Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-15
Sioux City's Sex
Peruersion Case
Bothers Officials

Sioux City, Dec. landowners In
the files Of romantic fiction. nor prob
ably in the world Of fact, is there an
exact parallel Of the case Of "Mrs.
Clifton Revere" who awakened from
a love dream Of three years, still
scarcely able to realize that her
husband" was woman, or to COM
prehend the ingenious deception
practiced upon her.
Mrs. Revere" an innocent country
girl. whose age might be guessed as
anywhere between 20 and So years,
but who. police say. Is 2a years Old
waited at police headquarters while
detectives continued to unravel the
case. Meanwhile Mrs. Q. D. Church,
alias Clifton Revere" and her hus-
band. postiffice employee, are in jail
awaiting developments which, the
police intimate, may be even more
significant than the extraordinary
up.
Never In the three years "Mr. and
Mrs. Revere" lived in a house at 4017
Davis avenue Morningside, with
Church as a roomer and posing as
Mr.. Revere's" brother did Mrs.
Revere" suspect that her husband"
was not man. So intense was her
love for him" that she Was blind to
his" queer actions and Appearances
at times, she said. His closely
cropped ponipadour hair, husky voice.
masculine walk and masculine ac-
tons left her little foundation for
doubt. 1t was "Mr. Rovere's" strange
habit Of at times "masquerading'. In
women's clothes and Of running to
hide in a closet whenever anyone
visited the house that finally
aroused Mrs. Reveres'' suspicious
that all was not right. Even then
she did not suspect that 1t was q case
of sex deception. She merely was
convinced there was something
queer" Her suspicious grew until she
communicated with her brothers. and
the exposure resulted.
Not even after her bogus "hus-
band was under arrest was she en-
tirely convinced. Detective Ed c.
Becker seated Mrs. Revere" in
room at police headquarters and
brought in ''Mr. Revere" The Church
woman was dressed in mems clothes,
except that she wore q dress over the
makeup.
rs this your husbandT the de-
tective asked.
Yes" exclaimed the young woman,
who threw her arms around the neck
of the irnpersonator and proceeded to
embrace him."
To- definitely establish "Mr.
Revere's" sex and to convince the
country girl Of the deception, Becker
turned Mrs. Church over to Police
Matron Sadie Smith for an examin-
alton. I
The ease presents = legal puzzle
that promises to tax the ingenuity of
the county attorneys office and the
Sioux City police force. No charges
have been preferred. tUhis matter is
being delayed to give time for q
thorough investigation OF all the
ramihcations Of the case.
That all the details in thu. decep-
ton OF the yiotimized woman were
nASAuAJ pioSlOoV LOT WAS revealed In
the explanation offered by ..Mr.
Revere" for the lack Of the growth
OF beard on the mans" face. Tho
story told O. p. Nickls, assistant
county attorney. was that "Mr.
Revere had been captured az an In
fant by q tribe Of Indians in South
America while the father was q
missionary In that country, ana the
childs face had been creased with q
drug, which, prevented the growth OF
hair. As further proof OF this story
fhei'Mr Revere IL said Ia have
pointed to hole thru the bridge OF
the nose in which q metal ornament
had been worn. Police say that the
hole is actually there,
That further complications would
develop In what is said to be- tho
most unusual case In the annals Of
police cases As other clews are traced
out Is the feeling OF the police ana
attaches Of the county attorneys Of
flee.