Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-14
A CLERKS DOWNFALL.
He Vexes a Lady Clerk and Her
Brother-in-Law Intervenes.

BrOIneF-ln-LaN lnL4ENeneb.
A very vigorous-looking man, with
swapping black eyes, a short, turn-up
nose and very red face, says a Wash
ingtOn special of the 11th inst. to the New
York World, entered the Treasury this
morning and walked very briskly down
the corridor towards room - of the Fourth
Auditors office. In walking he brought
his boot heels down very hard as if he
was very much excited. Arriving at
room y be gave good sOnOrOus rap at
the door. In response to the knock a
cOlored messenger smiling and supercili-
Gus appeared.
''Is John I. Cramer in the room - asked
the visitor.
''He is, but the rules are very strict.
sab. No visitors are permitted, sab, dur
ing office hours, sah.''
''BlOw the rules. You 90 and tell John
I. Cramer that John r. Risdon wants q
see him upon very particular business.
Here, you take my card to him.
The messenger glanced at the card. 1t
was a business one, and indicated that
RisdOn was a grocer.
The messenger inferred that the grocer
had come to collect a bad debt In the
interest of sport he went in and called
the clerk. Cramer, tall, lank, pale faced
clerk, dressedin black, came out, directly.
evidently unsuspiciOus and very friendly.
"Holloa, Risdon, old boy, how are your"
said he.
RisdOn made no reply. Without a
word of warning he struck Cramer a
terrible blow in the face, knocking him
down. As the man went down Risdon
cried out:
81 intend to teach you a1esson before
L leave you, you miserable insulter Of
women"
AT this Risdon flew into terrible rage.
Every time Cramer would try to get up
RisdOn would knock him down again
following up his blows with kicks,
Cramer's nose bled freely, and the kicks
made him fairly howl with pain. He made
little if any resistance. He fell over with
thud and walled. 1t is probable that
Risdon would have pounded the clerk for
some time if the sOlOred messenger had
not alarmed Treasury Dogberry, who
came down with the watch.
RisdOn was taken to the Twelfth Street
Station. He at once deposited collateral
for his appearance. He said there that
the motive for the assault was this: Cra-
mer had used his influence as a clerk to
secure the employment of Risd0ns sister
ln-laW upon the temporary roll of (he
Treasury. He had, subsequent to lhis,
annoyed the sister-in-law by writing her
notes asking her to call at his rooms
down town during the evening. upon the
pretense that he wanted to talk TO her
about her place in the Treasury. She re-
fused to answer these notes. Then it was
pretty plainly intimated in other notes
that she was not acting wisely if she
wished to keep her position.
Cramer tried to get her to make other
appointments. The siser-in-law, finding
him so persistent, tuned the notes over
to Risdon. He receifed them last night,
and made very short work of the clerk.
After he was released from the station.
RisdOn called upOl Secretary Folger and
showed him the n5tes Cramer had written
with view of improperly intimidating
one of the lady clerks. Secretary Folger
looked the letters over carefully. He
then rang hi bell, sent for the Appoint
ment Clerk and directed him to have
Cramer permpto.ily dismissed.