Evening journal., 1902-04-21
NAN In SKIRTS
'.sa ' IS LOCKED UP
IN
Quarrel Disclosed Sex Of
"Lizzie Virginia Cannon
WILL Be TRIED TONIGHT
Twenty-Five Cases Heard ia ihe Civ
Court This MOrning-Bad
Man Sentenced

Pronounced a man by Assistant Police
Surgeon II. IL. Weiderman, Lizzie Nir-
ginia Cannon who is locked up in tho
cells in the police station, still protests
that she Is a man. Lizzie wears femi-
nine attire, has a voice like a woman and
associates with that sex. For six months
she has lived la this city without the do
ception being known. How much longer
she would have been enabled to live in
this manner is not known.
On Saturday there was a fight in the
home OF Jennie Crisden, on Church street
near Sixth, and Lizzie" who was an in.
mate of the house, was chased out. Near
ly all of the clothes were torn from the
supposed woman and Policeman Ward
arrested "her' in a half nude state. He
borrowed a dress for the woman and
sent "her" TO the police station. There
the policeman became suspicious and
called in the doctor. Then suspicious
were confirmed.
When Lizzie" was arraigned in the
City Court this morning charged with
acting disorderly, "she" looked not un.
like woman. The voice was that of a
woman and a handkerchief held in one
hand was picked and twisted i'm a wo.
manish manner. The case was continued
until tonight.
When seen i'm the cell after the session
OF court Lizzie said in answer to a
question: Yes, / am a woman. ] am
not a man. / lived with Jennie CrisdeI
for about six months and went out as a
domestic"
How old are youg' was asked.
Eighteen"
Did you ever have n fellowY"
''Nes, Oscar Davis.
why do you wear dressesY
"When l was here about a year age
some cop saw me and told me ! had bet
ter put ON dresses. i wore pants theI
and men laughed at me-"
Lizzie" said "she" came original,
from Caroline county. MD. buf had iive'
in Smyrna. The police know OF no rea
son why the man should masquerade az
"A woman.
There were twenty-one other cases il
the City Court this morning. Judg'
| Townsend was on the bench and twenty
Of them were disposed Of in an hour. Th,
attendance was large. the ntuffy littl,
court room being packed to sulIocatioI
with witnesses and interested people.
Raided Coiored Gamblers
James Redden colored, was charged
with keeping a gaming table at No. All
West Railroad avenue. Sergeant helle
her said he raided the pl, ce and found
five men there playing caros. On table
was twenty cents. Redden and the othel
four men We're arrested. Alexander
Beyer one Of the men, testified he playe,
poker there. He said he gave Redden 9
cent to get coal oil He saw the prisoner
get two cents out Of the pot. Redden wa:
held in Si00 bail for the upper court.
Clarence Cooper, colored, charged witt
keeping a gaming table in No. sol Tat
nall street, was dismissed. His house wal
raided by Sergeant White. He did no
find any money but saw cards on thu
table, Alexander Scribner, who wal
called as a witness said he did not know
anything about the case. Benjamin Gibbs
colored, said he was asleep when the raiS
was made.
sad Man Shearman
William Shearman. colored. pleaded
guilty to acting disorderly. William Dut
ton said the man had followed him. IL
knocked Shearman down and then ha6
him arrested. In sentencing the prisoner
Judge Townsend said:
''Shearman, you are bad man. rep
resented you twice and refused TO appeal
for you a third time. You are fined 81
ami COSTS"
Albert Paul, colored, was arrested fo
carrying n pair of brass knuckles. liz
said he carried the knuckles TO protec
himself from bad white men. He wa
held in 500 bail for the upper court.
Violet Was Stabbed
Violet Hill, alias Violet Gibbs, colored
weighing 45O pounds, charged Howar
Hill, her husband with stabbing her
Hill pleaded guilty. DIR. John Paine
testified to dressing the wound in h
Delaware Hospital. The wound was be
tween the shoulders. but was not ser
lou. one. Sentence was deferred unit
tonight.