Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-19
KATIE'S QUEER NATE.
HANNAH CALDER AND KATE BBALL ARB
RUDBLY SEPARATED.
The Parental Decree ID the Case Of The Extaordi-
nary Marriage in Hartford County, Md.-A
Talk With the GrOOm-How he Looks
and What He Has to Say.


marriage TO Hannah Calder, a person in
female attire, caused such a stir some time
ago, has consented to temporarily leave her
strange husband and return TO her father's
home.
The couple were married last September,
but their parents knew nothing of mar
riage until the pair in dresses eloped early
in February. Miss Beall left letter for
her parents in which she startled them
with the information that she had married
Hannah Calder, the companion of her
girlhood and whom everybody in the
county supposed to be woman.
The couple came first to Baltimore and
were in hiding several days. Meanwhile
Kate Beall's father had interested the
Chief of Police Of Baltimore in the ode
elopement. and the Chief detailed a couple
of detectives to hunt Hannah and hi
bride. They we're only seen once on tht
streets of the city, and then Hannah wa
dressed like his wife.
Before leaving Baltimore the husband
donned trousers, a cutaway coat under al
ulster, and a derby hat and long boots
In this disguise he threw the detectives
off his track, and they searched and hunt
ed in vain.
The newspapers were filled with seusa
tional stories about the pair, the Catholi,
priest who married them, Rev. J. AL
phonse Frederick, was generally criticised
but defended his action by the declaration
that he was convinced that Hannah was
man and that he consented to come to Bal
timOre and procure the marriage licens,
for them because Hannah was too shy Il
leave off his dresses and was afraid o
ridicule.
The priests assertions helped to con
vince the skeptical that Hannah was 8
man, and that the clergyman had not mar
ried two girls. Gossip over the matter as
sumed such a scsndalOus turn that the
priest preached a sermon to his congrega-
ton, in which he declared that he had
never married one woman to another, and
that the union of Hannah Calder and Kate
Beall was proper and in accordance with
divine and State laws
The young wife's father, however, con-
tinued to blame the priest, and charged
Hannah with exercising an evil influence
over the daughter and abducting her. The
police authorities wers about to give up
the search, concluding that the couple had
gore to San Francisco, as they were we'll
supplied with money, and hsd expressed a
desire to leave this part of the country, in
which Hannah had always been known as
a woman. Last Friday, however, Mr..
Beall received letter from a physician i1
Baltimore county stating that the couple
were living 40 the hOuse of Randolph
Slsde in Weedensburg, Baltimore county,
When a detective went to the house yes
terdsy afternoon Hannah appeared dressed
in a suit of gray cloth, cutaway coat,
aashy necktie and slOuch hat. The de-
tective permitted Calder TO continue stroll
in the village, while he persuaded the girl
10 return 10 her father, She was brought to
Baltimore and her father sOOk her nome 10
Hartford county this morning. To the
officer she referred to Hannah as her hus-
band. and said he WAS kind and affection
ate. She declared that as soon as the news
papers and the people finished talking
about them they would again live to-
gether.
f. Hanna Calder, or Howard Calder, as
he now calls himself, was seen yesterday
afternoon by reporter at WOodenburg
Baltimore county, at the house of his
kinsman, Randolph Slade, where he and
his wife have lived two weeks After the
time of the visit Mr. p. D. Shea, collector
of the Eagle Hotel, and Mr. Lewis Stengel
both of Baltimore, who are personal friends
of Calder, came to see him. Mr.. Slade called
Howard Calder into the dining-rOom,
where his visitors we're. He entered the
room chewing tobacco and he tOoa several
chews during the interview, splitting into
the stove and wiping of his mouth with
the back of his hand like any man.
Calder is about five feet six inches tall,
and those who knew him when in w0man's
dress say he looks very much shorter in
mems clothes. The impression to one
seeing him for the first time is that be is
prematurely aged boy. His figure is slight,
with a noticeable breadth at the hips. His
head is rather small, and his closely-trim-
med dark brown hair is Just touched with
few gray hairs at the sides over the ears.
His face is sharp, with prominent nose,
bright, intelligent, blue-gray eyes, and the
sunburned cheeks had seemingly the
smoothness Of recent shave. His mouth
is large and firm-looking, ard contains
strong looking teeth. and about its corners,
as in the corners of his eyes, were diverg-
ing lines of light wrinkles. He wore a
light gray-checkered sack business suit
aud large brimmed black soft hat, with
white shirt and collar, and a small gray
tie negligently tied. His feet were small
for a man, aud on them he wore stout wo-
mans shoes. His hands were also small
for man, being long and slender, yet
strong looking They would be considered
somewhat large for a woman. His voice
is falsetto.
Said Calder: 81 will tell you why | left
home. was a girl until | WAS about 25
wears old. Then | noticed change COM
ing in my sex. | was becoming man.
certainly have been one for over ten years
| was born January 26, 1851, and had as
good home as any one. l had my own
way in all matters. When / became
male I confi1ed only in my father. He
WAS troubled, and he would listen to moth
ing but my remaining in female garb and
continuing at wOman's work abOut the
house to prevent unnecessary notorlety
NV case is similar to the Winchester case.
Then Mr.. Besll raised so much fuss about
Kate and myself that could not stand 1t.
We we're not permitted to gee each other
nor even to write; but we got secret
nostoflice of our own, and each of us found
two letters a week from the other by the
roadside 1t got so hot for rs we left.
am still devoted to Kate, as she IS to me.
Nv wife said she would come back, but
know her people will detain her by force.
T shall wait here until tomorrow and II
do not see her shall exercise my right TO
90 after her, and I'd like TO see any man
touch me when 90 after her.
On Monday some men working on the
rev railroad at Martinsburg fired three
bIssts. two of them exploded. After wait
mo some time, the men concluded the
other had gone out, returned and one com
mencsd digging in the hole with dTiil;
The blast thereupon Immediately went OIL
blowing the drill into the air, bat iortu-
natelv for the men not bursting the rocK'
otherwise a large number might nave oeen
hurt or killed.
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