The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1902, Page 31

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1902. VAN OROERED TO MAKE MONOGRAM FITTING INITIALS OF GOVERNOR GAGE TELLS ON THE STAND OF EXPERIENGES IN THE AgainTeTtér “6” Bobs Up in Ex-Convict Tells of Designs He Made. ILLIAM DALEY, an ex-convict, on the wit- ness stand yesterday told how he had been ordered to make de- signs for two mono- grams, one of the letter “G” and the her of the imitials “H. T. G.” He stified that subsequently he had seen “G” on pistol holsters, belts, scabbards and on a bedstead. itials are identical with those of ry T. Gage, Governor of Califor- 1ia, who has been charged by The Call with being a beneficiary of the unlaw- acts of his subordinates in the State prison at San Quentin. Daley was will- ing to tell for whom the monograms were intended, but the prosecution pre- v ed him from doing so. The witness also told of the immense quantity of furniture and of carriages end buggies which had been manufac- tured inside the prison walls. He saw e articles in the process of manu- facture and painted them after they | His business was that "f:' and he occupied a little corner | were made. painter, harness room until Captain Ed- of the yard routed him out. He the veteran captain would * for a paintshop inside the ng that it. was a violation Furniture, Da of the penitentiary sary wagon, and not a during his incarceration hs without a wagon load being sent out. Some- two or three loads in the week of Ao modHmm by were DRAWS MONOGRAM OF “H. T. G.” FOR IVORY MOUNTINGS carria; > carpenter’, or the ““Warder d to which the did Mr. you ever see Virgin? A.— , @ you ever see —Well, 1 saw s and musical instru- kind and character you saw? A.—Wi d call a parlor cen er table. to be! w the Y woods n them, if you know? rere any furni- in the pro there. tabourets did lve or fif- cter of that ta- we call an extension very large e material out of which > A.—I should think 1 were they s the materi d, or some- be- any—you know % any beds mahogany? being A—1 , I think panels of rosew u ever see an ing made there? do you know of any birdcages ured there, Mr. Daley? A. do not know of any being saw birdcages that 1 did not see them make hen, what did you do, relation to preparing any ges that were there inmate? A.—Well, I on the bottom ges; arnished birdcages some while I was there. ow many during the time e? A.—About twenty or you make or assist in of those articles while you A.—Well, that— boards? A Ves, checker boards. A About half a dozen. yu work when you were sir; € ge there, Mr. Dal A.—I com- menced with my work room 7, right E e room 6 that would be the third of the old furniture factory. what did you do in room 7. d buggies, A~ wagons, carriages and forth After that did you change your g employment? A.—Yes, sir; I £ moved on the outside of the wajl in is known as the stable depart- And were you engaged in there? was engaged in painting buggies, lages and everything else that was ed of me. Q.—You are a carriage painter b trade, aren't you? A ¥es air 2 Q—Where was the place that you were gngaged in working when you left room 7, In relation to the road which leads out from the lower gate? A.—Well, all wag- xtension | said, was | | about the end of 1 1902 | to do that. but I did | enn CIER FISOFER, COrVITROLIED & X AND IS BOXES OF TELL ~-TALE FORGED = BECORDRS -~ SNWHO DESIGIED 7HE MoWOGRULS G ANL FL T G~ ST Wr 22RZEL TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES WHO HAVE AIDED IN PROVING THE C ALL’S CHARGES OF FRAUD AT SAN QUENTIN persons that of the lower gate, had shop to get | to the front. hat came out of the lower gate was supposed to go to the front; they would pass there. Q.—While you were there, and after seen furniture manufactured as did you ever sce any furniture at is, that had been packed? Q.—About when was it? A.—That was or the first part f describe to the court how s packed and what it A.—The fur- Kindly that furniture w was that you saw packed? niture that I saw—the place 1 saw it was in the warehouse down at the front, at v we call the water front. Yes? A.—A is furniture was it four or five di one corner of the war erent packages at house. Q—Well, conld you tell from ex- amination of it what it was, wheth- er it waos chairs, tables, beds or what was the character of it? A.— Well, I didn’t examine it very thor- cughly, but I saw that there were chairs and small packages of furni- ture of different kindx. Of course, I did not exam it very thorouxh- 1y, beeausre it was not my busincss mine it be- e I maw it mark Well, now, was this furniture you saw in this warchouse n at the front marked? A— sir. Q.—What was the mark on it? A. —*“Mrs. H. T. Gage, Downey, Cali- fornia.” Mr. Whiting: hat was it, you .. was marked thg A’—This niture that I there Mr. Campbell: Q.