The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-08
A REMARKABLE STORY.
An Interview with the Wife and Mother
Who Deserted Hsr Family, Donned Male
Apparel, and Married q Young Girl.

An Interview with the Wife and MotheE
Who Deserted Hsr Family, Donned Malr
apparel, and Married q Young Girl.
BRANDON, Wis, Nov. 2.-The question
of the sex of Frank Dubois, the female hus.
band of the Waupun young lady, has been
settled and all doubts set at rest by state
ment made to reporter. The latter sue
ceeded in tracing the couple from Waupun
to Brandon, where Dubois had pro-
ceeded to avoid arrest and finally followed
them seven miles into the country, where
they had taken refuge at the house or a
farmer named BristOw, living on the Fond
du Lac road. There Dubois was found and
questioned, and finally acknowledged him.
self to be woman, the wife of 5. j. Hud-
son, of Belvidere.
Dubois was in his shirt-sleeyes slightly
built, effeminate-loOking parsonage, four
feet eleven inches tail, slight figure, weigh
ing about one hundred pounds, hips broad,
chest full, arms short, and hands and feet
very small and slender. He has every ap-
pearace of woman. The woman known
as his wife is apparently about seventeen
years old, about Dubois height, and is
rather pretty blonde with dark hair. She
was i'll tears, and appeared greatly dis
sex was announced.
When first asked the question Dubois in
sisted that he was man, and held stead
faStly to that statement until his wife, with
the tears streaming down her face, eX-
claimed: ooh, Frank, for Gods sake tell
all and have it over" Dubois looked
toward her, his lip trembled, and he burst
into tears, sobs choking him for time.
Finally he said: Its true" and endeav-
Ored to leave the room. He was restrained,
and finally was induced to tell his story.
lie SAID he was really Mrs. Hudson, and
had tired of husband and family and de-
termined to lose all identity as the wife and
mother by assuming the guiSe of a man.
"My husband" she said, event to Illinois
last spring. | Immediately assumed male
attire and went to Waupun, where l had
previously met and admired Gertie Fuller.
l courted her and we were married-she not
knowing lie to be woman until after the
ceremony was performed. | then induced
her to keep silent, which she has done.
While living with my husband helped
him support the family-peddling soap and
cOmpOunding extracts which l disposed of.
l was thus led to depend upon myself, and
when took upon my shoulders the support
of Gertie, felt fully able to carry the bur-
papClOu, piAuIOtl, ltSS dllu SOlu
tracts, and we were happy. We were pre-
pairing to move to Elgin, ILL.,, when my hus-
band came upon the scene. After he came
to the house l concealed myself for time,
and then took the train for Brandon, Gertie
remaining at the house of friend, follow
ing Tuesday to Brandon, where we stopped
at the house of an acquaintance, coming
here Tuesday evening. l will not return
to live with Hudson, and propose to wear
pants, and smoke, and earn my living as
man."
Mrs Dubois, or more properly Gertie Full
Ter, appeared utterly heart-broken, sobbing
continuously during the recital of the story.
She, however, confirmed the statement. She
said when questioned that her parents re-
sided in Waupun, where her father and
brother were engaged in the nursery
business. She had married Frank Dubois
(or Mrs. HudSOn) and had after the mar
riage discovered that her husband was of
her own sex. They had agreed to live to-
gether and had done so. 1t was an affair
of their own and nobody was concerned but
herself. They proposed to go ts Fond du
Lac and arrange to remove to Illinois, as
was intended, when the sensational an
nOuncement was made that the parties were
both women.