The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-04
THE NEW OREGON SENATOR.
Ills Divorced Wife. and How lie 0b.
tainetI q Divorce.


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The Pittsburs Header contains
an account by reporter sent Il
franklin, Butler county, Pa, t,
see Mrs. Nipple, the divorced wifi
OF the Hon. John Nipple Mitchell
recently elected United States
Senator from Oregon. Mrs. Hip
| pie has lately been working II
Franklin as servant in restaur-
ant, where she has resided since
her divorce, but at present is una.
bic to work on account of rheu-
matism. She las resumed hei
maiden name of Sadie Horn. The
reporter describes her as follows
| She is woman of not much
over thirty years of age, but toll
makes her look much older. Her
face is not a very intelligent one.
1t was Indicative of bad temper,
but not much more than could be
expected from one who had borne
as much as she has in the shape of
q toilsome life. Her mouth is
small, and displayed as yet a well
preserved set of teeth. Her nose
is aauiline, her forehead is rather
high. Her hair was jetty black
and coarse. It was allowed to
float behind her shoulders, being
only secured by green ribbon.
Ia form she is large and looks
like one we'll Injured to q life of
toll. Her dress, at the time Of
tho interview, was poor, but neat.
Probably if she were Mrs. Mitch
ell instead of Mrs. Nipple, she
would be able to dress better. Her
yoicei a pleasant one, tolerably
well favored with the rural patois.
Her English Is not always of the
best, but throughout the interview
her manner in abiding to the del
icate parts of her eyentful story,
was modest and unassuming, Civ
ing me a much better opinion of
her than had gained previously.
She says she was young girl
of fifteen when she married Hip
pie, and that he was twenty six.
He was a schoolmaster. The fol-
lowing is a part of the converse
ton between her and the reporter:
Reporter understand from
Col. Thompson that your husband
had contributed regularly to your
as we'll as the children's support
during his absence, at least until
the divorce was procuredt
Mrs H.-From the time John
Nipple left me he has never con-
tributed one cent to my support.
The night he went away he bought
me silk dress, and bought many
things for himself. se[r
Reporter-Col. Thompson said
Mr.. Nipple had contributed regu
larly to their support.
Mrs. H.-Until some three years
ago he never sent them a cent.
Reporter-About the divorce.
Who procured it-Mr. Nipple or,
you?
Mrs. HI applied first.
Reporter-You say you never
received any aid from Mr.. II.
There is a person in this city who
says he identified you on a draft.
from Col. Thompson. How is
this?
Mrs. H. (reservedly )-Oh, l see
1 must tell you the whole story.
In 1867 1 was in Butler. This
was at the time of Johns first Wis
it. / was out at work then. Col.
Thompson sent word for me to
come to his Office, as John wanted
to see me. l refused to go. Col.
Thompson then came to see me.
He asked me if 1 did not want a
divorce. Mr.: II. wanted a divorce.
but had no grounds to get one. 1
had. Col. Thompson said if /
would only apply for a divorce,
and release all claims upon Mr..
H., he would pay me five hundred
dollars. 1 agreed to thie. Mr..
Scott, my lawyer, Of Butler, was
afterward present, and Witnessed
the agreement drawn up between
us. Col. Thompson always pre-
tended the money came out of his
own pocket, but, of course, that
is not very probable. That ex-
plains the draft. That was the
only money / ever received after
the separation. 80 .ss,
Throughout the interview Mrs
II. showed great. pain from her
rheumatic attacks,a and spoke slow
" and with difficulty. She dis
played no particular luminosity
against Mr.. H., but thought that
it was hard that he should be so
successful in life while she was
sick and dependent upon the char.
ity of her friends for care. She
told most straightforward story,
and referred with the greatest free
dom for substantiation of her.
statements to respectable living
witnesses. Her story adds anoth
er interesting chapter to Senator
Nipples, alias Mitchelps life.