Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-11-07
STOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, NOV 1874

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tary of the Treasury had consultation
with the Assistant Secretary, the Chief
Clerk, and the Appointment Clerk
Wednesday night, with reference to the
reports that had been received from all
of the nearly 5000 clerks OF that De
partment, regarding the relationship of
those holding positions with each other
and with those in other departments.
These reports were made in accordance
with the orders of the Secretary, his
object being to allow but one in a
family to remain in the Department.
During the consideration in the subject
several amusing and striking facts were
developed. 1t was found that in many
cases, ladies had been married for years
who were known on the rolls by their
maiden names, although they had been
married to clerks in the same depart
ment, and had children. 1t is a rule of
the office that as soon as 4 female clerk
is married she shall be removed to make
q place for some fortunate individual.
Clerks were therefore known as Miss
Brown and Miss Smith, and drew pay
and signed the rolls as such, when, in
reality, they were not entitled to those
names. Other female clerks were found
to have married clerks in other depart
ments and had not reported the facts.
Another case was that relating to a
very prosperous shoemaker and his
family. lie married woman in one
of the Bureaus of the Treasury, but she
retained her place under her former
name, and has had several children
since her marriage. 1t is even reported
that the thrifty shoemaker supplied one
of the lady's superior officers with boots
and shoes without charge. The Secre-
tary will at once reduce the force in the
Department, by removing the fragrant
eases. 4 score or two in number
A Precious NuRsE-Ada NJ. Gard
ner was arrested at a hotel i'll st. Louis
on Monday, where she was registered
as Mrs. John Williams. She is the
woman, who last Saturday night, it is
ALLEGED, administered a narcotic TO the
wife and child of Dr. Clark \. Miner,
of Chicago, and ran off with 800
worth OF iewelry and some money. a
dispatch from St. Louis to the Chicago
Times says:
The woman denies the poisoning,
and attempts to justify the theft with
this story. She says that when young
girl she lived at Allendale, Fairfax
county, Va, with .her grandmother.
During the war a detachment of troops
under Doctor Miner burned the town,
including her grandmother's home. The
troops were quartered in the neighbor-
hood, and whenthey left female cousin
of the girl disappeared. 1t was the
town talk that DR.. Miner had abducted
her. Mrs. Gardiner says that, after the
burning Of her home, she went ont 10
service, married at fifteen years of age
and was soon left widow. She mar
ried again, but her second husband was
worthless and she went out to work.
Fifteen months ago she found herself
in Chicago, and since then has been a
nurse in several families il that city.
Two weeks ago she was employed by
DIR. Miner, whom, she says, she had not
seen since the war; but recognized him
at once, although he did not know her.
She says the devil prompted her to have
revenge on Miner for having wrongcd
her family. She is twenty-tour years
old, tall and Of fine address.