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TIIE FEMALE HUSBAND.Frank Dubol* of Wl\con*iu Engages Id a Most Entertaining Interview.Bbandon. WIb., Special Telegram, Nor. 1.-Dabois, tho man or woman of doubtful box, whose case has ao generally aroused public curiosity, wai found by a nowspaper reporter, secreted with hif companion at a farmhouse seven miles from here Iasi night. Tho following interview was had, which In a measure clears the mystery surrounding the case:Mr. Dubois, you. of course, know the stories that have been circulated concerning you?Ido. hesitatingly, and in a voice which could not be mistaken for a man's.You are married to Gertrude Fuller, are yon not?I am. The ceremony waa performed by Rev. H. L. Morrisou. In Wan poo.You insist that you are a man?I do. I am—as long as my wife is satisfied it is nobody's business Mr. Dubois, yon 1- jc like a woman, act like a woman, and there are dozens of reasons to supooFe you are not Frank Dnbois, but Mrs. Hudson, a woman. Do you rofuse to reveal yourself?There is nothing to reveal.“If yon are caught io this disguise you will be arrested. You should place yourself In your proper light at onco, and thus avoid punishment.“Oh, Frank! for God's sake tell all and have it over. at this moment exclaimed tho youog and pretty wife, tears streaming down the face.Dnbois looked toward her. His lip trembled with excitemont. He burst Into tears, sobs choking him for a time. Finally he said It's true, and endeavored to leave tho room. He was restrained and finally waa induced to TELL HIS 6TORY.He said ho was really Mrs. Hudson, and had tired ot husband and family,and determined to lose identity as the wife and mother by assuming the|u«se of a mao. “My nnaband, she said, “went to llinois last spring. I immediately assumed male attire and went to Waupon, whore I had previously met and admired Gertie Fuller. 1 courted her and we were married, she not knowing me to be a woman until the night, after the ceremony waa performed. I then induced her to keep silent, which she has done. While living with my husband 1 helped him support the family, peddllug soap and compounding extracts. I was thus led to deneud upon myself, and when I took upon myself the support of Gortle, 1 felt folly able to carry the burden. Ipsoered, painted, made and sold extracts, and we were bspny. We were preparing to move to Elgin, III., when my hnsbsnd came npon the scene. After he came to the house I concealed myself for a time, and then took the train for Brandon. Gertie remaining at the house of a friend, following on Tuesday to Brandon, where we stopped at the house of an acquaintance, and came here Tuesday evening. Iwill not return to live with myhusband and propose to wear pants and smoke and earn my living aa a man ” Mrs. Dubois, or more properly Gertie Fuller, appeared utterly heartbrokej,sobbing continuously during the recall of the story. She. however, confirmed the statement. Bhe said, when questioned, that her parentslived in Waupon, where her father and brother were engaged in the nursery business. Bbe had married Frank Dnbois. (or Mrs. Hudson), and had. on the night of their marriage, discovered that her husband was of her own sex. They had agreed to live together. and had done so. It was an affair of their own and nobody was conoerned but herself. They proposed to go to Fond du Lao and arrange to remove to Illinois, as waa Intended when the sensational deuonement was mads that the parties were both women.
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The Northern Pacific Farmer
Wadena, Minnesota, US
Thu, Nov 08, 1883
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