Show IN ll MALE ATTIRE FOR FORTY YEARS 1 London March Manh 2 A remarkable story of male m le Impersonation ion was re revealed revealed revealed in a police pollee court here today in connection with an arrest for alleged money frauds The prisoner named Catherine Coombs aged abed 66 described I as ns a ahouse house decorator appeared In the dock in male attire For l or forty f years Catherine impersonated I a man nan and end worked on hoard Pen Peninsula PeninSula and Oriental steamers in various II capacities and also for London firms She says she was married at 15 16 taught Ii school and then thought there were better chances of advancement as a z aman al man Eventually she married a ladys maid with whom she lived for fourteen years I |