The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-04

who is a teacher in the
indianapolis public schools, and
who, according to the statement
made yesterday by the chief clerk
ia the office, has never been in the
Office but twice in her life, and then
vnly to see her father about some
personal matter. "She certainly
has never done any work in the Of
flee, says MIR. Agnew.
Clarence Conner lives on Jeffer-
son-ave. He is nephew OF John
b. Conner, and was employed in
the office by Mr.. Thompson. Clar-
ence Conner took sick last April,
and was able TO work some at Tie
office till August, when he lett the
office and has never been in it since.
He was faithful clerk, il Is said.
He i. now confined to the house.
After Clarence Conner took sick,
lis cousin, John b. Conner's daugh-
ter, Mrs. +. G. George, wife OF JOS.
II. George, a dentist in the Lemcke
building, who lives at 1911 Park
ave. but a short distance from John
b Conner's home, appeared at the
office and said she would do Clar-
ence's work while he was sick. She
took work home with her and
worked at the office part OF the time.
The records of the office show she
has rot been drawing part Of Clar-
ence Conner's salary, but has been
drawing $40 per month out OF the
public treasury, while Clarence Con-
ner has been drawing his SS3 80 ev-
ery month. This had been going
on for months until October, when
Clarence Conner was allowed to
draw only $63 81, which was
the unspent part Of the allowance OF
81 800 for clerk hire for the fiscal
year. and Mrs. f. G. George drew
the SS3.33 (C,arence's salary), al
though not at the office. Mrs.
George (Conner's daugnter) also
drew $s3 33 last month, while Clar-
ence was not allowed to draw any
thing, and it is supposed he ha'
been dropped entirely to give the
daughter the money.
Adah Conner, the other daugh
ter Of John b. Conner, who is
teacher in indianapolis public schoo
No. 20, and lives at the home o
J ohm b. Conner, has been drawing
salary out of the state treasury fol
months and has never been in the
office.
\ X. A. Conner, a brother of J. B.
Conner, was put on the road a:
travelling agent and kept, notwith
standing much criticism of his hah
its, and was finally let out after }
b. Conner had been pressed to dc
so by republican politicians.
Gurley Brewer, a negro politician
Of this city, was named for the
place. Yesterday afternoon he wa'
seen in a dark corner Of the state
house corridor talking to colorc Z
girl when the Sentinel representa-
tive called at the office,
The books of the state auditor
office, with the vouchers filed by
John b. Conner, show the following
sums for clerk hire paid out of th'
state treasury the past year:
WHAT CONNER FAMILY DREW.
For November, 1S99.-Claienc'
Conner, 1888.
For December, S99.-Clarenc
Conner, ss3.33; A. w. Wood, $50
For January, 1900. -Clarenc'
Conner, $S3 80; A. w. Wood, $50
For February, l900.-Clarenc
Conner, $S3 80; John f. White
$50.
: For March, 00.-Clarence Con
ner, Ss3.33; A w. Wood, $50.
! For April, 1900-Clarence Con
/, ner, ss3 33; A. w. Wood, $50.
For May, 1900 Clarence Con
ner, $50 33.
!, For June, 1900.-Clarence Con
ner, sS3 80; Mrs. +. Q. G orge
$40, Adah Conner, $40.
For August, l9)0.-Clarence Con
ner, Ss3 3d.; Mrs. f. G. George
$40; Adah Conner, $40; V. B
Davidson, $35 20; Lena Spurgeon
!, S22 40; G.. o. Chamberlain $22 40
For October, l9O0.--Clarenc
d Conner, S63 81.
For November-Mrs. +. c
|, George, $S3.S3.
J. w. Egnew, chief clerk in til
!, state statistician's office, was aske
yesterday about the amounts pai'
for clerk hire, and said that Will
he ran the Office, and had done tn
! most OF the work during the pa
three years, he was not familiu
with the sums paid the other clerk
by Mr.. Conner.
"Do YOU know Miss Adah Con