The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1902 RELUCTANT COMMISSARY IS ORDERED BY JUDGE FRITZ TO BRING BOOKS OF DEPARTMENT INTO COURT TO-DAY FOR EXAMINATION PR PO Loose Methods of| Keeping Books Described.™ | Accounts Are Kept in Any Old Way. * . Centinued From Page 2, Column 7. Q. the next bock? A.—Is the in- | invoice book? A.—Yes, sir; and | ock record, | ce book contains what? A.— | e names of all the merchants and from day | ey what is done during the month; it is | kept in detall; each merchant's account is kept in its order; that is the invoice book. hat is, the name of the merchant, the which is purchased from each of A.—Yes, sir, and the amount carried » detail the inveice book are the items car- A.—TYes, sir; they are carried out, sir, Q.—What is the mext book? A.—I should | bave mentioned first stock records; and that | mean bill when it comes in; we get two | bills—one bill—they are checked: | Gilardin | in the stock recerd. Mr. used to keep the book. I believe Mr. Van keeps it now. That stock record has all hat in. They are checked Brst on book, which passes between | office 'and commissary, and | if they come in properly, as see they are ordered, and then the bills are checked and they are passed over to the bill clerk. The reason 1 call your tall is to save you and me from any trouble. then, you have got first the in- ? A—1 would rather commence first with the record book. Q.—That record book is what? A.—It con- { | attention to each dt-} ine the articles as they are checked off— he bilis as they are checked off and entered into the different books, as they would call it. —These goods that are delivered to the hecked off? The goods as de. ison are checked off with are entered in the A —Yes, sir. | book you keep is what? A — then go into the invoice 00k From hey g0 to the stock ledger; after that | e properly checked. —The next book them is what? A.—They ee important books. Then there are | books there in which is kept the | counts of the officers and guards, | coal and so forth. | what book do you keep in ment ‘which charges to each depart- rial which they used during the he stock ledger. | in your stock ledger, have the s an account there? A.— record | | | goes from the commissary to the jute rged to the jute mili? A.—Yes, sir. | i<oners’ has an account there | sir. A.—Yes, Eoes from the commissary to the prison charged against it in its account? A.— e officers’ and guards’ mess have an | here, have they? A.—TYes, sir. | the officers’ and guards’ mess ry and s charged in that an account | | Warden's house, is charged | es, sir. A | book there that you eall the A.—Yes, sir. £? A.—That is kept there at keeps the stock ledger. is a particular friend of Mr. Leake" s he a ®ood bookkeeper? A.—He is a €008 bookkeeper in several meaninge. then, Mr. Foley, those are the are kept—that are kept by the— rrupting) The record book was former- t ir. Gilardin; now he has turned it | over to Mr. Van Horn a keep n book? Q.—Who keeps Q—Mr. Van Horn keeps it now? A.—Yes, wir. Q. —He is a convict? A.—Yes, sir. Q—Who kees e other book? A.—The stock ledger and the segregation book is kept— was formerly kept by Crossley—is now kept by kept under your supervision? be under my supervision, e occasion to examine them, have sir. how frequently do you ex- A.—I will first say that I t as I began to get sus- m as often as I ought to, u have not— A.—(Interrupting) For- a couple of years ago. u began to get suspicious? , about a couple of years ago, or these books? en, since then you have been ex- regularly? A.—From time to was the character of the examina- h was made? A.—As far as any man oked bookkeeper, ever execmined the entries in | compared them with the bills | A.—The bills are check- | the invof book and | t ills come nth, one is checked and sent direct and | he Ward office, and we make out | nth a statement of the bills, | > the State, and they both go £ office o be passed on by the | I each bl s prison REPUBLICAN DELEG Continued From Page 1, Column 6. that is presented s examined by you? | ATES. | | Some of his reported remarks and com- ments on leaders here were not calcu- lated to mend matters. Although Flint had a strong following here the nomina- tion of Pardee gives general satisfaction and leading Republicans predict that the county will roll up a handsome majority for the entire ticket. FR; O, Aug. 28.—There was much ela-| tion here to-night among the members of | the Anti-Gage League over the defeat of | the Governor for renomination. M. B.