Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-07

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Wednesday, as to this singular case. And.
rs The circumstances of the case and the
name oi 'ire husband. have now become
pretty generally known throughout the
Town. we see no longer any necessity for
concchling The latter. The assumed name
toi The master bricklaycl is Henry Stoukcs:
her real name we believe TO be u;rric,
Stoakcs, and Ill! the late exposure the par
tics resided in Cumberland street, Deans
gate.
ms woman NAV, who, for probably
more than hye and twenty years, has sue
cccdcd III concealinS her sex. and in pursu.
ing Il trade oi more than ordinary mascu-
me ana hazardous description, with &C.
gree "i skill aud ability which has led to
her establishment in Il good business in This
'nWn. nonnd herself apprentice, at The age
ot 10 or IL years, to Mr. Pc;c,ck, n brick
layer and builder AT Bawtry. a small mar.
ket town, i'll the West Riding of Yorkshire.
ON the river lalc, which separates the coun-
tics "! York and Nottingham. She did
not remain Miin Mr.. Pracnck during the
whole period ofhcr apprenticeship, bur was
turned over. as IL is called. To another
person IN the same business Ii was du
Iing her apprenticeship that she met will,
i"r present wife, and lhcv were married at
the Old Parish Church of Sheffield in tho
ycnr lSlG, wien the wife was only II wears
of age.
Since the investigation and disclosure of
the circumstances on Thursday week, the
wife and husband have separated. We he
'cvc thht although no legal proceedings
h'iiI been, or indeed could he taken in this cy
trhor'linarv case, Mr.. Thumas. deputy con
stable, has had several interviews with the
hlshahh. IN which he has cndcavorrd To
'hdnre her to make some provision for the
woinnn she has Sn siIamefuily deceived. nod
who, after having for ~ Years filed ,hr
character of 4 wife, greatly bcncfiltinr the
interests of her supposed husband. nor only
by l,crcarc of household concerns, hul nfrhc
business, books and accounts. had surely
some claim tnscompensa,i"n as n servant,
II She were unable hy law To demand main
icnnncc as WiIc. We believe thar MIR.
Thomas SO far succeeded in this humane
negotiation as to inducc The husband to
give up The vie, the house in which ,hcy
'i;ni reside! upEto the time of tic discovery.
with ali the furniture i, contained. The
wife is. lIsrefkses sill residing there; and
me hu,naH4 has gone 10 lodge elsewhere
The habits Of the latter. we believe, are
much more i'll accordance with those nchcr
assumed sex aud occupation than woman:
and no one, except pcrchancc from The
hchrd'css cheeks, and n certain shri!ncss of
voice, could Tor II moment suspect that tie
little hroadsct brick layer was of The soft
sex. Al prcscn' she employs in her husi-
ness, besides being moSI industrious herself
mi prar'ira! details and neutrality-suspicious.
> men, and boy who is npprcnlicch To her.
In her business and dealings she appears rn
have horne. hitherto, IL soul character In,
punctnaty and honesty in her payments:
and we believe she has stated. that she has
made enough hy her business TO cnabl, her
I" live in e So without labor YET, strange
to say. with degree Of rritahiliiv which
we should rather expect to find in The injur-
ed than inI"rcr. she vchrmcntly refuses To
consent that any sum shall be SET apart as
! 4 provision FOR her SO called wife
Among other social duties which this Cc-
male husband has performed during her resi-
hIrncc IN TINS town. Is one that certainly il
might have been expected, if The lcas, feel
inns apperthining 10 her sex had remained
she would anXiouslv have cndcavorcd TO
cvad". Bnt. on the contrary. there seems
To have been sOt of pcrvcrsitv in her.
winch carried her into all extremes. Sh.
! was for many years Il spcrial constable. i'm
The l5tli DIVISION OF that BODY, acting for this
town; and we are assured that. on all occa-
sions where the services Of the division were
required. as at elections, orange professions,
and meetings of trades unions. Iurn outs.
&c; SD Far from abScnring herself from
! what, rs III the case ni we'll grounded an
| prchehSions oi Il riot, must have been, to Il
woman. post Of some mpleaSanlnrss she
Is remembered 10 have hccn one of the most
punctnal IN aitcndancr, and the most for
ward volunteer IN actual duty. in that divis>
ion. We understand that she is opIy no
I =, Il
ic last annual special session. held for that
purpose, i'll the New Bailey. present her
sell To 10" rcsw"rn. She was not discarded
or discharged; there was no complaint Il
Sainsi her: and probably the extension of
Irr own business was her only motive for
not resuning The duties of this Office.
Altogether. this is by far the most simon
lar case OF The kind which has ever reached
our knowledge. The celebrated ChcvaIicr
DEon was not married: and James Davi.
Is" callcd,) the discovery of whose sex tool;
place only after death. had no, been mar
RED tor so long period az the woman W lo
Is now under notice. There, too. the discoy.
cry was made too late 10 obtain from her
>cli,any clue TO the motives, which cd her tt
SD unt"nlhinc course of deception: bu
here hntii parties of the supposed marriage
arc Sill alive; and the Que who assumed the
male sex Is still alive to give, il she chooses
The true history OF her reasons ur fancy fo
laying aside The "arb aud character of he,
own anu assuming the appearance, anC
undertaking The toll. of the other sex. which
would certainly he curious chapter of bio
graphy. - Manchester Guardian.
Ot all the actions of Il mans life his m ar
riaSc does least concern other ucrsops: yc