The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1902, Page 2

(] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902. GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE AT PRISON 'BELIES THE GOVERNOR’S DEFENSE Amazing Quantities of Supplies forWarden’s . House Excite Wonder as to Disposition of Goods and Food so Designated on Records _iguirre’s Official Residence Requires, Ac- cording to Prison Books, Enough Towels to Stock a Hotel and Dozens of Napkins \ OLLOWING the charges made by The Call that Warden M. G. Aguirre of San Quentin prison had been guilty of gross ex- travagance 2nd that the had been misapplied Gov- s T. Gage proceeded to the held his “star chamber in- ged from behind locked doors med Warden Aguirre inno- any wrongdoing and declared e cent of the public funds misapplied by the head of X 11 herewith presents but a sample of the terrible waste of public | [ | Co., Tillmann & Bendel and the Cali- | The goods supplied by Lebenbaum & Co. were for the Warden’s house. The | item “‘one case New Era peas, $4 40,” Is Ave a false one, as is the item “one case prime table fruit, 3- dozen, at $2_per dozen, total $6.” Lebenbaum & Co. declare that they never handled the ‘“prime table fruit” i in case quantities of “three dozen.” W The well known grocery firms of Rathjen & ,Bros.,, Goldberg, Bowen & fornia Fruit Canners’ Association stated yesterday that fine table fruits # * are not put up in cases containing three 3 i dozen cans or jars. The fruits are al- ) % ways put up in two dozen cans or four | 3 S dozen cans to the case. In other words, the fruit is not put up in cases con- taining odd dozens, In no place in the | Pavasic in U S Coue Com Rcortorated Do 130 + | EVIDENCE OF GROSS E — e XTRAVAGANCE Off PART OF WARDEN APPOINTEE OF GOV GAGE "G AGUIRRE, T | ¥ . United States is this rule deviated from . # # by grocers and canners of fruit. house Lebenbaum & Co. explain that their This house | books show that some of the items by the State and |charged on the convict prepared bill | = 1 is allowed to draw sup- | were really supplied to the prison. The ] i ble to the extent of $190 | dates of pment do not agree with | 2 t the contract pric | those on the fictitious bill and the ! J are sold to the prison | whole transaction is so involved in the | : 2 equivalent to | prison records that it is impossible to | Hi hased at re- | obtain a clear understanding of the af- il N For instance, | fair. o o £ | NO REQUISITION SENT. £ 5 e must pay from 12 to To prove the gross extravagance of /"y = $ ame article. Warden Aguirre in the purchase of | o (RPN SN s is also allowed serv- | household supplies The Call reproduces > D, water, laundry and |a bill of Levi Strauss & Co. This bill Y State expense and is |is a genuine one. The goods were or- | ’ salary for his services. |dered by a relative of Governor Gage | ; ng a few samples of the |and a relative of General Overseer J. | | o - of Warden Aguirre, the | A. Aguirre. No requisition was sent f California will naturally as rom the prison for the goods, as the | “Where has all the supplies gone to?” |law recuires. The articles were or- l o | dered by the two ladies in question and _ FOR WARDEN'S HOUSE. | ere charged to the San Qentin pris. Warden Aguirre certainly did not |on account and paid for by the peopie | 4 : A S z have ¥ personal use for the follow- }of California. The goods were sent to ing supplies purchased between De- |San Quentin, passed by Commissary BILL PREPARED BY CONVICTS, WITH FICTITIOUS ITEMS ENTERED AMONG GENUINE PURCHASES, AND “}"‘b‘-" 18, 1909, : April 7, 1902: Frad r:fiz‘ise[hea':;?‘b:c‘:;:e‘%rl?fi Wer- AN ACCOUNT OF LEVI STRAUSS & CO., SHOWING EXTRAVAGANCE OF GAGE'S APPOINTEE, WARDEN for Warden's ouse— b e arti- B e e 1 ot Saosic | M. G. AGUIRRE, IN ADMINISTRATION OF SAN QUENTIN PRISON AFFAIRS. Twelve dozen napkins. The articles purchased from "Levi - Thirteen dozen doylies. | Strauss & Co. on the occasion men- v e In the same period of time the fol- ]‘noned are as follows: after he was allowed a sum not to ex- | :,,cushl‘;ms B ‘mbb-fi yufii- co“l'erlnl lx)ravery"l. eu;. . 