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AFFADAVIT OF ANTHONY REYES STATE OF CALIFORNIA } ) ss. . COUNTY OF MARIN ) . . ANTHONY REYES, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: ; That I am an inmate presently confined at San yuentin State prison; that I was transferred to San Quentin in September, 1969 from Soledad Correctional Training Facilt ty; That in early 1969 at Soledad i observed Captain Moody atch two correctional officers beat a handcuffed prisoner for approximately ten minutes before telling them to stop in "X wing"; That in August, 1969, I sent an unauthorized letter from Soledad which was intercepted by the officials. Captain cody came to see me, cussed me out, and said that I had made hin “look bad." He then stated that if it happened again, he would “set me up.” In prison jargon, this means that he would arrange for another inmate or guard to kill me; . That in the early part of October, 1970, I was visited y Captain Moody and District Attorney Roderiguez at San Quentin; ey asked me some questions about the day that a prison guard was illed at Soledad; they asked me whether or not I would testify for the defense, and when I replied that I guess I would have to if ft as subpoenaed by the defense, District Attorney Rodriquez said, "Well, it's only contempt of court if you don't testify, why not jx ay to hell with a subpoena." Within about three days after that isit something strange started to happen at San.Quentin. I notic that a lot of black inmates had gotten word that I was going to estify for the prosecution, and I was informed that the claim of y testifying had been related to the inmates by 4 custodian; it 30 Mee $1 as clear to me from what was happening that the authorities were 32 trying to get me killed; later in the month in October, Captain ww errnces OF ANCK & HILL Vevceearn avenus -l- LEY, Cau. $4703 aS) 848-4123 bd 53 . |