—Do you know of any harness being made in that institu- tion? A ir. Q—By w s it made? A.—A man by the name of Earl. Q.—What was the character of the harness that you saw made? A.—One was a single set of harness, buggy harness and one was—one was n double set of carriage har- ness. Q. —What was the quality was it fine or otherwise? fine harness. Q.—You say it was made by whom? A. —A man by the name of Earl, a harness- maker. Q—Did you see that harness packed. A~ did. of it, A.—Very Q.—By whom was it packed? A.—By Q.—How was it packed? A.—It was all rolled up—tied in different pieces and packed in a box. Q.—Did you see at any time any ro- settes on that harness? A.—I did not. Q.—Or fvory mountings? A.—No, sir. Q.—Now, were you called upon at any time by any one connected with that prison to draw any monograms? was. Q.—Who called upon you to do so? A.— Mr. Earl. Q—The man_who manufactured the harnese? A.—Yes, sir. Q—Now, will you kindly state to the court and— A. (interrupting)—I will draw you one and give it to you. Q.—Will you draw the monogram which you] drew for Mr. Earl? A.—I drew sev- eral, Q—Well, will you—did you draw any that came out of the lower gate, or| A~I| or did you draw one “H. T. G.”? 2w for the court the character | which you drew, and also draw | | the character “H. T. G.” which you| | drew. (The witness did so and handed | the me to Mr. Vernon, the shnrlhand; reporter.) | _ Mr. Campbell—Kindly hand that to the! | District Attorney, please, Mr. Vernon. | (The repo: Q.—This was drawn by you | at the request of Mr. Earl 2 and Mr. Eail| 5 the man who manufactured this har- 1 understand? A.—Yes, sir. .—Earl was the man whom you say packed it in these boxes? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Did you see it marked? Campbell—I offer in connection with the mony. Mr. Whiting—Of course, subject to be- ng connccted later on. We have the iso- | | | ted fact here that he made a mon | gram. It is not shown where it has gone | so far. It is incompetent, irrelevant and material; it is not connected. Mr. Campbell—We will connect it. SURREYS BUILT LND PAINTED BY CONVICT LABOR ITNESS DALEY knew that trunks and suit cases were made at the prison by a man named Earl, working in McDougall's de- partment. The examination continued: Q.—How were those trunks made—just describe them as near as you can? A.— They were trunks about five feet long, | about three feet wide, about four feet high, 1 should think; something in the way of a packing trunk, made out of wood, covered with canvas, the edges bound with sole leather, the corners d with iron stays, 0 you know of the manufacture of any dress suit cases? A.—Yes, Q.—By whom were they made? A.—Mr. .—Do you know about how many he made? A—I saw three that he made; I don’t know whether he made any more. .—You saw how many? A.—I saw that he made. Q.—Where did he make them? A.—In | the shop in the stable. Q.—How close was his shop in the sta- ble to the place where—to your shop there? A.—About forty feet; it was in the same_ department. Q—In the same department, is it? A.— Yes, sir. .—Now, do you know of any carving that was done there by any one? A.—I know that there were some belts that were made by Mr. Earl. Q.—Belts? A.—Carved out of leather. Q.—Now, will you kindly describe those belts, Mr. Daley? A.~—Well, they were what you would term a %oli belt and they were about 2 1-2 inches wide, and long enough to go around a man’s middle, and they were carved with flowers and other characters on them with a knife, %o that they were—the flowers were raised, IIIJ the stamped, that other part was so an indentation the raised part, the flowers and forth. Q.—Did you see any initials any of those belts? A.—I saw the lefter “G.” Q.—On how many of them did you see the letter “G”? A.—Two. Q.—Well, do you know a man by the name of Saville doing any carving? A.— No; I don’t know as he done any carving. I saw lots of architectural work that he done. He made scrolls for the carved work that went onto the different bed- steads. Q.—Do you remember now any other furniture that you saw being made there than that you have testified to? A.—No, 1 don’t remember of seelng any made. 1 saw lots of it after it was made. Q.—Do you know of any new car- risges or buggzies having been made there? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—How many, if you know? —1'wo surreys Q.—How many? A.—Two surreys, one buggy. A. Q.—How do you know that they were new, Mr. Daley? A.—Why, I painted them. Q.—You painted them? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Do you know who received them or who_got ‘them_after they were painted? | A.—Yes, sir; 1 know who got tnem. I | know who they were made for. Q.—Well, o were they made for and who got them? A.