87 lowing amounts of the articles were |3 Towels $250 750 Ceed $1000 to refurnish and refit his | 1§ vards matting 2 fxse an Jally ceper hanging o . 2800 . |3 Towels . . 28 yards i Py charged to the commissary department |1 Cloths . : # 5 | nouse and that of the Prison Directors, | 135, 305, cordurey 12 yards sereen Eoie DAmAE 15 0 for the use of the entire prison, exclu- |2 Doiles 5 92 1 80 | made purchases from the firm of Knit- ;.4 rugs 10 vards tape Drapery ...... . 2080 sive of the jute mill: g { 235 3830 tel & Williams, of San Rafael, between rocker 26 "shades For Commissary Department— 2560 36 o | August, 189, and March, 1902, amount. | 514 inch brass poles (o SR | SHIPSHOD METHODS. Seventeen dozen towels, 2 . California Favorite BI s o o ing to $2381 67. 8 packages tacks : In the matter of supplies drawn from IMve dozen napkins. P AR O . bt . th m; Bt Gonen oyiies. 1 e, Pequot ¥ Bieached, 48] 1w 710 The goods purchased were as folloWs: | 1, . 541010, to the above-named arti- iWear;gn’:l&?eafiefigj;;‘:z?;plfnofeat2i Covering the same time, the jute mill 9600 | 3 iests mvtning 3807550n curtain Swiss | cles Warden Aguirre purchased from | San Quentin is absolutely slipshod. In. was simply allowed one dozen towels | Governor Gage says that not one cent | 114% vards linoleum 4 pillows Knittel & Williams the following arti- | stead of the supplies being asked for on for the use of the many guards and | of public money has been -misapplied %SL‘,‘;?‘;";Z;.,, ;n‘:fifim, cles: printed requisition it has been the rule hupdreds of prisoners employed there. | by Warden Aguirre or any other official | 25 pairs lace curtains 40 yards carpet binding | Curtains and brass rod for bookcass.... $4 50 | 19 9rder the articles by word of mouth. The abc udngur;: are {}::kecn ix;un’]xx the | of San Quentin prison. 106 dozen buttons 11 yards Trish linen and making sofe. - TR0 ghls hafy ‘\;ee: admitted by General prison records on file in the Controller’s yards elour 110 ‘pounds hafr ver and turk red . 800 !Overseer J. A. Aguirre and Commissar: office at Sacramento, consisting of bills R l(it)IF:E IS_dBEF;TTED. 3 1yx::rx]1th ln’gse $44 yards carpet ;;f;\;‘egllxr‘ag couch : 49| Fojey, + from one firm only certified to as being | e Call has evidence in its posses- | 75" yards g 1 tabl 3 B As a_sample of the gro - correct by Warden Aguirre and Com. |SI0n t0 Prove that Warden Agulrre, |3 pioinee@men litable Sont ard 3% e Al oab miksary Francis Foley. The lax method of bookkeeping in the commissary department is shown by the publication to-day of a bill of L. Lebenbaum & Co., grocers of this city. The bill is written on a bill form of the firm, the writing being in the hand of & convict. These bill forms were obtained from Lebenbaum & Co. by Commissary Fo- ley. It was a habit of Foley to call upon the firms supplying goods to the prison and complain that contract and non-contract goods had been charged up on one bill. Foley would complain that he could not keep his accounts in proper order and would ask for new bills to be made out. He would always say that he only had a few minutes to catch a fer- ryboat and for the clerks to hurry up with the work. BILLHEADS SECURED. When Foley was told that it was im- possible to make out new bills in the time he would ask for blank bill forms, saying that he would make out the copies himself at San Quentin. In this tricky manner Foley 'secured blank bili forms from many firms in this city and San Rafael. The bill forms were utilized to have forged ac- counts written by conviets. The bill of Lebenbaum & Co. con- tains some items supplied to the prison, while others are fictitious. - - ey gance of Warden Aguirre The Call pub- Excess of Supplies Over Legal Allowance of $100 a Month Charged to Other Accounts to Conceal Shameful Violation of Law Bills on Lebenbaum & Co.’s Forms Show the Methods by Which Convicts at Prison Prepare Forged Accounts to Hide Waste + ILL WRITTE BY cOnvVICT PROVING LARGE PURCHASE® OFLUXURIES FOR WARDEN, AGUIRRES BACHELOR HOME +* c o Sth—10 beef, 2 rolls butter. doz. eggs. bottles mushrooms. H bottles oyster sauce, mantla paver, 6 toitet paper. Oth—Item is charged of $4 67 for this day (Sunday), when commissary’s stors was closed and there is no entry om | books for that day. PNETH 10th—2 rolls butter. 