The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-05-31
TOO MUCH MARRIED BY HALF.
The Sad Storyof a Man Who Be-
lieved in a.Phnfality of Wives.

Something of sensation is being
experienced in Lebanon, Warren coun-
ty, Ohio, and frem'surface indications
certain of our. German circles have
not wholly escaped the general excite
ment.
There are those of our readers who
will remember a German of proposes
ing appearance named Charles Flick,
who came to this city from Prussia a
few years ago, and after a short delay
established himself. in business. This
same Fleck, it will not be forgotten,
paid his addresses from the first to a
lady named Mary Goetz, whom, in The
year of 1868, he married, at Lebanon,
Ohio, Mayor Brown, of that city, Off
ciating, but furthur than this, we doubt
if q dezen-ef these-elaimisg@ etbe
FIeck's acquaintance knew anything
of his history. Through the kindness
of Messrs. Dustin & S~pangenberg,
however, our reporter was this morn
ing placed in possession of a few items
which will be read with no little in
terest.
Our hero was born in Maxheim,
Prussia. of good family, and in young
er life was. thought to have talents
which fitted him for a high position in
society. He was educated and given
means to assist him in establishing a
business which would ultimately bring
in to him the necessaries and comforts
of life. In the year 1862, when his
intellectual star seemed to burn with
unusual brilliance, he courted and mar
ried a young lady named Elizabeth
Seibert, with whom, for a year, he
lived happily and prospered.
There came a time, however, when
his friends realized that toe. high an
estimate had been placed upon his
talents, and reverse coming upon him,
he wal reduced to a fey thousands,
which, fortunately for his wife and the
family growing up about him, were
bound up in a house and lot.
After vainly attempting to secure a
footing again he finally determined
to live in a more cQngenial cline,
and in the year 1867 came to America.
After drifting about New York for a
above. While here he kept up a reg
ular correspondence with his wife and
family, but gave none of his plans,
and intelligence of his marriage to
Miss Goetz he carefully kept hid from
all his friends at home.
In due time wife de jure presented
him with a bouncing boy, while wife
de facto continued to write of the smart
things her Minnie could say and do
HSo AyoYnn1c h4ra nc IN PrrrccIn nrOd-
pered only in the beginning, and he
saw with chagrin the approach of pow
erty that once before drove him from
h0me.- Ffndm marrers growing worse
daily, he babe his young wife adieu,
and hurried to the side of No 1 in the
distant country, where he was received
with open arms.
After remaining a short time, in
which he did not fail to paint the beau
ties and advantages of America in the
highest c%olors, he induced his wife to
sell the little property she had remain
ing and accompany him to this country.
He knew that it would be fatal to
bring his family to this city, where he
already had a wife and child, and after
short deliberation he proceeded to st
Louis, where he arrived in due time,
and commenced business anew.
After a year of Indifferent success
here he suddenly disappeared, and al,
though the poor wife advertised for
weeks, nothing was heard of him, and,
realizing that she had been deserted,
the unfortunate woman applied for
and secured a divorce.
1t transpired, however that some
friend of the injured lady happened in
this city, and found Flick living snug
ly with his new wife, and returning to
st. Louis, revealed the discovery.
The woman at first seemed crushed
by the news, but the fierce fire of her
nature could not be easily kept under,
and she determined to make her false
lord answer for his sins. With this
determination she came to this city a
day or two since and learned that Fleck
and his wife, had gone to Lebanon,
she procured the services of Mr.. Dus-.
tin, the attorney, and at once followed
him.