—One was made for a man by the name of Dowd, n fireman down in the mill, and the other one was made for Mr. O’Brien, the superintendent of the mill, and the buggy was made for Mr. Galardin, that i, partizily; they mnde o new body for the buggy and overhauled the buggy. and also a buggy made for Mr. Dowd—a new body put on it and the gearing overhauled, and so forth. Q.—Mr. Daley, now in your shop, as you were there working, could you see the wagons—the commissary wagons and the trucks and other things pass out of what you call the lower gate? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Did you at any time ever see any articles of furniture upon any of these wagons? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Just kindly state to the court when and where, and what was the character of the furniture that you saw? A.—Well, as I say, I couldn’t state, but it was dur- ing my time that I was working outside— that was after March, 1901; I saw differ- ent articles of furniture on wagons and trucks, and examined them. ’here did you examine them and how came you to examine them? A.— Well, I didn’t have much to do while I was working there, only at certain times while I would be busy; I had plenty of leisure time, which most all the men have over there, and I saw this wagon with this piece of furniture, that I now state, tied up right in front of my shop, and I went over and examined it and found it to be a table, and also some chairs that were there in the wagon. Q.—How were they packed? A.—They were packed with burlap and blankets. Q.—Were they marked? A.—I didn’t see any marks. Mr. Campbell: Q.—How often, if you can remember, did you see far niture going past your shop on an: one of these prison wagons? A, Oh, sometimes twice a week, som; times three times a week; most every week, though. ir? A.—Most every week ¥ would be made to show the carving, ) there would be something go by. Mr. Campbell-You may take the wit- ness. CROSS EXAMINATION. Mr. Whiting—What was_your particu- lar work there, Mr. Daley? A.—Painting buggies, carriages and so forth. Q.—Where were you engaged? A.— Where was I engaged? Q.—Where was your work—where? A.— I was in 7 first when I went to work, "Jhé'n 1 was moved outside into the sta- le. Q.—Describe this building, you say 6 and 7, they were in the same building, of course? A.—Six room. @.—The place was known as No. 6? The Court—Six is on the second floor. Mr. Whiting—The carpenter shop on the first floor? A. s, Q.—Six on the seco: Q sit. Q.—This whole building—is_that all the bullding consists of? A.—No, there Iis other rooms—it is the old furniture fac- tory. Q.—This portion of the building is used for curpentering work, painting and se sir. nd floor? A.—Yes, sir. —Seven on the third floor? A.—Yes, e three rooms? A.— at that time. - are now, are they not? A.— No, sir; 7 room is not. Q.—Seven room is not being used now? A.—No, I was moved from there outside. Q.—Outside? Yes, sir; I could tell you why if you wish to know. Q.—I didn’t ask you why. How were you engaged over there? A.—In painting. Q.—Sir? A.—In painting. Q.—Were you frequently in the carpen- ter shop on the first floor? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Were you engaged there at all? A.- you might say I was, because I had intercourse going in and out, getting pieces of work made that was connected with my department. Q.—Did you go into room 6 the same way? A.—Yes, sir, Q.—Going in and out, getting pleces of work that were connected with your de- partment? A.—No, sir; I went into room t—was asked to go there to look at gl(ces of work that they wanted me to —uUpstairs? A.—They wanted me to polish that work. I told them I wouldn't do it because I didn’t have time. Q.—You went in and out of there the same time? A.—Yes, sir, Mr. Virgin has asked me to do it. I was about the only one that did go in there. SUIT CASES AND TRUNKS MADE IN . PRISON SHOPS EVERTING to the subject of musi- cal instruments made in the prison, the Assistant District Attorney asked Daley when he had seen them. The witness had seen them as he was going in and out of Virgin's shop. Cross-examination continued as follows: Q.—You never saw them in the course of construction? A.—Yes, sir; I saw them in_the course of construction. Q.—You just testifled you saw them go- ing in and out; what do you mean by — A.—Well, I saw a guitar that Mr. was making—he showed it to me several times and me being a painter and understanding that kind of work he asked me my ovinion as to how to finish that kind of a plece of work. I would see it to-day In shellac, I would see it the next day in varnish and to-morrow I would see it in the—in probably a coat of— Q.—To make short you would see it in the process of comstruction? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Now, you don’t know what became of that, of your own knowledge? A.