The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-21
GIRLS MARRY EACH OTHER,
A Maryland Sensation the Husband has
Worn Female Dress Before and sIucs the
Ceremony,

Hartford county, called at the office c
the Police Marshal, and stated that hi
daughter, Catherine Besll, had, on Tues
day, left home with a person who wa
known in the neIghborhood as Hannal
E. Calder, and he had been informed
that they had been married by Rev, ]
Alphonse Frederick at st. Mary
church at Pylesville on September
Marshal Frey Immediately gave Mr.
Beall the assistance OF two detectives
who traced up several clues to find thu
parties, AT Clerk John I. Gray's ofilCt
Of the Court OF Common Pleas ia thu
record that on May so OF that year Rev
], Alphonse Frederick obtained q licenst
for ~, Hannah Calder and Catherine
Beall," The record shows that q return
had been made Of q marriage ceremony
on September 8.
II was recently developed that the E
Hanna Calder was no other than Han
nah Il, Calder, a daughter OF Martin Cal.
deHf o well-to-do farmer OF Hartford coun'
ty, who has been q member OF tho Mary.
land Legislature and a County Commits.
sioner, and who owns some 200 acres Of
well.developed land in Hartford county,
adjoining Bealls farm, Miss Calder, is
she has been known, was always looked
upon as a girl, and for the past twenty
years associated 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 quite
dark, but was always cut short, She
weighed about lSO pounds and had dark
blue eyes, which we're very fascinating
in character, She was particularly fam.
GUS throughout Hartford county for her
horsemanship, and was one Of the best
known people In that part OF the county.
Atall the barbecues and tournaments
she was leading figure. She had three
brothers and ono sister. Miss Calder
always wore dresses.
Miss Beall Is petite blonde OF about IS
years, with light hair and pretty blue
eyes and below the medium height. She
was always attraCtlvely dressed.
Miss Calder, whose parents are said to
be Protestants, became q convert about
ten years ago to Catholicism, and Rev.
Father Frederick was her close friend,
Both the Calder aud Beall families were
quite intimate, and especially was this
true OF the girls. No one in the neigh.
borhood noticed anything peculiar in
their actions, except that they had be.
come more intimate OF late than hereto.
fore. The parents noticed this, and had
no idea OF anything unusual until both
disappeared last Tuesday.
It was stated that after Rev. Father
Frederick obtained the license and re.
turned home the parties were quietly
married at ST. Mary's Church, about
Pylesville, or near Cleremount, which is
near "The Rocks on the Maryland
Central Railroad. Miss Calder, or L,
Hanna Calder, as the license read, ap.
peared with Miss Beall, and was dressed
as usual, except that she was dressed in
a long ulster. They separated at the
church and lived at their homes for
some months. They frequently met,
however, and on last Thursday took tho
train arriving in Baltimore ut the Mary.
land Central depot at 0:45 o'clock. The
father Of Miss Beall received letter
from Rev. Father Frederick, who ex.
planned the peculiar circumstances.
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 find 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 u telegraph operator at
one time. Several parties state when the
couple arrived In the city they were
both dressed in female attire.
Hartford county people say that when
E. Hanna Calder was known as Miss
Hannah L. Calder II was a matter Of fre.
quent remark what q deep, masculine
voCe she had.
The Rev. ]. A, Frederick, pastor OF St.
Mary's Catholic Church, Clermont Mills,
Hartford county, Nd, was in this city
yesterday. In speaking OF the marriage
said: In the carly part OF last May
Calder called at my residence in Har-
ford county aud said he dc.
sired a talk with me on business. He
told me he wanted 10 hemarried. This
Is my case exactly father he said, hand.
ing inc q newspaper clipping Of re.
markable case ot mistaken sex at
Winchester, Va, the facts Of which
were published at the time. |
read the scrap and Immediately
Comprehended the situation. Calders
previous masculine manners were at
once made plain to me. You must give
me time to consider the matter, said l,
because your case Is not an ordinary
one. Calder then departed, after as
suring me that he had consulted a sur.
geon."
Miss Beall's mother said: Hanna Cal
der seem To have some powerful en-
chantment over her. Calder's strong,
positive will was absolute law 10 Kate,
and she had but to nod to make Kate
obey at once. Kate's will Is Of the
yielding, negative sort. She Is a fair
blonde with blue eyes, exCellently
well.iormed and very tall. During
this year Kate's behavior has been
curious. From bright, cheerful girl
she had become respondent. ! tried
to get her to Con6de in me, and
not long ago l entreated her
with my whole power to tell me
what was weighing her down, but she
only threw her arms about my neck,
embraced inc and burst into tears, say
ing; oh mother, ! eau never tell you
my troubles.' 'Ne}
Mr.. Beall mado the following state.
ment: II never had the slightest doubt
at first that Hanna Calder was q woman.
She was pleasant and made
many friends. On the 9th ol
February received tho letter
from Father Frederick, Of ST.
Mary's church, stating that he had
married Hanna and Catherine. Father
Frederick expressed his sorrow because
lie had performed the ceremony, and
said he had been imposed upon"
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