The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
Sums Deducted From Elm ployes' Warrants by
 a Broker.
s. Kampe Tells of the Testi nony Given by Him Before
 the Grand Jury.
The Money Used to Meet Incidental Expenses That the Clerks Are
 Subjected to.

s. Kampe, the broker and member of the Grand Jury who was called upon to testify before that body Thursday as to his knowledge of the charges against Recorder Glynn, preferred by John G. Maloney, an ex-copyist in that office, spoke freely of his testimony and what he knew of the affairs of the office yes terday.
 "I have dealings with every depart ment of the city government" said MT. Kampe, ''and I am probably as famil- far with the workings of the various departments as anybody. I cash war rants for the deputies, and there is hardly a branch that does not main tain what might be called a sinking fund. Each deputy contributes a small sum to this fund each month, and it is used for incidental expenses of the of- flee.
 For instance, as you are probably aware, there are frequent and heavy demands upon the officials and depu- ties of the municipality for charity and benefit entertainments. Hardly a day passes that tickets for some picnic or show of some sort are not circulated through the City Hall. In the Record CTS office, as in some of the others. the deputies, when asked to buy tickets, | refer the seller to the head of the de- ! partment, who takes a certain number | of tickets and pays for them out of ] this private fund. In that way all are | taxed equally, and the burden is imper- ceptible to anybody. The copyists in the Recorders office are paid by the folio, and average from $I5 to Ss0 a month. I suppose they contribute to this fund in proportion to their earn l ings, and the amount of their liability ! is sent to me by the chief deputy, which I hold out when l cash their | warrants and turn over to him. Last l month I cashed warrants for eleven 1 employees of that office, deducting $4 80 from each, that being the amount MT. Cooney notified me to retain, and which ! I gave to him. It usually amounts to between $40 and $50 a month. Before cashing the warrants, l invariably ask the men if the amount l have been in structed to deduct is correct, and l have never yet had one of them dis pute it.
 This testified to before the Grand Jury yesterday. While Maloney was in the office l cashed his warrants for him, and some of the orders on the Auditor I took out there with me. 1 was told that Maloney had testified that he never received more than $105 for a single months work. so l showed 1 the Grand Jury where I had caShed a warrant for him for S215 GA in January, i 1S97 He was enabled to earn that amount through Glynn's kindness in giving him extra work, as he had told his chief that he was in a bad way financially and could not meet his pay ments on his house.
 Several months ago I received a let ter from MT. Glynn asking me to ad- vance Mrs. Maloney $40, and requesting me not to cash any more warrants for Maloney, but to give the money to his wife. This I did up to the time of his dismissal. and Maloney has never been in my office since his wife first called" "
 MT. Maloney said, in answer to the brokers testimony regarding the reg ular monthly assessment, that in all the time he was in the Recorders of flee there were only two assessments one being to aid Glynn in his political fight, and the other to purchase a music box for Mrs. Glynn.
 MT. Glynn substantiates Mir. Kampe's statement in every detail, and says he has placed a letter written by Maloney to him in the hands of the District At torney to lay before the Grand Jury at it's next session. In this letter, he says Maloney expresses his gratitude for fa- vors shown him by his chief in strong est terms.