| Yiarris, president of the league, said to & Call_representative: ““The defeat of Gage was all that the ub was working for, provided, of course, at a good man could be nominated in ad. We were not favoring any ar candidate, and the delegates us went to the convention | o vote against Gage. What | was the defeat of Gage and | the nomination of a man not possessing | the objectionable characteristics of the | dee’s selection is in tisfactory to me, and I be- 1 other member of the club.” Similar sentiments were expressed by ! prominent politicians all over the city. It | w d by many that their principal cause for opposing the Governor was that they did not believe he could be elected. | As for the supporters of Gage, the men | who had refused to join the league and | who managed to secure the two-and-half | votes that staid by Gage so consistently | throughout the convention, they have little to say, except to agree that the nomination of Pardee is in every way isfactory. Stanton L. Carter, late man of the County Central Commit- | said that the nomination of Pardee | the most satisfactory one that the could have made. Thomas Lang- who has been a most pronounced man, also remarks that Pardee’s | is satisfactory. GO, Aug. 28.—Nothing that has | litical ~ convention for | so pleased the Republicans of | ego as has the nomination of Par- | The San Diego delegation to Sacra- | to was instructed simply against , and with the position of this coun- | the rolls the delegates followed | instructions implicitly when they their nineteen votes for the candi- her than Gage who showed the | . ength. When that candidate was | lint San Diego's strength went to him, | party ley, Gage ¥ Dut as soon as it was Pardee the Alameda | man received the San Diego support. No | tounty in the State has been more prom- | inent in its opposition to Gage than San Diego. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 28—The nmews of A.—Checked not by me, but checked by Gilar- din or Van Horn, then when checked as correct it is signed correct by me. Q.—You take their word for it? the checking as correct. Q.—You sign bills as being correct in the or- dinary course of your business without having the absolute personai knowledge they are cor- rect? A.—I did not that. Q.—T ask you if you did? A.—I have a gen- eral knowledge—in fact, I have a precise knowledge that the goods would come, but some things come in my absence, especially hardware comes in in small quantities, and things of that kind, and drugs and chemicals— oh, by the way, that is another department, the hospital department. DENIES SIGNING BILLS THAT HAD BEEN ALTERED TTORNEY CAMPBELL asked the commissary what portion of the buying was done by him, and Fo- ley replied that he signed for the monthly requisitions as commissary. The examination continued: Q—But do you come in contact personally with the various merchants? A.—Yes, sir, very much. Q.—Do you buy from them yourself and have it charged to the State prison? A.—They are ordered. I don’t buy them myself. As they come from the requisition—as I say, these monthly orders—they are monthly orders—they are contract goods and they are ordered by requisition. But sometimes during the month, as supplies run short, why then the Warden does not sign the requisition and I order outside of the regular course. Q.—Without any requisition? A.—Oh, no, no, no, I didn’t say that. Q.—Did you ever buy from any merchant in San Francisco any g0ods whatever without a requisition? A.—Well, very little—not of very much importance; not—things that would amount to, I suppose, about two and a half, so little I could not call them to mind. Q.—Did you ever buy any materials or pro- vislons or groceries or things of that kind and character from Lebenbaum & Co. without reg- uisition? A, , Sir. Q.—Did _you ever buy anything from the hardware firm of Baker & Hamilton without a requisition? A.—No. Q—Did you ever buy any hardwood at all in the city of San Francisco? A.—No. Q.—You never bought any? A.—No; these non-contracts Gilardin generally attends 'to, Q.—Gilardin attended to that? A.—] contract goods. Q—Non-contract goods, A.—Taking on- Gilardin attended the victory of Pardee was received in this county with enthusiasm. Citizens of all parties have been iutensely interested in the combat between the stalwarts who were placed in nomination, and many of the knowing ones freely declared it was either Pardee or Flint. The statesman from San Juan had a large following in | this county, and many have expressed regret that he was not made the nominee of the party. All, however, are satisfied with Pardee, and Sonoma County can be safely counted upon for a substantial ma- Jority in his favor. The Sonoma delega- tion, twenty-two in number, voted solidly for Pardee on the sixth pallot, and many of them cast their ballots for him | throughout the six ballots taken. Gl Reception for Orrin Henderson. STOCKTON, Aug. 28.