6 cans corn. 1 bot. swest pickles, 1 sack flour. : 4 lishes herewith an itemized account of 12 cakes sapollo, 11th—10 beef. 2 rolis butter. 1 kam, the supplies charged to the Warden's )zm_“ doz, be‘g!' i i roll butter. house in the commissary books of San e Quentin prison for the month of March 4 mantla paper, of the present year. The figures and entries were copied from the “day requisition book’” by a representative of The Call in May last. They were copled in the presence of Commissary Foley. The supplies for Warden Aguirre’s table for the month of March of this year are as follows: 2 bots. olive oil. 6 Wor. sauce, 6 toilet paper. 4 doz. egss. 10 cube suzar. 2 box apple: 2 box oranges, 1 bunch bananas. 1 lot groceries. 1 box dates, 14 pounds, 13th—10 beef. 1 roll butter, 2 doz. eggs. 1 can lard, 14th—2 rolls butter, 2 doz. eggs. 2 bots. olive ofl, 5 walnuts. 15th—10 beet. 4 doz. egus. 10 1bs. beef. 2 rolls butter, 8rd—1 bot. ammonta, 10 cl. soap. 2 rolls butter. 6 sardines. 2 doz, esgs. 2 doz, spoons (. A & ) 2 doz, forks (F. ") 2 chocolate. 10 ¢l (?) soa; ard. doz, sardines, roll ‘butter, doz. eggs. powdered sugar, roll butter. 5 walnuts. 40 starch. 2 bluinz. 6th—10 beef. 2 rolls butter. 2 doz. eggs. Tth—2 doz. eggs. 2 chocolate, 10 cl. soad. 2 rolis butter. doz. &F) rolls butter. doz. towels. ehocolate. man. paper. powdered sugar. % l’th—% ping receipts proving the shipment of quantities of convict-made of the evidence to-day The Call proves shipments as follows: February 17, 1002. From GEO. MacDOUGAL to GEO. of GAGE RANCH, Downey: Four crates of furniture, Six boxes of sundries. May 8, 1901 (Waybill 140). From SAN QUENTIN PRISON to MRS, HENRY T. GAGE, Downey: < One lounge, 200 lbs. 1900 (Waybill 396). . October 6, MacDOUGAL, care March —, November 7, From CAPTAIN RUSSELL to MRS. HENRY T. GAGE, . Downey, Cal.: <A, One boxed chair, 5. S August 5, 1901, From M. G. AGUIRRE to DOMINGO MINDIAS, Downey: Three cases of farniture. One crate of furniture. Domingo Mindias is foreman of the Gage ranch at Downey. Georg. Captain Russell is a prison official. / — - £ 1900. One box of glassware One box, welkht 250 10%. 1902, Four crates of furniture. One box of plants. 1900. weighing S25 1bs, From SAN QUENTIN PRISON to MRS. HENRY T. GAGE, Downey, Cal. From GEORGE MacDOUGAL to GEORGE MacDOUGAL, eare of GAGE RANCH, Downey, Cal.: , From MRS. HEXRY T. GAGE, San Quentin, to MRS, HENRY T. GAGE, Downey, Cal: 2 Invalid’s chair, boxes and bundles—8 articles, SHIPMENTS TO GAGE FROM PRI—SON ARE VERY BIG. N the presentation of evidence to the people of California The Call has prov od that Governor Henry T. Gage is the beneficiary of the disgraceful regime of cqrruption and theft that holds sway at San Quentin prison under the administration of Warden M. G. Aguirre. r For the past two days The Call has published fac-similes of ship- furniture and supplies from San Quentin prison to the Gage ranch at Downey, Cal. With the publication ADrlb 5, 1901. Downey: 2 kits, 1 erate, 1 box gl July 23, 1901. rom SAN QUENTIN PRISON to MRS. HENRY T. GAGE, 10 ci, soad. 12 sapolio. 1 box clothes ping (. & ¥.) 21st—2 rolls butter, 1 can lard, 2 46z, egzs. 12 sapolio. 22n4—2 rolls butter. 2 doz. egws. 6 tollet paper. 6 can corn, 2 bluing. 10 beef. 2 doz, eggy. 1 ham. 24th—10 cube sugar. 6 packages geiatine, 4 packs matches, 10 castile soad. 2 rolls butter, , welghing 627 1bs. doz. eggs. From M. G. AGUIRRE, Warden of San Quentin Prisonm, th B to DOMINGO MEXDIAS, Downey, Cal.: gt b One crate of furniture. 3 doz. eggs. 2 doz. egwn. May 29, 1901. packs toflet papes From M. G. AGUIRRE, Warden San Quentin Pris 2 chocolate, i DOMINGO MENDIAS, Downey, Cal.: 3 e Three boxes of furniture. I . November 21, 1901. R e From SAN QUENTIN PRISON to HON. HENRY T. GAGE, 5 almonds./ Downey, Cal.: 6 zelatine. One box of glassware, weight 37 Ibs. 27th—10 beet. 5 doz. egxs. ¢ MacDougal is a relative of Governor Gage and is shipping clerk at San Quentin prison. a 2 rolls butter. bots, Wor. sauce. 6 bots. tomato sauce, 5 pudding sugar. —_— Continued on Page Three,