Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-12-17
She Wanted to be a Man.
A Young Marr.ed Woman Runs
Away from Her Husband and
Travels in Mems ClOthiug--The
Disg dise Proves too Thin.
From the Buffalo Express.

"A Deut 3Our @ CLOCK yesterday
afleri oon a cOmpactIy-buit per
son OF medium height entered
No. | station. house and asked if
the captain was in. The visitor
was of elegant form, neatly
dressed in IA suit of black broad
cloth, aud wore a hat of stylish
shape. and on being conducted t.
the office Of Capt. Frawley. han
ded bin letter, OF which the
following is a copy:
BRAN-FoRD. Nov. 10 Captain
of No. Sta ion. Buffalo, New
York: Please find employment
of any kind for these two boys,
as one OF them is my son. You will
confer a favor upon me. | re
main yours. j. McMANN,
Chief Of Police, Brahtford, Ont.
The capt in read the le ter and
began to look closely at the bearer
whose de'icAte little hands, feet,
and general appearance did not
appear to him to belong to boy.
He d. cided at once that it was a
female that stood before him, and
then asked Tor her companion
mentioned in the letter. She re
piled that he was close by, and
stepping out for few moments re-
turned with yonng man, appar-
eDtly about twenty years old, with
light side whiskers. / he captain
concluded that the sex Of the
comp nioa was what il Was rep
resented. He then invited the
suspected person into hi> Office aud
said TO her, "you are not "a boy"
The reply was, Yes, | am, aud
will soon be "A man" Fnrthtr
questions were put by the captain,
when the visitor broke out cry ing,
ana said, Il am married woman.
She sAid her maiden MAINS was
Anrie Finn, her age nineteen
years. and that her parents lived
at IIillsdaie, Mich Last August.
much against her wishes. she was
Compelled by her parents to mar
ry an old man named Finn,
we'll to do farmer living at uud.
son, Mi:h.. few niles away
from Hills IL le She never lived
happily with him, and she finally
10 leave him. and IL
bout month ago weut 10 Brant.
ford, Ont where she has rel;t-
lives living. II was at this place
that she decided to nd pi the male
costume, and purchased nit of
clothes. aud threw away the gar
ments she wore Abunt ten dals
ago she left Brantlprd, came to
this city, and went to boarding
house on Palmer street. There
she made tue acquaintance of
several young gentlemen, and
evenings she wh'led away the
hours by playing euchre with them.
Every day she sought employ
ment rs a messenger, clerk, or
pflice-hny, but was never success
iul. Since she has been here she
.aid that she visited several pla-s'
,es of amusement, and went by
he name of Willie Carlton.
10 response to Capt. Fawley's
questions, as to why she did not
-emain dressed as "A woman, and
content herself with doing wo-
mans work, she replied that she
hnught that she could make more
if she assumed the garb of
/ mar; besides which she desired !
y feel independent aud have a
yooG time Her male companion.
,he asserted, is the son Of the
;nief oE police of Brantford, Ont ),
md while staying in that place
asst -ummer, she made his nc
Iuaintance. Yesterday the young
nan came here, and finding the
,irl out of money aud emplo
nenI, he determined tn do some
hing for her Therefore be
wrote the letter which she bad
ust banded, and signed his faith.
,r's name to it,
After the conclusion OF Annie's
story the officers searched the girls
.lothing. but found nothing save
| pack of cards, one cent, and a
mouth harmonicon. She was
with comfortable quar-
ers, and her husband and par h
.nts have been telegraphed TO.