The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-10
RAVENNA'S GREAT SENSATION
A Deserted Wife Appears and Re-
claims Her Recreant Husband.

In the latter part of December last,
a man giving his name as Edward ID.
f. Flick, came to Ravenna in company
with woman represented to be his
wife, and opened an oyster and fish
fl ish market in Mechanics Block, under
the name of NJ. Schneck & Go. Their
business seemed 10 be prosperous. and
everything running smoothly, until
Monday morning, when it was an
nounced that Flick had been arrested
for adultery, on a warrant sworn out
before Justice Sperra, by his real wife,
Bette Frick, who appeared upon the
scene from Baltimore, Nd, in COM
pany with her two bright and inter-
esting little children. The following
letter from the deserted wife to a res
ident of Warren, which fell into the
hands of a Rarenna man, brought
matters to crisis:
BALTIMORE, MD, January IA, 1881.
Dear Sir II heard that my hus-
band, Edward Flick, was in Warren,
Ohio, SO thought l would write you
and ask you to be so kind as to give
me information OF his Whereabouts,
as have not heard from him in six
weeks. Then he was at Valparaiso,
Ind. He has been going with wo-
man for nearly two years, and she has
made him rob me and my two dear
little children, of home, furniture, and
everything in the world we once pos
sessed. We were in elegant circum.
stances, and to day are beggars thro'
her. 1t you can see him and are
friend TO him, please tell him OF his
wrongs; and, if you haye any influ-
once, try 10 get him 10 mend his ways.
This woman he has with him says she
is a cousin of yours, and from Phila-
delphia. Pa. Her name is Sarah Mas
terson. What Am telling you 10 true,
You can write 10 Barr Brothers, Bal
timore, W no have known me ten years !;
also,to Mr.. Stephen Case, oyster pack
er, Cincinnati, or any oyster packer in
Baltimore, who can tell who l am. L
am now among strange:s, where Mr..
Flick left me on the h of October,
without one dollar of money, and
have not received one cent since he
left me, or my two children. Our lit
tie Eddie is years old, and our little
girl, Lille, is 6 years. Please be SO
kind as to do all you can to find his
whereabouts and talk to him. DO 1t
for my two little dear suffering chill
dren, n,who are bare of most everything.
Ii something is not done soon, me and
my children will be beggars in the
streets of Baltimore, homeless. friend
less, pennilesS. Please do all you can
for the sake of my dear children, and
answer Immediately,
Respectfully, BETTE Flick,
21 Patterson Park Avenue, Baltimore.
A letter under date of January 26,
1881, from G. A. Dresser, of Valparai-
so, Ind, stated Fick's course there
with a woman who was understood
to be his wife. Fick's presence here
was communicated to Baltimore, and
the oyster packers there made up a
purse for Mrs. Flick TO come to Ohio.
From Warren she telegraphed, last
Saturday night, to arrest Flick and the
woman. They were put under police
surveillance, and Monday Mrs Flick
came here and swore out warrant,
charging her husband with adultery,
aud the woman with fornicatiOn.
When Flick and wife met in court,
in the presence of their two little
children, both weakened. Flick re-
nounced the woman whom until that
moment had appeared as his wife, and
appealed to the forsaken Bettic to save
him from the other "woman in the
case" from the penalty of law, he
promising TO be good and true in the
future. After much persuasion. the
now acknowledged wife, true in hel
affection for the father OF her children
did forgive, and Withdrew the prose
ton as 10 him-Fick agreeing to close
up his affairs here and return with hel
and the children 10 Baltimore.
The case against Sally Mastersom
or Leo, was continued until Tuesday
evening at 7,3O; but at an early houl
Monday evening the charge agains
her was Withdrawn, and the curtain
dropped upon the closing scene o
this last great sensation.
Death of David X. Wheeler.