AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHANGE OF SEX.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 361, 12 January 1880, Page 2

AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHANGE OF SEX.

While such great interest exists in con- ' •lection with the case of De Lacy Evans, £ the following startling atatment of alleged [ fact from a Ne\r York paoer will doubtless prove interesting to our renders! A correspondent writes us from Water- 1 100, lowa, asking if we knew of one , Edjjar Burnham and his history. We du, !■' and it is a stran»e, true tale, known til [ hundreds, We give it in the Democrat as it is, and we may correct smiie errors c those who speak of liiin have fallen into, 8 liight years ago, when we were en«a'„'ed L ' as city editor of a Milwaukee paper, "thern' " lived in this State an editor named Powell " now connected with n Chicago paper we 1 think. In 1862 Powell was married to a Aliss Ellen Burnham, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, after a-courtship of some months. Miss Burnham's parents were of fiWIwd,- and of high respectability. The daughter taught music, hath largo nun.- st her of pupils, and was very attractive, .in Powell lived with her as a husband for J; two years, she lining all that time a good vi wife in nil rcspects-pi escnh'ng him with at but one child. At the expiration of oi

about two years Mrs Powell's voice changed, she grew light whiskers, and gradually changed her sex, developing into a man in all respects. The husband and wife separated when the wife became ainan, and Mrs Ellen Powell took the nam# of Edgar Burnham, donned the male attire, sought and obtained employment as a clerk in Chicago, and lived a jingle youne man for one year. During this time he fell in love with a niece of Senator Morgan, of New York, but did not marry her for reasons not pertinent to this article. .. But about the end of the year he did marry a young lady of Brod- • Head, Wisconsin—a Miss Greta Everett, who was a music pupil of his when he was Miss Ellen Burnham, over three years 1 l evi . ollß to marriage, This second marriage was about two years ago. Soon • a , r t !' l3 Marriage, "Edgar" Burnham and wife removed to Waterloo, lowa, where they nmv reside, or did not long since. Tjie former girl is now a man, the former wife is now a husband the former mother is now a father, the former young lady teacher of a young lady is now that young lady s husband., Truth is, indeed, shatigei than fiction, and the nbove simple statement of facts borders so upon the marvellous we could not helieve.it did we not personally know all the parties. Anyone can be convinced by writinw to the parties in either of the plac?s we have named, of the full and entire truth of this most wonderlul transformation, which puzzles not only the medical, but the entire scientific world, and which fact appears now for the first time in print, We may add that Mr James Ross, of Melbourne, writes to the Herald confirming the truth of the above story. He says lie knew Mrs Powell as a woman, and afterwards as a man. DIOCESAN' INTELLIGENCE. (Fiom the Church Chronicle.) Standing Committee.—December sth, 1879.—Present—The Bishop, Archdeacon Stock, Revs B. W. Harvoy, T. Fancourt, Messrs C. P. Powles, Hon. C. J. PharaE W. Lowe, 0. Rous-Marten. Minutes hi meeting, Oct. 17, read and confirmed. Archdeaum Stock was appointed secretary. The by-laws of the last standing committee were accepted as by-laws of the standing committee of the present year. Waverlejr.-Again deferred. Resolved, that the secretary be requested ■to write to Mr G. IST. Baggott, informing him that the moneys due from Patea to the Pension Fund and to the Endowment Fund were in arrears. The Bishop reported that the Rev A. Knell would resign his charge of the Greytown district at the end of the year. The Bishop reported that Mr E. N. Liffiton had been appointed lay representative for the General Synod by the Wanganuiand Manawatu district, and that Mr T. Buchanan and Mr C, Rous-Marten had been elected for Wellington and the country. In default of any election for the Hutt and Wairarapa district, the Standing Committee appointed Mr Henry Samuel Fitzherbert as lay representative for the General Synod for the district. The Bishop repoifced that the Rev J. F. Teakle was willing to resign his present license in accordance with clause 13, Act 3, Diocesan Synod. Movedby Mr Powles, seconded by the Rev T. Fancourt, that the Bishop be instructed to withdraw the license now now held by the Rev J. F. Teakle, as provided in clause 13, Act 9,1875, Diocesan Synod, The Bishop reported that the Rev C. H, Gosaett was desirous to devote his whole time to the woik of the Ministry. That probably £l4O would be collected in his district of the Upper Taueni as salary, Resolved that £2O be "ranted towards salary to June 30th, 1880. Resolved that the Diocesan Fund be continued, and worked vigorously in preparation for the General Church Fund, •esolvetl that the Standing Committee, who have charge of the Diocesan Fund, be given to those who have acted as collectors for the Diocesan Funds and that they be requested to explain to present ami fu'ure subscribers that after June 30l1i, 1880, the Diocesan Fund will be merged into the General Church Fund. Resolved that subscriptions be collected for the General Church Fund from January Ist, 1880. Resolved that the Rev. R. J. Thorpe act as secretary to the fund from January Ist to June 30th, ,1880, the vestry of St, Paul's lumug by resolution agreed to relinquish the services of the llev R. J, Thorpe originally secured for the parish during that period. That the salary and rent for that period be £225, with travelling expenses, That Mr Powles act as treasurer. Resolved that the Church Chronicle be continued