Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-07
MISS HORIZONS CASE.
The ether Side OF the Treasury
Scandals Story.
A SoutAsrn Girl Who Says She Has
Been InsuIted by a Govern
ment Official.

WAEHIN sToN, September Ga dispatch
was sent last week about Miss Horton in
which it was alleged that she had threat
ened the lives of Secretary Folger and Ap.
pointment Clerk Butler unless she was re-.
stored to- the clerkship from which she
had been removed. This story, as told in
these DISPATCHES, was the story Of Butler.
1t was supposed that the high position he
held was sufficient Endorsement for his
story. When the paper containing Buffers
narrative asrived in Washington a copy Of
it fell into the hands OF Miss Horton and
she Immediately called upon your corres-
pondent and asked for hearing.
She Came Into the Room,
bright-faced, typical Southern woman.
She has a medium sized, well.rounded fig
ure and enjoys that perfect self-possession
common to high bred women everywhere.
Her ewes and llair are the same color, q
sun-tinted brown. Her complexion is fair,
but not without the rosy flush of robust
health. Her teeth are perfect and set in a
coral frame of pouting lips, make one Won
dor how any man could treat her cruelty.
Her hands are small and shapely, as
DOUBTLESS her feet are, but her manner IS so
that you dare not even venture upon spec.
ulation as to her hidden charms, while in
her presence she impresseS you at once as
an innocent girl, to be respected, and, hav-
| ing been cruelty wrOnged, entitled to be
heard in her own behalf. She talks well,
| and with no more show OF feeling than the
| circumstances justified. She quietly but
earnestly told thi9 story:
Il came here she said, about two
| years ago from Dayton, Alabama. ap'
| piled fon q
Position in the Treasury Department,
| had letters from Col. Dawson, the late
| Senator Hill, of Georgia, and others. My
| indoIser for the Clerkship was Senator HOl'
| land, the Georgia delegate. Several months
afterTard got place at 5000 per annum,
as a substitute on what is known as the
| lapse roll. On account of my unfortunate
| difficulty with Mr.. Morgan, | received the
| appointment under the name of Lucy
Walton, my surname being discarded.
attended to my duties faithfully. was ap'
! pointed for six months. About two
! months before the expiration of my time
/ OF appointment, was dismissed without
| MED an explanation. The day after ! was
dismissed Mr. Shallenberger and several OF
my friends from the South went to Mr..
| Butler and tried to induce him to revoke
his dismissal. This he refused to do and :
Abused Me ShamefalIy.
The day previous to my dismissal | had a
| long talk with Mr.. Butler, in which he
assured me that he would use his influence
to keep ME on the rolls. ! left his Office
feeling perfectly secure in my place. J ust
! as | was leaving the Treasury building, q
| messenger handed me note, which read
about as follows:
81 could not talk to you in the appoint
ment room as | desired. | think ! can
keep YOU in your place. Meet me on the
corner of Twelfth and D this evening at
o'clock
II placed this note in my satchel and
said nothing about it to any one, but did
! moi meet Mr.. Butler as he requested. The
next morning early, the % Of Septem-
Der, 1852, received my dismissal from the
| Treasury Department. Then | went to Mr..
| Sballenberger who had been my friend,
and told him of my dismissal and prevail,
| ed upon him to 90 10 Butler and try and
| induce him to reinstate me. Butler flew
into passion and said he never would put
me back. | then went to Secretary Folger
and begged him to restore me. He told
| me that / should br immediately put back
in my place. Mr.. Butler, in the meantime,
heard of Secretary Folger's promise to me
and threatened 10 resign if was reinstated.
The result was that his strong influence
with the Secretary prevailed, and was not
! placed back in my position. ? 10 TINS
time had said nothing about
The Note Had Received,
Afler il was evident was not - be given
nv place back | carried the note to Mr.
| Samuel Shallenbergsr, showed it to him
| and asked him If ! should do anything
about it. Mr. Shallenberger read the note
and said: When lady receives note
OF this kind, she has but two things to do,
either 10 place the note IN the hands OF
trusted male friend or relative, or else re
turn it herself to the writer, and l would
advise you TO pursue the latter course.
IL took Mr.. Shalenberger' advice and
returned the note, giving it 10 watchman
in the building. Since then know moth
ing about the note. Butler denies that he
wrote it and charged it upon his assistant
and the latter was transferred from But
lers office. believe that Butler wrote tht
note, and | believe that his assistant
shouldered the responsibility TO protect hit
chief. Since my dismissal have worked
hard as laborer in the Government print
ing Office, making from $50 10 $40 pei
month. A few weeks since called on Sec
retsry Folger and tried to get my place
back. He told me that he felt kindly dis
posed towards me, and,
III Could Get Butler TO Consent, .
he would take me back. 1t was after this
and on this encouragement, that | callet
on Butler. He treated me outrageousiy.
wrote him several letters begging him Il
withdraw his objection, telling him wa
poor ard frieDdless, and appealing to hi
msnhood TO allow the Secretary TO sppoin
me. | never threatened Mr.. Butler b.
word or letter. and when he told you
did, be told you an untruth.' This Is tn
| whole story and a truthful story.