Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-03-05

ged her steps pr several days, until
Just before the regiment was ordered
off AIRS Pevellytoek it into,her head
to return to Brodhead.. She packed
up her rig, took leave of her husband
and the regiment, and started for
home The detective accompanied
her to Chicago on the same train,
and at the Briggs House. where the
lady booked her name, he placed her
under arrest as rebel in disguise.
In vain she claimed TO be q woman
and the wife of a member Of the Sew
ehthl regiment She called in the
landlady. who asserted that she had
seen Mrs. Powell at the house before.
Mrs. Powell induced the detective to
telegraph to Gov. Randall, Of this
State, and to her husband at Wash
ington. Gov. Randall telegraphed
back there was such lady, A similar
telegram arrived from Washington,
and the detective released her and
returned to Washington. In a few
Edays Mr.. . Powell reached Chicago,
and the unhappy couple made their
way home to THE village aT3
Language cannot describe the feel
ings of this unhappy pair. Hardly
over the first flush ofconnubial felic.
ity, and the wife-had become an OBJ
ject of suspicion to strangers. and
was in constant danger OF being ar
rested as a man. They remained
here few days, when Mrs. Powell
informed her parents that she was
going to visit some of her relations
in the East. The fond parents, little
dreaming Of the arrest and subse.
quent scenes at the Briggs House,
urged her to remain and replenish
her wardrobe She readily answered
that she could procure more becom-
ing and stylish garments at the East
After her departure, Mr.. Powell pro
cured some cloth, and went to Mr.
Rooney, one of our tailors, and in
formed him that he wished to presen,
his brother with a suit of clothes.
He informed the tailor that his gar
ments fitted his brother, and suit
made to fit himself would be just the
thing. The clothes were made and
expressed to Chicago. Soon after
Mr.. Powell informed DIR. Burnham,
the father of his wife, that Ellen had
changed her dress, and was now
wearing mems attire. and living in
Chicago. The doctor was thunder
struck, and the mother half crazy
The only satisfaction they could get
out of Powell was, that his wife was
not a woman, and would not dress as
woman any longer. The doctor
requested Powell to accompany him.
and immediately went to Chicago,
where he found his daughter dressed
in suit Of clothes which Powell
had had made for his brother Mrs.
Powell informed him that size was
not woman, and would no longer
try to act the part of one The doc
tor insisted upon an examination.
At length, to satisfy her father, she
consented that the late DIR. Brainard
should examjne her. DIR. Brainard
did so, and informed the father that
his daughter was not a female, and
had done the best thing to be done
in changing her attire. After much
solicitation. Ellen permitted her
father to examine her and satisfy
himself that she was not a woman.
DR.. Burnham then procured situa-
ton for her under the name Of Ed
gar Burnham, in the wholesale drug
house Of j. ii. Reed IL Co., in whose
employ he remained one year. lDu-
ring the time he roomed and slept
with young man by the name of
Andrews, now doing business in
Crosby's Opera House block. He
also became engaged to a young
lady on State Street, the daughter of
his landlady.
We frequently visited young Burn
ham at his room on Washington
street, being ourselves at that time
in the law Office of Mech & Redfield,
then officing on Dearborn street.
Young Burnham made up in appear
ance as a man all the beauty and
grace lie lacked as woman. Chica
go had few better looking young
men than the former Mrs. Powell.
He was q portion of this time organ
list at the Plymouth church, Rev. j.
r. Shepard pastor, and for a time
erganist Of one Of the Baptist
churches. We were particularly
amused at his hearty admiration of
the girls. He would leave his piano
or work any time to look at wo-
man. In 1863 young Burnham re-
turned to Bredhead, and went into
the drug business 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 au-
thority-a young NAH who resided
in the family of the young lady-that
Durham was a devoted lover. and
even after he removed to Brodhead,
corresponded regularly twice week
with his betrothed, and paidher Wis
its oftwo or three days duration.
After his removal to Brodhead, he
was a decided favorite in the society
here, both on account of his good
looks and his skill as musician.
Men, women, and children focked to
the drug store of Bnrnham Il Son to
trade, for the sake of seeing the
young man who was once q wife
At length Di. Burnham sold out his
property here in 1864. and removed
to Waterloo. Iowa, taking Edgar
with him add there opened a drug
store. Soon after the removal of
tho family IN Wafarloo Eduor