ed by the various directors. When asked
why he did the deed he said:
THAT is my business. II you can ma 1t
In accordance with the rule adopted at
the last meeting held at Folsom, it was
decreed that Oppenhelmer be placed IN
solitary confinement for the remainder of
his life term. He sneered at the verdict
and walked away with an oath
report to the board. 1t reads in part as
follows:
To the Honorable the State Board of Prison
Observation-Disclosures: 1 respectfully beg to re-
mort as follows regarding the bag and Jute
business of the prison; Grain bags carried over
on orders from last year S3S, 900; SOLD ana
booked since January l. $500 totad d7@ 500. o1
sold and waiting orders for shipment, AZ GlVo;
on hand, manufactured and ready for snip
ment g. 775 500; to be manufactured to NIL ac-
cepted orders 49, 200. Raw jute on hand, in
warehouses; 7773 bales, enough to run the mills:
not counting on shutdowns for repairs, until
The Cells for incorrigibles are about com
pleted and will be ready for occupancy In
few DAYS This Improvement Will prove great
deterrent to the vicious and incorrigible class
from violating prison rules. These cells and
som in regard to prisoners having knives or
other dangerous weapons in their possession
will greatly assist the officers of the prison
in maintaining discipline ana much less trouble
will occur l congratulate my successor that
he assumes charge with these improvements
established.
in receiving and accepting bids for sup
plies for the prison for the succeeding
year The more important of these were
secured by the following:
Groceries-Mau, Sadler & Co.. H. Levy &
Co, F. Foster & Co, j. A. Folger Co.
Washington Manufacturing Co. Mack & Co.,
sqssman .ys WOf%sen osE5sEn G9 / MoGacE Tssh S Co.
Mason & Co., Mack & Co., H. Levy & Co.,
Yates & Co, W. p. Fuller & Co.
Leather and Shoes-S. H. Frank, Kion Tan
ming Co Main & Winchester Stable q Van
Burger. Harphan & Jansen, Metten & Geb-
nc Iumber-Swift Co. Dickens Lumber Co.,
Humboldt Lumber Co.
i'Iiia Lime Ee and cement-Henry Cowles & Co., H.
Eggs and Butter-Mau, sadler & CO.. j.
oConnor. Goetz Bros.
Co, South San Francisco Packing Company.
Western Meat Company:
Tobacco-S. Bachman & Co.. Horn & Co.. H.
Bee Beef = and Mutton-Miller Lusk. Western
Meat Company 49,
Flour FIoup-GoIden Gate Milling Co.. sperry
Bar Barley. Oats and Hay-J. G. Johnson. Ham
nigr prv q Goods and Clothing-Meyer Bros. Muir
pnsi Etock eiSiis Lubin & Co
s'TH FSannei Cashmere and Blankets Levi
strauss &, Co, San Jose Woolen Mills.
| Brooms and Brushes-F. e: Dallam ". P.
Fuller & Co., Yates & Co, Mau sadler &. Co.
elo- American Crockery Co.. Nathan. Dohrmann
wood and Coal. c. Miller. Charles B. Al
len S. H. Cheda.
Immediately before adjournment the
hoard adopted a resolution it believed de-
served by Warden Hale for the showing
made during his long incumbency. The
i.fSrpe General trend of the resolution is shown
bv the following extract:
William E. Hale has been Warden of the
state Prison at San Quentin for more than
eight years and during all of that time has
had the fullest confidence of the Directors in
his itegrity, ability and devotion to duty. Under
his management the prison has been placed on
a substantial financial footing, expenses have
been materially decreased and all the business
affairs of the prison have been prudently and
economically conducted. He enjoys the enviable
record of losing but prisoner by escape dur
ing his eight wears of service-testifying not
only to his watchfulness but also to the fidelity
of his subordinates.
In his intercourse with the Board of Direc-
tors he has always been frank, courteous and
business-like. He has had the respect of all
who have had dealings with the prison. and the
manifold and diverse duties of Warden as man
ager of an extensive mandatory. disciplin-
arian directing his appointees, and as a prison
officer governing those intrusted to his charge
he has ever performed with kindness and firm
ness with skill and integrity.
Acoident in a Mime