—Orrin S. Hender- son, the nominee for Railroad Commis- sioner in this district, was accorded a warm reception on his return home this evening. He arrived from San Francisco on the evening train and was met by a big crowd of his friends, who with hearty cheers and the music of a band evinced their pleasure over his nomination. On the plaza Henderson addressed the peo- ple briefly, thanking them for thelir in- terest and urging them to work for the entire Republican ticket — Snyder Not a Candidate. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28.—Mayor M: P. Snyder will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor be- fore the Democratic State Convention. In an interview Mayor Snyder stated that the Democratic party must look to_the north for a candidate if George C. Par- dee of Alameda is to be defeated. Sny- der stated further that his consent for the use of his name as a candidate for gubernatorial honors was given condi- tionally upon the nomination by the Re- publican State Convention of a ‘candidate hailing from Southern California. Lo nien Nominations by Prohibitionists. LOS ANGBLES, Aug. 28—The State ccnvention of the Frohibition party to- day nominated the following ticket: Gov- ernor, Theo D. Kanouse of Glendale; Lieutenant Governor, Professor 8. P. Meads of Oakland; Secretary of State, A. O. Banta of San Jose; Controller, Hon. J E. McComas of Pomona; Treasurer, James Campbell of Pasadena; Attorney General, J. H. Smitk of Selma; Surveyor General, T. B. Russell of Haywards; Clerk of the Supreme Court, C. C, Colling of Santa Ana; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mrs. Chariton Edholm of Oakland; State Printer, Leroy Atwood of Stockton; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, T. M., Stewart of Los Angeles; Sec- ond Congressional District, W. P. Fassett of Winters; Third Congressional District, to that? A.—He attended to that. Q.—These bills, as I understand your method of getting your money from the State for these bills is, at the end of each month the monthly bills are examined, marked correct by you and then by the Warden? A.—No, sir. Let me cor- rect you. Yon misunderstand me. At the end of the month there is a statement obtained. We get two bilis—from day to day—at the end of each month the merchant furnishes an item- ized statement and each item is the same as the bill. Q.—Those bills are marked correct by you, marked correct by the Warden? A.—Approved, ves. Q—And go to the Board of Prison Commis- sioners? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—From there they go to the State Board Examiners? A.—Yes, sir. —In the shape of a claim made by _the Warden on the State prison fund? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Now, then, did you ever sign any of those bills to be correct without knowing Whether they were correct or not? A.—I don’t know that I did. I want to explain. Your question is rather vague. I don't want to give a vague answer. It my question is vague you correct it by giving an answer stralght from ‘the shoul- der? A.—I will do it. (Reporter read last question.) A.—No, sir. Q.—Did you ever sigm any bUl as correct to your knowledge that had not been presented by the mer- chants from whom goods were bought? A.—I don’t know—TI will tell you—I have now to go into a long explanation. With the per- mission of the court I will do so. I saw in a very unreliable form, and from what I call a very un- reliable source, some photographs of bills which I never signed. They might be cut off and patched on. I never signed them. With the fa- cilities The Call has for obtaining surreptitious news—— Now, then, Mr. Foley, don't let - cuss that. ' This is what I want to know: 1 Jou jever Slgn any bills after the head of the ad been cut off and any othe; bill had been ¥ r thing pasted Q.—You never did that? of A.—No. Q.—Then, if any bills of that kind are in the record in 'the State Controller's office with your name to it it is a forgery, s 1¢? Mr. Whiting—We object to the conclusion of the W{;u:;ss. if the court please. He hae an- swere e question. He sai anywhere they were cut om. i paiad noptmil Mr. Campbell: Q.—Now, :gle x?nmhlcornbs and these s formula of being marked correot being approved by the Warden and m!gysg&; to the Board of Prison Commissioners, thes from the Board of Prison Commissioners to the State Board of Equalization, then a war- rant is drawn In favor of the Warden for that when the end of bills go through T. H. Montgomery of Oakland; Sixth Congressional District, L. C. Jolley of Del Rey; Seventh Congressional District, Fred F. Wheeler of Los Angeles; Elghth | Congressional District, the Rev. W R. Jennings of Riverside. Nominations were also made for a m! torial districts. SIOHLyof thel S Q VENEZUELA REBELS OCCUPY LA DEMOCRACIA President Castro Is Marching on Ocumara, and a Battle Is Now Imminent. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Aug. 28.—A battle between the army com. manded by President Castro of Venezuela and the revolutionists of that republio s imminent. The President returned from San Casimiro to Cua, and is marching on Ocumara, where the advance guard of the Government army is stationed. The revolutionists occupy La Democracia only a few leagues distant from Ocumara. Mu!{ the telegraph and telephone lines are cut. JAMAICAN FRUIT TRADE IN HANDS OF A MONOPOLY Combination Creates Great Dissatis- faction Among the Growers and Public Generally. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 2.—By the conclusion effected in London between Elder, Dempster & Co. of Liverpool, Fifes of Aberdeen, the Imperlagonmrte';? West India Mail Service and the United Fruit Company of New Orleans and Bos- ton, the latter concern obtains a monopoly of the Jamaican fruit trade and controls the British as well as the American fruit markets. The United Fruit Company will thenceforth load every British fruit ship operated by Elder, Dempster & Co. The conclusion "of this combination was an- nounced here to-day and the plan is cre- ating the utmost dissatisfaction among the fruit growers of the 1sland and the p:bllc bgenerally. Jamaica pays half of the subsidy received yearly b; - perial Direct West India line,” ¢ '™ Vessel Burned on Lake. MENOMINEE, Mich., Aug. 28.—The shore of the bay here was lined to-night with excited people who saw a vessel burn to the water’s edge about four miles out. The figure of a man was seen walking around on the ill-fated vessel. Fire Destroys an Opera-House. BAY CITY, Mick., Aug. 29.—Fire which started on ihe stage of Woods’ Opera- house shortly after midnight destroyed the building, entailing a loss of $§100,000. +* el SNAPSHOTS OF THREE WIT- 1 NESSES WHO TESTIFIED IN E LIBEL /SUIT YESTERDAY. + - money? A.—These things I don't know except from hearsay. Q.—When the money comes back, do you go around to pay the merchant? A.—No, sir. Q.—Who does? A.—TI tell you, as I under- stand it, the same as I get paid myself, they are paid by checks, Q—By whose check? check. Q.—Now, Mr. Foley, do you know the hand- writing of Mr. Webber? A.—I have got some in my pocket. Q.—But do you know it If you see it? A.— He has 50 many various ways of writing—well, he is a_very smart fellow. Q.—He is'a smart fellow. Well, his ordinary handwriting—you would ' know the way he writes ordinarily. Do you know the handwrit- ing of Mr. Crossiey? A.—Mr. Crossley is more crooked. Mr. Whiting—We move to strike that out as not responsive. ,Mr. Campbell—Those poor fellows ars over there— The witness—I have mercy on them for their sine. I tolerate more from their state than I will from you. Q.—I hope you will never have occasion to tolerate anything from me. A.—We will not say anything about that, then. Q.—Do you know the handwriting of Mr. Van Horn? A.—I think I do. Mr. Van Horn, from my personal observation, is less crooked than any of the others. Mr. Whiting—I move to strike that out as not responsive. Mr. Campbell—Oh, yes, I don’t think you ought to do that, Foley. I am not making any comments on that. Do you know the hand: writing—the ordinary handwriting—of the people who keep the books in_the commissary department under you? A.—I think T would if they didn’t change thelr handwriting, Q.—How do you get the orders, Mr. Foley, for the material and the provisions which go to the Warden's house? A.—They come down in general orders and O K-ed by Mr Joe FEDY TURFMEN T0 RECENE MO Owner Whitney Founds a Fund for Their Benefit. A.—The Warden's e LONDON, Aug. 28.—William C. Whitney of New York has founded the “Beresford trust” for the benefit of persons connect- ed with the turf who are in need of as- sistance. Whitney, out of respect for the memory of Lord Willlam Beresford, with whom he was associated in the successes of Volodyovsky and other horses, has es- tablished the trust by handing to the trustees 400 preferred shares of the Amer- ican Smelting_and Refining Company stock of New York, which are now yield- ing an income of about $2800. The trus- tces are Lord Marcus Beresford, Leopold de\Rothschild, Sir Edward Colebrook and Sir Daniel Cooper. The trustees will meet twiceé a year at Newmarket to consider applications for assistance. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 28.