The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-22
THIS Is A QUEER STORY.
A Marriage in Hartford County That
is Strange
From the Baltimore american

| a Marriage n AarlOTQ county 4udJ
is Strange.
From the Baltimore Americdn.
A singular marriage came to light yester-
day, and two de ectives are now looking for
a person who married young woman of
Hartford county on Sept 5 last. Yesterday
morning Lemuel Beall OF Federal Hill,
Hartford county, called at the office of the
| police marshal. and stated that his daugh-
! ter, Catherine Beall, had on Tuesday, left
home with person who was known in the
naighborhood as Hannah K. Calder, and he
| had been Informed that they had been mar
ried by Rev j. Alphonse Frederick at st.
Mary's church at Pylesville on Sept. 5.
Marshal Frey Immediately gave Mr.. Beall
the assistance of two detectives, who traced
up several clews to find the parties. At
Clerk John T. Gray's Office of the Court of
Common Pleas is the record that on May 50
of last year Rev. j. Alphonse Frederick
obtained q hce.ss for "E Hanna Calder
and Catherine Beal." The former was
naturally supposed to have been a man, and
after the proper questions were propounded
and correctly answered. the certificate or
license was Issued The record shows that
a return bad been made that a marriage
ceremony had been performed on Sept. 5.
1t was only receutly developed that the
E. Hannah Calder was no other than Hau-
nah 4. Calder, a daughter of Martin
Calder, a wel-todo farmer of Hartford
county. who has been a member of the
Maryland legislature and county commits
sioner, and who owns some 200 acres of
well-developed land in Hartford county
adjoining Bealls farm. Miss Calder, as she
was known, was always looked upon as a
girl, and for thu past twenty years as
ISOLATED with the female sex. Friends who
knew both parties well say that Calder is
about 81 years of age, tall and of slender
build. Her hair is quito dark, but
was always cut short. Sac weighed about
100 pounds, and had dark blue eyes, which
were Of very fascinating character. She
was particularly famous throughout Har-
ford county for her horsemans Up, and was
one Of the best known people in that part
of the county. At all the barbecues and
tournaments she was leading figure. She
had three brothers and one sister. Miss
Calder always wore dresses.
Miss Beall is a petite blonde of about IS
years with light hair and pretty blue
eyes and sbelow the medium hight. She
has slight scar on the chin.
Miss Calder, whose parents are said to be
Protestants, became a convert about ten
years ago to Catholicism, and Rev. Father
Frederick was her close friend. Both the
Calder and Beall families were quite iuti-
mate, and especially was this true of the
girls. No one in the neighborhood noticed
anything peculiar in their actions, except
that they had become more intimate of late
than heretofore. The parents noticed this,
and had no idea of anything unusual until
both disappeared last Tuesday.
1t was stated that after Rev. Father
Frederick obtained the licelse and returned
home, the parties were quietly married at
st. Mory's church, about Pylesville, or
near Cleremount, which is near THE
Rocks on the Maryland Central railroad.
Miss Calder, or K. Hanna Calder as the Ii
cense read, appeared with Miss Beall, aid
was dresse as usual, except that she was
dressed in long ulster. The priest, it is
stated, went through the regular ceremony
and both parties gave the responses. They
separated at the church, and lived at
their homes for some months. They
frequently met, however, and on last
Tuesday took the train, arriving IN Bal
timore at the Maryland Central depot
at 9;45 o'clock. The father of Miss Beall
received letter from Rev. Father Fred
erick, who explained the peculiar circum-
stances. The marriage has been the talk of
the Fourth district Of Hartford county, and
so annoying had it become that the father
of Miss Beall decided to come to Baltimore
to fl ID his daughter. They have friends
and relatives living in the city, and the
father of Miss Beall with the detectives
have visited any number of places, but
without finding them. Miss Calder was a
telegraph operator at one time. Several
parties state that when the couple arrived
in the city they were both dressed in female
attire.
Both families live on the road that runs
from Jarrettsville to Cleremont. Mr.. Beall
himself is about 45 years Of age. He
stopped yesterday at the Eagle hotel, on
Hillen street, near Forrest.
Several Hartford county people last night
stated that Miss Calder was always looked
upon as female, and associated with that
sex. She, however, is said to have had
deep masculine voice.