Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-05
AFEMALE HUSBAND.
AWife Who Deserted Her Husband,
Donned Male Attire and
Married.
The Wife, Gertfe Fuller, Aids
the Adventures ia Conceal
ing Her Sex.
Special to Chicago Eysnins Telegram.


BRANDON, WIS, November 2-The
question Of the sex Of Frank Dubois,
the female husband Of the Waupun
young lady, has been settled and all
doubts set at rest by statement made
10 4 reporter. The latter succeeded
IN tracing the couple from Waupon to
Brandon, where Dubois had proceeded
to avoid arrest, and finally followed
them seven miles into the country,
where they had taken refuge in the
house of q farmer named BristoW,
living on the Fond du Lac road.
There Dubois was found and ques-
tioned,s and finally acknowledged
himself TO be woman, the wife OF S.
j. Hudson, Of BelS idere.
Dubois was in his shirt sleeves, q
slightly built, ,effeminate looking per-
sonage, foU- feet eleven inches tall,
slight figure, weighing about one hun
dred pounds, hlDs broad, chest all,
arms snort, and hands and feet very
small aud slender. He has every ap
pearance of womsn. The woman
known as his wife is apparently about
seventeen years old, about dubois
height, and is rather a pretty blonde
with dark h"ir. She was in tears, and
appeared greatly distressed when the
question OF her husbands sex was an
nounced.
When first asked the question Du,
bois insisted that he was a man, snd
held steadfastly to that statement IN
til his wife, with tears streaming dowr
her face, exclaimed. "0h, Frank, fol
Gods sake tell all aud have it over.
Dubois looked toward her, his lii
trembled, and he burst into tears
sobs choking him for time. Finally
be said: ITS true" and endeavoreC
to leave the room. lie was restrained
and finally was induced to tell biz
story.
he said he was really Mrs. Hudson
and had tired Of husband and family
and determined to lose all identity al
the v life and mother by assuming thu
guise Of a man. MY husband, sht
said, went to Illinois last spring.
immediatelu assumed male attire anC
went to haupuu, where | had nre,
liouslv met and admired Gertie ful
Ter. 1 courted her aud we were mar
ried-she not knowing me to be {
woman until a. or. the ceremony wa
performed. | then induced her TO keel
silent, which she has done.
"While living with my husband
helped him support the family-ped
ding soap ana compoundinO extracts
which | disposed of. | was tlus led t
depend upon myself, and when l tool
upon my shoulders the support of Ger
| tie, felt ally able TO carry the burden
| papered, painted, made and sold ex.
trac'', and we were happy. We wert
preparing to move to Il gin, ILL.,, wher
my husband came upon the scene
A. or he came to the house concealed
myself for a time, and then took thu
train for Brandon, Gertie remaining a
the house Of a i.iend, following Tues
day to Brandon, where we stopped s.
the house OF an acquaintance. c0minl
here Tuesday evening. will not re-
turn to live wild Hudson, and propose
to wear pants, and smoke, and earn ny
| living as a man."
Mrs. Dubois, or more properly Ger
tie Fuller appeared utterly heart
broken soDbing continuously durinl
the recital OF the story. She, however
continued the statement. She sale
when questioned that her narents re
sided in Waupun, where ler fathe,
and brother we're engaged in th,
nursery business. She had mArriet
Frank Dubois (for Mrs. Hudson) auC
had alter the marriage discovered tina
her husband was Of her own sex The,
had agreed to live tO'ether. and ha,
done so. 1t was an AFFAIR OF their owl
and nobody was concerned but herself
They proposed to 90 to Fond du La
and ARRANGE TO remove to Illinois, a
was intenoed, when the sensations
announcement was made that the par
ties were both women.