—Willlam C Whitney sald to-night with reference to his founding a fund for the benefit of needy turfmen: “That was over a year ago—in June, 101, I believe. When I won the Derby with Volodyovsky my winnings on the race were about 335,000, to which I added a little, and this constituted the basis of the trust fund for turfmen. The fund is to be in the hands of trustees, who prob- ably have just been appointed, and that undoubtecly accounts for the news not being puvlished before this time.' ———— Plaxn to Build a New Coal Fleet. LONDON, Aug. 28.—“A scheme is on foot,” cables the correspondent of the Daily Mail from Paris, “for French and American capitalists to build a fleet of steamers to sail under the French flag between the United States and the Medi- terranean Sea to enable American coal owners to capture European markets,"” pisii i e LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 28.—-Mrs. Reese ‘Wagoner, wife of & citizen of North Littie Rock, tnd her two children, aged 8 ang 6 years, were found dead, in 'bed to-day with their throats *cut. It Is believed the mother killed the children and them” cut her own throat — Aguirre, or the Warden, or somebody, formerly. If Mrs. Aguirre was there she would send the orders down, but that is formerly. Q.—How do you do it now? A.—They come down with an O K from Joe Agulrre or the ‘Warden. Q.—How long since you made this change? A.—I didn't make the change. The change has been made. Q.—How long since the change has been made—since Mrs. Aguirre quit ordering—it is now done by the Warden or his brother Jo- seph? How long has that been going on that way? A.—About a month or six weeks. Q.—Have you ever had occasion to examine the charges per month made ageinst the War- den's sustenance account? A.—Yes. in_with the segregation. Q.—When did you examine that last? A.— Last of the month—of July. Q.—The month of July you examined it? A. —1I signed the segregations as correct. Q.—That segregation book is a book of the sir. any He last one Q.—The stockbook 1s ‘a_book of the commis- book that goes between the War- Q.—Now, Mr, Foley, did you ever order Q.—Did he have the contract for tea and Q—Now, Mr. Foley, is the same class of sary department? A.—Yes, sir. den’s office and the commissary goods from H. Levi &'Co.? “A.—Yes, sir. year? A.—We have two classes of tea, tea used at the Warden's house as is used by commissary department, is {t? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—The invoice-book, tod? A.—Yes, s tion S el ITNESS FOLEY admitted after some evasion that the requisition department is kept in the Warden's of- fice. The examination -proceeded: Q—Tea? A.—Do you mean this year? is not the tea contractor this year. for the prison and one for the officers’ guards’ mess. the cfficers’ or the guards’ mess? A.—A non- contract tea ordered. Q.—Is that ordered for the Warden's house? A.=Yes, sir., Q.—Then there is a different class of tea ordered for the officers’ and guards' mess? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Different class for the prison? sir. A.—Yes, —Different class for the Warden's house? A.—Non-contract; very small quantity. Q—Do you remember having checked oft last year, the year 1901, a bill of H. Levi & Co. for tea and finding there was a chest of tea short? A.—I don’t, sir. Q.—And didn’t you go to Levl & Co. about R e Y ) RIdTERé ATTACK MILITIA Continued From Page 1, Column 7. ers who are strikers and who are in ar- rears for rent. THURMOND, W. Va., Aug. 28.—Every- thing is quiet in the New River coal field to-night and has been quiet throughout the day, save a little skirmish at Cap- torton, in which twenty or more shots were fired, but no one was injured. The entire Second Regiment of State troons arrived here to-day and to-night are be- ing distributed about various coal opera- tions where there was trouble yesterday. Sheriff Danfel believes that more serious trouble will soon follow. Much property has already been destroyed and it is be- lieved that the sending of troops will tend to enrage the strikers more than ever and bloodshed may soon result. POWER OF UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE TERRITORY Former Secretary Carlisle Delivers Interesting Address Before Ameri- can Bar Association. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 28.