Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-04

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before breakfast. 1t might be well to
remark parenthetically here that she
was Teligiously instructed up to the
time of leaving home. After going out
TO brave the world her mind didn't run
much on spiritual matters. Quitting
him she went to labor on the farm of q
Mr.. Ducker, who lived in the same
county and remained with him about
a year. All this time her sex had never
been discovered. Farm life was toe
prosy for her disposition and Columbus
was the next stopping point where en-
ployment was found as driver on the
High street railroad. Nothing of more
than ordinary occurrence happened here
until she had fuss with a boy of about
her same weight and age. He was
pasted for creating adisturbance and
she was sent to the station house fol
thirty days. After gaining her liberty
she went to Bellaire, Ohio. Remaining
here but short time, she was arrested
for robbing the Globe House, sent to
the county Jail and after standing a
trial was sentenced to the Ohio Peni-
tentiary for three years. Here for the
first time since leaving home in '63 her
sex was discovered and she was placed
in the female department of the prison
Serving the three years out, she went
to Cincinnati and was engaged on the
steamer 'Dlaska," playing between that
city ard New Orleans. She held the
position of second clerk. This new
vocation didn't suit her very well, and
after making three trips, and falling in
the river at Vicksburgh, she quit boat
ing and came to Columbus. While here
she was engaged as bartender by
Henry Fisher, who had a saloon on
Fourth street. This business was well
liked, and after being in his employ fol
six months, she was arrested on sus-
picion of stealing $40 in money from
her employer. She was placed in the
county Jail to await the action of the
Grand Jury, and no bill being found
against her, was set at liberty. After
being released from Jail she immediate
ly went to GAINESVILLE, and worked al
the Stacy House as bell boy. Staying
at this city about six months she left
of her own accord and boarded the train
for the Capital city again. En- route
for this point, she stole the conductor
watch and chain. Mike Henry, the
conductor, had her arrested on arriving
at the city, and she was again sentenced
to the Penitentiary,. this time for s
year. At the expiration of the time
she went to her home in Belmont coun
ty, and learned for the first time hel
mother was dead. She dressed as 3
woman again and went to work on the
farm, where she remained nearly year
This kind of a quiet life soon ceased
to be attractive, and putting on mems
attire she went to Cleveland, and work
ed for farmer by the name Of Beldon
living near the city. She stayed with
him only a short time, and returned -to
the city where she was sentenced to the
work house sixty days and assessed
$3.50 for burglarizing a house. Break
ing out of the work house before hel
time was up, she again came home, made
changes in her wardrobe and tried
farming for six months. After this
she came to Columbus and worked fol
a MI. Bachelor near Gahanna, this
county. Leaving him she came to the
city and found employment of Mr.
Noble, of North Columbus. She was
in his employ for some time, and sue
ceeded in gaining his confidence. One
day she quietly left the house, and $500
OF Mr.. Mobiles money disappeared al
the same time. She made no extra
endeavors to escape, but came down tc
the city, where she was having a good
time with her little stake of $500, when
Remaining in the county
jail some six months, her trial came of
and she was sentenced to the prison fol
three years. This was in 1875. On
the Sth of the present month her term
of Imprisonment expired, and gaining
her liberty once more, she put on mems
clothing, and for this little offense was
arrested and put in the station house
After her sentence expires here she is
going to lead better life and quit
stealing, but is going to continue wear
ing mems garments, preferring them
to women's, no matter if she is again
arrested for this petty offense. She has
been laboring hard for sixteen long
years to widen women's sphere of &C.
tiOn, so they can vote and do the same
things that men do, but so far her eff
forts have not been crowned with very
tfattering success.
She personates a small boy almost
to perfection, and where not known hel
sex is never suspicioned. Her head il
very masculine appearing, and the only
quality that is apt to betray her gender
is very small hand. But being of {
low stature and delicately built, this il
no serious drawback in her impersona
tion. The lack of beard is another hin
drance, but this would be ovel balanced
in the eyes of stranger by her youth
full appearance. She is thirty-two year.
old and carries her age well for one WHIT
has seen and endured as much of a rug
ged life as she has. The seven years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary ha.
not impaired her constitution in tn
least. She has no definite career map
ped out for the future, only she intends
to continue wearing pants, and will lie
time and fate shape her destiny ant
future vocation.
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