The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-10
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NEW YORK. April s-George WIZ
Jams who has been elevating the stage
ever since he was child as George,
the Turtle Boy" has married,
George is as black as outer darkness.
his bride Is white. 10 years old and as
pretty as a peach.
George is horribly detormed dwarf,
10 inches tall, with legs so small that he
has never been able to stand upon them.
His bride Is s feet inches tall, broad
shouidered and rather stout, What Is
more, she comes from an eminently re-
spectacle family.
Until Monday afternoon her name
was Annie Clark. The marriage took
place on Monday afternoon at $50
O'Clock at the home OF the Rev. Hutch
ems C. Bishop, the rector OF the Profess
tant Episcopal church Of St Philips.
George Is now 20 years old. He has q
home In Little Rock, Ark. His mother
and father were ordinary sized and per-
fectly normal persons. They died soon
after he was born and he was adopted
by an old colored woman, Mrs. Han
cock, who has managed" him ever
He has an enormous head OF closely
cropped wool, and a chin and under lip
that protrude fully four inches from
his upper lip. He Is exceedingly vain,
has peculiarly sharp little eyes and a
squeaky voice.
The lower part OF his body Is covered
with turtle-like markings. HIS legs are
hardly eight inches long. They are
nothing but skin and bone. He has alb
solutely no control over them.
Annie Clark first saw him about SIX
years ago, when George was playing
in q museum in this city. She was then
10 years old and in short dresses. She
became peculiarly fascinated by the
freak and would go to see him daily,
and stand In front Of him for hours at
time looking at him. Her parents
heard OF her strange fascination, and
wrote to the proprietor Of the museum,
who not only barred the girl from COM
ing into his place, but discharged the
freak George then went to Coney Is
land and other museuu1s. and the girl
followed him everywhere. Her parents
had her sent to the home OF the Good
Shepherd.
She was there two years and was re-
leased six months ago, Since then she
has been following George around
again. On Friday she called on the
Rev. Mr.. Bishop and asked him to mar
~ her. he refused, but when she pre-
senteti her reason for the necessity Of
her marriage he agreed to do So
At o'clock on Monday afternoon
George got Frank Wilkinson, who
works at the same museum where he Is
now on exhibition to carry him up to
DR.. Bishops house. There he was met
by the woman and some Of her friends.
While wilkinson held the freak in his
arms the marriage service was per-
formed. He was then carried back to
the museum, but at o'clock was car
rIed out again and taken to the house
OF his bride at No. 145 East Sixteenth
street.
When he appeared at the museum
at noon yesterday the proprietor hned
him IS for being absent the night be-
fore. This made George rather sullen
and downcaSt. SO he told HISTORY to the
gutta percha man, who told II to the
hypnotlst, who told It to the fat lady
who told 1t to the human bellows. who
told It to the other freaks, and so It got
to the managers ears, and straightway
the fine was RENTED.
When Mrs. Hancock heard of 1t she
started out to consult lawyer to see
II she couldn't have the marriage an
nulled.
1t is said that Mrs. Williams win now
elevate the stage. She was in great
spirits last night. II love him dearly"
She said to one OF her friends ,'he is my
own little turtle boy now" She looks
sane,