—John G. Carlisle of New York, former Secretary of the Treasury, delivered the annual ad- dress before the American Bar Assocla- tion to-day. He spoke upon the power of the United States to acquire and govern territory, which he said was a_question growing out of the acquisition of the ter- ritory from Spain. Unless the constitu- tion is changed, which is- hardly prob- able, said Carlisle, the law is the same, whether the territory is located in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere. He next touched upon the limitation upon the power to acquire territory under the con- stitution of the United States, and he re- ferred to the power to declare war and to make treaties. The territory acquired by military occupation, the speaker declared, is held by the same law until Congress can meet and substitute civil for military government. Congressional power to gov- ern acquired territory was dwelt upon at some length, and the Porto Rico incldent in regard to the imports and exports was alluded to by the speaker. Porto Rico and the Philippines cannot be domestic for one purpose and foreign for another purpose, he said. Carlisle quoted from decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court to up- hold his contention: —_— Vanderbilt’s Marigold Wins. DIEPPE, France, Aug. 28—W. K. Van- derbilt’s Marigold won the Prix Crite- rium to-day. It goes | -+ that chest of tea? I ask of your own knowl- edge. You have no recollection of that? A.— No, sir. Q.—You have no recollection of coming back to the department- and saying that that was all right, that that tea had gone some place else? A'—No, sir; positively no. Q.—You are quite positive that is a fact? Positive. Q—Now, how does the Warden's house get its meat? 'A.—From the butcher shop. Q—Do they issue a requisition tor that? A.—The same way they do with any other article; an order that calls for butter, meat or_anything. Q—They lssue the requisition for those things and your book which—this segresa- tion book Which you have will show the A amount of meat if it s properly kept—ougnt | to show the amount of meat used at Warden's hcuse? A.—It ought to. Q.—It ought to show the amount of every- thing else used at the Warden's hous,? A.— Yes, sir. Q.—Now, did you ever buy any non-contract dry goods’ from Levi Strauss & Co.? A.— Repeatedly. Q—Did you ever buy and have charged to the State from Levi Strauss & Co. any night tne shirts? A.—1 can't remember. I don't re- member anything of the kind, Q—You would remember that, wouldn't you? A.—If I saw the bill for that. I dom't Temember of it. Q.—If you bought them—what is the State buying undershirts for? Mr. Whiting—I object to that as calling for the conclusion of the witness. Mr. Campbell—This is for the purpose of refreshing his memory. A.—I don’t keep such things as that in my head. Q.—-But you would remember if you bought some night shirts for a man, would you nor, and charged them to the State’s prison? A.— I don’'t know. As I say again, I don’t keep a stock ledger. Q—Wouldn't you remember that? A.—Not without refreshing my memory. Q.—Maybe I can refresh your memory. Do you remember of buying any nightgowns for any women and having them charged to the State? A.—I don’t know it; I don’t remem- ber. Q.—Do you remember having bought any doylles for tables and having them charged to the State prison? A.—I don’t know. Q—Do you remember having bought any damask table cloths and having them charged to the State? A.—I don’t remember. Q—Or damask napkins worth $12 a dozen? A1 don't remember. Q.—You don’t? Wiil you say you did or did not? A.—I say I can’t remember. ‘@ —Wouldn't you remember if you had? A. —T may and may not. Q—But_you do remember that you did not buy any hardwood? A.—Any hardwood; no, sir. Q.—Well, did you ever buy any suits of clothes and have them charged to the State from Stein, Simon & Co.? A.—No, sir; I tell you I have bought for the Warden a bill of goods at his request and charged them to him dividuaily, e am not talking about the individual account, I am talking about what is simply | | A.—No, O s o Francis Foley and His Crooked Clerks. “Right Smart” People Who Linger in Prison. charged to the State, because the Warden can buy what he wants to and everybody else can. Then you state positively that you never did purchase and have charged fo the Stats any material which went for a suit of clothes? A. —I have no—four or five there, non-contract goods which—no, sir. mot anything of that kind. Q.—Now, you stated a moment ago that & couple of years ago you grew suspieious. Wil you kindly tell us—suspicious of what? Mr. Whiting—About a year ago, I think ne sald. Mr. Campbell—Suspicious of what? A.— Well, of a crooked bookkeeper. Q.—-Of a crooked bookkeeper? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—You kept other books right along there, ddn’t you? A.—One of them is not there now, you know. Q.—Well, did you know anything about the part of the jute mill called the carpenter shop? A.—The carpenter shop connected with the Jute mill, yes. Q.