Evening star., 1899-03-15

whisky does he make himself pretty free
with the partieS?-A. | have been in the
habit, when they came in that way. If /
was not busy, to get up and walk out
y. ana, when you returned suddenly you
found them together?-A. l saw them some
. timeS-yes, sir
q Those girls are all employed in the
bureau, l suppose?-A Yes, sir
u What Is their general reputation in the
u?-A. Well. so far as 1 know, their
reputation Is all right, except some of them
U. 1t Is your belief, Mr.. Gibbons that
these girls with whom he is familiar per-
init MIN to do SO to secure an advance on
tnelr salaries over and above what Is due?-
A Decidedly so.
.. You state that those that did not per-
init familiarity did not get any money in
advance?-A. Yes, sir; they did not, without
living right up straight to the rules, by GO
ing to the chief
Q. Others, that did this, have received ad-
vances?-A. Yes, sir.
Capt. Kings Case.
Nathan King, at one time captain Of the
"atcn or the bureau, but who was re-
moved. was called. and testified as to 1t.
=. Did you in your own mind assign
reason for Your dismissal. A. Yes. sir. T
did.
.. What was it? A. There was a man in
the bureau by the name of Castle, DOM
remember his initials-George or some
thing He was custodian of plates rolls
ana dlss and gave me a vast amount of
trou9ie-Was giving me trouble all the time,
-; IN "nat way? A. 1t was his conduct
with the female employees of the bureau
ne was exceedingly indiscreet, and l give
you one instancs-and there were many
that were somewhat similar: He would po
into the reception room. where visitnro
were where the lady guides stayed when
not on duty, and, If he could sea two of
mem sitting on sofa, he would come up
ana squeeze himself down between them
no matter how many strangers were in tho
Iooiii' ana then he would comm .nce to buzz
tnem; and told him hundred times that
! girls alone. " '"o"e
one day. during some of his maneuvers
with lady. and In the presence of stranp-
ers, ne pulled her shoe off. For that I re-
Por + re leu nln TO the chief and the other time
l reported him to the chief for going into
tne printing division and talking to a print
er assistant when she was on duty.
toid him that he must not do that. and !
., rU,u nm hundred times that he was cor
iuPtihs the morals of that place and he
must stop 1t; and he came to me one day
! ana SAID he would like to know who ne
ported MIN to the chief: If he could find
twenty-four hours. Well. / laurbed the
matter of and let 1t go. and said Droba hJ,,
MI Johnston would teh him. Pretty soon
Ihen' snort time after my second report.
intimacy with the Carlisles gave him a
way to do it, and 1 supposed he had done
II, and L think so yet
y. Now, you have stated something with
reference to the conduct of this man Cas-
tie, in regard to some employees there.
There was nothing on the part Of those en-
ployes that invited such conduct on his
part? A. No, sir.
y. Those ladies We're modest and refined
and there was nothing to indicate that they
invited any such action? A. So far as /
know, there was nothing at all, and so far
as tne guides who were Immediately under
my supervision were concerned l know that
trey were all modest, nice retiring girls.
ana that he annoyed them exceedingly.
u. was he continuous and persistent in
an nus manifestations? A. Yes sir. He cooled
down little after l talked with him about
the pulling off of this shoe and l believe
he apoiogized for that
What Mr.. Castle Said.
Upon examination G. W. Castle declared
that he had never been more than polite
TO any of the women, and that he never
came earlier to his duties than he was re-
quired for the purpose of talking with the
girl who cleaned his desk
Q. Was it ever your habit during the day
to go down to the room where the guides
OF the bureau were, the waiting room of
the guides? A. used to go down there
some; yes.
20. What object had you in going there ,
"A Nothing special. Just go down there
about the noon hour or something of that
sort. Sometimes go down lust as I-no snes
cial reason for 1t. Just went down as a
matter of recreation or something of that
Sort
%. What did you do when YOU went
there?-A. Sat down and talked with the
guides or whoever might be there. / gem
orally know the guides.
O. Were you ever free and familiar with
the guides when you were down there?-A
No. sir; not specially, exception, l was
quite friendly among them all-nearly ALI.
They would usually come around close to