The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-25
A'.Isarharnus'' w"mnm's F'reaI,

The San Francisco CNr0niclc says:
The two or three line item which APP
press Of this city, announcing that II
Sacramento barber named Harris had
been discovered to be q female, and was
arrested for wearing male attire, scarce
" elected Il remark in Oakland ut the
time, but yesterday on the return 10
that city from Sacramento of ~ Of is
veteran Democratic leaders the brief
item was remembered, referred to, and
much discussed, for the Democratic
chieftain brought the news from the
capital city that the party arrested was
none other than the wcll-known ''Rill"
Harris, who had lathercd and shaved
in Oakland for four long years, without
being discovered that he was % she.
Among the habitucs OF the various bar
Der shops and among the tiremen Of
Oakland "Bill" Harris was freely dis
cussed yesterday afternoon, and now,
Sliitt w IliS u ilEi oti " NC Il Sit, manly
funny things were thought Of that
she did when he lived in Oakland. He
was remembered rs a handsome-look-
ing. smooth-faced young man, of good
and temperate habits, graceful figure,
and tapcrinS fingers; and one promi-
nent tonsorial artist, who worked side by
side with "Bill for one whole year,
remembered having asked him why his
ears were pierced, when her reply was
that she did it on account Of his weak
eyes. And again it was remembered
that when "Bill was once reminded
Of his striking likeness to Miss Mary
Fanc, of Canada, he blushed clear up
to the roots of her hair. Yet Of all this
nothing more was thought at the time
than that "Bill's" excessive modesty
was so stirred by the fiattery of being
favorably compared with q handsome
girl that he showed Il suililsion Of red
color in her cheeks that confused him.
From what could be learned OF
this freak-struck maiden she
came 10 this State from Boston
about six years ago; resided in one OF
the lower counties for . year, where he
tended bar, but oon after fled that por-
ton of the State for shooting the life
out OF one Of q band OF Greasers who
were in the habit of imposing upon her
employer by drinking his merchandise
without pay. She appeared in Oakland
about four years ago, working the first
six months in Il barbcr-shop near the
southeast corner OF Broadway and Sew
cnth Street. Soon after "Bill" opened
II shop of her own or Seventh Street,
between Broadway and Washington,
which he conducted successfully for
eight months, when she profited by an
opportunity and sold out for Il hand
some bonus, agreeing, however, not to
open another shop in Oakland for
one year. She committed a breach
of promise, however, and soon
fitted up the elegant ~tonsorial
parlors on Broadway o occupied by
Jerry Bowman and Gus Myers, on the
show-windows of which IA yet be de-
ciphered, "W. X. Harris's Tonsorial
Rooms" For having opened this latter
shop ''Bill" got herself into a lingering
and expensive lawsuit, which caused
him to fall so far behind in her rent
that finally Colonel Hanitin, "Bill's"
landlord, took the shop from her.
"Bill" left Oakland soon after this
some eighteen months since-and moth
ing has since been heard of her until the
appearance of the little item referred
to, which it has since been discovered
to mean none other than the identical
"Bill' Harris, who is so well remem-
bered in Oakland.