—No, sir. Q—It may be there still know? A.—It may be. Q.—This table you speak of—you spoke of a parlor inlaid_table. Where is that? A—In the same—No. 6 shop. that? Viosi for all you Q.—Did you see that constructed? A.— Yes, sir. Q.—Did you paint that table? A.—No, sir; I was asked to. Q.—But you didn’t do it? A.—No, sir. —You saild you had too much work? : F had too much work. ou know what became of that No, sir. v be there still for all you Yes, sir, it may be. you saw a bedstead there, A.—Downstairs. ‘Two being constructed downstalirs? A.—Yes, sir. D:d you paint those? A.—No, sir; I finished one up after it was finished, though. Q —Well, do you know what became of w2 Q,—You sa; oerWr) bedsteads? those? A.—Yes, sir. !Q.——O[ your own knowledge? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You spoke of twelve or fifteen tab- ourets? A es, sir. Q.—They were made there, were they, in_the lower shop? A.—Yes, sir. —Do you know what became of those? A Yes, sir. Q.—What? two of them. Q.—Of your own knowledge? sir. Q.—Now, this large oak table and wal- nut—made of oak and walnut, I’ belleve you said? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—That was made downstairs, was it? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—These tabourets were made down- stairs? —Yes, sir. ou_know what became of those A.—I know what became of A.—Yes, A.—No, sir. .—It may be there still for all you know? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—These bird cages were made down- stairs? “A.—I suppose they were. iQ.*Di\i you see them made? A.—No, sir. Q.—You don't know where they were made? A.—No, sir; made in the prison. .—Well, do you know? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Did you see them made? A.—No. Q.—How do you know, you know from hearsay then, you don't "know of your own knowledge?, A.—I know I painted them; I concludéd they were made there. The Court—Q.—You painted them, did you say, in the prison? Mr. Whiting—Yes, he did. I ask you of your own knowledge, Mr. Daley, do you know what became of them? A.—Yes, sir; I know what became of several of them. !Q.—Of your own knowledge? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You painted other birdcages, you said, I believe? A —Yes, sir; ainted them, varnished them. X JRaTILE AGRDGa THE BAY ONOGRAMS of the initial “G” and “H. T. G.” were made in the prison by a convict named William Daley. Orders were given for the designing of 7 the monograms, and the convict, who is a painter by trade, executed the orders. He made the designs on paper and pricked them with a pin, so ‘ that they could be the more readily reproduced. Daley has since served ou# his term, which was a short one of twenty months, and he appeared in court yesterday as a witness. He testified that he never saw a reproduction of the “H. T. G.” monogram after he finished, but he saw his design | of “G.” on pistol holsters, a bedstead, belts and knife-scabbards. The witness also testified to the manufacture in the prison of carriages and buggies. These arti- cles he knew were made there, because he had the task of painting them. He said that musical instruments, dress-suit cases and trunks were also made in the in- stitution. He further testified that furniture was shipped out of the prison in the commissary department as often as two or three times a week. During his twenty months’ incarceration not a week went by that furniture was not sent out in this manner. Initials of Gage on Work of Prison. ShippEGoods Out in Wagon Loads. Q.—Now you say you saw this furniture packed. Do you mean that you saw it when it was being packed? 'A.—No, sir; I saw it when it was packed. Q.—After it was packed? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You cannot say then it Is the same furniture, can you? A.—I did not catch that. Q—You cannot say then it is the same furniture, can you, that you have de- scribed? A.—No, sir, I could not say that. Q.—You simply saw some furniture packed there in the place? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Packed there in the place? A.—Yes, sir. It is new furniture. Q.—Yes? A.—Covered with burlap and so_forth. Q.—Where did you see that? A.—In the warehouse on the water front. Q.—And you are now speaking of the furniture which was marked in the way you have described? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Now, you say you were called upon by Mr. Earl to draw some monograms as you have drawn them here? A.—Yes, sir. Q—You drew those monograms, did, you? A.—Yes, sir. = Q.—What did you dx‘gw them on? A.— On a plece of common brown paper. Q.—You gave them to Mr. Earl, did you? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Did you ever ?les them after that? ‘The monograms ® .—Yes? 4{).