Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-22
MRS. C S Case.
Persecution and Discharge Of a Re-
fined Southern Lady
IN CASTLES DEPARTMENT
While Nursing a Sick Daughter Castle and
Johnson Connected a Scheme 10 Give Her
Place 10 One Of Their FavOrlie Pets and
Had Her Dismissed Inc SeriOe-Her Dis
lressed Condition.

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The case of Mrs, G.. formerly
clerk in Sixth Auditor Castles Depart
ment. is one which illustrates the un-
manly and sneaking methods habitual-
ly put in operation in that Depart
ment and especially In Big Chief John
sons division. whenever the burly
chief Of the Siberians desires to get
rid Of an obnoxious clerk, male or fe-
male.
In view Of the fact that President
Roosevelt is "a strenuous advocate Of
civil service and personally opposed to
the misuse OF that aristOcratic law
which chiefs and sub-chiefs of Depart
ments have In the past utilized to place
their friends and relatives In office
and drive from the public service de-
| serving and faithful employees, The
| Globe lays before him this case of Mrs.
G.. as a sample of the many i'm our
| possession. with the hope that under
| his Administration the men and wom-
en- clerks and civil service employees
Of the Departments will be protected
as the law provides.
Mrs. G. is Southern lady and
Democrat And therein was her Of
fense against Castle and Johnson. In
addition. she belonged to the very up
per crust of Southern society, which
takes no account of filthy lucre but
gauges the worth and compani0nship
Of friends and acquaintances by their
/ breeding and characters as ladies and
gentlemen. Mrs G. IS family had been
rich shareholders, and even after the
war the remnants of a once princely
! fortune sufhced to raise and educate
and surround with every refinement
in the city of New Orleans the chill
dren. of whom she was the youngest,
Of the former wealthy planter-her
| father
| Marrying at an early age, financial
/ reverses overlook her husband, and to
add to her distress and dependent con-
dition, her husband broke down uner
the strain, and after lingering to the
exhaustion Of their slender resources,
he died and left his widow penniless
with a young daughter to provide for
| Through the influence of friends who
knew her in happier times, she secured
a clerkship under the civilservice law
in the Departments. Being thorough
ly accomplished woman, she found no
difficulty in performing the clerical
work assigned her, and she soon recon
ciled herself to her altered conditions,
making the best Of her situation and
thankful enough that she had the OPP
pOrtunity TO provide for and educate
her young daughter.
In course Of time Mrs. c. s daughter
developed into lovely girlhood, and
trouble which need not be referred to
| in this article came again to add an
other vicissitude to the many she eX-
perienced in her life of less than 40
years Constantly occupied in the De-
partment or building up the shattered
health of the daughter, Mrs. G. had
very little time for society. but such
| leisure as she had was enjoyed in
circles where neither her chief nor in
dividuals of his class could find entree.
I In the very best circles of the profess
sional class, both army and navy, Mrs.
| G.. was an hoDored and ever-welcOme
guest, as among many of its highest
members she was related by both blood
and marriage.
Finally Mrs. g. found herself in
Johnson's division OF Castles Depart
ment. At first and before Johnson
| had attained to chief Of division, she
regarded the burly chief as the best
friend Of herself and other oppressed
clerks. Johnson was a most insubOr
dinate and Kicking underling him
! self and was ever ready with his mouth
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changed when he was promoted and
made chief OF a division for which he
has earned the title Of the Siberian
as clerks transferred TO his charge re-
gard themselves as "Sibernated, much
after the manner of Russians sentenced
to exile in Siberia. Mrs. G. managed
| to get along smoothly enough until
her daughters relapse and severe i'll
ness She was compelled to absent
herself frequently and use up her leave
to wait upon the sick girl After the
| last of these absences she reported for
| duty and was assigned to work as
usual Supposing everything was
right, she visited the disbursing clerk
| to see about her salary, then overdue.
/ The clerk kindly informed her that he
| had the fatal slip which is usually
sent in when a clerk is dropped Mrs
/ G.. Immediately saw Johnson about It,
and he disclaimed any knowledge Of
such a slip; positively told her she
was not discharged and that he had
not recommended any such a thing
/ He ordered her TO go TO work, which
she did for the time being Later in
the day she received positive informa-
tion from a friend that she was drop
ped, whereupon Mrs. G.. decided to see
/ Mr.. Castle himself Castle denied
knowing anything about it. and refer
red her to the Assistant Secretary Of
the Department, who orders the dis
mlssals on the recommendation Of
I tho cbfafs Mrs G. laid her casa ba