The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-14
SPECIAL NOTICE
DID SHE WE'D MAN OR WOMAN Z
Under Male Raiment bridegroom
Wore WOmeD's UnderclOthes.
From the New York Sun

Wore. WOmep's UnderclOthes,
From the New York Sun.
Mrs. Joseph Harmon Corder. who until
she was married on May Is, last, lived at
25 First street, Jersey City, has asked
the people to look for her husband. about
whom she makes some very remar kable
statements In the first place, she wants
it understood that she does not wish to
find her husband because of any senti-
mental feelings she has for him as a hus-
band, but because, as she alleges, he has
$50 which belong to her The reason she
gives for caring nothing for him as hus-
band is that he is not him, but her.
in d word, Mrs. Corder makes the aston
fishing assertion that she was wooed by
woman, won by a woman and married
by woman. In a way, it is another case
like that of Murray Hall, the Tammauy
rounder and sport, who on his-her death
bed a few months ago, was found to be
a woman.
The facts in Mrs. Corder's case, as she
related them on Sunday last to Judge Le-
hane of 2S4 First street, Jersey City, who
married her on May %. last, are these:
For some time prior to the last two weeks
in May, Mrs. Corder, who was then Miss
Anna Schultz, had been living in the re-
spectacle furnished room house kept by
Mrs Schlegel at 265 First street, Jersey
City. She was % years old and was en-
poyed in a factory in Laight street, New
York She was a wholesome. rosy, good
looking German girl and she had a suitor
who had been paying court to her for sew
eral years. One evening as she was cross-
ing the ferry from New York to Jersey
City she was accosted by young man
who had what she afterward described as
the most beautiful blue eyes" she had
ever seen.
She was attracted to him at once and
on the short ride across the river their
acquaintance developed SO fast that ne
asked to call upon her. He did call and
within a week she had Tilted her old ad-
mirer and married the stranger of the
fascinating blue eyes.
The marriage record gives the name or
the bridegroom as Joseph Harmon Corder,
residence, 376 Jersey avenue, Jersey City;
occupation, painter; age Is, and native
Of the United States. AS described by
Judge Leblanc, Corder was of good hight,
well built, with a smooth face, dark
brown hair and generally an attractive
looking young man. He was well but not
naShily dressed, and his manners were
quiet and rather engaging. He paid the
Judge So for performing the ceremony
and said he and his newly made wife
were going to Pittsburg on wedding
tour. The Judge wished them Joy and
pleasant journey and he made the inter-
naI comment that they were an uncom-
monty handsome young married couple.
They went their ways and neither Judge
Lenane nor Mrs Schlegel, with whom
Miss Schultz lived before her marriage,
heard any more of them until Sunday
morning last On that day Mrs. Corder,
me bride. came to Judge Lehane's house
ana asked to see the Judge. She was
much asitated and Mrs. Leblanc. the
Judges mother, asked her to come IN,
saving that the Judge was out, but would
De back soon. Mrs. Corder accepted the
invitation and while awaiting the Judges
arrival unburdened her mind to Mrs. Lee
name OF a remarkable story.
want to see Judge Leblanc" she
saId, 'because-well. because my hus-
Dand Is a woman"
"A what?" cried Mrs Leblanc in amaze
nent.
a woman" continued Mrs Corder res
oIutely, "a woman: that's what I said. !
nave gone and married a woman. And
mat isn't all; she has gone and run of
YIN an my money and ! want 10 find
1,I and get It back and then I want 10
ave divorce. That's what l want 10
zee the Judge for"
+'AN A'Ah 4Afbs AtnHno tldN
Mehs clothes her husband wore long
sockings and garters and a ehemlse and
o'Fsets and furthermore that IN his trunk
WIN which he had gone Off. there were
10y of womRn's garments.
ale said that after they were married
-nef had not gone TO Pittsburg. but
'o's The river 70 New York and that
was from New York that her hus-
s.N1 hoa run away. Until he OF she ala
1' cray she has been prsvsnted BY