The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-15
Romantic Female in Male At
tire--A Mystc criOus Marriage,

Yesterday morning policeman Gun
ningham discovered young woman on
Baltimore-st dressed in new suit Of
black cloth, and with huge set of whis.
kers and nustache, after the Burnside
style. 'He followed her down Charles to
Lombard-street, and when about hall
way the square on Lombard, toward
Light, stepped up to her and informed
her that she must accompany him to the
Office ofthe Marshal Of Police. She
promptly inquired forfwhat she was ar.
rested, when the policeman told her she
hadnOt sufficiently disguised hersex tc
escape detection, when she replied thai
had done sogbefOre, and asked to be per.
mitted to go to the Fountain. Hotel tc
put on her proper clothing, That was
denied, and she was conducted to the
MarShals office, followed by a large
crowd of curious men and boys. To all
the questions propounded to her she made
eVasive answers, except that she came
from Washington, and did not wish heI
parents to know what she had done. -
After an hour or two she stated that heI
maiden name was Flynn, but she had on
Monday married a Mr.. Rodier, of Bal.
timore. Herroom in the hotel was ex.
amined, and in her trunk was found the
hair which she had cut from her head.
There was also letter written to her
father, in which she said to him that i.
he told that she had left home without
mis- knowledge or consent, he would never
see her more; but ifhe would say she
had gone on visit to her grandmother
he would see her again in the fall. II
he desired to hear from her, he could
write to her in Philadelphia. Sc be.
came moro communicative aftershe found
out that n clue had been obtained which
would lead to hersidentity, and the rea
son why she had assumed the male attire
was became she, with her husband, was
going South, and he suggested that she
could get along much better in male
than in female attire. She was taken
back to the hotel, when she resumed hel
proper clothing, and in the afternoon
Marshal VannoStrand sent her to Wash.
ington to return he to her parents.
There is mystery connected with the
the lady which has not yet been explained
When she arrived in this city does moi
appear, but on Monday Mr.. David T.
Shaw, proprietor of the Western hotel
called at the Office of the Court of Com
mon Pleas and TODD out the licence fol
marriage ofnAlbert Rodier and Alice
Flynn, During the afternoon hack
drove up to the front door of the Rev.
Isaac P. Cook, on Baltimore-street neat
Gay, and lady and gentleman alighted
and entered. The gentleman stepped to
back part. Of the store, accosted Mr..
Cook familiarly, and told him that he
wished him to celebrate marriage
Mr.. Cook asked if he and the lady were
the parties who desired to be married.
After q little hesitation the man replied:
Eyes, / want to, mary this lady as a
proxy; the gentleman who is to marry
her is in Philadelphia, and cannot come
to Baltimore" The idea was q novel
one and Mr.. Cook said he could moi
perform any such marriage. The gen.
tleman shouh come to Baltimore, or the
lady should place herself under the pro.
lection Of some reliable friend and GO
to Philadelphia, and have the marriage
celebrated. The proxy replied that the
lady would not go to Philadelphia ex.
cept as q wife, and after they, reached
Ithat city she would be remarked. Mr.
Cook spoke Of the, impropriety of suct
q, course as the lady sought to pursuei
when she left the store abruptly and
stepped into the carriage, the man fol
lowing and the vehicle, moved off The
lady yesterday had q certificate of mar
riage from Rev. Mr., Smith.
The man who accompanied him to the
house of,Mr, Cook was nearly six feel
| high, with heavy sandy whiskers and
light complexion. He expressed great
confidence is Mr.. Cook as a reliable man
and gave that as a reason for calling or
him p After they left ths house Of Mr..
Cook, no further trace Of the lady can
be discovered until she reached the Foun
tain Hotel, when she paid her bill early
yesterday morning, and sailed out ID
her male attire; shortly after which she
fell into che hands Of the police. II Bat
tsn,ore Sun.uotl 7lspOf9Ca.1la1cn ~ ~
Sa8lis siai, d4la- -...,,,..aa1. .L-..g vi
suThe MemOryeOf q M other %
~ When temptation appears, and we arc
almost persuaded todo wrong, how Of
ten d mothers wofd.of warning will cal
to mind VOWS that are rarely broken. ~
Yes the MEMORY Of q mother has saved
many a poor Wretch from going astrGy.
Tall grass may be growing over the hal.
lowed spot where all her earthly remains
IratIo osesafhe diving leaves oftaI1tuTnti ma;