—Do you know anything about a loft over the carpenter shop? A.—I don’t know—I have been there. Q.—Did you ever see any furniture manufac- tured in the State prison since you have been there? A.—No. Q.—Did you ever know that any was shipped out? A.—No, sir. Q.—Did you ever know that any was mads by r. Virgin? A.—I don’t know, no, sir. I don’t know who he is. Q.—You don’t know anything about that at all? A.—No, sir. Q.—And you never purchased yourself any hardwocd for any of the officers or for the State prison or anything of that kind? A.—Let me see. If I did they paid for it. Never to be charged against the State, no, sir. Q—You_sald you never bought any hard- wood at all since you have been there? A.— No, sir, I don't think— Q.—Then you know—then you would know it if any one would? A.—I don't think—if I did it it was very trifling. Q—You would know if you bought rose- wood, enough to make a set of rosewood fur- niture? A.—TYes, sir. Q—You would know if you bought ebomy enough to make a dozen ebony tables? A.— Yes, sir. Q.—You would know if you bought mahog- any enough to make three sets of furniture out A.—Yes, sir. .—You would know if you bought walnut enough to make a set of furniture of? A. Yes, sir. Q—You would know if you bought oak enough to make a set of furniture out of and two chiffoniers and one dresser and a twenty- four-foot table? A.—I have never purchased enough of hardwood to manufacture any such articles. Q.—You would- know if you bought mapl enougll to manufacture a set of maple furni- ture? A.—Certainly I would. Q.—You say positively you never bought that for the officers or for the State or any one? sir. There are some orders went for hardwood for the use of the jute mill, and which passed through the reguiar order. Q.—Now, I shall have to ask you to come to- morrow morning and produce your stock book, your stock ledger, your invoice book, your seg- Tegation book and your requisition book. A.— Your Honor, without the permission of the Warden I will not do it, I have no right to do it. Mr. Campbell—I ask your Honmor to make an orfler and have the clerk take it down, put the seal of this court on it and deliver it to Mr. Foley. that the court orders the production of these books about which he has given tes- timony while on the stand. The Court—Those books will have to be pro- duced. A.—Tt would stop business. The Courf—We will let you take them back the same evening. A.—I can’t do it to-morrow. Mr. Campbell—Why not? —A.—Because I have got business in town to-day, very import- ant bustness. The Court—I can’t help that. We will have to have those books here. You are instructed and ordered by the court to bring the books suggested by counsel to-morrow morning at 10 oclock. I will sit to-morrow morning in De- partment No. 1, across the way from here. A.—There is a quantity of those books. 1¢ they are very heavy you will have to have some assistance to get them over here, but we will let you go back the same evening. Mr. Campbell—I would like the clerk to tak the order and put the seal of the court om it. The Court—Very well. You make out the order, Mr. Campbell. The matter is continued until 10 o'clock to-morrow. Action in Conrey’s Court. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 2.—Assistant District Attorney Jones received a tele- gram from Walter R. Bacon and Gov- ernor Gage to-day notifying him that a stipulation had been entered into between the attorneys in the criminal libel case between Gage as defendant and J. D. Spreckels, publisher of the San Francisco Call, as plaintiff, agreeing to postpone indefinitely further action on the writ of habeas corpus returnable in Judge Con- rey’s court to-morrow. In accordance with this action Judge Conrey, when ap- pealed to by Governor Gage's local rep- resentative, Attorney H. H. Appel, caused an order to be issued temporarily setting aside the habeas corpus proceedings, the same to be reset in the near future by mutual consent of the attorneys inter- ected. Softor Stiff Shapes$1.30 If you generally pay about $2.00 for a hat we can interest you in ours at $1.30, for the only probable difference in the hats is in the price. What you pay an exclusive hatter $2.00 for we sell at $1.30. Our word to this effect carries weight, but we make it all the more forcible by saying: If you are not satisfied that the hat wears as well as any $2.00 hat you ever saw return the hat and get another one free. The shapes are Derbys, Fedoras, Pashas, Tourists, and Regular Crushers in black, brown, some with black bands: Dunlap cedar, pearl and steel; Men’s golf caps, many patterns, 45¢. Engineers’ union-made quilted caps 45e. 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