The sun., 1878-10-16
MRS. FICK'S LAST FAREWELL
THE PROBIBLE FATE or 4 DIyORCED
WIFE IND HER CHILD.
disappearing arter Announcing her Intention
to Take her OvSa Life and that other Littie
RIrI-A Parallel To- n Pennsl IvanIn TRAGEDY

Giri-A Parallel to n Penns, Ivania Tragedy
BRTDGEPoRT, Oct 15.-Thc police and pub
lie here ure much excited over the disappear
nnce and probable fate ol Lena Flick a Ger
man woman. "a years OF age. and her seven
year old daughter Both disappeared on Sun
day evening and II is believed that tho woman
has carried out her declared purpose of taking
her own life and the life Of the little girl.
Thirteen years ago the woman married Jacob
Flick q saloon keeper The couple were twice
divorccd-thc first time ninc yen.s ago. Thcy
remarked after separation Of six months, aud
we're divorced second time four years ngc
Since then they have continued to live apart
They had three children. all girls. the eldest Of
whom is aged IL. and the youngest years.
The divorce d,crce awarded the custody OF
these two children to the mother. and they have
been in the habit Of sleeping Mt her rooms and
taking their meals with their father. All three
went from the residence Of one parent to an
other almost daily and Mrs Flick frequently
called upon them at the house ot her husband
He is boarding with German family. and
when 1li- Flick went TO see her children there
she often had hard words with the landlady.
She conceived II fierce jealousy Of and hatrod
for this woman. and the enmity seems to havo
had no little influence in producing the mental
condition which prompted her with the desire
TO Kill herself and her children.
Lately Mrs Flick has been very much de-
pressed. mentally and physically. She GER
tainly suffered q great deal Of pain from some
disease. and developed u gloomy and brooding
turn Of mind She pondcred much over n
dingy old pamphlet,, entitled =, Driven to
Pennsylvania woman. who was driven wild 10y
/ jealousy and domestic troubles. and made an
md Of all by drowning herself and her three
| children IN the canal. The many curious points
| of resemblance between the circumstances, OF
| strong influence in producing in Mrs. Fick tho
| montal condition which prompted her 20 Kill
hersel and her children. Both were Jealous OF
rated, both Ind three children. and the hus-
bands Of both kort. SALOONS. Mrs Flick appears
same tragic ending as Mrs, Bcssinger,
Last Friday she took tho two liulc girls TO
| to persuade the elder to 60 into the water. " II
| is an easy way To get rid ot trouble, said she ;
It will b. al oyer IN ien or. or ni!een mngtrs & and
| on talking in this strain for some time but the
| child shrank from the death To which she was
| tho water Failing 10 get The child to drown
herself Mrs. FIX cautioned her 10 say
| nothing 10 her father about il. and she Obcyed
On Sundsy the Little girls were again with their
mother, Mrs. Flick read and cried over Driven
TO- Death while ihey wcrf mere, anu 2ccnphI.I hal
intended suicide. She wrote fourteen Of the
notes. scrawling them on amy scrap of paper at
which She icf behind her on the table The
only note which had any dai,. Signature or al
| jhiet Marsh. which she signs With her maiden
| name:
cnrsv M,Rsr do not want tina, woman by Ficks
adcra,on wish 10 be kc two days loioie they bury
gsn if feR wants he fcmaiSicr & ct ' the cGirsn,
clohing he ,an hs,s them. have nven taken ts l,c
sGt YOU win Ind. '''' Wv LlSA c BEAsp
Another note says:
Isre,e and werry from nishi ,ll morn III. all .or
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