St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-04
MRS. FL1NT,s SUIT
Recalls Some Episodes in the
Life of the Famous Catcher.

Recalls some EplSOUeS IN Cuo
Life of the Famous Catcher.
The recent action brought in Chicago
by Mrs. Frank Flint for divorce from
her husband, the famous eX-catcher, is
just about what was expected. say the
veteran players who know the character
and disposition of the couple. In
speaking of this divorce suit writer in
the st. Louis News relates some Incl
dents in the lives of the hero and hero
inc. He says;
"Mr. and Mrs. Flint were thrown into
each others company i'll rather ro-
mantle way. 1t all came about when
Flint was Catching for the indianapolis
club in 1878. The present Mrs. Flint
was the wife of Lew Benedict, the we'll
known minstrel performer. Lew was
high roller, and his wife never at
tempted to reform HIM, as she was a
regular Coal Oil Johnnie in petticoats.
'Ah, dear,' said Benedict, after they
were divorced, that woman will break
any man that ever marries her. She
would break one of the Rethschilds if
she had her own way
"a well-known musical performer
said to me in New Orleans: Il travelled
with the Duprez & Benedict Minstrel
company when y0ungSter, and L must
say that Mrs. Benedict-now Mrs.
Flint-was the kindest woman ever
met. She's often caught me looking in
and she would say: "Ah, Jimmy. what
do YOU want now?" | would tell her |
wanted nothing, but she would take me
in and buy handkerchiefS. neckties and
other stuff for me. If she met one
armed soldier playing a hand organ
she'd give him couple dollars, pull out
her handkerchief and then cry all the
way home. They say she broke Bene-
dict, but shall never forget her kind
ness 10 me; besides, 1 have heard that
Benedict spent the biggest part of the
fortune he made with Duprez. They
made money fast. and Duprez is rich.
"Flint got acquainted with his present
wife twelve years ago, as have SAID be-
fore. and l heard that Lew Benedict
was broke in Indianapolis, when Frank
Flint came to the rescue and PAID the
hotel bills. Later on the scene shifts to
Chicago, and in 1879 the divorced Mrs.
Benedict became Mrs Flint.
"They tell a good story about Flint
and his wife going to see a show where
Lew Benedict was the end man. 1t
seems that Lew heard that his late
lamented 'Hungie' was to accompany
her new ball player husband to the
show, so little act that was not on the
bills was rehearsed. Benedict was OH
the end and the following conversation
took place:
"Interlocutor-Lew, is it true that you
ale married again?
Benedict-True? Y-a-a-s, indeed,
son; FZe married again, sure's yer
born!
"Interlocutor-I thought there was
something up. passed by your house
the other night, and you were skulking
around with shotgun in your poses
sion?
'Benedict-Well, yer see, boy, ball
player run away with my last wife by
der light Nv der pale blue moon, and
I'ze going to make it warm for the next
ball player wot shows up 'round my
primises.
"Interlocutor--Is your gun breech-
loader, OF is it an old Flint loader?
BenedicE-Breech-loa sab! No
more Flints in mine!
''Interlocutor-Mr. Olcott, Annie Lau
rie, if you please.
s'Mr. and Mrs. Flint were much
amused at the performance-es
old Silver who laughed so heartily
that one of his suspender straps gave
way during the carnival OF fun and mu-
Sico