Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-02-20

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placed her under arrest as q rebel I'm dis
guiss. In vain she claimed to be wo
man and the wife ofa member of the 7tf
regiment. She called in the landlady
who asserted that she had seen Mrs
Powell at the house before. Mrs. Powell
flnally got the detective to telegraph 10
Gov, Randall, ofthiSStste, and 70 herhus
oand Ut Washington. Gov. Randall tele
graphed back that there was such lady
similar telegram arrive 'tem Wash
lngton. In few days -Ar. Powell
reached Chicago and the unhappy couple
made their way home TO this village.
Language cannot describe the feelings
OF this unhappy pair. Hardly over the
wife had become an object OF Suspicion
TO strangers, and was in constant dan.
ger OF being arrested as . man. Thes
remained here few days, when Mrs,
Powell informed her parents that she
was going to visit some relations East.
The fond parents, little dreaming eftbe
arrest and subsequent scene at the Briggs
House, urged her to remain and reple1-
ish her wardrobe. She. answered that
she could procure more becoming and
stylish garments at the East. After her
departure. Mr.. Powell. procured some
cloth, and went to Mr. Moony, one of
our tailors, and informed him that he
wished to present his brother with asuit
or clothes. He informed the tailor that
his garments fitted his brother, and a
suit made to fit himself would be lust
the thing. The clothes were made and
expressed to Chicago. Soon after, Mr..
Powell Informed DR.. Burnham, the
father OF his wife, that Ellen had chang
ed her dress, and was now wearing
mems attire, and living in Chicago. The
Doctor was thunderstruck, and the
mother half crazy. The ONLY satisfac-
ton they could get out of Powell was
that his wife was not woman, and
would not dress as woman any longer.
The Doctor requested Powell to accom-
pany him, and Immediately went to
chicago, where he found his daughter
dressed Ia asuit of clothes Mr.. Powell
had had made for his brother. Mrs.
Powell informed him that she was not
woman, and would no longer try to
act the part of one. The Doctor insisted
upon an examination.
AT length, to satisfy her father. she
consented that the late DIR. Brainard
should examined her. DR.. Brainard did SO.
and informed the father that his daugh.
ter was not female, and had done the
best thing to be done in changing her
attire. After much solicitation. Ellen
permitted her father toexamine her and
satisfy himself that she was not q wo-
u1an. DIR. Burnham then procured a
situation for her, under the name Of
Edgar Burnham, in wholesale drug
house OF J. ii. Reed & Co., i'm whose en-
ploy he remained about one wear. Dur
ing this time he roomed and slent with n
young man by the name of Andrews,
now doing business in Crosby's Opera
House block. He also became engaged
10 young lady one State street, the
daughter of his landlady.
We frequently visited young Burpham
at his room on Washington street. being
ourselves at that time in the law Office
of Mech Il Redfeld, then officiating on
Dearborn street. Young: ::Burnham made
up In appearance as man of all the
beauty ana grace he lacked as a woman.
Chicago had few better-looking young
men than the former Mrs. Powell. He
was portion of this time organist of the
Plymouth Church, Rev. ]. r. Sbeiherd.
pastor, and for time organist of one of
the Baptist Churches. We were par
ticularIy amused at his hearty admira-
tion of the girls. He would leave his
piano ar work any time to look at a
woman.
In 1868, John Burnham returned to
Broadhead, and wentinto the drug BUSH
ness with his father. He was at this
time engaged to the State street lady,
who was entirely ignorant of the story
OF her lovers life. We have it from the
best stauthority-a lady who resided
In the family of the young lady-that
Burnham was a devoted lover, and,
even after he removed to Broadhead.
corresponded regularly twice a week
with his betrothed, and paid her visits
OF two and three days. duration. After
his removal to Broadhead, he was a
decided favorite with the society here,
both ON account of his good looks aud
his skill as q musician. Men, women.
and children fiocked to the drugstore of
BurDham d Son to trade, for the sake of
seeing the young man who was once
wife. AT length DR.. Burnham sold out
his property herein 1864, and removed
to Waterloo, Iowa, taking Edgar with
him, and there opened drug store.
Soon after the removal of the family to
Waterlee, Edgar sought and obtained in
marriage the hand of Miss Gerta Ever
cite, one of the prettiest girls in Spring
Valley, Rock County, Wisconsin. The
Chicago engagement had been broken |
off.
They have been married about three
years, and living at Waterloo. They
have no children as yet, all stories to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Should
they ever have children, or either of
them, we shall make haste to inform
our readers of the fact.
1t 10 simply ridiculous to suppose that
Edgar Burnham was ever a mother, and
quite as Insane to believe that he can
be a father.
From the best of authority, namely, !
from Mr.. Powell and from the surgeon
who examined him, we know that Ed
gar Burnham is an 1t, and will never be |
any thing else. It is due to the young |
lady to whom he was engaged in Chiea-
90 to say that she never knew the make |
up of her lover from first to last, and
that the engagement was broken off by
her before his history became known. ,'ul
: Miss Eyerette, his present wife knew
the facts of this remarkable case, sub
as we have related them. and !
married 1t willingly of her own accord,
and against the wishes of her parents. |
She undoubtedly knows the facts more
iefinately now than we do, ard can
comfort herself accordingly We wish
her Joy of her union with an 1T, If there
s any joy in it. a0t l.W n'n.r'5 on
ONE of the editors of a New Orleans
PAPER soon after beginning to learn the
business, went to court a preach
'r's daughter. The next time he attend
I'd meeting he was taken down at hear
ng the minister announce rs his texts;