The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
WARRANT. SHAvERS
MAY""."=""'YET SUFFER.
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Some Assembly Employees
:. Who Drew Ahead May
81. Lose. Their Jobs. s. :.
Speaker coonbs Causes. a Com.
:mittee TO Be Appointed to.
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More Tss timony AXE n in the Irves.@
tigation Into: tie Temporary ....
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SACRAMENTO, CAL.s: Feb. L. The
so-called Investigation into the. temporary
roll scandal was. resumed at 4 9 clock this
afternoon, and dragged: its" slow length
along for two hours without elfcting any
facts that wouid" exonerate the. Assembly
for voting a weeks. pay to a. battalion of
employees for arday's work. -:
.Emmons aiternated with Chynoweth in
angling for evidence in the muddy waters
of the testimony of witnesses, and when
the session came 10 an: end the committee
we're no wiser than before.
Several members of the Assembly came
before the committee and told the same
old story of having asked Clerk Duck,
worth to put on a few. men for them, and
how surprised they were to find that Mr..
Duckworth had given them all that thev
had asked for and sometimes more, as in
the case of men who had simply used the
magic OF their names upon the hypn otized
clerk.
The Supreme Court room was crowded
with witnesses and reporters and but little
interest was manifested. Con troller Col
gan, bald-s haven and rosy OF face; like a.
triar of olden time, came staggering into
the room undar the load OF, not a cask of
rich red wine, but big book that would
weigh almost as much. He read a list of
the warrants that be had issued on the
temporary roll, and it appeared that AS
sembly Sergeant-at-Arms Banks and a
warrant-shaver named George H. Brand
held powers OF attorney for many OF the
attaches. - =: .: 80. -.
= William Laniphrey.. assistant sergeant
alarms, spoke to CLERK: Duckworth and
had man placed on the temporary roll.
That man was himself. "Billy'rL am phrey,
as he familiarIy called himself. He tod
how he came to draw $35 for Miss Bertola.
He received one day letter containing a
power of attorney from Miss Bertola. The
letter ran in. Mr.. Lamphrey's memory
something like this :. knowing that you
are native son of California and a mem
ber of that ordet,.I wish to appoint you
power of attorney for my pay" He tore
up the letter and drew the money on
the power of attorney. But, strange to
sGy, he had not taken note of the lady's
address, and he went to Mr.. Duckworth to
inquire whether he knew her and her ad-
dress. Duckworth, it appeared, was ac-
quainted with the lady, and Mr.. Lam
phrey gave him the $35 to send 10 the
lady. That was the last that he heard of
the affair.
did you draw any mileage. Mr.. Lam
phrey ?" asked Chynoweth severely.
~ did,
This reply caused a murmur OF surprise,
for Mr.. Lamphrey lives in Sacramento.
"How much2"
Twenty cents" replied Billy. 81 got
the warrant for that, but 1 never received
the money. have the warrant at home
now in gold frame"
Wright of Alameda denied that he had
requested Duckworth TO appoint J. NJ.
Olive or any other man. This testimony
caused Emmops to smile with victory,
and the bystanders to- nudge and wink,
but Wright spoiled the sensation by add
ing that LeavItt of Alameda had told him
that Duckworth had put Olive and Bar
nett on the temporary roll on Leavitt's
suggestion.
eff l had known that Duckworth had
the power to appoint them l have no
doubt that l would have requested him to
do so," added Wright with charming
candor.
Senator VOORHEES, made oath before the
committee that he had requested the chief
clerk to appoint man named Forbes.
That was on Sunday or the day before the
organization.
Assem- blyman Bettman confessed tn at
be had provided for four men.
G. j, Parmenter, money shaver, paid.