‘;1 never saw the H. T. G. I saw_the G afterward. Q.—That is, you drew those lims‘lny as a design on a piece of paper? A.—For him to _use, yes. Q.—Now, you say you know_of some trunks being made there? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—In Mr. McDougall's department? A. —Yes, sir. v Q.—Where was that department? What was it known as? A.—Water front ship- ing department. pa:g—sh]zpplng department? A.—Yes, sir. —Were these trunks packed? A.—No, sir; not when I saw them; they were be- ing constructed and finished. Q.—Did you see them being worked upon? A.—Yes, sir: I saw them in every stage of construction from the rough to the finish. 2 Q.—Did you ever see them afterward? A.ZAfter_they were completed? Yes? A —Yes, sir. Do you know what became of them? A.—I saw them there; they were being finished about the time that I took my de- parture from that institution. Q—And they may be there still, for all A —May be, for all I know. Q.—This dress suit case, where was that made? A.—In the harness-shop, adjoin- y place of business. ’“E‘Th‘& you see it made? A.—Yes, sir Q.—Did you know what became of it? A.—I know what became of one, yes. Q.—Of your own knowledge? A.—Yes, sir; I saw it taken away. Q.—Never mind. I didn't ask you that. I asked you if you knew what became of it. You mean you saw it taken away from that place where it was made? A.— Yes, sir; by the man who owned it. .—You don’t know who owned it? sir. —How do you know who owned it? A.—Because he told me he owned it. Q:—Where was that dress suit case made? A.—In the harness-shop. Q.—Where is the harness-shop? A.— The harness-shop is a little concern in the stable, a little room, you understand; the harness-room and the harness-shop are in the same room. Q.—And it was made by whom? A.— Mr. Earl Q.—The same man that made the other articles? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You say you saw it taken away from that place where it was made at the stable? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You do not know what became of it ultimately of your own knowledge? A. —Well, yes, I saw the man leave the in- stitution with it. LETTER “G” PUT ON MANY PRISON MADE ARTICLES ALEY was asked if he saw the cart D riages of which he spoke in process of construction and if he knew for whom they were made. Both ques- tions were answered in the affirmative. He was ;sked how he knew and an- swered: A.—Well, the gentleman came to me and bargained to have them finished, and told me they belonged to him and that he would like me to do a nice job because they belonged to him. Q—That is the statement of this par- ty who claimed to own these things. Is that the only thing you base your state- ment on, then, that he owned them? A.— Yes, sir. Q.—You had not any word from any of the officials as to who they belonged to, had you? A.—Yes, sir; I had to have word— Q. (Interrupting)—What did you do with these buggies—paint them? You did the painting on them? —Yes, sir. Q.—That is all the work you did on them, was it? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Do you know what became of these buggies? A.—No, T Q. (interrupting)—Of your own knowl- edge? A.—I know they went away from there, that is all. Q.—Do you know what became of these goods of your own knowledge? A.—No, sir. I know they were delivered to the parties that said they belonged to them. Q.—Now, you said you saw articles of furniture sent out of the lower gate—I believe you said. This furniture was packed, was it? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You testifled to that it was packed? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Could you tell it was furniture? A. —Yes, sir. Q—You &S ‘couldn’t identify the furniture, could you? A.—I could come pretty near it if 1 saw it again. Q.—What? A.—I could come pretty near doing it if I saw it again. Q.—How could you identify {t? Wasn't it packed with burlap? A.—Burlap and blankets. Q.—Covered up? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—The only way you could judge it was furniture was from the appearance of it? A.—No, sir; I took hold of the blankets and burlap and turned them down and looked at it and saw what it was. Q.—Now, you say you saw furniture be- ing hauled out two or three times a week, wagons passing your place, didn't you? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—How long did that continue? A.— Most all the time I was over there—twen~ ty_months. Q.—Several months? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You don’t know where it went after 1t passed your place? A.—No, sir. Q.—Might have gone to the house of some of the officers, for all you know? A.—Might have gone. Q.—The Warden's house or some other person’s house? A.—Yes, it might have gone. 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