The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-24
CATHARINE WEBS HANNA.
THE TWO GIRLS WERE NEIGHBoRs
AND COMPANIONS.
Hal Miss Calder Become Man2-That
Is Row the Presumption, Although the
Bridegroom Wore skirts Under a
Long ulst During the Ceremony.


spe lll 10 the Sew York Word.
CALu,I-IaAu-On cptomb,r o. 1855 In S.
NHu = church. 700 t.rru1Il Nils. Ma. d. the
Roy ,. Alphuu,c trdyr.ga, Catherine dausl.
t,roi lrulrl iicall, 10 Hanna o. Calder. -- OF
Marlin tNd.r
BhlrNoUE, Nd. Feb l0.-Thc above
marriage notice has appeared in no o,hcr
newspaper rs yet, but 10 is the actual
record Of a marriag, as extraordinary aud
astounding as can bc conceived. Whether
the word "son" or daughter" should be
substituted Tor the dash in tho last liae Is
a mystery. lsita parallel case with the
Eunham Powell one, which was pub
lshrd in the Void January 81? Prcsum-
ably 1t Is, Tor the priest who ollicaird
knew the contracting plriics and would
not be- likely 10 make mockcry Of the
sacrament by wedding one young girl to
another. Consequently the NATURAL infer.
cucc Is that Miss Hannah T.. Calder has
undergone q transformation ui sex.
Yesterday morning l.rmurl Ecill. OF
Federal Hill, Hartford County. called at
thc office ol the Police Marshal dnI stated
that his daughter CIthariuc bad, un Tues
day, lett home with "a person who was
known in thc nrIghb1rhupl COS Hanna T..
Calder ulWuyH presumed Ia be thp daugh-
ter OF noishbor aud hc had been IN
formed that They had btgn married. Ac.
curliug 90 his account, the Row j. Al
phpnse Frederick, pastor oi 81 Marys
Roman Catholic Church at Clrrm0nt
Mills. iiyc miles from his farm, came 10
Baltimore May 80 last and obtained a
marriage license Tor llama T.. Calder aud
Cuhauuc Brall. Tho age ol Calder who
Was supposed hy ticik cray 10 be- man,
was stated To br twruiy-unp, and that ut
the young lady eighteen. As the priest
certified 90 these facts the permit to we'd
WIS Issued without hesitation. September
. following hc couple took q carriage nc
thc village ol Federal llil and drove over
10 the parsonage adjoining ~. Mary's
Church. Mis-, Brall WIS aitrcd In frni.
nInr GARD, while the bridegroom wore an
ulster rrichi Ig ~ The ground and a derby
hat Her dark hair was cropped close To
her head. After the ceremony the bride
and bridegroom sought their respective
homes.
Uuc returns Of the marriage were made
90 Clerk Gray, Of the court, bat the pnr-
cnis ui the couple remained in ignorance
OF ihu event. Their children visited carh
other occasionally. but everybody WHO
took motto ui tho lJct Imagined that ID was
simply friendly interchange 81 calls he.
tween Two g.rls residing ia the same neigh
b1rloDl.
Inst Tuesday morhing. NJ o'clock. the
couple appeared al lhr Maryland Central
Railroad station known as "ihc Rocks"
about fifteen miles from their homes. aud
purchased tickets To ihlumorc What
they did after their arrival hero Is not
known. Thcy had several friends Ia the
city 90 whom they had previously paid
tlur, visits, but inquiry 40 all Of their
houses hy the police Jailed 10 discover the
whereabouts II ihe couple. They may
possibly have gone On tn Nashmslu ur
to zumc Maryland town. but Marshal
luy b. inclined 90 acrrpt the theory that
they are still here. several DAYS after
their disappearance from Federal Hil
they arr slid to have been seen by n grn.
tymln Who was acquainted with Hanna
They wyru walking ON Gtcyumount ave.
nue., near Madison street. Ut the time
Roth wore long wells dawn over their
larrs. aud carried an assortment 0l vllisps
and bundles Ia trun feminine fashion. The
gentleman who Is said to have seen them
did not stop TO bow, but be- caught q good
look ~ them NJ they passed on the oppo
site side ui the street.
Mr. ilall. who Il a Notwithstanding
farmer ui about forty five yras, told the
facts Ia tho Marshal yesterday, nnI s1N.
cited his help Ia locating his runaway
child. Detectives were assigned 10 look
after the case. but ~ iir their efforts have
proved unsuccessful. Soon after the fact
Of ihc strange ClupCmCnt was brought 10
light, Mr. Bcnll reviewed letter from the
Rev Father Frederick. explaining the
matter aud offering his sympathy. The
signature was compared yesterday with
that IN the possession OF the Common
Pleas Court, and both were found TO bo
identical.
Tho village Of Federal llll Is located IN
the northern part OF Hartford County. IA
huasts ct a posioilioc, nnd h a sdft Of
siopping-placc on the public mad between
Jafrrtlsyile and Clcunont Mills Icu
than a quarter ol a mile 90 the westward
the alO broad acres of Martin Calder
llinna's father, spread out, agd a lille
further ON tho other aide il tho smallrf
farm of Mr.. Beall. The ncighborhool Il
decidedly rural. Calder Is one Of liz most
prominent citizens, and has served ns
County Commissioner. lie Il ahout Gitv.
live ycan Of agc and has ak children.
Three sons arc older than Hanna. vhn.c
correct ago Il given NJ thirty scycn. and
ono son and a married daughter an
younger. The mother D. living.
Hanna. while always Wearing feminine
attirc. Il said 10 be- In appearance almo,t
a. much "A man as woman She IA tall