The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-25
A Womnn Disxaised in Mani ClotI,es.

A WOmnn Disguised in Mans Clothes. +
A paragraph has been going the rounds about
the detection of a young woman disguised in
male apparel at work in whip factory at
Westfeld, Mass. The Pittsburg, Pa, Dispatch
gives some further particulars about the affair
II says:
The young woman first made her appearance in
the West In 1851, when she sought and obtained
employment as a workman in the whip factory of
Mr.. Underwood, then engaged in the business in
our city. After working some three months for
him, she complained of i'll health, and thought
more active life would suit her better-and en-
gagged rs . cabin boy, running whole season on
our rivers In that capacity, without the slightest
suspicion that she was other than smart but rath
er delicate lad In the summer of1S52 she appear
ed In her river garb, in the wareroom of Mr.. John
w. Tim, the well known whip manufacturer on
Wood street, aud asked work az .finisher" In his
shop, which she obtained hlliry the situation cred
itaby for two years, and fearing herself to all
her fellow workmen by her amiabIe and obliging
disposition-none of whom suspected when jo-
king with her for her pendant for female society,
and galanting the girls, THAR they were conversing
with one of the fair sex.
In the summer of 1854 she worked less steadily
devoting several days in the week to buying
peaches, which she sold again in the market this
led to dissatisfaction ON the part of her employer
and she left the shop, engaging for a few months
in the fruit and confectionery business in little
shop she opened on Penn street, in the Fifth Ward
This was finally closed, and she left the city year
or eighteen month ago to turn up again in the
Westheld Whip Factory. All we can learn of eer
history is that she hailed from Rochester, New
York, and during her residence in this city was
several times visited by amsn named D., who
was represented by her uncle. She had with
her little girl some six or eight ears old-proba-
bly, her danghter-but who passed her deceased
brothers orphan child. She boarded on Boyds
HILL behaved herself commercially, had no vices
but segar smoking joined Methodist church in
Allegheny and never was spoken evil of-except
IN regard to her intimacy with young Irish widow,
an acquaintance she made after leaving the whip
factory, and with whom she finally lett our city ;
but this char GO did not affect her much as she as.
sured her old acquaintance that size had married the
pidop,
During her residence of nearly three years in
Pittsburg, the only one who suspected her sex
was the woman who kept the boarding house, and
who had better opportunities OF observation than
others-but she said nothing OF her suspicious un.
til the girl had left town. Her employer reposed
every confidence in her. and during portion OF her
stay with him employed her III the out door bus.
ness OF the establishment. After leaving Pitts
b1rg. her acquaintance here heard nothing of her
tor some time-not iodeed, until some accident re-
vealed her sex, at Westtieid, Mass, when Mr.. Tim
received aletter of inquiry from a manufacturer
in that place, and brother in the church another
from the Methodist minister at Westfeld enauir-
ing as 10 ner conduct and reputation hereof
which they could give no other than favorable
report -
The most charitable construction we can put
upon her adventures is that she 10 a widow who.
having ascertained that men command a much
higher compensation than her own sex. for thu.
same amount Of work, had determined to assume
tne male garb to earn living for herself and
enid II may be, however that for one fault so.
ciety had expelled and friends abandoned her
ana tnat with more than the usual energy of her
SEX Instead OF falling still lower, victim 70 mans
passions she betook herself TO the coat and pauta.
looms ~ protection against the seorn of one sex
and the wiles Of the other. Whatever Is the solu-
ZION OF her strange conduct, she deserves credit for
ner energy ana determination, and we regret thai
her secret has become known, xffording as il did
safe asylum.
Since the above was written we learn that the
iaay was MaaIaeu some twelve years ago, in Ro-
small confectionery, and not succeeding yery well
In business, they abandoned 1t and engaged rs
walters IN . hotel. After being In the hotel some
Tune her husband became jealous Of the attentions
Of another man, and had her arrested and confined
In jail about three months. She is Irish or Of Irish
parentage; her real name is Connolly but she
passed In this city by the name of VIM. j Daily.
She came 70 work for Mr.. Tim In June, ls52, with
whom shsremained until August, 1858.
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The WASHINGTON SENTINEL "A dispatch ,is
ted Washington, .June % says: The Washington,
Sentinel viii mot be fssued tomorrow. IL is sail
Z y either sick dead from the neglect OF cersai
friends who 80 ardently supported Ii immediate
previous 70 the nomination Of Mr. Buchanan.
Rev, Rev Edward Smith. atone time editor Of tho
~ sp -, g LDesty. Of Pittsburgh, and pastor Il
s.x ss'eyen Methodist congregation on Smith
ns'a Nrs Z, dsd q bic eDsidence in Morrow coun.
" oho. on The 18th - 800
nsAvr Loss-The Destructive iire n a. T.or;.g
o. herday wesk. involved the foIio wing los.ss !:
~ 's ~ ~ y smith Co, e30OO0; w IS. Gilman "a
suia s Es; brown. Goddin q Co. SIC. 600; Berth
wsrs vs,,aS & Co $1,000. The buildings
nonses were Insured ana
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81 ths eGcefiva - y - 49, more snaa fourth