Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-19
SHE WORE A DERBY AND TROUSERS.
A Sensation Created at the Depot by q
Mother i'm Male Attire who Carried q
Nursing Baby.

"Can I wash my baby's hands here, ma'am?''
was the question a slightly-built gentleman
with a feminine voice this morning asked OF
Mrs. White, the attendant in the ladies' room
of the 9Th street depot. The questioner was per-
haps 80 years Of age, and bore in his arms a
nursing child. He was neatly dressed in a
dark suit, and wore q black derby hat. The
clothing of the child gave evidence of a
mothers care, the manner in which the babe
was held was SO feminine, and the whole air OF
the pair SO peculiarly at variance with the cut
Of the elder ones clothes, that Mrs. White
examined her. 9uestioner narrowly, while
mind. Mrs. White hesitated a moment, and
then asked: "Are you woman?" Not at all
Something Of a sensation was created in the
ladies' toilet room when Mrs. White led in the
pair. There were several ladies present, and
they looked askance at the individual in male
attire. The latter, however, proceeded quietly to
the wash basin and laved her baby IS little hands
doub as her % moi n % nave LEI. any
server. The ladies, however, were too much
perturbed by the derby hat and dark unmen-
large English lady, bent on vindicating her
right of privacy from male Intrusion, walked
up with fire in her eye and q hollow smile Of
sii,uating voice. us your wife travelling with
you, sir?" There was silence for a moment
while the other ladies stood around and smiled
in a quiet voice the answer came: mo,
madam, am the wife myself; my husband
will meet us at Philadelphia"
At this a look of blank amaZement spread
over the faces Of all the ladies present. and they
closed in on the curiously clad female and
ps Se nes s WY! Ne YorE woman she said
her husband was southerner. They came
here about two and a-haH years ago, the hus-
here some time she found that the climate was
against her, and was at present en- route to Phil
adelphia, hoping that she would have better
health there. She had adopted her peculiar
style of dress some years since, finding that 1t
was much more convenient than the habili.
ments of the female sex.
ranging in age from six to nine years, with her.
They we're found playing and munching cakes
midst Of number ofboxes and parceIs' Tb ,ee
said they had lived in Georgetown for long
time, and that their mother had always dressed
little group ofchildren, with the babe in her
arms, the male clad mother presented an ap-
pearance SO odd that all beholders smiled as
they saw her.
The woman's name was Mrs. Elliot, and she is
the wife of a man who for some years has OBJ
fumery. He was sent by the police to Philadei-
IL o'clock train for Philadelphia.
DISSATISFIED SAND-DIGGERs. There is
q question in dispute between persons who fol-
river and its tributaries and sell it to contrac-
tors to be used in mortar. Many of these hard
working men, who pay for tneir right to gather
the sand from private parties who own the land
adjacent to the river and creeks, protest against
the prices charged by class OF sand-diggers
who get their sand out of the beds of the river
channel or the creeks and pay nothing for it.
In other words their sand costs them nothing
but the labor Of dredging for it. Those dealers
who have to pay for their right to dig for sand
state that customers are imposed upon daily;
that the same dealers who charge a dollar q
load would be glad to furnish it for half that
the contractors and bricklayers.
STEALING A GOLD CHAIN IN A ScUFFLE.-This
morning, In the Police Court, two young men
from East Washington, John f. Ellis and John
Stewart 81 were ON trial charged with the larceny
w. Holman. Mr.. Thomas appeared for the
prosecution and Mr.. Campbell Darlington for
young Ellis. Mr.. Holman testified that he was
In charge Of the gate at the picnic given at
Geuthlers garden, and he had q tussle with
Stewart, during which his chain was stolen.
engaged in by the defendants relating to the
chain In question. Officers Branson and Petriz
testified to the arrest and conversations with
the defendants. Stewart said that he was in
toxicated and took the chain when they scuffied
and gave it to Ellis. Ellis said that Stewart
gave him the chain and he sold it for fifty cents
Stewart testified that 1t was an accident that
he got the chain, and that Ellis took II from
him. Ellis testified that Stewart gave him the
chain TO sell, and he sold 1t tor fifty cents The
charge against Ellis was dismissed and Steward
was sentenced to make restitution and 80 DAYS
in JAIL
LARCENY OF A GUN.-Edward Wheeler. a
young colored man, was on trial in the Police
Court today charged with the larceny Of a shot