Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-10
+. COLUMBUS O., MONDAY MORNING,

W0uld De Just the thlng. Ihesciothes
were made and expressed to Chicago.
Soon after, Mr.. Powell Informed DR..
Burnham, the father of his. wife, that
Ellen has changed her dress, and was
now wearing mans attire, and living in
Chicago The doctor was thunder
struck, and the mother. halfcrazy. The
only satisfaction they could get out of
Powell was, that his wife was not a wo-
man, and would not dress as woman
any longer. The doctor requested Pow
ell to accompany him, and Immediately
went to Chicago. where he found his
daughter dressed in suit of clothes
which Mr.. Powell had had made for his
brother. Mrs.. Powell informed him
that she was not a 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 DR.. Brainard should examine
her. DIR. Braiaard did SO, and informed
the father that his daughter was not
female, and had done Che best thing to
be done in changing her attire. After
much solicitation, Ellen permitted her
father to examine her and satisfy him
self that she was not woman. DIR.
Burnham then procured situation for
her, under the name of Edgar Burnham,
in the wholesale drug house of J. II.
Read & Co., in whose employ he re-
manned about one year. During this
time, he roomed and slept with young
man by the name of Andrews, now do
ing business in Crosby's Opera House
block. He also became engaged to
young lady on State street, the -daugh=
ter 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 Merch & Redfeld, then oficiat-
ing ON Dearborn street. Young Burn
ham made up in appearance as man of
all the beauty and grace he lacked as
woman. Chicago had few better looking
young men than the former Mrs. Powell,
He was portion of this time organist at
the Plymouth church, Rev. j. X. Shep-
herd, pastor, and for time organist of
one of the Baptist churches. We were
particularly amused at his hearty admi-
ration of the girls. He would leave his
piano or work any time to look at wo-
man. In 1868, young Burnham re-
turned to Brodhead, 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 authority young man
who resided in the family of the
young lady-that Burnham was a
devoted lover, and, even after he rernov-
ed to Brodhead, corresponded regularly
twice a week with his betrothed, and
paid her visits of two or three days du-
ration. After his removal to Brodhead,
he was decided favorite in the society
here, both on account of his good looks
and his skill as a musician. Men,
women and children hocked to the drug
store of Burnham & Son to trade, for
the purpose of seeing the young man
who was once wife. At length DIR.
Burnham sold out his property here in
1864, and removed to Waterloo, Iowa,
taking Edgar with him, and there open
ed drug store. Soon after the re-
moval of the family to Waterloo, Edgar
sought and obtained in marriage the
hand of Miss Gerta Evereatto, one of
the prettiest girls in Spring Valley,
Rock coifnty, Wis. The Chicago en-
gagement had been broken off.
They have now 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 is simply ridiculous to suppose that
Edgar Burnham was ever 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 It, and will never be
anything else. 1t is due to the young
lady to whom he was engaged in Chica-
go 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.
Miss Everette, his present wife, knew
the facts of this remarkable case, sub
stantially 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
definitely now than we do, and can COM
fort herself accordingly. We wish her
joy of her union with an IT, if there is
any joy in it.